DHT Holdings has prepared the way to offer nine figures-worth of shares while its biggest shareholders, the BW Group, continues to mull selling its stake.

The New York-listed tanker owner late Thursday filed regulatory documents for the potential sale of common shares, preferred shares, warrants and rights theoretically worth up to a total of $850m.

Meanwhile, Andreas Sohmen-Pao's BW Group said it could sell its entire 25.7m