FRNT - Merger between Frontline 2012 and Frontline Completed
01 December 2015 - 5:02AM
HAMILTON, BERMUDA - November 30, 2015
Frontline 2012 Ltd. (NOTC: FRNT) ("Frontline
2012") has completed its previously announced merger with Frontline
Ltd. (NYSE/OSE: FRO) ("Frontline"), with Frontline as the surviving
legal entity and Frontline 2012 becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Frontline.
The merger was consummated after
close of trading on the Oslo Stock Exchange and close of the NOTC
on November 30, 2015. Trading in the new shares of Frontline issued
as merger consideration to former Frontline 2012 shareholders (the
"Merger Shares") will commence on the Oslo Stock Exchange on
December 1, 2015.
Trading in the Merger Shares will
begin before delivery of the Merger Shares to eligible Frontline
2012 shareholders' VPS accounts and therefore no account-to-account
transactions and no transactions with settlement prior to December
3, 2015 will be allowed in the Merger Shares on the Oslo Stock
Exchange in this period.
Today was the last day of listing
of Frontline 2012 on the NOTC.
Important
Information for Investors and Shareholders
This communication does not
constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy
any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval. In
connection with the proposed transaction between Frontline and
Frontline 2012, Frontline has filed relevant materials with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including a
registration statement of Frontline on Form F-4 (File No.
333-206542), initially filed on August 24, 2015 and subsequently
amended, that includes a joint proxy statement of Frontline 2012
and Frontline that also constitutes a prospectus of Frontline. The
registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on
November 9, 2015. A definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus has
been mailed to shareholders of Frontline 2012 and Frontline.
INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF FRONTLINE 2012 AND FRONTLINE ARE
URGED TO READ THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER
DOCUMENTS THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR
ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN
IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors and security holders will be
able to obtain free copies of the registration statement and the
joint proxy statement/prospectus (when available) and other
documents filed with or furnished to the SEC by Frontline through
the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of
the documents filed with or furnished to the SEC by Frontline will
be available free of charge on Frontline's website at
http://www.frontline.bm. Additional information regarding the
participants in the proxy solicitations and a description of their
direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise,
will be contained in the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other
relevant materials to be filed with or furnished to the SEC when
they become available.
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.
Forward-looking statements
include, without limitation, statements regarding:
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The effectuation of the transaction between
Frontline and Frontline 2012 described above;
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The delivery to and operation of assets by
Frontline;
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Frontline's and Frontline 2012's future
operating or financial results;
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Future, pending or recent acquisitions, business
strategy, areas of possible expansion, and expected capital
spending or operating expenses; and
-
Tanker market trends, including charter rates
and factors affecting vessel supply and demand.
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, examination of historical operating trends,
data contained in records and other data available from third
parties. Although Frontline 2012 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 2012, Frontline 2012 cannot assure you that they, or the
combined company, will achieve or accomplish these expectations,
beliefs or projections. In addition to these important factors,
other important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements,
including the strength of world economies and currencies, general
market conditions, including fluctuations in charter rates and
vessel values, changes in demand for tanker shipping capacity,
changes in the combined company's operating expenses, including
bunker prices, drydocking and insurance costs, the market for the
combined company's vessels, availability of financing and
refinancing, 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 off-hires and other factors. Please see Frontline's filings with
the SEC and the Prospectus for a more complete discussion of these
and other risks and uncertainties.
The information set forth herein
speaks only as of the date hereof, and Frontline 2012 disclaims any
intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements as
a result of developments occurring after the date of this
communication.
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announcement is distributed by NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions on
behalf of NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions clients.
The issuer of this announcement warrants that they are solely
responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the
information contained therein.
Source: Frontline 2012 Ltd. via Globenewswire
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