DHT Holdings, Inc. secures three-year time charter for DHT Panther

The three-year charter for VLCC DHT Panther at $100,000 per day is expected to begin in October 2026 with a global energy company.

Rhea-AI Summary

DHT Holdings (DHT) has secured a three-year time charter for its VLCC DHT Panther at a rate of $100,000 per day.

The vessel was built in 2016, and the contract is expected to commence in October 2026. The charter has been concluded with an unnamed global energy company.

Positive

• Three-year time charter for DHT Panther at $100,000 per day
• Contract expected to commence in October 2026, securing multi-year employment for the vessel

Negative

• None.

Market Context

$75,000 per day was the rate in DHT’s Jul 13 three-year Jaguar charter disclosure; that comparable g...

Analysis

$75,000 per day was the rate in DHT’s Jul 13 three-year Jaguar charter disclosure; that comparable global-energy-company time charter provided a direct precedent for the Panther agreement announced here.

Key Figures

Charter rate: $100,000 per day Charter term: 3 years Expected commencement: October 2026

Charter rate

$100,000 per day

Three-year time charter for VLCC DHT Panther

Charter term

3 years

DHT Panther time charter agreement

Expected commencement

October 2026

DHT Panther time charter

Historical Context

1 past event · Latest: Jul 13

1 event

1. Jul 13

   Time charter update

   24h Move

   +5.0%

   Earlier three-year VLCC charter at $75,000 per day with a global energy company

24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.

Key Terms

vlcc, time charter

2 terms

vlcc technical

"for the VLCC DHT Panther, built in 2016"

A VLCC is a very large crude carrier — one of the biggest types of oil tankers used to move crude oil across oceans. Think of it as a giant delivery truck on water that carries millions of gallons of raw oil between producing regions and refineries; changes in how many VLCCs are available or how much it costs to operate them can affect shipping rates, oil supply flows and margins, and therefore the revenues and valuations of energy and shipping companies.

time charter financial

"entered into a three-year time charter agreement"

A time charter is an agreement where a ship owner rents out their vessel to a customer for a set period, during which the customer has control over the ship’s use and operation. This arrangement matters to investors because it provides a steady income stream for the ship owner and indicates ongoing demand for shipping services, reflecting the health of global trade and transportation markets.

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HAMILTON, BERMUDA, September 14, 2026 – DHT Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DHT) (“DHT” or the “Company”) today announced it has entered into a three-year time charter agreement at $100,000 per day for the VLCC DHT Panther, built in 2016. The contract is expected to commence in October 2026 and has been concluded with a global energy company.

About DHT Holdings, Inc.
DHT is an independent crude oil tanker company. Our fleet trades internationally and consists of crude oil tankers in the VLCC segment. We operate through our wholly owned management companies in Monaco, Norway, Singapore, and India. You may recognize us by our renowned business approach as an experienced organization with focus on first rate operations and customer service; our quality ships; our prudent capital structure that promotes staying power through the business cycles; our fleet employment with a combination of market exposure and fixed income contracts; our disciplined capital allocation strategy through cash dividends, investments in vessels, debt prepayments and share buybacks; and our transparent corporate structure maintaining a high level of integrity and corporate governance. For further information please visit www.dhtankers.com.

Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements and information relating to the Company that are based on beliefs of the Company’s management as well as assumptions, expectations, projections, intentions and beliefs about future events. When used in this document, words such as “believe,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “forecast,” “plan,” “potential,” “will,” “may,” “should” and “expect” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. These statements reflect the Company’s current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements represent the Company’s estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this press release and are not intended to give any assurance as to future results. For a detailed discussion of the risk factors that might cause future results to differ, please refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F, filed with the SEC on March 19, 2026.

The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed in this press release might not occur, and the Company’s actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements.

Contact:
Laila C. Halvorsen, CFO
Phone: +1 441 295 1422 and +47 984 39 935
E-mail: lch@dhtankers.com