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CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	424B2
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20090508
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20090508

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Ship Finance International LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001289877
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	DEEP SEA FOREIGN TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT [4412]
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		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-158162
		FILM NUMBER:		09811926

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		14 PAR-LA-VILLE ROAD
		CITY:			HAMILTON, HM 08
		STATE:			D0
		ZIP:			00000-0000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		441-295-9500

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		STREET 1:		14 PAR-LA-VILLE ROAD
		CITY:			HAMILTON, HM 08
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Agreement, as amended on May 5, 2009, or the Sales Agreement, with Merrill
Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &amp; Smith Incorporated, or Merrill Lynch, relating to up
to 7,000,000 of our common shares, par value $1.00 per share, offered by this
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.</font></div>
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accordance with the terms of the Sales Agreement, we may offer and sell our
common shares at any time and from time to time through Merrill Lynch as our
sales agent. Sales of the common shares, if any, will be made by means of
ordinary brokers' transactions on the New York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE, or
otherwise at market prices prevailing at the time of the sale, at prices related
to the prevailing market prices, or at negotiated prices.</font></div>
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common shares are listed on the NYSE under the symbol "SFL." The last reported
sale price of our common shares on the NYSE on May 7, 2009 was $11.27 per
share.</font></div>
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please refer to the section entitled "Risk Factors" beginning on page S-1 of
this prospectus supplement.</font></div>
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the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, nor any state securities
commission has approved or disapproved of the common shares or determined that
this prospectus supplement or the attached prospectus is accurate or complete.
Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.</font></div>
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per share for any common shares sold through it as our sales agent under the
Sales Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Sales Agreement,
Merrill Lynch will use its commercially reasonable efforts to sell on our behalf
any common shares to be offered by us under the Sales Agreement.</font></div>
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connection with the filing of its annual report on Form 20-F on March 24, 2009,
the Company ceased being a "well-known seasoned issuer" for SEC filing purposes.
In accordance with procedures established by the SEC, the Company has filed a
replacement shelf registration statement which was declared effective on May 7,
2009.</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></div>
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prospectus supplement replaces the prospectus supplement dated December 5, 2008
and does not reflect an increase in the number of common shares that are being
offered or that may be sold pursuant to the Sales Agreement.&#160;&#160;The
Company has not sold any common shares under the Sales Agreement.</font></div>
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                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Description
      of the Common
      Shares&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div>
                        </td>
                        <td align="right" valign="middle" width="4%">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">S-3</font></div>
                        </td>
                      </tr>
                      <tr>
                        <td align="left" valign="middle" width="96%">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Tax
      Considerations&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div>
                        </td>
                        <td align="right" valign="middle" width="4%">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">S-3</font></div>
                        </td>
                      </tr>
                      <tr>
                        <td align="left" valign="middle" width="96%">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Plan
      of
      Distribution&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div>
                        </td>
                        <td align="right" valign="middle" width="4%">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">S-4</font></div>
                        </td>
                      </tr>
                      <tr>
                        <td align="left" valign="middle" width="96%">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Legal
      Matters&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div>
                        </td>
                        <td align="right" valign="middle" width="4%">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">S-6</font></div>
                        </td>
                      </tr>
                      <tr>
                        <td align="left" valign="middle" width="96%">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Experts&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div>
                        </td>
                        <td align="right" valign="middle" width="4%">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">S-6</font></div>
                        </td>
                      </tr>
                      <tr>
                        <td align="left" valign="middle" width="96%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Where
      You Can Find Additional Information</font></td>
                        <td align="right" valign="middle" width="4%">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">S-6</font></div>
                        </td>
                      </tr>
                      <tr>
                        <td valign="middle" width="96%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
                        <td valign="middle" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
                      </tr>
                      <tr>
                        <td align="left" valign="middle" width="96%">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Prospectus</font></div>
                        </td>
                        <td valign="middle" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
                      </tr>
                      <tr>
                        <td valign="middle" width="96%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
                        <td valign="middle" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
                      </tr>
                      <tr>
                        <td align="left" valign="middle" width="96%">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Prospectus
      Summary&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div>
                        </td>
                        <td align="right" valign="middle" width="4%">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2</font></div>
                        </td>
                      </tr>
                      <tr>
                        <td align="left" valign="middle" width="96%">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Risk
      Factors&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div>
                        </td>
                        <td align="right" valign="middle" width="4%">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">3</font></div>
                        </td>
                      </tr>
                      <tr>
                        <td align="left" valign="middle" width="96%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Cautionary
      Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements</font></td>
                        <td align="right" valign="middle" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;4</font></td>
                      </tr>
                      <tr>
                        <td align="left" valign="middle" width="96%">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Ratio
      of Earnings to Fixed
      Charges&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div>
                        </td>
                        <td align="right" valign="middle" width="4%">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">5</font></div>
                        </td>
                      </tr>
                      <tr>
                        <td align="left" valign="middle" width="96%">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Use
      of
      Proceeds&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div>
                        </td>
                        <td align="right" valign="middle" width="4%">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">6</font></div>
                        </td>
                      </tr>
                      <tr>
                        <td align="left" valign="middle" width="96%">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Capitalization&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div>
                        </td>
                        <td align="right" valign="middle" width="4%">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">6</font></div>
                        </td>
                      </tr>
                      <tr>
                        <td align="left" valign="middle" width="96%">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Enforcement
      of Civil
      Liabilities&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div>
                        </td>
                        <td align="right" valign="middle" width="4%">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">6</font></div>
                        </td>
                      </tr>
                      <tr>
                        <td align="left" valign="middle" width="96%">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Description
      of Capital
      Stock&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div>
                        </td>
                        <td align="right" valign="middle" width="4%">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">7</font></div>
                        </td>
                      </tr>
                      <tr>
                        <td align="left" valign="middle" width="96%">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Description
      of Other
      Securities&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div>
                        </td>
                        <td align="right" valign="middle" width="4%">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">11</font></div>
                        </td>
                      </tr>
                      <tr>
                        <td align="left" valign="middle" width="96%">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Tax
      Considerations&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div>
                        </td>
                        <td align="right" valign="middle" width="4%">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">19</font></div>
                        </td>
                      </tr>
                      <tr>
                        <td align="left" valign="middle" width="96%">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Expenses&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div>
                        </td>
                        <td align="right" valign="middle" width="4%">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">22</font></div>
                        </td>
                      </tr>
                      <tr>
                        <td align="left" valign="middle" width="96%">
                          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Legal
      Matters&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div>
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document is in two parts. The first part is this prospectus supplement, which
describes the specific terms of this offering and the securities offered hereby,
and also adds to and updates information contained in the accompanying base
prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus
supplement and the base prospectus. The second part, the base prospectus, gives
more general information and disclosure. When we refer only to the prospectus,
we are referring to both parts combined, and when we refer to the accompanying
prospectus, we are referring to the base prospectus.</font></div>
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description of this offering varies between this prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus, you should rely on the information in this prospectus
supplement. This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the
documents incorporated into each by reference include important information
about us, the common shares being offered and other information you should know
before investing. You should read this prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus together with the additional information described under
the heading, "Where You Can Find Additional Information" before investing in our
common shares.</font></div>
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prepare our financial statements, including all of the financial statements
included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, in U.S.
dollars and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States, or U.S. GAAP. We have a fiscal year end of December
31.</font></div>
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should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference into
this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. We have not
authorized any other person to provide you with different information. If anyone
provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on
it. </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">We are
not making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer
or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in
this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents
incorporated into each by reference is accurate only as of their respective
dates. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects
may have changed since those dates.</font></div><br>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Matters
discussed in this prospectus supplement may constitute forward-looking
statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe
harbor protections for forward-looking statements in order to encourage
companies to provide prospective information about their business.
Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements
concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance,
and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements
of historical facts.</font></div>
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Finance International Limited, or the Company, desires to take advantage of the
safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
and is including this cautionary statement pursuant to this safe harbor
legislation. This prospectus supplement and any other written or oral statements
made by us or on our behalf may include forward-looking statements, which
reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial
performance. The words "believe," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate,"
"forecast," "project," "plan," "potential," "may," "should," "expect" and
similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.</font></div>
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forward-looking statements in this document are based upon various assumptions,
many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including, without
limitation, management's examination of historical operating trends, data
contained in our records and other data available from third parties. Although
we believe that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these
assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and
contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our
control, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or accomplish these
expectations, beliefs or projections.</font></div>
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addition to these important factors and matters discussed elsewhere herein,
important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ
materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the
strength of world economies, fluctuations in currencies and interest rates,
general market conditions including fluctuations in charterhire rates and vessel
values, changes in demand in the markets in which we operate, changes in demand
resulting from changes in OPEC's petroleum production levels and world-wide oil
consumption and storage, developments regarding the technologies relating to oil
exploration, changes in market demand in countries which import commodities and
finished goods and changes in the amount and location of the production of those
commodities and finished goods, increased inspection procedures and more
restrictive import and export controls, changes in our operating expenses,
including bunker prices, drydocking and insurance costs, performance of our
charterers and other counterparties with whom we deal, timely delivery of
vessels under construction within the contracted price, 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,
piracy or political events, and other important factors described under the
heading "Risk Factors" in this prospectus supplement, in the accompanying
prospectus, and in our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December
31, 2008, as well as those described from time to time in the reports filed by
us with the SEC.</font></div>
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prospectus supplement may contains assumptions, expectations, projections,
intentions and beliefs about future events. These statements are intended as
forward-looking statements. We may also from time to time make forward-looking
statements in our periodic reports that we will file with the SEC, in other
information sent to our security holders, and in other written materials. We
caution that assumptions, expectations, projections, intentions and beliefs
about future events may and often do vary from actual results and the
differences can be material.</font></div>
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undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statement contained in this prospectus supplement, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. In light of
these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed
in this prospectus supplement might not occur, and our actual results could
differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking
statements.</font></div>
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FACTORS</font></div>
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investment in our common shares involves a high degree of risk, including the
risks we face described in the accompanying prospectus and the documents
incorporated by reference herein. Our business, financial condition, and results
of operations could be materially and adversely affected by any of these risks.
The trading price of our common shares could decline due to any of these risks,
and you may lose all or part of your investment. This prospectus supplement, the
accompanying prospectus, and the documents incorporated by reference herein also
contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our
actual results could differ materially from those discussed in these
forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including the risks
we face described in the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated
by reference herein.</font></div>
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you decide to invest in our common shares, you should carefully consider the
risks and the discussion of risks under the heading "Risk Factors" beginning on
page 3 of the accompanying prospectus and in our annual report for the year
ended December 31, 2008 on Form 20-F, filed on March 24, 2009, as well as other
information included in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus
and the documents we have incorporated by reference in this prospectus
supplement that summarize the risks that may materially affect our business.
Please refer to the sections entitled "Where You Can Find Additional
Information" in this prospectus supplement and in the accompanying prospectus
for discussions of these other filings.</font></div>
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currently intend to use the net proceeds of this offering for capital
expenditures, repayment of indebtedness, working capital and for general
corporate purposes. We may also use such proceeds to fund all or a portion of
future vessel or other future acquisitions if favorable market conditions
exist.</font></div>
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to pay a regular quarterly dividend, the amount of which is based on our
contracted revenues and growth prospects. Our goal is to increase our quarterly
dividend as we grow the business, but the timing and amount of dividends, if
any, is at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon our
operating results, financial condition, cash requirements, restrictions in terms
of financing arrangements and other relevant factors. See the section entitled
"Risk Factors" in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and
our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31,
2008.</font></div>
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Company has paid 20 consecutive quarterly dividends, including a quarterly
dividend of $0.30 per share with respect to the fourth quarter of 2008 that was
paid in cash, or, at the election of shareholders, in additional common shares
of the Company. The declaration and payment of dividends with respect to future
quarters, if any, will be determined at the sole discretion of our Board of
Directors.</font></div>
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common shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE, under the
symbol "SFL." The following table sets forth the high and low closing sale
prices for our common shares since they commenced trading on the NYSE on
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following table sets forth our consolidated capitalization as of December 31,
2008, on an actual basis and as adjusted to reflect the payment on April 17,
2009 of a dividend with respect to the fourth quarter of 2008, paid in the
amount of $0.30 per common share outstanding, and paid in cash or additional
common shares, resulting in the issuance of an additional 2,112,604 common
shares and aggregate cash payments of approximately $9.9 million. This table
should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial
statements and related notes included in our annual report for the year ended
December 31, 2008 on Form 20-F that was filed with the SEC on March 24, 2009,
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      long-term debt is guaranteed by our vessel owning subsidiaries and is
      secured by first priority ship mortgages over our vessels and pledges on
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refer to the section entitled "Description of Capital Stock" on page 7 of the
accompanying prospectus for a summary description of our common shares being
offered hereby.</font></div>
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should carefully read the discussion of the principal U.S. federal income tax,
Bermuda and Liberian tax considerations associated with our operations and the
acquisition, ownership and disposition of our common shares set forth in the
section of our annual report on Form&#160;20-F for the year ended
December&#160;31, 2008, entitled "Additional Information&#8212;Taxation," which
provides certain additional information that may be relevant to an investment
decision by U.S. Holders (as such term is defined in the discussion included in
our annual report on Form&#160;20-F). In the event the U.S. Internal Revenue
Service were to find that we are or have been a Passive Foreign Investment
Company for any taxable year, we intend to notify the investing public of such
finding via a press release and to make pertinent tax information available via
the "Tax Treatment" Section of our public website <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">http://www.shipfinance.org</font>.
This web address is provided as an inactive textual reference and does not
constitute a part of this prospectus supplement.</font></div>
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entered into the Sales Agreement with Merrill Lynch under which we may issue and
sell from time to time up to 7,000,000 of our common shares through Merrill
Lynch as our sales agent. Sales of our common shares, if any, will be made by
means of ordinary brokers' transactions on the NYSE or otherwise at market
prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to prevailing market
prices, or at negotiated prices. As agent, Merrill Lynch will not engage in any
transactions that stabilize our common shares.</font></div>
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terms of the Sales Agreement, we also may sell our common shares to Merrill
Lynch as principal for its own account at a price agreed upon at the time of
sale. Merrill Lynch may offer the common shares sold to it as principal from
time to time through public or private transactions at market prices prevailing
at the time of sale, at fixed prices, at negotiated prices, at various prices
determined at the time of sale, or at prices related to prevailing market
prices.</font></div>
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Lynch will offer the common shares subject to the terms and conditions of the
Sales Agreement on a daily basis or as otherwise agreed upon by us and Merrill
Lynch. We will designate the maximum amount and minimum price of common shares
to be sold through Merrill Lynch on a daily basis or otherwise determine such
amounts together with Merrill Lynch. Subject to the terms and conditions of the
Sales Agreement, Merrill Lynch will use its commercially reasonable efforts to
sell on our behalf all of the designated common shares. We may instruct Merrill
Lynch not to sell common shares if the sales cannot be effected at or above the
price designated by us in any such instruction. We or Merrill Lynch may suspend
the offering of common shares being made through Merrill Lynch under the Sales
Agreement upon proper notice to the other party.</font></div>
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Lynch will receive from us a commission equal to 2.00% of the gross sales price
per share for any common shares sold through it as our sales agent under the
Sales Agreement. The remaining sales proceeds, after deducting any expenses
payable by us and any transaction fees imposed by any governmental, regulatory,
or self-regulatory organization in connection with the sales, will equal our net
proceeds for the sale of such common shares.</font></div>
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Lynch will provide written confirmation to us following the close of trading on
the NYSE each day in which common shares are sold by it for us under the Sales
Agreement. Each confirmation will include the number of common shares sold on
that day, the gross sales price per common share, the net proceeds to us, and
the compensation payable by us to Merrill Lynch.</font></div>
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for sales of common shares will occur, unless the parties agree otherwise, on
the third business day that is also a trading day following the date on which
any sales were made in return for payment of the net proceeds to us. There is no
arrangement for funds to be received in an escrow, trust, or similar
arrangement.</font></div>
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report at least quarterly the number of common shares sold through Merrill Lynch
under the Sales Agreement, the net proceeds to us, and the compensation paid by
us to Merrill Lynch in connection with the sales of common shares.</font></div>
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connection with the sale of the common shares on our behalf, Merrill Lynch may
be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and the compensation paid to Merrill
Lynch may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts. We have agreed
in the Sales Agreement to provide indemnification and contribution to Merrill
Lynch against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act.</font></div>
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ordinary course of their business, Merrill Lynch and/or its affiliates have in
the past performed, and may continue to perform, investment banking, broker
dealer, lending, financial advisory, or other services for us for which they
have received, or may receive, separate fees.</font></div>
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Merrill Lynch or we have reason to believe that the exemptive provisions set
forth in Rule 101(c)(1) of Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 are not satisfied, that party will promptly notify the other and sales of
common shares under the Sales Agreement will be suspended until that or other
exemptive provisions have been satisfied in the judgment of Merrill Lynch and
us.</font></div>
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estimate that the total expenses of the offering payable by us, excluding
discounts and commissions payable to Merrill Lynch under the Sales Agreement,
will be approximately $150,000.</font></div>
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offering of common shares pursuant to the Sales Agreement will terminate upon
the earlier of (1) the sale of up to 7,000,000 of our common shares offered by
this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and (2) the
termination of the Sales Agreement by either Merrill Lynch or us.</font></div>
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legal matters regarding the common shares will be passed upon for the Company by
Seward &amp; Kissel LLP, New York, New York, as to matters of United States and
New York law, and by Mello Jones &amp; Martin, Hamilton, Bermuda, as to matters
of Bermuda law. Certain legal matters regarding the common shares will be passed
upon for Merrill Lynch by Cravath, Swaine &amp; Moore LLP, New York, New
York.</font></div>
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consolidated financial statements of Ship Finance International Limited for the
years ended December&#160;31, 2006, 2007 and 2008, incorporated into this
prospectus supplement by reference from the Company's annual report on
Form&#160;20-F for the year ended December&#160;31, 2008, have been audited by
MSPC, Certified Public Accountants and Advisors, A Professional Corporation, as
set forth in their report therein, and incorporated by reference herein. Such
consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in
reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in
accounting and auditing.</font></div>
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filed with the SEC a registration statement including exhibits and schedules
thereto on Form&#160;F-3 under the Securities Act with respect to the common
shares offered hereby. This prospectus supplement, which forms&#160;a part of
the registration statement, does not contain all of the information in the
registration statement, as permitted by SEC rules and regulations. For further
information with respect to the Company and the common shares offered hereby,
reference is made to the registration statement. In addition, we are subject to
the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
file reports and other information with the SEC. You can read and copy any
materials we file with the SEC at its Public Reference Room at 100&#160;F
Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You can obtain information about the
operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains a web site that contains information we
file electronically, which you can access over the internet at <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">http://www.sec.gov.</font></font></div>
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allows us to "incorporate by reference" information that we file with, or
furnish to, it. This means that we can disclose important information to you by
referring you to those filed documents. The information incorporated by
reference is considered to be a part of this prospectus supplement, and
information that we file later with the SEC before all of the securities offered
by this prospectus are sold will also be considered to be part of this
prospectus supplement and will automatically update and supersede previously
filed information, including information contained in this
document.&#160;&#160;Please see the section of the accompanying prospectus
entitled "Where You Can Find Additional Information" for a list of the documents
that we have filed with, or furnished to, the SEC and that are incorporated by
reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying
prospectus.</font></div>
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also incorporating by reference all subsequent annual reports on Form 20-F that
we file with the SEC and any current reports on Form 6-K that we furnish to the
SEC after the date of this prospectus supplement that state they are
incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement until we file a
post-effective amendment indicating that the offering of the securities made by
this prospectus has been terminated. In all cases, you should rely on the later
information over different information included in this prospectus or prospectus
supplement.</font></div>
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provide without charge to each person to whom this prospectus is delivered a
copy of any or all of the foregoing documents, and any other documents that are
incorporated herein by reference (other than exhibits, unless those exhibits are
specifically incorporated by reference into those documents) upon written or
oral request. Requests for those documents should be directed to our principal
executive office at the following address:</font></div>
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800-715-6374</font></div>
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debt securities, which may be guaranteed by one or more of our
subsidiaries,</font></div>
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purchase contracts, and</font></div>
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units.</font></div>
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aggregate offering price of all securities issued under this prospectus may not
exceed $500,000,000.</font></div>
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prices and other terms of the securities that we will offer will be determined
at the time of their offering and will be described in a supplement to this
prospectus.</font></div>
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common shares are currently listed on The New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol &#8220;SFL.&#8221;</font></div>
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securities issued under this prospectus may be offered directly or through
underwriters, agents or dealers.&#160;&#160;The names of any underwriters,
agents or dealers will be included in a supplement to this
prospectus.</font></div>
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investment in these securities involves risks.&#160;&#160;See the section
entitled &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; beginning on page 3 of this prospectus and in our Form
20-F for the year ended December 31, 2008, and other risk factors contained in
the applicable prospectus supplement and in the documents incorporated by
reference herein and therein.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Neither
the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has
approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is
truthful or complete.&#160;&#160;Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.</font></div>
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of this prospectus is May 6, 2009</font></div>
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CONTENTS</font><br><br>
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                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.75; MARGIN-RIGHT: 36pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><a name="mptableofcontents">PROSPECTUS SUMMARY</a></font></div>
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                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.75; MARGIN-RIGHT: 36pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">CAUTIONARY
      STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS</font></div>
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                      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.75; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4</font></div>
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      OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES</font></div>
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otherwise indicated, all dollar references in this prospectus are to U.S.
dollars and financial information presented in this prospectus that is derived
from financial statements incorporated by reference is prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.</font></div>
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prospectus is part of a registration statement we filed with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission, or the Commission, using a shelf registration
process.&#160;&#160;Under the shelf registration process, we may sell the common
shares, preferred shares, debt securities (and related guarantees), warrants,
purchase contracts and units described in this prospectus in one or more
offerings up to a dollar amount of $500,000,000.&#160;&#160;This prospectus
provides you with a general description of the securities we may
offer.&#160;&#160;Each time we offer securities, we will provide you with a
prospectus supplement that will describe the specific amounts, prices and terms
of the offered securities.&#160;&#160;The prospectus supplement may also add,
update or change the information contained in this prospectus.&#160;&#160;You
should read carefully both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement,
together with the additional information described below.</font></div>
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prospectus does not contain all the information provided in the registration
statement that we filed with the Commission.&#160;&#160;For further information
about us or the securities offered hereby, you should refer to that registration
statement, which you can obtain from the Commission as described below under
&#8220;Where You Can Find Additional Information.&#8221;</font></div>
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we otherwise specify, when used in this prospectus, the terms &#8220;Ship Finance
International Limited,&#8221; &#8220;Ship Finance,&#8221; &#8220;Company,&#8221; &#8220;we,&#8221; &#8220;us,&#8221; and &#8220;our&#8221; refer
to Ship Finance International Limited and its subsidiaries. Our functional
currency is in the U.S. dollar as all of our revenues are received in U.S.
dollars and a majority of our expenditures are made in U.S. dollars. All
references in this prospectus to &#8220;$&#8221; or &#8220;dollars&#8221; are to U.S.
dollars.</font></div>
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leading international ship-owning company with one of the largest and most
diverse asset bases across the maritime and offshore industries.&#160;&#160;As
of May 4, 2009, our tanker and drybulk operating assets consisted of 44 vessels,
including 33 crude-oil tankers, eight oil/bulk/ore carriers, or OBOs, one
drybulk carrier and two chemical tankers.&#160;&#160;In the container sector we
own eight container vessels, and in the offshore energy sector we own six
offshore supply vessels, two jack-up drilling rigs, one ultra-deepwater
drillship, and two ultra-deepwater semi-submersible drilling rigs.&#160;&#160;We
also have an order-book of two Suezmax tankers, which we have agreed to sell
upon delivery from the shipyard, and five container vessels.</font></div>
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holding company incorporated under the laws of Bermuda.&#160;&#160;We operate
through our vessel owning and other subsidiaries incorporated in Bermuda,
Liberia, Norway, Cyprus, Singapore, Malta, the Marshall Islands and the United
States. Our principal offices are maintained at Par-la-Ville Place, 14
Par-la-Ville Road, Hamilton, HM 08, Bermuda. Our telephone number at that
address is +1 (441)&#160;295-9500.</font></div>
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exchangeable into one or more of the securities listed above.</font></div>
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prospectus supplement will describe the specific types, amounts, prices, and
detailed terms of any of these offered securities and may describe certain risks
in addition to those set forth below associated with an investment in the
securities. Terms used in the prospectus supplement will have the meanings
described in this prospectus, unless otherwise specified.</font></div>
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investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk.&#160;&#160;In
addition to the risk factor set forth below, you should carefully consider the
risks and the discussion of risks under the heading &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; in our annual
report for the year ended December 31, 2008 on Form 20-F, filed with the
Commission on March 24, 2009, and the documents we have incorporated by
reference in this prospectus that summarize the risks that may materially affect
our business before making an investment in our securities. Please see the
section in this prospectus entitled &#8220;Where You Can Find Additional Information &#8211;
Information Incorporated by Reference.&#8221; In addition, prospective U.S. Holders of
our common shares (as such term is defined in the discussion of &#8220;Taxation&#8221; in
our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2008) should
consider the significant U.S. tax consequences relating to the ownership of our
common shares as discussed in the section of this prospectus entitled &#8220;Tax
Considerations.&#8221; Furthermore, you should also consider carefully the risks set
forth under the heading &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; in any prospectus supplement before
investing in any securities offered by this prospectus. The occurrence of one or
more of those risk factors could adversely impact our results of operations or
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STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS</font></div>
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discussed in this prospectus may constitute forward-looking
statements.&#160;&#160;The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
provides safe harbor protections for forward-looking statements in order to
encourage companies to provide prospective information about their
business.&#160;&#160;Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to,
statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or
performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other
than statements of historical facts.</font></div>
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Finance International Limited, or the Company, desires to take advantage of the
safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
and is including this cautionary statement pursuant to this safe harbor
legislation.&#160;&#160;This prospectus and any other written or oral statements
made by us or on our behalf may include forward-looking statements, which
reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial
performance.&#160;&#160;The words &#8220;believe,&#8221; &#8220;anticipate,&#8221; &#8220;intend,&#8221; &#8220;estimate,&#8221;
&#8220;forecast,&#8221; &#8220;project,&#8221; &#8220;plan,&#8221; &#8220;potential,&#8221; &#8220;may,&#8221; &#8220;should,&#8221; &#8220;expect&#8221; and
similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.</font></div>
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forward-looking statements in this document are based upon various assumptions,
many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without
limitation, management&#8217;s examination of historical operating trends, data
contained in our records and other data available from third
parties.&#160;&#160;Although we believe that these assumptions were reasonable
when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant
uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and
are beyond our control, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or accomplish
these expectations, beliefs or projections.</font></div>
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addition to these important factors and matters discussed elsewhere herein,
important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ
materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the
strength of world economies, fluctuations in currencies and interest rates,
general market conditions including fluctuations in charterhire rates and vessel
values, changes in demand in the markets in which we operate, changes in demand
resulting from changes in the petroleum production levels of the Organization of
the Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, and world wide oil consumption and
storage, developments regarding the technologies relating to oil exploration,
changes in market demand in countries which import commodities and finished
goods and changes in the amount and location of the production of those
commodities and finished goods, increased inspection procedures and more
restrictive import and export controls, changes in our operating expenses,
including bunker prices, drydocking and insurance costs, performance of our
charterers and other counterparties with whom we deal, timely delivery of
vessels under construction within the contracted price, 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,
piracy or political events, and other important factors described under the
heading &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; in this prospectus, in any applicable prospectus
supplement and in our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31,
2008, as well as those described from time to time in the reports filed by the
Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.</font></div>
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prospectus contains assumptions, expectations, projections, intentions and
beliefs about future events.&#160;&#160;These statements are intended as
forward-looking statements.&#160;&#160;We may also from time to time make
forward-looking statements in our periodic reports that we will file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, other information sent to our security
holders, and other written materials.&#160;&#160;We caution that assumptions,
expectations, projections, intentions and beliefs about future events may and
often do vary from actual results and the differences can be
material.</font></div>
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undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statements contained in this prospectus, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except as required by law.&#160;&#160;In light of
these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed
in this prospectus might not occur, and our actual results could differ
materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking
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repayment of indebtedness, working capital, to make vessel or other acquisitions
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offices are located outside of the U.S. in Hamilton, Bermuda. A majority of our
directors, officers and the experts named in the prospectus reside outside the
U.S. In addition, a substantial portion of our assets and the assets of our
directors, officers and experts are located outside of the U.S. As a result, you
may have difficulty serving legal process within the U.S. upon us or any of
these persons. You may also have difficulty enforcing, both in and outside the
U.S., judgments you may obtain in U.S. courts against us or these persons in any
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in original actions brought in those courts predicated on U.S. federal or state
securities laws.</font></div>
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Memorandum of Association of the Company has previously been filed as Exhibit
3.1 to Ship Finance International Limited&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form F-4
(File No. 333-115705), filed on May 21, 2004 with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and is incorporated by reference herein.</font></div>
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purposes and powers of the Company are set forth in Items 6(1) and 7(a) through
(h) of our Memorandum of Association and in the Second Schedule of the Bermuda
Companies Act of 1981.&#160;&#160;These purposes include exploring, drilling,
moving, transporting and refining petroleum and hydro-carbon products, including
oil and oil products; acquiring, owning, chartering, selling, managing and
operating ships and aircraft; the entering into of any guarantee, contract,
indemnity or suretyship to assure, support, secure, with or without the
consideration or benefit, the performance of any obligations of any person or
persons; and the borrowing and raising of money in any currency or currencies to
secure or discharge any debt or obligation in any manner.</font></div>
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2007 Annual General Meeting of the Company, the shareholders voted to amend the
Company&#8217;s Bye-laws to ensure conformity with recent revisions to the Bermuda
Companies Act 1981, as amended. These amended Bye-laws of the Company, as
adopted by the Company&#8217;s shareholders on September 28, 2007 have been filed as
Exhibit 1 to the Company&#8217;s 6-K filed on October 22, 2007, and are hereby
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committee authorized under Bye-law 98, resident representative or their
respective heirs, executors or administrators to the company for any loss
arising or liability attaching to him by virtue of any rule of law in respect of
any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust of which the officer
or person may be guilty.&#160;&#160;Bermuda law also grants companies the power
generally to indemnify directors, alternate directors and officers of the
Company and any members authorized under Bye-law 98, resident representatives or
their respective heirs, executors or administrators if any such person was or is
a party or threatened to be made a party to a threatened, pending or completed
action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a
director, alternate director or officer of the Company or member of a committee
authorized under Bye-law 98, resident representative or their respective heirs,
executors or administrators or was serving in a similar capacity for another
entity at the company&#8217;s request.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Our
shareholders have no pre-emptive, subscription, redemption, conversion or
sinking fund rights. Shareholders are entitled to one vote for each share held
of record on all matters submitted to a vote of our shareholders. Shareholders
have no cumulative voting rights. Shareholders are entitled to dividends if and
when they are declared by our Board of Directors, subject to any preferred
dividend right of holders of any preference shares. Directors to be elected by
shareholders require a simple majority of votes cast at a meeting at which a
quorum is present. For all other matters, unless a different majority is
required by law or our Bye-laws, resolutions to be approved by shareholders
require approval by a simple majority of votes cast at a meeting at which a
quorum is present.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Upon our
liquidation, dissolution or winding up, shareholders will be entitled under
Bermuda law to receive, ratably, our net assets available after the payment of
all our debts and liabilities and any preference amount owed to any preference
shareholders. The rights of shareholders, including the right to elect
directors, are subject to the rights of any series of preference shares we may
issue in the future.</font></div>
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Bye-laws, annual meetings of shareholders will be held at a time and place
selected by our Board of Directors each calendar year. Special meetings of
shareholders may be called by our Board of Directors at any time and, pursuant
to Bermuda law, special meetings must be called at the request of shareholders
holding at least 10% of our paid-up share capital carrying the right to vote at
general meetings. Under our Bye-laws, five days&#8217; notice of an annual meeting or
any special meeting must be given to each shareholder entitled to vote at that
meeting. Under Bermuda law, accidental failure to give notice will not
invalidate proceedings at a meeting. Our Board of Directors may set a record
date at any time before or after any date on which such notice is
dispatched.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Special
rights attaching to any class of our shares may be altered or abrogated with the
consent in writing of not less than 75% of the issued shares of that class or
with the sanction of a resolution passed at a separate general meeting of the
holders of such shares voting in person or by proxy.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Our
Bye-laws do not prohibit a director from being a party to, or otherwise having
an interest in, any transaction or arrangement with the Company or in which the
Company is otherwise interested.&#160;&#160;Our Bye-laws provide our Board of
Directors the authority to exercise all of the powers of the Company to borrow
money and to mortgage or charge all or any part of our property and assets as
collateral security for any debt, liability or obligation.&#160;&#160;Our
directors are not required to retire because of their age, and our directors are
not required to be holders of our common shares.&#160;&#160;Directors serve for
one year terms, and shall serve until re-elected or until their successors are
appointed at the next annual general meeting.</font></div>
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Bye-laws provide that no director, alternate director, officer, person or member
of a committee authorized under Bye-law 98, if any, resident representative, or
his heirs, executors or administrators, which we refer to collectively as an
indemnitee, is liable for the acts, receipts, neglects, or defaults of any other
such person or any person involved in our formation, or for any loss or expense
incurred by us through the insufficiency or deficiency of title to any property
acquired by us, or for the insufficiency or deficiency of any security in or
upon which any of our monies shall be invested, or for any loss or damage
arising from the bankruptcy, insolvency, or tortuous act of any person with whom
any monies, securities, or effects shall be deposited, or for any loss
occasioned by any error of judgment, omission, default, or oversight on his
part, or for any other loss, damage or misfortune whatever which shall happen in
relation to the execution of his duties, or supposed duties, to us or otherwise
in relation thereto.&#160;&#160;Each indemnitee will be indemnified and held
harmless out of our funds to the fullest extent permitted by Bermuda law against
all liabilities, loss, damage or expense (including but not limited to
liabilities under contract, tort and statute or any applicable foreign law or
regulation and all reasonable legal and other costs and expenses properly
payable) incurred or suffered by him as such director, alternate director,
officer, committee member or resident representative in his reasonable belief
that he has been so appointed or elected notwithstanding any defect in such
appointment or election.&#160;&#160;In addition, each indemnitee shall be
indemnified against all liabilities incurred in defending any proceedings,
whether civil or criminal, in which judgment is given in such indemnitee&#8217;s
favor, or in which he is acquitted.&#160;&#160;We are authorized to purchase
insurance to cover any liability an indemnitee may incur under the
indemnification provisions of our Bye-laws.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Authorized
Capitalization</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Under our
amended Memorandum of Association, our authorized capital consists of
125,000,000 common shares, which may include related purchase rights for our
common or preferred shares, having a par value of $1.00 each, of which
74,856,341 are issued and outstanding as of May 4, 2009.</font></div>
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History</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">We were
formed in October of 2003 with an authorized share capital of $12,000, divided
into shares of $1.00 each.&#160;&#160;In connection with our partial spin-off
from Frontline in June 2004, our authorized share capital was increased to
125,000,000 shares, each having a par value of $1.00, of which 73,925,837 were
issued and outstanding immediately after the partial spin-off.&#160;&#160;In
July 2004, we issued 1,600,000 common shares in a private placement for the
price of $15.75 per share.&#160;&#160;Immediately following the issuance of
these shares our total outstanding shares were 75,525,837.&#160;&#160;Between
November 2004 and January 2006 the Company purchased and cancelled 2,782,100
shares, leaving issued share capital of 72,743,737 common shares at December 31,
2007 and 2006.</font></div>
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November 2006, the Board of Directors approved the Ship Finance International
Limited Share Option Scheme (the &#8220;Option Scheme&#8221;). The Option Scheme permits the
Board of Directors, at its discretion, to grant options to employees and
directors of the Company or its subsidiaries. The fair value cost of options
granted is recognized in the statement of operations, with a corresponding
amount credited to contributed surplus.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
October 2007, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a share repurchase
program of up to seven million shares. Initially the program is to be financed
through the use of Total Return Swap, or TRS, transactions indexed to the
Company&#8217;s own shares, whereby the counterparty acquires shares in the Company,
and the Company carries the risk of fluctuations in the share price of the
acquired shares. The settlement amount for each TRS transaction will be (A) the
proceeds on sale of the shares plus all dividends received by the counterparty
while holding the shares, less (B) the cost of purchasing the shares and the
counterparty&#8217;s financing costs. Settlement will be either a payment from or to
the counterparty, depending on whether A is more or less than
B.&#160;&#160;There is no obligation for the Company to purchase any shares from
the counterparty and this arrangement has been recorded as a derivative
transaction, with the fair value of each TRS recognized as an asset or liability
and changes in fair values recognized in the consolidated statement of
operations.&#160;&#160;The Company did not repurchase any common shares for
cancellation in 2008.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
February 2009, we declared a quarterly dividend with respect to the quarter
ended December 31, 2008 in the amount of $0.30 on each of our outstanding common
shares payable to shareholders of record as of March 9,
2009.&#160;&#160;Shareholders of record were paid a dividend on each outstanding
common share in cash, or upon the election of the holder of such common share,
in newly issued common shares.&#160;&#160;As a result of the elections to
receive such dividend in additional common shares, on April 17, 2009, we issued
an additional 2,112,604 common shares.</font></div>
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Shares</font></div>
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outstanding common share entitles the holder to one vote on all matters
submitted to a vote of shareholders. Subject to preferences that may be
applicable to any outstanding preferred shares, holders of common shares are
entitled to receive ratably all dividends, if any, declared by our Board of
Directors out of funds legally available for dividends. Upon our dissolution or
liquidation or the sale of all or substantially all of our assets, after payment
in full of all amounts required to be paid to creditors and to the holders of
preferred shares having liquidation preferences, if any, the holders of our
common shares will be entitled to receive pro rata our remaining assets
available for distribution. Holders of common shares do not have conversion,
redemption or preemptive rights to subscribe to any of our securities. The
rights, preferences and privileges of holders of common shares are subject to
the rights of the holders of any preferred shares which we may issue in the
future.</font></div>
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Shares</font></div>
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material terms of any series of preferred shares that we offer through a
prospectus supplement will be described in that prospectus
supplement.&#160;&#160;Our Board of Directors is authorized to provide for the
issuance of preferred shares in one or more series with designations as may be
stated in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of such
preferred shares.&#160;&#160;At the time that any series of our preferred shares
is authorized, our Board of Directors will fix the dividend rights, any
conversion rights, any voting rights, redemption provisions, liquidation
preferences and any other rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of
that series, as well as the number of shares constituting that series and their
designation.&#160;&#160;Our Board of Directors could, without shareholder
approval, cause us to issue preferred stock which has voting, conversion and
other rights that could adversely affect the holders of our common shares or
make it more difficult to effect a change in control.&#160;&#160;Our preferred
shares could be used to dilute the share ownership of persons seeking to obtain
control of us and thereby hinder a possible takeover attempt which, if our
shareholders were offered a premium over the market value of their shares, might
be viewed as being beneficial to our shareholders. In addition, our preferred
shares could be issued with voting, conversion and other rights and preferences
which would adversely affect the voting power and other rights of holders of our
common shares.</font></div>
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issue warrants to purchase our debt or equity securities or securities of third
parties or other rights, including rights to receive payment in cash or
securities based on the value, rate or price of one or more specified
commodities, currencies, securities or indices, or any combination of the
foregoing.&#160;&#160;Warrants may be issued independently or together with any
other securities and may be attached to, or separate from, such
securities.&#160;&#160;Each series of warrants will be issued under a separate
warrant agreement to be entered into between us and a warrant
agent.&#160;&#160;The terms of any warrants to be issued and a description of
the material provisions of the applicable warrant agreement will be set forth in
the applicable prospectus supplement.</font></div>
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applicable prospectus supplement will describe the following terms of any
warrants in respect of which this prospectus is being delivered:</font></div>
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      securities based on the value, rate or price of one or more specified
      commodities, currencies, securities or indices, or any combination of the
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      price at which and the currency or currencies, in which the securities or
      other rights purchasable upon exercise of such warrants may be
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issue debt securities from time to time in one or more series, under one or more
indentures, each dated as of a date on or prior to the issuance of the debt
securities to which it relates.&#160;&#160;We may issue senior debt securities
and subordinated debt securities pursuant to separate indentures, a senior
indenture and a subordinated indenture, respectively, in each case between us
and the trustee named in the indenture.&#160;&#160;These indentures will be
filed either as exhibits to an amendment to this Registration Statement or to a
prospectus supplement, or as an exhibit to a Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or
the Exchange Act, report that will be incorporated by reference to the
Registration Statement or a prospectus supplement.&#160;&#160;We will refer to
any or all of these reports as &#8220;subsequent filings&#8221;.&#160;&#160;The senior
indenture and the subordinated indenture, as amended or supplemented from time
to time, are sometimes referred to individually as an &#8220;indenture&#8221; and
collectively as the &#8220;indentures&#8221;.&#160;&#160;Each indenture will be subject to
and governed by the Trust Indenture Act.&#160;&#160;The aggregate principal
amount of debt securities which may be issued under each indenture will be
unlimited and each indenture will contain the specific terms of any series of
debt securities or provide that those terms must be set forth in or determined
pursuant to, an authorizing resolution, as defined in the applicable prospectus
supplement, and/or a supplemental indenture, if any, relating to such
series.</font></div>
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of our subsidiaries may guarantee the debt securities we offer.&#160;&#160;Those
guarantees may or may not be secured by liens, mortgages, and security interests
in the assets of those subsidiaries.&#160;&#160;The terms and conditions of any
such subsidiary guarantees, and a description of any such liens, mortgages or
security interests, will be set forth in the prospectus supplement that will
accompany this prospectus.</font></div>
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statements below relating to the debt securities and the indentures are
summaries of their anticipated provisions, are not complete and are subject to,
and are qualified in their entirety by reference to, all of the provisions of
the applicable indenture and any applicable United States federal income tax
considerations as well as any applicable modifications of or additions to the
general terms described below in the applicable prospectus supplement or
supplemental indenture.</font></div>
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indenture limits the amount of debt securities which may be
issued.&#160;&#160;The debt securities may be issued in one or more
series.&#160;&#160;The senior debt securities will be unsecured and will rank on
a parity with all of our other unsecured and unsubordinated
indebtedness.&#160;&#160;Each series of subordinated debt securities will be
unsecured and subordinated to all present and future senior
indebtedness.&#160;&#160;Any such debt securities will be described in an
accompanying prospectus supplement.</font></div>
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should read the subsequent filings relating to the particular series of debt
securities for the following terms of the offered debt securities:</font></div>
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      which interest will accrue, the dates on which interest will be payable,
      the date on which payment of interest will commence and the regular record
      dates for interest payment dates;</font></div>
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      and any other terms and provisions of optional or mandatory
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      securities, which may not be inconsistent with the applicable
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filings may include additional terms not listed above.&#160;&#160;Unless
otherwise indicated in subsequent filings with the Commission relating to the
indenture, principal, premium and interest will be payable and the debt
securities will be transferable at the corporate trust office of the applicable
trustee.&#160;&#160;Unless other arrangements are made or set forth in
subsequent filings or in a supplemental indenture, principal, premium and
interest will be paid by checks mailed to the holders at their registered
addresses.</font></div>
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otherwise indicated in subsequent filings with the Commission, the debt
securities will be issued only in fully registered form without coupons, in
denominations of $1,000 or any integral multiple thereof.&#160;&#160;No service
charge will be made for any transfer or exchange of the debt securities, but we
may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental
charge payable in connection with these debt securities.</font></div>
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all of the debt securities may be issued as discounted debt securities, bearing
no interest or interest at a rate which at the time of issuance is below market
rates, to be sold at a substantial discount below the stated principal
amount.&#160;&#160;United States federal income tax consequences and other
special considerations applicable to any discounted securities will be described
in subsequent filings with the Commission relating to those
securities.</font></div>
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you to applicable subsequent filings with respect to any deletions or additions
or modifications from the description contained in this prospectus.</font></div>
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senior debt securities will rank on an equal basis with all our other unsecured
debt except subordinated debt.</font></div>
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indenture.&#160;&#160;Subordinated debt will rank subordinate and junior in
right of payment, to the extent set forth in the subordinated debt indenture, to
all our senior debt (both secured and unsecured).</font></div>
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general, the holders of all senior debt are first entitled to receive payment of
the full amount unpaid on senior debt before the holders of any of the
subordinated debt securities are entitled to receive a payment on account of the
principal or interest on the indebtedness evidenced by the subordinated debt
securities in certain events.</font></div>
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default in the payment of any principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on
any senior debt when it becomes due and payable after any applicable grace
period, then, unless and until the default is cured or waived or ceases to
exist, we cannot make a payment on account of or redeem or otherwise acquire the
subordinated debt securities.</font></div>
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liquidation or other similar proceeding relating to us or our property, then all
senior debt must be paid in full before any payment may be made to any holders
of subordinated debt securities.</font></div>
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if we default in the payment of the principal of and accrued interest on any
subordinated debt securities that is declared due and payable upon an event of
default under the subordinated debt indenture, holders of all our senior debt
will first be entitled to receive payment in full in cash before holders of such
subordinated debt can receive any payments.</font></div>
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series of offered debt securities may have covenants in addition to or differing
from those included in the applicable indenture which will be described in
subsequent filings prepared in connection with the offering of such securities,
limiting or restricting, among other things:</font></div>
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indenture and the rights of the respective holders may be modified by us only
with the consent of holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the outstanding debt securities of all series under the respective
indenture affected by the modification, taken together as a
class.&#160;&#160;But no modification that:</font></div>
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      the rate of or changes the interest payment time on any security or alters
      its redemption provisions (other than any alteration to any such section
      which would not materially adversely affect the legal rights of any holder
      under the indenture) or the price at which we are required to offer to
      purchase the securities;</font></div>
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      of, or postpone the date fixed for, the payment of any sinking fund or
      analogous obligation;</font></div>
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      a default or event of default in the payment of the principal of or
      interest, if any, on any security (except a rescission of acceleration of
      the securities of any series by the holders of at least a majority in
      principal amount of the outstanding securities of that series and a waiver
      of the payment default that resulted from such
    acceleration);</font></div>
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      the principal of or interest, if any, on any security payable in any
      currency other than that stated in the
security;</font></div>
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      any change with respect to holders&#8217; rights to receive principal and
      interest, the terms pursuant to which defaults can be waived, certain
      modifications affecting shareholders or certain currency-related issues;
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      provisions with respect to the redemption of any
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effective against any holder without his consent.&#160;&#160;In addition, other
terms as specified in subsequent filings may be modified without the consent of
the holders.</font></div>
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indenture defines an event of default for the debt securities of any series as
being any one of the following events:</font></div>
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due;</font></div>
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      in the performance of any covenant in the debt securities or the
      applicable indenture which continues for 60 days after we receive notice
      of the default;</font></div>
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      under a bond, debenture, note or other evidence of indebtedness for
      borrowed money by us or our subsidiaries (to the extent we are directly
      responsible or liable therefor) having a principal amount in excess of a
      minimum amount set forth in the applicable subsequent filing, whether such
      indebtedness now exists or is hereafter created, which default shall have
      resulted in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable
      prior to the date on which it would otherwise have become due and payable,
      without such acceleration having been rescinded or annulled or cured
      within 30 days after we receive notice of the default;
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reorganization.</font></div>
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of default of one series of debt securities does not necessarily constitute an
event of default with respect to any other series of debt
securities.</font></div>
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be such other or different events of default as described in an applicable
subsequent filing with respect to any class or series of offered debt
securities.</font></div>
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an event of default occurs and continues for the debt securities of any series,
the applicable trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate
principal amount of the debt securities then outstanding of that series may
declare the principal and accrued but unpaid interest of the debt securities of
that series to be due and payable.&#160;&#160;Any event of default for the debt
securities of any series which has been cured may be waived by the holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of that series
then outstanding.</font></div>
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indenture requires us to file annually after debt securities are issued under
that indenture with the applicable trustee a written statement signed by two of
our officers as to the absence of material defaults under the terms of that
indenture.&#160;&#160;Each indenture provides that the applicable trustee may
withhold notice to the holders of any default if it considers it in the interest
of the holders to do so, except notice of a default in payment of principal,
premium or interest.</font></div>
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to the duties of the trustee in case an event of default occurs and continues,
each indenture provides that the trustee is under no obligation to exercise any
of its rights or powers under that indenture at the request, order or direction
of holders unless the holders have offered to the trustee reasonable
indemnity.&#160;&#160;Subject to these provisions for indemnification and the
rights of the trustee, each indenture provides that the holders of a majority in
principal amount of the debt securities of any series then outstanding have the
right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any
remedy available to the trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on
the trustee as long as the exercise of that right does not conflict with any law
or the indenture.</font></div>
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of each indenture provide us with the option to be discharged from any and all
obligations in respect of the debt securities issued thereunder upon the deposit
with the trustee, in trust, of money or U.S. government obligations, or both,
which through the payment of interest and principal in accordance with their
terms will provide money in an amount sufficient to pay any installment of
principal, premium and interest on, and any mandatory sinking fund payments in
respect of, the debt securities on the stated maturity of the payments in
accordance with the terms of the debt securities and the indenture governing the
debt securities.&#160;&#160;This right may only be exercised if, among other
things, we have received from, or there has been published by, the United States
Internal Revenue Service a ruling to the effect that such a discharge will not
be deemed, or result in, a taxable event with respect to
holders.&#160;&#160;This discharge would not apply to our obligations to
register the transfer or exchange of debt securities, to replace stolen, lost or
mutilated debt securities, to maintain paying agencies and hold moneys for
payment in trust.</font></div>
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provide us with the right to omit complying with specified covenants and that
specified events of default described in a subsequent filing will not apply. In
order to exercise this right, we will be required to deposit with the trustee
money or U.S. government obligations, or both, which through the payment of
interest and principal will provide money in an amount sufficient to pay
principal, premium, if any, and interest on, and any mandatory sinking fund
payments in respect of, the debt securities on the stated maturity of such
payments in accordance with the terms of the debt securities and the indenture
governing such debt securities. We will also be required to deliver to the
trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that the deposit and related
covenant defeasance should not cause the holders of such series to recognize
income, gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes.</font></div>
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subsequent filing may further describe the provisions, if any, of any particular
series of offered debt securities permitting a discharge
defeasance.</font></div>
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Guarantees</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Certain
of our subsidiaries may guarantee the debt securities we offer.&#160;&#160;In
that case, the terms and conditions of the subsidiary guarantees will be set
forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.&#160;&#160;Unless we indicate
differently in the applicable prospectus supplement, if any of our subsidiaries
guarantee any of our debt securities that are subordinated to any of our senior
indebtedness, then the subsidiary guarantees will be subordinated to the senior
indebtedness of such subsidiary to the same extent as our debt securities are
subordinated to our senior indebtedness.</font></div>
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Securities</font></div>
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securities of a series may be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or
more global securities that will be deposited with, or on behalf of, a
depository identified in an applicable subsequent filing and registered in the
name of the depository or a nominee for the depository. In such a case, one or
more global securities will be issued in a denomination or aggregate
denominations equal to the portion of the aggregate principal amount of
outstanding debt securities of the series to be represented by the global
security or securities. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for
debt securities in definitive certificated form, a global security may not be
transferred except as a whole by the depository for the global security to a
nominee of the depository or by a nominee of the depository to the depository or
another nominee of the depository or by the depository or any nominee to a
successor depository for that series or a nominee of the successor depository
and except in the circumstances described in an applicable subsequent
filing.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">We expect
that the following provisions will apply to depository arrangements for any
portion of a series of debt securities to be represented by a global
security.&#160;&#160;Any additional or different terms of the depository
arrangement will be described in an applicable subsequent filing.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Upon the
issuance of any global security, and the deposit of that global security with or
on behalf of the depository for the global security, the depository will credit,
on its book-entry registration and transfer system, the principal amounts of the
debt securities represented by that global security to the accounts of
institutions that have accounts with the depository or its nominee. The accounts
to be credited will be designated by the underwriters or agents engaging in the
distribution of the debt securities or by us, if the debt securities are offered
and sold directly by us. Ownership of beneficial interests in a global security
will be limited to participating institutions or persons that may hold interest
through such participating institutions.&#160;&#160;Ownership of beneficial
interests by participating institutions in the global security will be shown on,
and the transfer of the beneficial interests will be effected only through,
records maintained by the depository for the global security or by its
nominee.&#160;&#160;Ownership of beneficial interests in the global security by
persons that hold through participating institutions will be shown on, and the
transfer of the beneficial interests within the participating institutions will
be effected only through, records maintained by those participating
institutions. The laws of some jurisdictions may require that purchasers of
securities take physical delivery of the securities in certificated
form.&#160;&#160;The foregoing limitations and such laws may impair the ability
to transfer beneficial interests in the global securities.</font></div>
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as the depository for a global security, or its nominee, is the registered owner
of that global security, the depository or its nominee, as the case may be, will
be considered the sole owner or holder of the debt securities represented by the
global security for all purposes under the applicable
indenture.&#160;&#160;Unless otherwise specified in an applicable subsequent
filing and except as specified below, owners of beneficial interests in the
global security will not be entitled to have debt securities of the series
represented by the global security registered in their names, will not receive
or be entitled to receive physical delivery of debt securities of the series in
certificated form and will not be considered the holders thereof for any
purposes under the indenture. Accordingly, each person owning a beneficial
interest in the global security must rely on the procedures of the depository
and, if such person is not a participating institution, on the procedures of the
participating institution through which the person owns its interest, to
exercise any rights of a holder under the indenture.</font></div>
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depository may grant proxies and otherwise authorize participating institutions
to give or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent,
waiver or other action which a holder is entitled to give or take under the
applicable indenture. We understand that, under existing industry practices, if
we request any action of holders or any owner of a beneficial interest in the
global security desires to give any notice or take any action a holder is
entitled to give or take under the applicable indenture, the depository would
authorize the participating institutions to give the notice or take the action,
and participating institutions would authorize beneficial owners owning through
such participating institutions to give the notice or take the action or would
otherwise act upon the instructions of beneficial owners owning through
them.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Unless
otherwise specified in an applicable subsequent filings, payments of principal,
premium and interest on debt securities represented by global security
registered in the name of a depository or its nominee will be made by us to the
depository or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered owner of the
global security.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">We expect
that the depository for any debt securities represented by a global security,
upon receipt of any payment of principal, premium or interest, will credit
participating institutions&#8217; accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to
their respective beneficial interests in the principal amount of the global
security as shown on the records of the depository.&#160;&#160;We also expect
that payments by participating institutions to owners of beneficial interests in
the global security held through those participating institutions will be
governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is now the case
with the securities held for the accounts of customers registered in street
names, and will be the responsibility of those participating institutions. None
of us, the trustees or any agent of ours or the trustees will have any
responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or
payments made on account of beneficial interests in a global security, or for
maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to those beneficial
interests.</font></div>
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otherwise specified in the applicable subsequent filings, a global security of
any series will be exchangeable for certificated debt securities of the same
series only if:</font></div>
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      depository for such global securities notifies us that it is unwilling or
      unable to continue as depository or such depository ceases to be a
      clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a
      successor depository is not appointed by us within 90 days after we
      receive the notice or become aware of the
  ineligibility;</font></div>
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      in our sole discretion determine that the global securities shall be
      exchangeable for certificated debt securities;
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      shall have occurred and be continuing an event of default under the
      applicable indenture with respect to the debt securities of that
      series.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Upon any
exchange, owners of beneficial interests in the global security or securities
will be entitled to physical delivery of individual debt securities in
certificated form of like tenor and terms equal in principal amount to their
beneficial interests, and to have the debt securities in certificated form
registered in the names of the beneficial owners, which names are expected to be
provided by the depository&#8217;s relevant participating institutions to the
applicable trustee.</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In the
event that the Depository Trust Company, or DTC, acts as depository for the
global securities of any series, the global securities will be issued as fully
registered securities registered in the name of Cede &amp; Co., DTC&#8217;s
partnership nominee.</font></div>
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limited purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a
&#8220;banking organization&#8221; within the meaning of the New York Banking Law, a member
of the Federal Reserve System, a &#8220;clearing corporation&#8221; within the meaning of
the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a &#8220;clearing agency&#8221; registered
pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Exchange Act.&#160;&#160;DTC
holds securities that its participating institutions deposit with
DTC.&#160;&#160;DTC also facilitates the settlement among participating
institutions of securities transactions, such as transfers and pledges, in
deposited securities through electronic computerized book-entry changes in
participating institutions&#8217; accounts, thereby eliminating the need for physical
movement of securities certificates.&#160;&#160;Direct participating
institutions include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies,
clearing corporations and other organizations. DTC is owned by a number of its
direct participating institutions and by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., the
American Stock Exchange, Inc. and the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. Access to the DTC system is also available to others, such as
securities brokers and dealers and banks and trust companies that clear through
or maintain a custodial relationship with a direct participating institution,
either directly or indirectly. The rules applicable to DTC and its participating
institutions are on file with the Commission.</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">To
facilitate subsequent transfers, the debt securities may be registered in the
name of DTC&#8217;s nominee, Cede &amp; Co.&#160;&#160;The deposit of the debt
securities with DTC and their registration in the name of Cede &amp; Co. will
effect no change in beneficial ownership.&#160;&#160;DTC has no knowledge of the
actual beneficial owners of the debt securities.&#160;&#160;DTC&#8217;s records
reflect only the identity of the direct participating institutions to whose
accounts debt securities are credited, which may or may not be the beneficial
owners.&#160;&#160;The participating institutions remain responsible for keeping
account of their holdings on behalf of their customers.</font></div>
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of notices and other communications by DTC to direct participating institutions,
by direct participating institutions to indirect participating institutions, and
by direct participating institutions and indirect participating institutions to
beneficial owners of debt securities are governed by arrangements among them,
subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in
effect.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Neither
DTC nor Cede &amp; Co. consents or votes with respect to the debt
securities.&#160;&#160;Under its usual procedures, DTC mails a proxy to the
issuer as soon as possible after the record date.&#160;&#160;The proxy assigns
Cede &amp; Co.&#8217;s consenting or voting rights to those direct participating
institution to whose accounts the debt securities are credited on the record
date.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">If
applicable, redemption notices shall be sent to Cede &amp; Co.&#160;&#160;If
less than all of the debt securities of a series represented by global
securities are being redeemed, DTC&#8217;s practice is to determine by lot the amount
of the interest of each direct participating institution in that issue to be
redeemed.</font></div>
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extent that any debt securities provide for repayment or repurchase at the
option of the holders thereof, a beneficial owner shall give notice of any
option to elect to have its interest in the global security repaid by us,
through its participating institution, to the applicable trustee, and shall
effect delivery of the interest in a global security by causing the direct
participating institution to transfer the direct participating institution&#8217;s
interest in the global security or securities representing the interest, on
DTC&#8217;s records, to the applicable trustee. The requirement for physical delivery
of debt securities in connection with a demand for repayment or repurchase will
be deemed satisfied when the ownership rights in the global security or
securities representing the debt securities are transferred by direct
participating institutions on DTC&#8217;s records.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">DTC may
discontinue providing its services as securities depository for the debt
securities at any time.&#160;&#160;Under such circumstances, in the event that a
successor securities depository is not appointed, debt security certificates are
required to be printed and delivered as described above.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">We may
decide to discontinue use of the system of book-entry transfers through the
securities depository.&#160;&#160;In that event, debt security certificates will
be printed and delivered as described above.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
information in this section concerning DTC and DTC&#8217;s book-entry system has been
obtained from sources that we believe to be reliable, but we take no
responsibility for its accuracy.</font></div>
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Contracts</font></div>
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issue purchase contracts for the purchase or sale of:</font></div>
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      of such securities, an index or indices of such securities or any
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purchase contract will entitle the holder thereof to purchase or sell, and
obligate us to sell or purchase, on specified dates, such securities, currencies
or commodities at a specified purchase price, which may be based on a formula,
all as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.&#160;&#160;We may,
however, satisfy our obligations, if any, with respect to any purchase contract
by delivering the cash value of such purchase contract or the cash value of the
property otherwise deliverable or, in the case of purchase contracts on
underlying currencies, by delivering the underlying currencies, as set forth in
the applicable prospectus supplement.&#160;&#160;The applicable prospectus
supplement will also specify the methods by which the holders may purchase or
sell such securities, currencies or commodities and any acceleration,
cancellation or termination provisions or other provisions relating to the
settlement of a purchase contract.</font></div>
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purchase contracts may require us to make periodic payments to the holders
thereof or vice versa, which payments may be deferred to the extent set forth in
the applicable prospectus supplement, and those payments may be unsecured or
prefunded on some basis.&#160;&#160;The purchase contracts may require the
holders thereof to secure their obligations in a specified manner to be
described in the applicable prospectus supplement.&#160;&#160;Alternatively,
purchase contracts may require holders to satisfy their obligations thereunder
when the purchase contracts are issued.&#160;&#160;Our obligation to settle such
pre-paid purchase contracts on the relevant settlement date may constitute
indebtedness.&#160;&#160;Accordingly, pre-paid purchase contracts will be issued
under either the senior indenture or the subordinated indenture.</font></div>
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specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may issue units consisting
of one or more purchase contracts, warrants, debt securities, preferred shares,
common shares or any combination of such securities.&#160;&#160;The applicable
prospectus supplement will describe:</font></div>
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      terms of the units and of the purchase contracts, warrants, debt
      securities, preferred shares and common shares comprising the units,
      including whether and under what circumstances the securities comprising
      the units may be traded separately;</font></div>
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addition to the information set forth below, you should carefully read the
discussion of the principal U.S. federal income tax, Bermuda and Liberian tax
considerations associated with our operations and the acquisition, ownership and
disposition of our common shares set forth in the section of our annual report
on Form&#160;20-F for the year ended December&#160;31, 2008, entitled
&#8220;Additional Information&#8212;Taxation,&#8221; which provides certain additional information
that may be relevant to an investment decision by United States Holders (as such
term is defined in the discussion included in our annual report on
Form&#160;20-F). In the event the U.S. Internal Revenue Service were to find
that we are or have been a Passive Foreign Investment Company for any taxable
year, we intend to notify the investing public of such finding via a press
release and to make pertinent tax information available via the &#8220;Tax Treatment&#8221;
Section of our public website <font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">http://www.shipfinance.org</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">.</font> This web address is
provided as an inactive textual reference and does not constitute a part of this
prospectus.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Special
U.S. federal income tax rules apply to a U.S. Holder that holds stock in a
foreign corporation classified as a&#160;PFIC for U.S. federal income tax
purposes.&#160;&#160;In general, we will be treated as a PFIC with respect to a
U.S. Holder if, for any taxable year in which such holder held our common stock,
either at least 75% of our gross income for such taxable year consists of
passive income (e.g. dividends, interest, capital gains and rents derived other
than in the active conduct of a rental business), or at least 50% of the average
value of the assets held by the corporation during such taxable year produce, or
are held for the production of, passive income.</font></div>
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purposes of determining whether we are a PFIC, we will be treated as earning and
owning our proportionate share of the income and assets, respectively, of any of
our subsidiary corporations in which we own at least 25%&#160;of the value of
the subsidiary&#8217;s stock.&#160;&#160;Income earned, or deemed earned, by us in
connection with the performance of services would not constitute passive
income.&#160;&#160;By contrast, rental income would generally constitute
&#8220;passive income&#8221; unless we were treated under specific rules as deriving our
rental income in the active conduct of a trade or business.</font></div>
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there is no legal authority directly on point, our U.S.&#160;tax counsel
believes&#160;that, for purposes of determining whether we are a PFIC, the gross
income we derive or are deemed to derive from the time-chartering activities of
our wholly-owned subsidiaries more likely than not constitutes services income,
rather than rental&#160;income.&#160;&#160;Correspondingly, we believe that such
income does not constitute passive income, and the assets that we or our
wholly-owned subsidiaries own and operate in connection with the production of
such income, in particular, the vessels, do not constitute passive assets for
purposes of determining whether we are a PFIC.&#160;&#160;</font></div>
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upon our current method of operations and upon representations made by us,
our&#160;U.S.&#160;tax counsel believes that&#160;it is more likely than not
that we will not be treated as a PFIC for our taxable years ending December 31
2008 and December 31 2009.&#160;&#160;This position is principally based upon
the positions that (1) our time charter income will constitute services income,
rather than rental income, and (2) Frontline Management, which provides services
to most of our time-chartered vessels, will be respected as a separate entity
from the Frontline Charterers, with which it is affiliated.</font></div>
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taxable years after 2009, depending upon the relative amount of income we derive
from our various assets as well as their relative fair market values, we may be
treated as a PFIC.&#160;&#160;For example, the bareboat charters of our
drillrigs may produce passive income and such drillrigs may be treated as assets
held for the production of &#8220;passive income.&#8221;&#160;&#160;In such a case,
depending upon the amount of income so generated and the fair market value of
the drillrigs, we may be treated as a PFIC for any taxable year after
2009.</font></div>
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that there is no direct legal authority under the PFIC rules addressing our
current and proposed method of operation.&#160;&#160;We believe there is
substantial legal authority supporting our position consisting of case law and
Internal Revenue Service pronouncements concerning the characterization of
income derived from time charters and voyage charters as services income for
other tax purposes.&#160;&#160;However, we note that there is also authority
which characterizes time charter income as rental income rather than services
income for other tax purposes. &#160;&#160;In addition, there is no legal
authority addressing the situation where the charterer of a majority of the
vessels in a company&#8217;s fleet is affiliated with the technical management
provider for a majority of the company&#8217;s vessels.&#160;&#160;Although we intend
to conduct our affairs in a manner to avoid being classified as a PFIC with
respect to any taxable year, we cannot assure you that the nature of our
operations will not change in the future.&#160;&#160;Accordingly, no assurance
can be given that the IRS or a court of law will accept our position, and there
is a significant risk that the IRS or a court of law could determine that we are
a PFIC.<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font></font></div>
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discussed more fully below, if we were to be treated as a PFIC for any taxable
year, a U.S. Holder would be subject to different taxation rules depending on
whether the U.S. Holder makes an election to treat us as a &#8220;Qualified Electing
Fund&#8221;, which election we refer to as a &#8220;QEF election.&#8221; As an alternative to
making a QEF election, a U.S. Holder should be able to make a &#8220;mark-to-market&#8221;
election with respect to our common stock, as discussed below.</font></div>
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of U.S. Holders Making a Timely QEF Election</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">If a U.S.
Holder makes a timely QEF election, which U.S. Holder we refer to as an
&#8220;Electing Holder,&#8221; the Electing Holder must report each year for U.S. federal
income tax purposes his pro rata share of our ordinary earnings and our net
capital gain, if any, for our taxable year that ends with or within the taxable
year of the Electing Holder, regardless of whether or not distributions were
received from us by the Electing Holder.&#160;&#160;The Electing Holder&#8217;s
adjusted tax basis in the common stock will be increased to reflect taxed but
undistributed earnings and profits.&#160;&#160;Distributions of earnings and
profits that had been previously taxed will result in a corresponding reduction
in the adjusted tax basis in the common stock and will not be taxed again once
distributed.&#160;&#160;A U.S. Holder would make a QEF election with respect to
any year that we are a PFIC by filing one copy of IRS Form 8621 with his U.S.
federal income tax return.&#160;&#160;An Electing Holder would generally
recognize capital gain or loss on the sale, exchange or other disposition of our
common stock.</font></div>
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of U.S. Holders Making a &#8220;Mark-to-Market&#8221; Election</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Alternatively,
if we were to be treated as a PFIC for any taxable year and, as we anticipate,
our stock is treated as &#8220;marketable stock,&#8221; a U.S. Holder would be allowed to
make a &#8220;mark-to-market&#8221; election with respect to our common stock, provided the
U.S. Holder completes and files IRS Form 8621 in accordance with the relevant
instructions and related Treasury Regulations.&#160;&#160;If that election is
made, the U.S. Holder generally would include as ordinary income in each taxable
year the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the common stock at the end
of the taxable year over such holder&#8217;s adjusted tax basis in the common
stock.&#160;&#160;The U.S. Holder would also be permitted an ordinary loss in
respect of the excess, if any, of the U.S. Holder&#8217;s adjusted tax basis in the
common stock over its fair market value at the end of the taxable year, but only
to the extent of the net amount previously included in income as a result of the
mark-to-market election.&#160;&#160;A U.S. Holder&#8217;s tax basis in his common
stock would be adjusted to reflect any such income or loss
amount.&#160;&#160;Gain realized on the sale, exchange or other disposition of
our common stock would be treated as ordinary income, and any loss realized on
the sale, exchange or other disposition of the common stock would be treated as
ordinary loss to the extent that such loss does not exceed the net
mark-to-market gains previously included by the U.S. Holder.</font></div>
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of U.S. Holders Not Making a Timely QEF or Mark-to-Market Election</font></div>
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if we were to be treated as a PFIC for any taxable year, a U.S. Holder who does
not make either a QEF election or a &#8220;mark-to-market&#8221; election for that year,
whom we refer to as a &#8220;Non-Electing Holder,&#8221; would be subject to special rules
with respect to (1)&#160;any excess distribution (i.e. the portion of any
distributions received by the Non-Electing Holder on our common stock in a
taxable year in excess of 125&#160;% of the average annual distributions
received by the Non-Electing Holder in the three preceding taxable years, or, if
shorter, the Non-Electing Holder&#8217;s holding period for the common stock), and
(2)&#160;any gain realized on the sale, exchange or other disposition of our
common stock.&#160;&#160;Under these special rules:</font></div>
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      excess distribution or gain would be allocated ratably over the
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      amount allocated to each of the other taxable years would be subject to
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penalties would not apply to a pension or profit sharing trust or other
tax-exempt organization that did not borrow funds or otherwise utilize leverage
in connection with its acquisition of our common stock.&#160;&#160;If we were a
PFIC, and a Non-Electing Holder who is an individual died while owning our
common stock, such holder&#8217;s successor generally would not receive a step-up in
tax basis with respect to such stock.</font></div>
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expenses of the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered
under the Registration Statement of which this prospectus forms a part, all of
which will be paid by us.</font></div>
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Pursuant to Rule 457(p) under the Securities Act, the Company applied the filing
fee associated with unsold securities under its registration statement on Form
F-3, initially filed on December 5, 2008 and amended on March 24, 2009 (File No.
333-155975) (the &#8220;Prior Registration Statement&#8221;), against the fee that would
otherwise be due in connection with the initial filing of the&#160;Registration
Statement on March 24, 2009. The Prior Registration Statement registered
securities for a maximum offering price of $500,000,000. Because the Company did
not sell any securities of that amount, no additional registration fee was paid
with respect to this registration statement.</font></div>
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provided by a prospectus supplement or as an exhibit to a Report on Form 6-K
that is incorporated by reference into this prospectus.</font></div>
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validity of the securities offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us
by Mello, Jones&#160;&amp; Martin, Hamilton, Bermuda, as to matters of Bermuda
law.</font></div>
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sell or distribute the securities included in this prospectus and may sell our
common shares through underwriters, through agents, to dealers, in private
transactions, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related
to the prevailing market prices, or at negotiated prices.</font></div>
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addition, we may sell some or all of our common shares included in this
prospectus through;</font></div>
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      principal, in order to facilitate the
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addition, we may enter into option or other types of transactions that require
us or them to deliver common shares to a broker-dealer, who will then resell or
transfer the common shares under this prospectus.&#160;&#160;We may enter into
hedging transactions with respect to our securities.&#160;&#160;For example, we
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covered by this prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated
transactions.&#160;&#160;If the applicable prospectus supplement indicates, in
connection with those derivatives, the third parties may sell securities covered
by this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, including in short
sale transactions.&#160;&#160;If so, the third party may use securities pledged
by us or borrowed from us or others to settle those sales or to close out any
related open borrowings of stock, and may use securities received from us in
settlement of those derivatives to close out any related open borrowings of
stock.&#160;&#160;The third party in such sale transactions will be an
underwriter and, if not identified in this prospectus, will be identified in the
applicable prospectus supplement (or a post-effective amendment).&#160;&#160;In
addition, we may otherwise loan or pledge securities to a financial institution
or other third party that in turn may sell the securities short using this
prospectus.&#160;&#160;Such financial institution or other third party may
transfer its economic short position to investors in our securities or in
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underwriters and any commissions received or profit realized by them on the
resale of the securities may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and
commissions under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities
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time that any particular offering of securities is made, to the extent required
by the Securities Act, a prospectus supplement will be distributed, setting
forth the terms of the offering, including the aggregate number of securities
being offered, the purchase price of the securities, the initial offering price
of the securities, the names of any underwriters, dealers or agents, any
discounts, commissions and other items constituting compensation from us and any
discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to
dealers.</font></div>
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method permitted by law, including sales deemed to be at-the-market offerings as
defined in Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act, which includes sales
made directly on or through the New York Stock Exchange, the existing trading
market for our common shares, or sales made to or through a market maker other
than on an exchange. At-the-market offerings, if any, may be conducted by
underwriters acting as principal or agent of Ship Finance, who may also be third
party sellers of our securities as discussed above.</font></div>
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result of requirements of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA),
formerly the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD), the
maximum commission or discount to be received by any FINRA member or independent
broker/dealer may not be greater than eight percent (8%) of the gross proceeds
received by us for the sale of any securities.&#160;&#160;If more than 10% of
the net proceeds of any offering of common shares made under this prospectus
will be received by FINRA members participating in the offering or affiliates or
associated persons of such FINRA members, the offering will be conducted in
accordance with NASD Conduct Rule 2710(h).</font></div>
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of Ship Finance International Limited appearing in the Company&#8217;s annual report
on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2008, have been audited by MSPC,
Certified Public Accountants and Advisors, A Professional Corporation, as stated
in their report thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference.
Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in
reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in
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filed a registration statement relating to the securities offered by this
prospectus with the Commission.&#160;&#160;This prospectus is a part of that
registration statement, which includes additional information.</font></div>
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within the Commission.&#160;&#160;You may read and copy any document that we
file and obtain copies at prescribed rates from the Commission&#8217;s Public
Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.&#160;&#160;You may
obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling
1&#160;(800) SEC-0330.&#160;&#160;The Commission maintains a website
(http://www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements and
other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the
Commission.&#160;&#160;In addition, you can obtain information about us at the
offices of the New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York
10005.&#160;&#160;Further information about our company is available on our
website at http://www.shipfinance.bm.&#160;&#160;This web address is provided as
an inactive textual reference only.&#160;&#160;Information on our website does
not constitute part of this prospectus.</font></div>
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&#8220;incorporate by reference&#8221; information that we file with it. This means that we
can disclose important information to you by referring you to those filed
documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part
of this prospectus, and information that we file later with the Commission prior
to the termination of this offering will also be considered to be part of this
prospectus and will automatically update and supersede previously filed
information, including information contained in this prospectus.</font></div>
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documents listed below and any future filings made with the Commission under
Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act:</font></div>
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2008.</font></div>
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      Commission on March 24, 2009, which contains audited consolidated
      financial statements for the most recent fiscal year for which those
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      description of our dividend reinvestment and direct stock purchase plan
      (and no other information contained therein) contained in our Registration
      Statement on Form F-3, (File No. 333-150125), filed with the Commission on
      April 7, 2008 and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of
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also incorporating by reference all subsequent annual reports on Form 20-F that
we file with the Commission and current reports on Form 6-K that we furnish to
the Commission after the date of this prospectus that state they are
incorporated by reference into this prospectus until we file a post-effective
amendment indicating that the offering of the securities made by this prospectus
has been terminated.&#160;&#160;In all cases, you should rely on the later
information over different information included in this prospectus or the
prospectus supplement.</font></div>
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should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in
this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement.&#160;&#160;We have
not authorized any other person to provide you with different
information.&#160;&#160;If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent
information, you should not rely on it.&#160;&#160;We are not making an offer to
sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not
permitted.&#160;&#160;You should assume that the information appearing in this
prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement as well as the information
we previously filed with the Commission and incorporated by reference, is
accurate as of the dates on the front cover of those documents
only.&#160;&#160;Our business, financial condition and results of operations and
prospects may have changed since those dates.</font></div>
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above mentioned filing or any subsequent filing we incorporated by reference to
this prospectus by writing or telephoning us at the following
address:</font></div>
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800-715-6374</font></div>
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shares with annual reports containing audited financial statements and a report
by our independent registered public accounting firm. The audited financial
statements will be prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles. As a &#8220;foreign private issuer,&#8221; we are exempt from the
rules under the Securities Exchange Act prescribing the furnishing and content
of proxy statements to shareholders. While we furnish proxy statements to
shareholders in accordance with the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, those
proxy statements do not conform to Schedule 14A of the proxy rules promulgated
under the Securities Exchange Act. In addition, as a &#8220;foreign private issuer,&#8221;
our officers and directors are exempt from the rules under the Securities
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