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Frontline Plc — Share Issue/Capital Change 2018
Jul 24, 2018
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Share Issue/Capital Change
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FRO - Announces Launching of ATM Equity Offering
FRO - Announces Launching of ATM Equity Offering
Frontline Ltd. (NYSE: FRO) ("Frontline" or the "Company") today announced the
Company entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement dated July 24, 2018, with
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC ("Morgan Stanley") for the offer and sale of up to
$100.0 million of common shares of Frontline.
In accordance with the terms of the Equity Distribution Agreement, the Company
may offer and sell its common shares at any time and from time to time through
Morgan Stanley as its sales agent. Sales of the common shares, if any, will be
made by means of ordinary brokers' transactions on NYSE or otherwise at market
prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing
market prices, or at negotiated prices.
The net proceeds of this offering will be used to opportunistically fund growth
opportunities, for certain capital expenditures, including to purchase exhaust
gas cleaning systems that reduce sulfur emissions to comply with upcoming
implementation of new IMO standards, and for general corporate purposes.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
an offer to buy securities and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or
sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.
The offering is being made by means of a prospectus and related prospectus
supplement. A prospectus supplement related to the offering has been filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of the prospectus and prospectus
supplement relating to the offering may be obtained from the offices of Morgan
Stanley at 180 Varick Street, Second Floor, New York, New York 10014, Attention:
Prospectus Department.
July 24, 2018
The Board of Directors
Frontline Ltd.
Hamilton, Bermuda
Questions should be directed to:
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
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Matters discussed in this document 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.
Frontline 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 "believe,"
"anticipate," "intends," "estimate," "forecast," "project," "plan," "potential,"
"will," "may," "should," "expect" "pending" and similar expressions identify
forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements in this document are based upon various
assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions,
including without limitation, management's examination of historical operating
trends, data contained in Frontline's records and other data available from
third parties. 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 Frontline's control, you cannot be assured that Frontline
will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections. Frontline
undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement to conform the
statement to actual results or changes in expectations.
Important factors that, in Frontline's view, could cause actual results to
differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements
include, without limitation: the strength of world economies and currencies,
general market conditions, including fluctuations in charterhire rates and
vessel values, changes in demand in the tanker market, including but not limited
to changes in OPEC's petroleum production levels and worldwide oil consumption
and storage, changes in Frontline's operating expenses, including bunker prices,
drydocking and insurance costs, the market for Frontline's vessels, availability
of financing and refinancing, ability to comply with covenants in such financing
arrangements, failure of counterparties to fully perform their contracts with
us, 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, vessel breakdowns,
instances of off-hire and other important factors. For a more complete
discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties associated with
Frontline's business, please refer to Frontline's filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, its annual report on
Form 20-F.
This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section
5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.