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Frontline Plc — Share Issue/Capital Change 2016
Jan 29, 2016
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Share Issue/Capital Change
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FRO - Results from Special General Meeting
FRO - Results from Special General Meeting
Hamilton, Bermuda, January 29, 2016
Frontline Ltd. (the "Company"), advises that the Special General Meeting of the
shareholders of the Company was held on January 29, 2016 and the shareholders
approved a Capital Reorganisation including a 1-for-5 reverse stock split of the
Company's ordinary shares.
The Capital Reorganisation will take effect, and the Company's ordinary shares
will begin trading on a split-adjusted basis on the New York Stock Exchange
("NYSE") as of the opening of trading on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 and the
Oslo Stock Exchange ("OSE") on February 4, 2016, under the existing trading
symbol "FRO." Conversion of the Company's shares between the NYSE and OSE will
be restricted from February 1, 2016 to February 4, 2016. The new CUSIP number
and ISIN number for the ordinary shares following the reverse stock split are
G3682E192 and BMG3682E1921, respectively.
When the reverse stock split becomes effective, every five shares of the
Company's issued and outstanding ordinary shares will be automatically combined
into one issued and outstanding ordinary share. This will reduce the number of
outstanding ordinary shares from approximately 781.9 million shares to
approximately 156.3 million shares.
No fractional shares will be issued in connection with the reverse split of the
issued and outstanding ordinary shares. Shareholders who would otherwise hold a
fractional share of the Company's ordinary shares will receive a cash payment in
lieu thereof at a price equal to that fraction to which the shareholder would
otherwise be entitled multiplied by the closing price of the Company's ordinary
shares on the NYSE on December 29, 2015.
Shareholders with shares held in book-entry form or through a bank, broker, or
other nominee are not required to take any action and will see the impact of the
reverse stock split reflected in their accounts on or after February 3, 2016.
Such beneficial holders may contact their bank, broker, or nominee for more
information.
Shareholders with shares held in certificate form will receive instructions from
the Company's exchange agent, Computershare, for exchanging their stock
certificates for a new certificate representing the ordinary shares resulting
from the reverse split.
Additional information about the reverse stock split can be found in the
Company's proxy statement furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission on
January 11, 2016, a copy of which is available on the Commission's website at
www.sec.gov.
Forward-Looking Statements
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, which 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 "believe," "anticipate," "intends,"
"estimate," "forecast," "project," "plan," "potential," "may," "expect,"
"pending" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. The
forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various
assumptions. 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. The information set forth herein
speaks only as of the date hereof, and we disclaim 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.
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