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Frontline Plc Major Shareholding Notification 2019

Jan 15, 2019

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Major Shareholding Notification

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FRO - Correction - Increase in Ownership Interest in Feen Marine Scrubbers

FRO - Correction - Increase in Ownership Interest in Feen Marine Scrubbers

Frontline Ltd. (the "Company" or "Frontline") (NYSE:FRO) today announced that

its ownership interest in Feen Marine Scrubbers Inc. ("FMSI") has increased to

28.9% following the purchase by FMSI of a 30.8% stake in FMSI from Bjørnar Feen.

Robert Hvide Macleod, CEO of Frontline Management said: "FMSI has gained market

share since our initial investment, and we are pleased to see our ownership

stake in the company increase.  Setting aside potential financial benefits, our

ownership in FMSI has allowed Frontline to source high specification scrubbers

on short notice, which we believe will present a challenge to many owners as the

deadline for sulphur emissions compliance approaches."

FMSI was formed in 2017 and has rapidly become a leading manufacturer of exhaust

gas cleaning systems ("EGCs"). The company has a presence in Batam, Oslo,

Singapore, Athens, Mumbai, Shanghai and Seoul and has received orders for more

than 150 EGCs systems since its sales efforts were initiated. As of

3 January 2019, FMSI had delivered 45 EGCs, and fully commissioned 18

systems. In response to market demand, FMSI is increasing its production

capacity through constructing a 40,000 square meter facility in Batam,

Indonesia. The new facility, which will commence operations in February 2019,

will see production capacity increase five-fold at a time when some

manufacturers are unable to accept scrubber orders due to capacity restraints.

January 15, 2019,

The Board of Directors

Frontline Ltd.

Hamilton, Bermuda

Robert Hvide Macleod: Chief Executive Officer, Frontline Management AS

+47 23 11 40 84

Inger M. Klemp: Chief Financial Officer, Frontline Management AS

+47 23 11 40 76

Forward-Looking Statements

Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking

statements. 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. Words, such as, but not limited to "believe," "anticipate," "intends,"

"estimate," "forecast," "project," "plan," "potential," "may," "should,"

"expect," "pending" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.

The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various

assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions.

Although Frontline believes 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

the control of Frontline, Frontline cannot assure you that they will achieve or

accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections. The information set forth

herein speaks only as of the date hereof, and Frontline disclaims any intention

or obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of

developments occurring after the date of this communication.

This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section

5 -12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.