d814950_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 October 2007
Commission
File Number: 0-22704
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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): ___
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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 October 1, 2007, announcing the resolutions passed
at the Company’s Annual General Meeting held on September 28, 2007, the
presentation of audited consolidated financial statements, and the election
of
the Chairman of the Board.
Exhibit
1
SFL
– 2007 Annual General Meeting
Ship
Finance International Limited (NYSE:SFL) (the “Company”) advises that the 2007
Annual General Meeting of the Company was held on September 28, 2007 at 10:00
a.m. 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
appoint Moore Stephens, P.C. as auditors and to authorize the Directors
to
determine their remuneration.
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6)
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To
approve amendments to the Company’s Bye-laws in order to ensure conformity
with recent revisions to the Bermuda Companies Act 1981, as
amended
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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$600,000.00 be approved for the year
ended
December 31, 2007.
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In
addition, the audited consolidated financial statements for Ship Finance
International Limited for the year ended December 31, 2006 were presented to
the
Meeting.
In
a Board Meeting following the Annual General Meeting, Mr. Craig H. Stevenson
Jr.
was elected as Chairman of the Board.
Hamilton,
Bermuda
October
1, 2007
About
Ship Finance
Ship
Finance is a major vessel owning company listed on the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE: SFL). Including newbuildings and announced acquisitions, Ship Finance
has
a fleet consisting of 71 vessels, including 37 crude oil tankers (VLCC and
Suezmax), 8 oil/bulk/ore vessels, 13 container vessels, 3 dry bulk carriers,
2
jack-up drilling rigs and 5 offshore supply vessels and 3 seismic vessels.
The
fleet is one of the largest in the world with a total cargo capacity of more
than 11 million dwt. and most of the vessels are employed on medium or 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 authorised.
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Ship
Finance International Limited
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Dated: October
2, 2007
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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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