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Frontline Plc — Regulatory Filings 2018
Jun 28, 2018
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FRO - Investment in Feen Marine Scrubbers Inc.
FRO - Investment in Feen Marine Scrubbers Inc.
Frontline Ltd. (the "Company" or "Frontline") (NYSE:FRO) today announced that it
has entered into memorandum of agreement ("MOA") to acquire a 20% ownership
interest in Feen Marine Scrubbers Inc., a leading manufacturer of exhaust gas
cleaning systems ("FMSI"). Pursuant to the MOA, Frontline and certain entities
affiliated with Hemen Holding Ltd, Frontline's largest shareholder, have agreed
to order FMSI exhaust gas cleaning systems for 14 vessels, with options to order
an additional 22 systems at fixed prices.
Robert Hvide Macleod, CEO of Frontline Management said: "The economic case to
install scrubbers is very compelling, particularly for larger vessels. Scrubbers
installed on existing vessels provide the same benefit as those delivered from
the yard on newbuildings and our solution comes at a much cheaper cost.
Additionally, this transaction allows Frontline to secure the capacity to
source a large volume of scrubbers, which we believe will present a challenge to
many owners as the deadline for sulphur emissions compliance approaches. Our
relationship with Feen Marine has been structured in a manner that will be
beneficial to both parties and would not have been possible absent our
significant commercial scale and long-standing industry relationships."
Bjørnar Feen, Founder of Feen Marine Scrubbers Inc. (www.FeenMarineEGCS.com),
said: "We are extremely pleased to establish a partnership with Frontline, one
of the world's most prominent shipping companies. We believe that this
memorandum of agreement is indicative of both Frontline's industry-leading
approach to managing its fleet as well as the high quality EGCS systems Feen
Marine produces. We are proud that some of the world's largest shipping and
trading companies, including Frontline, Navig8 Group and Trafigura have chosen
Feen Marine as their main provider of EGCS systems."
June 28, 2018
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.