<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001171843-16-013282.txt : 20161117
<SEC-HEADER>0001171843-16-013282.hdr.sgml : 20161117
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20161117091803
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001171843-16-013282
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20161117
FILED AS OF DATE:		20161117
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20161117

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GOLAR LNG LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001207179
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WATER TRANSPORTATION [4400]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-50113
		FILM NUMBER:		162003941

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2ND FLOOR, S.E. PEARMAN BUILDING
		STREET 2:		9 PAR-LA-VILLE ROAD
		CITY:			HAMILTON
		STATE:			D0
		ZIP:			HM 11
		BUSINESS PHONE:		441-295-4705

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2ND FLOOR, S.E. PEARMAN BUILDING
		STREET 2:		9 PAR-LA-VILLE ROAD
		CITY:			HAMILTON
		STATE:			D0
		ZIP:			HM 11
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<TYPE>6-K
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<DESCRIPTION>FORM 6-K
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<html><head><title></title></head><body style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><div align="center"><div style="margin-top: 3pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><div style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: Black 2.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.1pt solid; width: 100%;">&#160;</div></div><p style="font-size: 14pt;" align="center"><strong>UNITED STATES</strong><br><strong>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</strong><br><strong>Washington, D.C. 20549</strong></p><p style="font-size: 14pt; text-transform: uppercase;" align="center"><strong>Form 6-K</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong><strong>For the month of November 2016</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;">Commission File Number: <strong>000-50113</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Golar LNG Limited</strong></font><br>(Translation of registrant's name into English)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>2nd Floor, S.E. Pearman Building<br>9 Par-La-Ville Road<br>Hamilton<br>HM11<br>Bermuda</strong><br>(Address of principal executive office)</p></div><p>Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.<br>Form 20-F [&#160;X ] &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Form 40-F [&#160;&#160; ]</p><p>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): <u></u></p><p><strong>Note:&#160;</strong>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.</p><p>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): <u></u></p><p><strong>Note:&#160;</strong>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.&#160;</p><hr style="page-break-after: always;" noshade="noshade"><p>On November 17, 2016, the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. <br> </br> <br> </br>(c) Exhibit 99.1. Press release dated November 17, 2016</p><hr style="page-break-after: always;" noshade="noshade"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>SIGNATURES</strong></p><p>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.</p><table style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr valign="top"><td width="47%">&#160;</td><td width="6%">&#160;</td><td style="text-decoration: underline;" align="center" width="47%"><strong>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Golar LNG Limited&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</strong></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="47%">&#160;</td><td width="6%">&#160;</td><td align="center" width="47%">(Registrant)</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="47%">&#160;</td><td width="6%">&#160;</td><td align="center" width="47%">&#160;</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="47%">&#160;</td><td width="6%">&#160;</td><td align="center" width="47%"></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="47%">Date: November 17, 2016</td><td width="6%">&#160;</td><td style="text-decoration: underline;" align="center" width="47%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;/s/ Brian Tienzo&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="47%">&#160;</td><td width="6%">&#160;</td><td align="center" width="47%">Brian Tienzo</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="47%">&#160;</td><td width="6%">&#160;</td><td align="center" width="47%">Principal Executive Officer</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="47%">&#160;</td><td width="6%">&#160;</td><td align="center" width="47%"></td></tr></table></body></html>
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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"><html lang="en-US"><head><title>EdgarFiling</title><meta content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"><meta name="GENERATOR" content="MSHTML 8.00.7601.18094"></head><body bgcolor="#ffffff"><p style="text-align: right;"><strong>EXHIBIT 99.1</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Golar LNG Limited - 2016 share option plan</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><p>    <p align="justify">Hamilton, Bermuda, Nov.  17, 2016  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prior to the Nasdaq opening on November 15, 2016, the Board of Golar LNG Limited ("Golar" or the "Company") authorized the issuance of 1,499,650 options to purchase shares to all employees of the Company and its subsidiaries under the Company's existing share option scheme. The issued options have a strike price of $23.50 per share, which is consistent with the closing price of the Company's recent follow-on offering. The strike price will be adjusted for each time the Company pays dividends. One third of recipients' allotted options will vest on November 15, 2017, the second third will vest one year later and the final third will vest on November 15, 2019. The option period is five years.</p>      <p align="justify"><b>FORWARD LOOKING</b> <b>STATEMENTS</b></p>     <p align="justify">This press release contains certain forward-looking statements concerning future events and Golar's operations, performance and financial condition. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance or achievements, and may contain the words "believe", "anticipate", "expect", "estimate", "project", "will be", "will continue", "will likely result", "plan", "intend" or words or phrases of similar meanings. These statements involve known and unknown risks and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond Golar's control. Actual results may differ materially from &#160;those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.</p>      <p align="justify">Hamilton, Bermuda</p>     <p align="justify">November 17, 2016</p>     <p align="justify">Enquiries:</p>     <p align="justify">Golar Management Limited: +44 207 063 7900</p>     <p align="justify">Brian Tienzo</p>     <p align="justify">Stuart Buchanan</p>   </p><p></body></html>
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