SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
Report
of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For
the month of March 2010
Commission
File Number 001-32640
DHT
HOLDINGS, INC.
(Translation
of registrant’s name into English)
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
26 New
Street
St.
Helier, Jersey JE23RA
Channel
Islands
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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40-F.
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The press
release issued by DHT Holdings, Inc. on March 4, 2010 related to the appointment
of Einar Michael Steimler to its board of directors is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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Exhibit
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release dated March 4, 2010
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Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
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DHT
Holdings, Inc.
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(Registrant)
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Date: March
4, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Eirik Ubøe | ||
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Eirik
Ubøe
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Chief
Financial Officer
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Exhibit
99.1
DHT ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF A NEW DIRECTOR
ST. HELIER, JERSEY,
CHANNEL ISLANDS, March 4, 2010 — DHT Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DHT) announced today
that it has appointed Einar Michael Steimler to its board of
directors. The appointment of Mr. Steimler as a director,
which expands the board from three to four independent directors, results
from a rigorous process to identify prospective directors that will add valuable
experience and insight to the board. Mr. Steimler is expected to join
the company’s Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committees. This appointment will enable the board of directors to augment its
commercial, operational and industry specific experience, particular within the
tanker sector, where Mr. Steimler is a highly respected and well known industry
executive.
Mr. Steimler, age
62, continues to serve as chairman of Tanker (UK) Agencies, the commercial agent
to Tankers International, managers of the world’s largest VLCC
pool. He was instrumental in the formation of Tanker (UK) Agencies in
2000 and served as its CEO until end 2007. Today, the Tankers
International pool operates 41 ships including those of some of the world’s
largest tanker companies.
Since 1998, Mr.
Steimler has served as a Director of Euronav. From 1999 to 2003, he
also served as a Director of EXMAR, a CMB Group company. During his
long shipping career, he has been involved in both sale and purchase and
chartering brokerage in the tanker, gas and chemical sectors and was a founder
of Stemoco, a successful ship brokerage firm that was sold in 1994. He graduated
from the Norwegian School of Business Management in 1973 with a degree in
Economics.
The initial term of
Mr. Steimler’s appointment to the DHT board of directors will expire at the
company’s 2011 annual meeting.
Together with the
company's recent creation of a new holding company structure,
the appointment of Mr. Steimler to the DHT board of directors represents
a continuing step in the company’s ongoing
initiatives to identify attractive growth opportunities.
The company also
notes the receipt of communication from certain of its shareholders regarding
the company’s
strategy. As always, the company’s directors and management value the
input of all of the company’s shareholders regarding the company’s direction and
will continue to engage constructively with our shareholders regarding such
input.
About
DHT Holdings, Inc.
DHT Maritime, Inc.,
a wholly owned subsidiary of DHT Holdings, Inc., operates a fleet of double-hull
crude oil tankers. The company’s fleet currently consists of three very large
crude carriers, which are tankers ranging in size from 200,000 to 320,000
deadweight tons, or ‘‘dwt,’’ two Suezmax tankers, which are tankers ranging in
size from 130,000 to 170,000 dwt, and four Aframax tankers, which are tankers
ranging in size from 80,000 to 120,000 dwt. The company’s fleet principally
operates on international routes and had a combined carrying capacity of
1,656,921 dwt and a weighted average age of 9.7 years as of December 31,
2009.
CONTACT: DHT
Holdings, Inc.
Eirik Ubøe, +44 1534 639 759 and +47 412 92
712
info@dhtmaritime.com and
eu@tankersservices.com
SOURCE: DHT
Holdings, Inc.