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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 6-K
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO
 
RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES
 
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the month of November, 2017
Commission File Number: 001-32199
 
Ship Finance International Limited
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(Translation of registrant's name into English)
 
Par-la-Ville Place
14 Par-la-Ville Road
Hamilton, HM 08, Bermuda
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(Address of principal executive offices)
 
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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT

Attached hereto is a copy of the press release of Ship Finance International Limited (the "Company"), dated November 22, 2017, announcing preliminary financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2017.






SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
SHIP FINANCE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
 
 
 
 
 
Date: November 29, 2017
By:
/s/ Ole B. Hjertaker
 
 
Name: 
Ole B. Hjertaker
 
 
Title: 
Ship Finance Management AS
 
 
 
(Principal Executive Officer)
 



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Ship Finance International Limited (NYSE: SFL) - Earnings Release


Reports preliminary Q3 2017 results and quarterly cash dividend of $0.35 per share


Hamilton, Bermuda, November 22, 2017. Ship Finance International Limited (“Ship Finance” or the “Company”) today announced its preliminary financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2017.

Highlights
Declaration of third quarter dividend of $0.35 per share, the Company’s 55th consecutive quarterly dividend
Net income of $29 million and $150 million of total charter revenues during the third quarter
Continued diversification and renewal of the fleet with the delivery of two LR2 product tanker vessels with long term charters to Phillips 66 and the sale of an older crude oil tanker vessel
Strengthened balance sheet with early conversion of $121 million of convertible notes

Selected key financial data
 
Three Months Ended
 
Sep 30, 2017

Jun 30, 2017

Long term charter revenues(1)
$133 million
$138 million
Short term charters(2)
$17 million
$12 million
Total charter revenues(1)(2)
$150 million
$150 million
Adjusted EBITDA(3)
$115 million
$118 million
Net Income
$29 million
$20 million
Earnings per share

$0.31


$0.22


Ole B. Hjertaker, CEO of Ship Finance Management AS, said in a comment: “Including today’s announced dividend, Ship Finance has made aggregate dividend payments in excess of $23 per share since 2004, and we have remained profitable every quarter from our inception. Our track record and significant industry relationships provide access to a consistent stream of investment opportunities, and we remain committed to continuing to build the Company and return value to our shareholders.
The fleet renewal continues and we have strengthened our balance sheet through amendments to certain loan facilities, the issuance of new unsecured notes in the market and the early conversion of a large portion of our convertible notes. These proactive measures significantly enhance our financial profile, allowing us to intensify our focus on growth.

Dividends and Results for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2017
The Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.35 per share. The dividend will be paid on or around December 29 to shareholders on record as of December 11, and the ex-dividend date on the New York Stock Exchange will be December 8, 2017.
The Company reported total U.S. GAAP operating revenues on a consolidated basis of $93.7 million, or $1.00 per share, in the third quarter of 2017. This number excludes $7.9 million of charter revenues classified as ‘repayment of investment in finance leases’ and $48 million of charter revenues earned by 100% owned assets classified as ‘investment in associates’. Inclusive of those revenues, the total charter revenues were $150 million, or $1.60 per share.
Reported net operating income pursuant to U.S. GAAP for the quarter was $37.6 million, or $0.40 per share, and reported net income was $28.7 million, or $0.31 per share.

1.
Long term charter revenues include total gross charter hire related to contracts undertaken for a period greater than one year from all vessels and rigs, including assets in 100% owned subsidiaries classified as ‘Investment in associates’.
2.
Includes gross hires from short term charters, voyage charters, gross revenue earned from pooled vessels and profit share income.
3.
Adjusted EBITDA is a non- GAAP measure and includes assets in 100% owned subsidiaries classified as 'Investment in associates'. For more details please see Appendix 1.

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Business Update
As of September 30, 2017, the fixed rate charter backlog from the Company’s fleet of 70 vessels and rigs was approximately $3.3 billion, with an average remaining charter term of nearly 5 years, or more than 8 years if weighted by charter revenue. Some of the charters include purchase options which, if exercised, may reduce the fixed rate charter backlog and the average remaining charter term, but will increase capital available for new investments. Additionally, several charters include a profit sharing feature that may increase our operating results.
Tankers
The Company currently owns 15 crude oil, product and chemical tankers, 13 of which are employed on long term charters.
The crude oil tanker market remained at soft levels during the third quarter and the vessels chartered to Frontline Shipping Limited (“Frontline”) did not earn average daily rates sufficient to generate a profit share above the contracted base charter rate of $20,000 per day. The market has improved since the end of the third quarter, but based on guidance provided by Frontline, the recovery may not be sufficient to expect to earn a profit share from these vessels in the fourth quarter.
The average daily time charter equivalent rate of the Company’s two modern Suezmax tankers trading in a pool with two sister vessels owned by Frontline Ltd. was approximately $24,800 during the third quarter, down from $26,900 per day on average in the previous quarter. Three of the four vessels in the pool have been chartered out until late 2017 with a profit share above a floor rate, mitigating a soft spot market during the third quarter.
During the third quarter, the Company sold the 1997-built Suezmax tanker Front Ardenne to an unrelated third party. The net sale proceeds were approximately $12 million, including compensation for the early termination of the charter, and Ship Finance recorded a minor book gain from the sale. Following this sale, Ship Finance has nine vessels on long term charter to Frontline, all of which are VLCCs.
Ship Finance took delivery of two 114,000 dwt LR2 newbuilding product tankers in August 2017. Both vessels have commenced long term time charters to Phillips 66, and the total EBITDA1 contribution from these vessels is estimated to be approximately $11 million per year, with full cash flow effect expected from the fourth quarter.
Offshore
Ship Finance owns five offshore support vessels and four drilling rigs. With the exception of the jack-up rig Soehanah, which is currently employed under a short term charter, all of the Company’s offshore assets are employed on long term charters.
The Company’s drilling rigs generated approximately $49 million in aggregate charter revenues in the third quarter of 2017. Three of the four rigs are chartered out on bareboat charters to fully guaranteed affiliates of Seadrill Limited (“Seadrill”), where Seadrill is responsible for operating and maintenance costs.
As previously announced, Seadrill commenced Chapter 11 proceedings and filed prearranged cases in the Southern District of Texas, U.S in September 2017. According to Seadrill, this is part of a comprehensive restructuring plan entered into with various creditors including Ship Finance, certain third party and related party investors and substantially all their secured lenders on a recapitalization of the company. Seadrill believes the comprehensive restructuring plan will provide them with a five-year runway and a bridge to an industry recovery, facilitated by a $1.06 billion capital injection, extended and re-profiled secured bank debt and debt for equity exchanges, all of which contribute to substantially reducing Seadrill’s financial leverage.
As part of Seadrill’s restructuring plan, Ship Finance has agreed to reduce the contractual charter hire for the three rigs by approximately 29% for a period of five years, beginning January 2018, with the reduced amounts added back in the period thereafter. The term of the leases for West Hercules and West Taurus will also be extended by 13 months until December 2024. Seadrill will continue to pay full charter hire until the restructuring plan is approved, and net of interest and debt amortization, the contribution from the three rigs was approximately $15.2 million, or $0.16 per share in the third quarter.

1 ‘EBITDA’ is defined as earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization.

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Concurrently, Ship Finance has agreed with the banks that finance the rigs to extend the loans for a period of four years, starting from the original maturity date of each of the three separate loan facilities, with reduced amortization during the extension period compared to the current level. This extension is subject to approval of the restructuring plan, and the cash flow from the three rigs during the extension period, net of interest and amortization, is estimated to be approximately $29 million per year.
Seadrill has sub chartered the harsh environment jack-up rig West Linus to ConocoPhillips until the end of 2028. In June, Seadrill announced that the semi-submersible rig West Hercules, which has been idle, has been awarded a short term sub-charter in the North Sea, with expected start up in April 2018. The semi-submersible rig West Taurus is currently in layup in Spain.
The 2007-built drilling rig Soehanah, is now employed under a one-year drilling contract with a national oil company in Asia until June 2018, with an option to extend the charter until June 2019. The rig is debt free, and the EBITDA contribution from the charter is approximately $0.9 million per quarter.
Liner
Ship Finance has a fleet of 22 container vessels and two car carriers. With the exception of one smaller 1,700 TEU container vessel, all container vessels are employed on long term charters.
The container market has strengthened during 2017, and most of the operators announced positive results in the third quarter. With a more robust underlying market and increased margins for the operators, there is higher activity in the chartering market, both for modern eco-type vessels, and also for older vessels trading in the short term market.
The Company recently agreed to new charters for the two car carriers, Glovis Conductor and Glovis Composer, until mid 2018. The base charter rate for this period is lower than the level in the previous charter period, and the EBITDA contribution from the two vessels is estimated to be approximately $1.1 million per quarter during this period.
Dry Bulk
The Company owns 22 dry bulk vessels, 15 of which are employed on long term charters and seven of which trade in the spot market.
The Company has the potential to generate additional revenues through the profit share agreement for eight Capesize vessels on long term charter to Golden Ocean Group Limited. There was no profit share recorded in the third quarter, but market rates in the dry bulk sector have improved over the last few months, and the Capesize spot market is now above the profit share threshold according to broker reports.
Our dry bulk vessels trading in the spot market are all Handysize vessels between 32,000 and 34,000 dwt. These vessels earned average time charter equivalent rates of approximately $6,700 per trading day in the third quarter. With the recent strengthening in the dry bulk market, we expect average daily rates from these vessels to increase in the fourth quarter. The Company intends to continue trading these vessels in the spot market until long term rates improve.

Financing and Capital Expenditure
As of September 30, 2017, Ship Finance had approximately $254 million of available liquidity2, including approximately $248 million in cash. In addition, the Company had marketable securities of approximately $116 million, based on prevailing market prices at quarter end. These include 11 million shares in Frontline Ltd. and financial investments in senior secured bonds and other securities.
In June, Ship Finance successfully placed a NOK 500 million senior unsecured bond in the Scandinavian credit market with an interest rate of NIBOR + 4.75% per annum and maturity in June 2020. During the quarter, the Company entered into hedge instruments whereby the bond was swapped to approximately $64 million with an average fixed interest rate of 6.9% per annum. The proceeds were used to part refinance the NOK 600 million bonds originally due in October.

1 ‘EBITDA’ is defined as earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization.

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Subsequent to quarter end, the Company announced that it had entered into separate agreements with certain holders of its 3.25% Senior Unsecured Convertible Notes due 2018 (the “Notes”) to convert a portion of the outstanding Notes as a proactive measure to further strengthen the Company’s balance sheet. Approximately $121 million in aggregate principal amount of the Notes were converted into common shares of the Company at prevailing market prices. The number of shares economically3 outstanding following these conversions is approximately 102.9 million.

Strategy and Outlook
The long term strategy of the Company is to continue building our distribution capacity on the back of an asset portfolio consisting of high quality vessels and strong counterparties. Since the start of 2017, Ship Finance has proactively taken a series of steps to significantly strengthen its balance sheet and position the Company to pursue growth opportunities.
Through our long term business relations, we believe we have premium access to deal flow in our core business areas, and the Company has significant investment capacity available for new accretive deal opportunities.
Investing in cyclical markets requires discipline, both in terms of market timing and in the manner in which transactions are structured. Our approach is dynamic and focused on minimizing downside risk while maximizing revenues to support our distribution capacity. The near term focus will mainly be on the tanker, bulker and container markets, and we have significant flexibility in the structuring of new deals.

Accounting Items
Under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), subsidiaries owning the drilling units West Hercules, West Taurus and West Linus have been accounted for as ‘investment in associates’ using the ‘equity method’.
All these equity accounted subsidiaries are wholly owned by Ship Finance, but due to the conservative structure of the leases, Ship Finance has not been deemed to be the ‘primary beneficiary’ according to U.S. GAAP. As a result of the accounting treatment, operating revenues, operating expenses and net interest expenses in these subsidiaries are not shown in Ship Finance’s consolidated income statement. Instead, the net contribution from these subsidiaries is recognized as a combination of ‘Interest income from associates’ and ‘Results in associates’.
In Ship Finance’s consolidated balance sheet, the net investments are shown as a combination of ‘Investment in associates’ and ‘Amount due from related parties - Long term’. The reason for this treatment is that a part of the investment in these subsidiaries is in the form of intercompany loans. For a further detailed explanation of these features, please consult our ‘Accounting Items’ presentation available as a webcast at our website at www.shipfinance.bm.


2 ‘Available liquidity’ includes cash and cash equivalents, plus freely available undrawn revolving credit facilities in consolidated and unconsolidated subsidiaries.
3 Excludes 8 million shares issued by Ship Finance as part of a share lending arrangement in connection with the Company's offering of the 2021 Notes.

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Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward looking statements. These statements are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including Ship Finance management's examination of historical operating trends, data contained in the Company’s records and other data available from third parties. Although Ship Finance believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond its control, Ship Finance cannot give assurance that it will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or intentions.
Important factors that, in 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 charter hire 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 worldwide 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, dry docking 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 or political events, and other important factors described from time to time in the reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

November 22, 2017

The Board of Directors
Ship Finance International Limited
Hamilton, Bermuda

Questions can be directed to Ship Finance Management AS:

Harald Gurvin, Chief Financial Officer: +47 2311 4009
André Reppen, Senior Vice President: +47 2311 4055

For more information about Ship Finance, please visit our website: www.shipfinance.bm


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SHIP FINANCE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
THIRD QUARTER 2017 REPORT (UNAUDITED)

INCOME STATEMENT
Three months ended
 
Full year

(in thousands of $
Sep 30,

 
Jun 30,

 
2016

except per share data)
2017

 
2017

 
(audited)

Charter revenues - operating lease
76,208

 
74,292

 
293,703

Charter revenues - finance lease
25,321

 
28,623

 
99,084

Revenues classified as Repayment of investment in finance leases
(7,856
)
 
(8,692
)
 
(31,380
)
Profit share income

 

 
51,544

Total operating revenues
93,673

 
94,223

 
412,951

 
 
 
 
 
 
Gain (loss) on sale of assets and termination of charters
345

 
805

 
(167
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vessel operating expenses
(32,596
)
 
(32,690
)
 
(136,016
)
Administrative expenses
(1,702
)
 
(1,855
)
 
(9,072
)
Depreciation
(22,137
)
 
(21,802
)
 
(94,293
)
Vessel impairment charge

 

 
(5,314
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total operating expenses
(56,435
)
 
(56,347
)
 
(244,695
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income
37,583

 
38,681

 
168,089

 
 
 
 
 
 
Results in associates(1)
6,227

 
7,276

 
27,765

Interest income from associates(1)
3,533

 
3,532

 
18,675

Interest income, other
681

 
1,286

 
3,061

Interest expense
(21,695
)
 
(20,871
)
 
(60,871
)
Amortization of deferred charges
(2,419
)
 
(2,337
)
 
(10,972
)
Income (expense) related to non-designated derivatives
7,339

 
(7,487
)
 
(514
)
Other financial items
(2,518
)
 
31

 
1,173

Taxes

 

 

Net income
28,731

 
20,111

 
146,406

 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per share ($)
0.31

 
0.22

 
1.57

 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of shares(2)
93,504,575

 
93,504,575

 
93,496,744

Common shares outstanding(2)
93,504,575

 
93,504,575

 
93,504,575


(1) Three of our subsidiaries were accounted for as ‘Investment in associates’ during the quarter. The contribution from these subsidiaries is reflected in our consolidated Income Statement as a combination of ‘Results in associates’ and ‘Interest income from associates’.
(2) The weighted average number of shares and the number of common shares outstanding excludes 8 million shares issued by Ship Finance as part of a share lending arrangement in connection with the Company's offering of the 2021 Notes. The shares are owned by Ship Finance and will be returned on or before maturity of the 2021 Notes, thus they are excluded in the calculation of earnings per share.



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SHIP FINANCE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
THIRD QUARTER 2017 REPORT (UNAUDITED)


BALANCE SHEET
Sep 30,

 
Jun 30,

(in thousands of $)
2017

 
2017

ASSETS
 
 
 
Short term
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
245,782

 
248,999

Restricted cash

 
9,000

Available for sale securities
115,921

 
110,802

Amount due from related parties
12,125

 
16,933

Other current assets
56,235

 
61,879

 
 
 
 
Long term
 
 
 
Newbuildings and vessel deposits

 
45,907

Vessels and equipment, net
1,784,504

 
1,691,530

Investment in finance leases
593,992

 
612,390

Investment in associates(1)
6,572

 
91

Amount due from related parties - Long term(1)
322,090

 
322,171

Other long term assets
19,630

 
19,211

 
 
 
 
Total assets
3,156,851

 
3,138,913

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
Short term
 
 
 
Short term and current portion of long term interest bearing debt
467,224

 
487,859

Amount due to related parties
621

 
3,479

Other current liabilities
56,672

 
70,326

 
 
 
 
Long term
 
 
 
Long term interest bearing debt, net of deferred charges
1,244,919

 
1,183,733

Other long term liabilities
285,336

 
295,334

 
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity
1,102,079

 
1,098,182

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
3,156,851

 
3,138,913


(1) Three of our subsidiaries were accounted for as ‘Investment in associates’ at quarter end. Our investment is a combination of equity classified as ‘Investment in associates’ and intercompany loans included within ‘Amount due from related parties, long term’.






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SHIP FINANCE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
THIRD QUARTER 2017 REPORT (UNAUDITED)

STATEMENT OF CASHFLOWS
Three months ended
 
Full year

(in thousands of $)
Sep 30,

 
Jun 30,

 
Dec 31, 2016

 
2017

 
2017

 
(audited)

 
 
 
 
 
 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
28,731

 
20,111

 
146,406

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
24,241

 
23,828

 
103,941

Vessel impairment charge

 

 
5,314

Adjustment of derivatives to fair value recognised in net income
(8,883
)
 
5,668

 
(4,399
)
Results in associates
(6,227
)
 
(7,276
)
 
(27,765
)
Loss (gain) on sale of assets and termination of charters
(345
)
 
(805
)
 
167

Other, net
(2,179
)
 
1,522

 
8,608

Change in operating assets and liabilities
(3,381
)
 
12,576

 
(2,199
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
31,957

 
55,624

 
230,073

 
 
 
 
 
 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
 
Restricted cash released/(placed)
9,000

 
(9,000
)
 

Repayment of investment in finance leases
7,627

 
8,462

 
30,410

Net investment in newbuildings and vessel deposits
(69,204
)
 
(1,201
)
 
(188,142
)
Proceeds from sale of vessel/newbuildings and termination of charters
12,029

 
38,960

 
29,102

Cash received from (paid to) associates(1)
9,727

 
11,275

 
193,517

Other assets / investments

 
926

 
(25,488
)
Net cash provided by/ (used in) investing activities
(30,821
)
 
49,422

 
39,399

 
 
 
 
 
 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
 
Repayments of lease obligation liability
(1,701
)
 
(1,717
)
 
(97
)
Proceeds from long and short term debt
76,000

 
207,104

 
522,000

Expenses paid in connection with securing finance
(821
)
 
(700
)
 
(5,099
)
Repayment of long and short term debt
(26,849
)
 
(27,669
)
 
(329,303
)
Re-purchase of Company bonds
(18,255
)
 
(52,542
)
 
(296,800
)
Cash received from share issue

 

 
323

Cash dividends paid
(32,727
)
 
(42,077
)
 
(168,289
)
Net cash provided by/ (used in) financing activities
(4,353
)
 
82,399

 
(277,265
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net increase/ (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
(3,217
)
 
187,445

 
(7,793
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
248,999

 
61,554

 
70,175

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
245,782

 
248,999

 
62,382


(1) Three of our subsidiaries were accounted for as ‘Investment in associates’ during the quarter. The ‘Cash received from (paid to) associates’ is only a part of the contribution from these subsidiaries. The net balance is recorded under ‘Interest income from associates’ and reflected in the Company’s Income Statement.


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SUBSIDIARIES ACCOUNTED FOR AS INVESTMENT IN ASSOCIATES
THIRD QUARTER 2017 (UNAUDITED)

Please note that full preliminary accounts for SFL Deepwater Ltd (West Taurus), SFL Hercules Ltd (West Hercules) and SFL Linus Ltd (West Linus) are available from the Company's website: www.shipfinance.bm


Condensed income statement data for the three months ended September 30, 2017
 
SFL Deepwater

SFL Hercules

SFL
Linus

Total

(in thousands of $)
Ltd

Ltd

Ltd

 
Charter revenues - finance lease
12,822

14,386

20,865

48,073

Revenues classified as Repayment of investment in finance leases
(7,579
)
(8,785
)
(13,141
)
(29,505
)
Interest expense, related party(1)
(1,271
)
(901
)
(1,361
)
(3,533
)
Interest expense, other
(2,226
)
(2,667
)
(3,547
)
(8,440
)
Other items
(202
)
(173
)
7

(368
)
Net income(2)
1,544

1,860

2,823

6,227


(1)
‘Interest expense, related party’ from these subsidiaries appears in the Company’s consolidated income statement as ‘Interest income from associates’.
(2)
‘Net income’ from these subsidiaries appears in the Company’s consolidated income statement as ‘Results in associates’.



Condensed balance sheet data as of September 30, 2017
 
SFL Deepwater

SFL Hercules

SFL
Linus

Total

(in thousands of $)
Ltd

Ltd

Ltd

 
Cash and cash equivalents


1,963

1,963

Investment in finance leases
342,654

335,195

445,424

1,123,273

Other assets
4,193

4,701

222

9,116

Total assets
346,847

339,896

447,609

1,134,352

 
 
 
 
 
Short term and current portion of long term interest bearing debt
22,667

27,500

47,500

97,667

Other current liabilities
2,774

1,810

2,493

7,077

 
 
 
 
 
Long term interest bearing debt
207,873

229,533

273,125

710,531

Long term loans from shareholders, net
111,953

79,183

121,000

312,136

Other long term liabilities


369

369

 
 
 
 
 
Stockholder's equity(1)
1,580

1,870

3,122

6,572

 
 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity
346,847

339,896

447,609

1,134,352


(1)
‘Stockholder’s equity’ from these subsidiaries appears in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as ‘Investment in associates’.




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APPENDIX 1: RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO ADJUSTED EBITDA
THIRD QUARTER 2017 (UNAUDITED)

Adjusted EBITDA
Three months ended
 
Twelve months

(in thousands of $)
Sep 30,

 
Jun 30,

 
ended

 
2017

 
2017

 
Dec 31, 2016

 
 
 
 
 
(unaudited)

Net income
28,731

 
20,111

 
146,406

 
 
 
 
 
 
Add:
 
 
 
 
 
(Income) expense related to non-designated derivatives
(7,339
)
 
7,487

 
514

Amortization of deferred charges
2,419

 
2,337

 
10,972

Interest expense
21,695

 
20,871

 
60,871

Interest income, other(1)
(426
)
 
(440
)
 
(451
)
Interest income from associates
(3,533
)
 
(3,532
)
 
(18,675
)
Results in associates
(6,227
)
 
(7,276
)
 
(27,765
)
Depreciation
22,137

 
21,802

 
94,293

Loss (gain) on sale of assets and termination of charters
(345
)
 
(805
)
 
167

Vessel impairment charge

 

 
5,314

Repayment of investment in finance leases
7,627

 
8,462

 
30,410

Other reconciling items
2,270

 
1,369

 
9,446

Investment in subsidiaries accounted for as associates:
 
 
 
 
 
  Charter revenues - finance lease
48,073

 
47,243

 
191,275

 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA (2)
115,082

 
117,629

 
502,777


(1)
Interest income excludes income generated from financial investments.
(2)
‘Adjusted EBITDA’ is a non-GAAP measure. It is defined as aggregate charter hire from all our 100% owned assets, profit share income and dividends and interest received from financial investments, less vessel operating expenses and general & administrative expenses.


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