d911585_6-k.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
REPORT
OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16
OR
15D-16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the
month of August 2008
Commission
File Number: 001-32199
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Ship
Finance International Limited
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(Translation
of registrant’s name into English)
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Par-la-Ville
Place, 14 Par-la-Ville Road, Hamilton, HM 08, Bermuda
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(Address
of principal executive office)
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F
[X] Form 40-F
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Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ___
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)7: ___
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in
this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes
[_] No [X]
If “Yes”
is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):
82-______________.
INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
Attached
as Exhibit 1 is a copy of the press release of Ship Finance International
Limited (the “Company”), dated August 15, 2008, announcing the proposed
appointment of Mr. Hans Petter Aas to the Company’s Board of
Directors.
Exhibit
1
SFL
– Addition to Board of Directors
Press
release from Ship Finance International Limited, August 15, 2008
Ship
Finance International Limited (NYSE:SFL) (“Ship Finance” or the “Company”),
today announces a proposed appointment of Mr. Hans Petter Aas to the Board of
Directors in connection with the Annual General Meeting, scheduled to September
19, 2008.
Mr. Aas
(62) has a long and distinguished career as banker in the international shipping
and offshore market, and recently retired from his position as Global Head of
the Shipping, Offshore and Logistics Division of DnB NOR Bank ASA (“DnB NOR”).
He joined DnB NOR (then Bergen Bank) in 1989, and has previously worked for the
Petroleum Division of the Norwegian Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of
Energy, as well as for Vesta Insurance and Nevi Finance.
Hans
Petter Aas said in a comment: “I am excited to be nominated as a director in
Ship Finance. The Company is one of the largest shipowners in the world, and
continues to grow and diversify its asset base, with more than $1.7 billion of
new acquisitions announced over the last 18 months. The combination of
predictable long-term cash flows and a strong balance sheet creates
opportunities for Ship Finance also in times of turbulence in the financial
markets, and I expect there will be many attractive growth opportunities for the
Company going forward.”
August
15, 2008
The Board
of Directors
Ship
Finance International Limited
Hamilton,
Bermuda
Contact
Persons:
Lars
Solbakken: Chief Executive Officer, Ship Finance Management AS
+47 2311
4006 / +47 9119 8844
Ole B.
Hjertaker: Chief Financial Officer, Ship Finance Management AS
+47 2311
4011 / +47 9014 1243
About
Ship Finance
Ship
Finance is a major ship owning company listed on the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE: SFL). Including newbuildings and announced acquisitions, the Company has
a fleet of 71 vessels, including 33 crude oil tankers (VLCC and Suezmax), 2
chemical tankers, 8 oil/bulk/ore vessels, 13 container vessels, 3 dry bulk
carriers, 6 offshore supply vessels and 3 seismic vessels, 2 jack-up drilling
rigs and one ultra-deepwater drillship. The fleet is one of the largest in the
world and most of the vessels are employed on long term charters.
The
Notice of the Annual General Meeting has been sent out to shareholders and is
also available on the website. More information can be found on the Company’s
website: www.shipfinance.org
Cautionary
Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This
press release may contain forward looking statements. These statements are based
upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further
assumptions, including Ship Finance management's examination of historical
operating trends. Although Ship Finance believes that these assumptions were
reasonable when made, because assumptions are inherently subject to significant
uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and
are beyond its control, Ship Finance cannot give assurance that it will achieve
or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or intentions.
Important
factors that, in the Company's view, could cause actual results to differ
materially from those discussed in this presentation include the strength of
world economies and currencies, general market conditions including fluctuations
in charter hire rates and vessel values, changes in demand in the tanker market
as a result of changes in OPEC's petroleum production levels and world wide oil
consumption and storage, changes in the Company's operating expenses including
bunker prices, dry-docking and insurance costs, changes in governmental rules
and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities, potential liability
from pending or future litigation, general domestic and international political
conditions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents or
political events, and other important factors described from time to time in the
reports filed by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission.
SIGNATURES
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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SHIP
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Dated: August
15, 2008
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By:
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/s/ Lars
Solbakken
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Name:
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Lars
Solbakken
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Title:
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Chief
Executive Officer
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Ship
Finance Management AS
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SK 23153 0001
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