0000919574-11-004976.txt : 20110818 0000919574-11-004976.hdr.sgml : 20110818 20110817201103 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000919574-11-004976 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110831 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110818 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110817 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Ship Finance International LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001289877 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: DEEP SEA FOREIGN TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT [4412] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32199 FILM NUMBER: 111043559 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 14 PAR-LA-VILLE ROAD CITY: HAMILTON, HM 08 STATE: D0 ZIP: 00000-0000 BUSINESS PHONE: 441-295-9500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 14 PAR-LA-VILLE ROAD CITY: HAMILTON, HM 08 STATE: D0 ZIP: 00000-0000 6-K 1 d1220879_6-k.htm d1220879_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 2011
Commission File Number: 001-32199
 
 
 
Ship Finance International Limited
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
 
 
 
Par-la-Ville Place, 14 Par-la-Ville Road, Hamilton, HM 08, Bermuda
(Address of principal executive offices)


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 [  ]

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): ___

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.

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: ___

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant's "home country"), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant's securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant's security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.

 
 
 

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 17, 2011 that contains the Company's invitation to the presentation of its financial results for second quarter 2011.

Attached as Exhibit 2 is a copy of the press release of the Company dated August 17, 2011 that includes the notice of the Company's 2011 Annual General Meeting.

 
 
 

Exhibit 1

SFL – Invitation to Presentation of 2Q 2011 Results

Ship Finance International Limited ("Ship Finance") (NYSE: SFL) plans to release its preliminary financial results for second quarter 2011 on Thursday August 25, 2011.
 
The Company plans to host a conference call and a webcast for all shareholders and interested parties on Thursday August 25, 2011 at 10:00 AM (EST) / 4:00 PM (Central European Time). Relevant material will be available from the Investor Relations section at www.shipfinance.org as of the same day.

In order to listen to the presentation you may do one of the following:

a. Webcast
Go to the Investor Relations section at www.shipfinance.org and click on the link to "Webcast". To listen to the conference call from the web, you need to have installed Windows Media Player, and you need to have a sound card on your computer.

b. Conference Call
Participants dial in numbers:
 
US Toll Free #
1-877-249-9037
International Dial In #
+44 203 364 5381
Norwegian Toll Free #
800 56 054
   
Conference ID:
5301014
 
There will be a Q&A session after the presentation. Information on how to ask questions will be given at the beginning of the Q&A session.
 
A replay of the conference call will be available until September 1, 2011by dialing:
 
US Toll Free #
 
1-866-932-5017
International Dial In #
+44 207 111 1244
   
The replay access code is:
5301014#

Investor and Analyst Contacts:
Eirik Eide, Chief Financial Officer, Ship Finance Management AS
+47 23114006 / +47 95008921
Magnus T. Valeberg, Vice President, Ship Finance Management AS
+47 23114012 / +47 93440960

Media Contact:
Ole B. Hjertaker, Chief Executive Officer, Ship Finance Management AS
+47 23114011 / +47 90141243

About Ship Finance
Ship Finance is a major ship owning company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: SFL). Including newbuildings, the Company has a fleet of 73 vessels, including 28 crude oil tankers (VLCC and Suezmax), two chemical tankers, six oil/bulk/ore vessels, 11 drybulk carriers including eight newbuildings, 15 container vessels, six offshore supply vessels, one jack-up drilling rigs, one ultra-deepwater drillship and two ultra-deepwater semi-submersible drilling rigs. 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 worldwide 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.

 
 
 

 
Exhibit 2
 
SFL - Notice of Annual General Meeting 2011

Press release from Ship Finance International Limited, August 17, 2011
Ship Finance International Limited (NYSE:SFL) ("Ship Finance" or the "Company") announces that its 2011 Annual General Meeting will be held on September 23, 2011. A copy of the Notice of Annual General Meeting and associated information including the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F can be found on our website and in the attachments below.

August 17, 2011
The Board of Directors
Ship Finance International Limited
Hamilton, Bermuda

About Ship Finance
Ship Finance is a major ship owning company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: SFL). Including newbuildings, the Company has a fleet of 73 vessels, including 28 crude oil tankers (VLCC and Suezmax), two chemical tankers, six oil/bulk/ore vessels, 11 drybulk carriers including eight newbuildings, 15 container vessels, six offshore supply vessels, one jack-up drilling rigs, one ultra-deepwater drillship and two ultra-deepwater semi-submersible drilling rigs. 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 worldwide 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 authorised.



 
SHIP FINANCE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
   
   
Date: August 17, 2011
By:
/s/ Ole B. Hjertaker
 
Name:
Ole B. Hjertaker
 
Title:
Chief Executive Officer, Ship Finance Management AS