Source: DHT Holdings, Inc.

DHT Holdings, Inc. announces the appointment of Susan Reedy to its Board of Directors

HAMILTON, BERMUDA, November 3, 2017 - DHT Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DHT) ("DHT" or the "Company") today announced that it has appointed Susan Reedy to its board of directors as a Class I Director with a term expiring at the Company's 2020 annual meeting of shareholders. In connection with Ms. Reedy's appointment, the size of the Company's board was increased to six directors.

The appointment of Ms. Reedy as a director is in accordance with the Investor Rights Agreement ("IRA") entered into between the Company and BW Group Limited on April 20, 2017.  Pursuant to the IRA, BW Group is entitled to nominate two persons to the Company's board.  Ms. Reedy is the second person to be nominated by BW Group as a director.

Erik Lind, DHT's Chairman, stated: "We are very pleased to have Susan join the DHT board.  Her background and experience significantly augment the workings of the board to the benefit of DHT."

Ms. Reedy has over 17 years of corporate legal experience.  She is currently Head of Legal - Special Projects for BW Group and served as Deputy Managing Director & General Counsel of BW Ventures from 2011 to 2016.  Prior to that, Ms. Reedy was associated with Conyers, Dill & Pearman, where she advised shipping and energy clients, and with the corporate department of Owen Bird.  Ms. Reedy received her Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of Victoria (British Columbia, Canada) and studied international law at the Utrecht University (Utrecht, Netherlands).  She is called to the Bar in Bermuda and Canada and has served on the Women's Oil & Gas Council Committee as well as on the boards of various private companies. Ms. Reedy is a resident of Bermuda and citizen of Canada.

About DHT Holdings, Inc.
DHT is an independent crude oil tanker company operating a fleet of crude oil tankers in the VLCC and Aframax segments. We operate through our wholly owned management companies in Oslo, Norway and Singapore.  For further information: www.dhtankers.com.

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CONTACT:
Erik A. Lind, Chairman of the Board
Phone: +44 7717 538 337
E-mail: erik.lind@tuftonoceanic.com