d920754_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 UNDER THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the
month of September 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 offices)
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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
September 22, 2008, announcing that the Company’s 2008 Annual General Meeting
was duly held on September 19, 2008, in Hamilton, Bermuda.
This Report on Form 6-K is hereby
incorporated by reference into the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-3
(File no. 333-150125) which was filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on April 7, 2008, with an effective date of April 15,
2008.
Exhibit
1
SFL
– 2008 Annual General Meeting
Ship
Finance International Limited (“Ship Finance” or the “Company”) advises that the
2008 Annual General Meeting of the Company was held on September 19, 2008 at
12:00 noon at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess, 76 Pitts Bay Road, Hamilton,
Bermuda. The following resolutions were passed:
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1)
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To
re-elect Tor Olav Trøim as a Director of the
Company.
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2)
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To
re-elect Paul Leand Jr. as a Director of the
Company.
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3)
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To
re-elect Kate Blankenship as a Director of the
Company.
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4)
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To
re-elect Craig H. Stevenson, Jr., as a Director of the
Company.
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5)
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To
elect Hans Petter Aas as a Director of the Company to fill one of the
casual vacancies existing on the
Board.
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6)
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To
appoint Moore Stephens, P.C. as auditors and to authorize the Directors to
determine their remuneration.
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7)
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That
the remuneration payable to the Company’s Board of Directors of a total
amount of fees not to exceed US$700,000 be approved for the year ended
December 31, 2008.
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In
addition, the audited consolidated financial statements for Ship Finance
International Limited for the year ended December 31, 2007 were presented to the
Meeting.
Hamilton,
Bermuda
September
22, 2008
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 73 vessels and rigs, 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 3 ultra-deepwater drilling units. The fleet is one of the
largest in the world and most of the vessels are employed on long term
charters.
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, 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
FINANCE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED |
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Dated: September
22, 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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