d910605_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 13, 2008, announcing the Company’s
invitation to the presentation of its financial results for the second quarter
of 2008.
Exhibit
1
SFL
– Invitation to Presentation of 2Q 2008 Results
Ship
Finance International Limited ("Ship Finance") (NYSE: SFL) plans to release its
financial results for second quarter 2008 on Thursday, August 21,
2008.
The
Company plans to host a conference call and a webcast for all shareholders and
interested parties on Thursday, August 21, 2008 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
from Thursday.
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
# 1-888-935-4575
International
Dial In
# +44
207 806 1966
Norwegian
Toll Free
# 800
19640
The
Conference ID is: 1744096
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 Thursday, August 28, 2008 by
dialing:
US Toll
Free # 1-866-239-0765
International
Dial
In # +44
207 806 1970
The
replay access code is: 1744096#
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.
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
FINANCE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED |
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(registrant) |
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Dated: August
13, 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
910605