Frontline has proposed an all-stock takeover deal that would see it merge with DHT Holdings.

The transaction, if consummated, would combine two of the largest New York-listed tanker owners.

The proposed deal values DHT at $475m, based on 93.4 million shares outstanding.

Non-binding offer

DHT said that the offer from Frontline, a tanker giant led by chairman John Fredriksen, is "a non-binding, highly conditional proposal".

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