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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-23-009517
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230117
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230117
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230117

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Euronav NV
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001604481
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	DEEP SEA FOREIGN TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT [4412]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			C9
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36810
		FILM NUMBER:		23532090

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		DE GERLACHEKAAI 20
		CITY:			ANTWERP
		STATE:			C9
		ZIP:			2000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		32-3-247-44-11

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		STREET 1:		DE GERLACHEKAAI 20
		CITY:			ANTWERP
		STATE:			C9
		ZIP:			2000
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Form <FONT
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<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REPORT OF
FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT TO RULE <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13a-16</FONT> OR
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">15d-16</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>For the month of January 2023 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Commission File Number <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-36810</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>EURONAV NV </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>De
Gerlachekaai 20 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2000 Antwerpen </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Belgium </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">011-32-3-247-4411</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F</FONT> or Form <FONT
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;20-F&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9746;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form&nbsp;40-F&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</FONT> </P>
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</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release of Euronav NV, dated January&nbsp;17, 2023, announcing a request by CMB NV to convene
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><FONT COLOR="#004b8e"><B></B><B><I>Regulated information - This press release contains inside information within
the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16&nbsp;April 2014 on market abuse (market abuse regulation)</I></B><B></B></FONT></P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><FONT COLOR="#004b8e"><B>REQUEST TO CONVENE GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS&#146; MEETING BY CMB </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT COLOR="#004b8e">ANTWERP, Belgium, January&nbsp;17, 2023 &#150; Euronav NV (&#147;EURN&#148; or &#147;Euronav&#148;) (<B>NYSE:
EURN</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;&amp; Euronext: EURN</B>) notes that on 16&nbsp;January 2023 it has received a letter from CMB NV (&#147;CMB&#148;) requesting that the Supervisory Board convenes a general meeting of Euronav with the agenda items and
proposed decisions attached to the letter, pursuing the replacement of all members of the Supervisory Board of Euronav. <B>Please refer to the annex to this press release which contains this letter. </B>The letter is also available on Euronav&#146;s
website via the following link: https://www.euronav.com/investors/legal-information/agm/2023/ </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT COLOR="#004b8e">Article 7:126 of the Belgian
Code of Companies and Associations provides that a company must sent&nbsp;an invitation for a shareholders&#146; meeting&nbsp;within three weeks following receipt of a request from a shareholder holding more than 10% of the voting rights. That
invitation shall specify the exact date of the shareholders&#146; meeting which date shall not be earlier than the 30th day following the date of the invitation. The Euronav Supervisory Board will now analyse CMB&#146;s proposals in accordance with
applicable laws and regulations and will update the market in due course. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><FONT COLOR="#004b8e">* </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><FONT COLOR="#004b8e">** </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT
 COLOR="#004b8e"><U>Contact: </U></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT COLOR="#004b8e">Contact: Brian Gallagher &#150; Head of IR Communications&nbsp;&amp; Management Board member
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT COLOR="#004b8e"><B>Tel: +44 20 78 70 04 36</B> </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT COLOR="#004b8e"><B>Email: IR@euronav.com</B> </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><FONT COLOR="#004b8e"><B>Announcement of Q4 earnings: 2&nbsp;February 2023 </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #004b8e">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT COLOR="#004b8e"><B><U>About Euronav NV
</U></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT COLOR="#004b8e">Euronav is an independent tanker company engaged in the ocean transportation and storage of crude oil. The company is
headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium, and has offices throughout Europe and Asia. Euronav is listed on Euronext Brussels and on the NYSE under the symbol EURN. Euronav employs its fleet both on the spot and period market. VLCCs on the spot market are
traded in the Tankers International pool of which Euronav is one of the major partners. Euronav&#146;s owned and operated fleet consists of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1&nbsp;V-Plus</FONT> vessel, 40 VLCCs (with further two under construction),
22 Suezmaxes (one of which is in a joint venture and two vessels time chartered in) with a further five under construction and 2 FSO vessels under long term contract. </FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT COLOR="#004b8e">Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
provides safe harbor protections for forward-looking statements in order to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their business. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies,
future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts. The Company desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The words &#147;believe&#148;, &#147;anticipate&#148;, &#147;intends&#148;, &#147;estimate&#148;, &#147;forecast&#148;, &#147;project&#148;,
&#147;plan&#148;, &#147;potential&#148;, &#147;may&#148;, &#147;should&#148;, &#147;expect&#148;, &#147;pending&#148; and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT COLOR="#004b8e">The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further
assumptions, including without limitation, our management&#146;s examination of historical operating trends, data contained in our records and other data available from third parties. Although we believe that these assumptions were reasonable when
made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our control, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or accomplish these
expectations, beliefs or projections. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT COLOR="#004b8e">In addition to these important factors, other important factors that, in our view,
could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the failure of counterparties to fully perform their contracts with us, the strength of world economies and currencies, general market
conditions, including fluctuations in charter rates and vessel values, changes in demand for tanker vessel capacity, changes in our operating expenses, including bunker prices, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">dry-docking</FONT> and insurance costs,
the market for our vessels, availability of financing and refinancing, charter counterparty performance, ability to obtain financing and comply with covenants in such financing arrangements, changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions
taken by regulatory authorities, potential liability from pending or future litigation, general domestic and international political conditions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents or political events, vessels breakdowns and
instances of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">off-hires</FONT> and other factors. Please see our filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties. </FONT></P>
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