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“World leader in the international seaborne transportation of crude oil” Quarterly Presentation May 2019

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Page 1: Quarterly Presentation May 2019

“World leader in the international seaborne transportation of crude oil”

Quarterly Presentation May 2019

Page 2: Quarterly Presentation May 2019

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,” “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. The information set forth herein speaks only as of the dates specified and FRONTLINE UNDERTAKES NO DUTY TO UPDATE ANY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT TO CONFORM THE STATEMENT TO ACTUAL RESULTS OR CHANGES IN EXPECTATIONS OR CIRCUMSTANCES.

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 WORLD WIDE 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 PRESENTATION IS NOT AN OFFER TO PURCHASE OR SELL, OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO PURCHASE OR SELL, ANY SECURITIES OR A SOLICITATION OF ANY VOTE OR APPROVAL.

First Quarter 2019| May 19 2

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Company Highlights in Q1 2019

3 First Quarter 2019| May 19

• Net income of $40.0 million, or $0.24 per share. • Net income of $45.5 million, or $0.27 per share adjusted for certain non-cash items. • Spot TCE for VLCCs, Suezmax tankers and LR2/Aframax tankers in the first quarter were

$35,700, $28,200 and $24,000, respectively. • Spot TCE guidance for the second quarter - $34,800 contracted for 63% of vessel days for VLCCs - $19,000 contracted for 63% of vessel days for Suezmaxes - $19,500 contracted for 55% of vessel days for LR2/Aframax tankers • FRO increased its ownership interest to 28.9% in Feen Marine Scrubbers Inc. (“FMSI”). • The VLCC newbuildings Front Defender and Front Discovery have delivered.

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Q1 2019 Financial Highlights

4 First Quarter 2019| May 19 (*) See Appendix 1 for reconciliation to nearest comparable GAAP figure Note: Earnings per share is based on 169,813 and 169,821 weighted average shares (in thousands) outstanding for Q4 2018 and Q1 2019, respectively

(Million $ except per share) Q1 2019 Q4 2018 2018 FY

Total operating revenues (net of voyage expenses) (*) 141 122 365

Net Income (loss) 40 25 -9

Net income (loss) adj (*) 46 26 -23

EBITDA adj (*) 96 78 193

Earnings (loss) per share 0,24 0,15 -0,05

Earnings (loss) per share adjusted 0,27 0,15 -0,14

Cash 97 68

Interest bearing debt 1 721 1 731

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$/share Earnings per share adj (*)

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Income Statement

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Non-cash items in the first quarter of 2019

• $4.1 million loss on derivatives and

• $1.4 million unrealized loss on marketable securities

First Quarter 2019| May 19

2019 2018 2018

(in thousands of $) Jan - Mar Oct - Dec Jan-Dec

Total operating revenues 238 275 217 050 742 266

Other operating gain (742) 8 967 10 206

Voyage expenses and commission 97 512 94 709 377 772

Contingent rental income (1 031) (1 712) (19 738)

Ship operating expenses 32 732 32 463 130 623

Charter hire expenses 2 104 5 109 21 244

Administrative expenses 9 892 9 305 37 294

Depreciation 27 401 28 296 122 566

Total operating expenses 168 610 168 170 669 761

Net operating income 68 923 57 847 82 711

Interest income 261 287 843

Interest expense (23 441) (22 961) (93 275)

Share of result of associated company - - 246

Gain on sale of shares - - 1 026

Unrealized loss on marketable securities (1 381) (5 437) (3 526)

Foreign currency exchange loss (146) (16) (869)

Gain (loss) on derivatives (4 100) (4 669) 4 256

Other non-operating items 37 - 506

Net income (loss) before income taxes and non-controlling interest 40 153 25 709 (8 082)

Income tax expense (42) (219) (316)

Net income (loss) 40 111 25 490 (8 398)

Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest (80) (110) (482)

Net income (loss) attributable to the Company 40 031 25 380 (8 880)

Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to the Company ($) 0,24 0,15 (0,05)

Weighted average number of ordinary shares (in thousands) 169 821 169 813 169 810

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Balance Sheet

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• $223 million in cash and cash equivalents including undrawn amount of unsecured facility, marketable securities and minimum cash requirements bank

• $55.9 million in remaining Capex and $59.4 million in estimated debt capacity

• No near term debt maturities

• 2019: N/A

• Nov 2020: $150 million

First Quarter 2019| May 19

2019 2018

(in million $) Mar 31 Dec 31

Cash 97 68

Marketable securites 8 9

Other current assets 207 231

Non-current assets

Newbuildings 26 52

Vessels 2 650 2 578

Goodwill 112 112

Other long-term assets 21 26

Total assets 3 122 3 078

Liabilities and Equity

Current liabilities

Short term debt 123 120

Obligations under finance and operational lease 21 12

Other current liabilities 83 82

Non-current liabilities

Long term debt 1 599 1 610

Obligations under finance and operational lease 92 88

Other long-term liabilities 1 1

Frontline Ltd. stockholders' equity 1 204 1 164

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity 3 122 3 078

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Cash Breakeven and Cash Generation Potential

7 Note: Estimated cash cost breakeven rates for the remainder of 2019 include bareboat/tc hire / installments, interest loans, opex/drydock and G&A expenses. First Quarter 2019| May 19

$24 700

$20 000

$16 600

$8 200 $7 100 $7 100

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Cash BE estimate remainder of 2019 Opex Q1 2019

Well positioned to generate significant cash flow with market rates above current break even rates

$188

$376

$564

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$1,11/share

$2,21/share

$3,32/share

Cash generation above BE rates in $M/year and $/share

$/day above BE rates

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Spot estimates are provided using the load-to-discharge method of accounting, actual depending on additional contracted laden days.

Q1 Performance and Q2 Guidance

Daily TCE rates (Spot USD/Day)

Q119 Spot

Q2 Guide 63% @ 34,800

Q119 Spot

Q2 Guide 63% @ 19,000

Q119 Spot

Q2 Guide 55% @ 19,500

35 700

28 200

24 000

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Key Market Developments In Play

9 Source: Bloomberg, EIA, OPEC

Freight market currently affected by three major developments

First Quarter 2019| May 19

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US Refineries

NWE Refineries

Major Asian Refineries

• High refinery maintenance activity in Asia Asian refiners preparing for higher runs to meet IMO 2020 demand

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• OPEC cuts + Venezuela + Libya situation affecting volumes Crude volume drop may trigger OPEC policy, inventories are at 5 year lows

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• US Crude oil export growth taking a breather Brent/Wti spread widening may stimulate further growth

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Refinery maintenance (thousand bbl/day)

OPEC production (million bbl/day)

US crude oil exports – 4 week average (thousand bbl/day)

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Existing Orderbook Deliveries

Deliveries Decline After 2019; Older Vessels Facing Surveys

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Vessel demolitions offset fleet growth in 2018 and is expected to partly offset fleet growth in 2019

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Orderbook

Orderbook

Survey pool

Survey pool

First Quarter 2019| May 19

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Summary

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Positive market outlook Risks to market outlook / mitigating factors

Crude demand set to increase

Refinery maintenance season comes to an end

OPEC volumes return to the market

Tonne-mile expansion continues

US export growth increases tonne-mile demand

Removal of Iranian waivers alters trade flows

Fleet supply is manageable

Fleet growth slowing in 2H 2019

Effective capacity impacted by dry dockings

Macro risks are creating uncertainty

□ Higher oil price could cause demand destruction

□ Impact of trade tensions and tariffs are unknown

□ Global GDP growth may slow demand

IMO 2020 implementation doesn’t go as expected

□ Short-term exemptions granted

□ HSFO / LSFO spread could diminish scrubber economics

First Quarter 2019| May 19

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Questions & Answers

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Appendix

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This presentation describes: total operating revenues net of voyage expenses, net income attributable to the Company adjusted for certain non-cash items ("Net income adj.") and related per share amounts and Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation & Amortisation adjusted for the same non-cash items ("EBITDA adj."), which are not measures prepared in accordance with US GAAP (“non-GAAP”). We believe the non-GAAP financial measures presented in this press release provides investors with a means of evaluating and understanding how the Company’s management evaluates the Company’s operating performance. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, as substitutes for, nor superior to financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

First Quarter 2019| May 19

Reconciliation

(Million $ except per share) Q1 2019 Q4 2018 Q3 2018 Q2 2018 Q1 2018FULL YEAR

2018

Total operating revenues net of voyage expensesTotal operating revenues 238 217 189 167 170 742

Voyage expenses -98 -95 -100 -94 -89 -377

Total operating revenues net of voyage expenses 141 122 89 73 81 365

Net income adj.

Net income (loss) attributable to the Company 40,0 25,4 2 -23 -14 -9

Add back:

Loss on termination of vessel lease, net of cash paid 0,0 0,0 0 0 6 6

Vessel impairment loss 0,0 0,0 0 0 0 0

Unrealized loss on marketable securities 1,4 5,4 0 0 0 6

Loss on derivatives 4,1 4,7 0 0 0 5

Less:

Gain on sale of shares 0,0 0,0 0 0 -1 -1

Gain on termination of lease 0,0 -8,9 -7 0 0 -16

Share of results of associated company 0,0 -0,2 0 0 0 0

Unrealized gain on marketable securities 0,0 0,0 -1 -1 0 -2

Release of accrued dry docking expense 0,0 0,0 0 -2 0 -2

Gain on derivatives 0,0 0,0 -2 -2 -5 -9

Net income adj. 46 26 -8 -28 -14 -23

(in thousands)

Weighted average number of ordinary shares 169 821 169 813 169 809 169 809 169 809 169 810

(in $)

Basic (loss) earnings per share adjusted for certain non-cash charges0,27 0,15 -0,05 -0,16 -0,08 -0,14

EBITDA adj.

Net income attributable to the Company 40 25 2 -23 -14 -9

Add back:

Interest expense 23 23 25 24 22 93

Depreciation 27 28 31 32 32 123

Income tax expense 0 0 0 0 0 0

Net income attributable to the non-controlling interest 0 0 0 0 0 0

Loss on termination of vessel lease, net of cash paid 0 0 0 0 6 6

Unrealized loss on marketable securities 1 5 0 0 0 6

Loss on derivatives 4 5 0 0 0 5

Less:

Gain on termination of lease 0 -9 -7 0 0 -16

Unrealized gain on marketable securities 0 0 -1 -1 0 -2

Release of accrued dry docking expense 0 0 0 -2 0 -2

Gain on sale of shares 0 0 0 0 -1 -1

Gain on derivatives 0 0 -2 -2 -5 -9

EBITDA adj. 96 78 47 28 40 193