Frontline: Mandatory notification of trade

13.12.2000

OSLO, Norway, Dec. 13, 2000 (PRIMEZONE) — Frontline has through market purchases executed 12 December 2000 bought back 396,045 of the
Company’s common shares. The shares have been bought back at a price of NOK 117,17.

Total number of outstanding shares after this is 78,616,500.

Hamilton, Bermuda
13 December, 2000


CONTACT: Frontline
         Tom E. Jebsen, +47 23 11 40 00