Höegh LNG - Changes to the Board of Directors

Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd. ("Höegh LNG" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Christopher G. Finlayson to the Board of Directors of the Company with effect from 12 May 2015. Mr Finlayson will be a member of the Governance, Compliance and Compensation Committee.

Guy D. Lafferty has resigned as a director of the Company and has been appointed alternate director to Morten W. Høegh, Andrew Jamieson and Chris Finlayson. Mr Lafferty will continue being a member of the Audit Committee.

The Board now consists of seven members.

Morten W. Høegh, Chairman of the Company, said in a statement: "We are delighted that Chris Finlayson will be joining Höegh LNG's Board of Directors. With more than 35 years of broad experience within the oil and gas industry, he will add valuable perspective to our Board of Directors while the Company continues to grow as an LNG infrastructure provider. The Board looks forward to working with Chris and drawing on his expertise and experience."

Mr Finlayson's background
Mr Finlayson (born 1956) is a non-executive chairman of the board of Interoil Corporation, a director of the board of Lloyds Register Group and he chairs Lloyds' remuneration committee. Finlayson joined BG Group in 2010. He led BG Group's operations in Europe and Central Asia until 2011 when he became Managing Director of BG Advance and was appointed to the BG Group Board of Directors. He was responsible for BG Group's world-class exploration team, major capital projects programme, technology, contracts and procurement and IT. Mr Finlayson was CEO from 2012 until he left the BG Group in April 2014. Before joining BG, he worked with exploration and production of oil and natural gas in Royal Dutch Shell for 33 years, which includes operational management experience from Nigeria, Russia, Brunei, Turkey and the North Sea. Mr Finlayson received a BSc Physics and Geology with First Class Honours from the University of Manchester in 1977. He is a British citizen and resides in the United Kingdom. Finlayson does not own any shares in Höegh LNG.

About Höegh LNG
Höegh LNG provides floating energy solutions and operates world-wide with a leading position as owner and operator of floating LNG import terminals; Floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs). The Company has developed low-cost solutions for floating liquefaction terminals (FLNG) and is one of the most experienced operators of LNG Carriers (LNGCs). Höegh LNG's vision is to be the leading provider of floating LNG solutions and the strategy is to continue to focus its growth plans on the FSRU and the FLNG market, with the objective of securing long-term contracts with strong counterparts at attractive returns. Höegh LNG is a Bermuda based company with established presence in Oslo, Singapore, London, Miami, Jakarta, Klaipeda and Cairo. The company employs approximately 100 office staff and 500 seafarers

Contacts:
Sveinung J. S. Støhle, President and Chief Executive Officer, Telephone +47 975 57 402
Steffen Føreid, Chief Financial Officer, Telephone + 47 975 57 406
Birgitte Hjertum, VP Strategy and Investor Relations, Telephone +47 975 57 432

This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act or the Continuing Obligations of Oslo Børs