d1412264_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 2013
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 [ ]
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 hereto as Exhibit 1 is a copy of a press release of Ship Finance International Limited (the "Company"), dated September 10, 2013, announcing the adjustment of conversion prices on two of the Company's outstanding convertible notes.
EXHIBIT 1
SFL – Adjustment of Conversion Prices on Convertible Notes
Press release from Ship Finance International Limited, September 10, 2013.
Ship Finance International Limited (NYSE: SFL) ("Ship Finance" or the "Company") today announced that the Company has adjusted the relevant conversion prices related to its two outstanding convertible notes as indicated below. The adjustments are done pursuant to the relevant loan agreements, as a consequence of Ship Finance’s declaration of a dividend of USD 0.39 per share, and the shares of the Company trading ex-dividend as of today.
Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes
Issuer: Ship Finance International Limited
Issue amount: USD 350,000,000
Issue date: January 30, 2013
Maturity: February 1, 2018
Coupon: 3.25%
Conversion Price, as adjusted: USD 20.8990* (September 10, 2013)
ISIN code: US G81075AE63
Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes
Issuer: Ship Finance International Limited
Issue amount: USD 125,000,000
Issue date: February 8, 2010
Maturity: February 10, 2016
Coupon: 3.75%
Conversion Price, as adjusted: USD 20.69* (September 10, 2013)
ISIN code: NO 0010599699
*Subject to consent by the trustee
September 10, 2013
The Board of Directors
Ship Finance International Limited
Hamilton, Bermuda
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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Date: September 10, 2013
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By:
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/s/ Ole B. Hjertaker
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Name:
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Ole B. Hjertaker
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer
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Ship Finance Management AS
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(Principal Executive Officer)
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