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These are turbulent times for the shipping and credit markets,but I am convinced that Ship Finance will be able to take advantage ofinteresting investment opportunities that may arise."Non-executive board member Mr. Cecilie Astrup Fredriksen to the Boardof Directors in November 2008 Mr. Troim has been a member of the Boardsince the Company's inception in 2003, and Ms. Fredriksen will continueto represent our largest shareholder in the Board ofDirectors.January 26, 2009The Board of DirectorsShip Finance International LimitedHamilton, BermudaAbout Ship FinanceShip Finance is a major ship owning company listed on the New York StockExchange (NYSE: SFL).

Including newbuildings and announced acquisitions,the Company has a fleet of 70 vessels, including 33 crude oil tankers(VLCC and Suezmax), two chemical tankers, eight oil/bulk/ore vessels, 13container vessels, three dry bulk carriers, six offshore supply vessels,two jack-up drilling rigs and three ultra-deepwater drilling units. Thefleet is one of the largest in the world and most of the vessels areemployed on long term charters.More information can be found on the Company's website: Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward LookingStatementsThis press release may contain forward looking statements. Thesestatements are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based,in turn, upon further assumptions, including Ship Finance management'sexamination of historical operating trends. Although Ship Financebelieves that these assumptions were reasonable when made, becauseassumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties andcontingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyondits control, Ship Finance cannot give assurance that it will achieve oraccomplish these expectations, beliefs or intentions.Important factors that, in the Company's view, could cause actual resultsto differ materially from those discussed in this presentation includethe strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditionsincluding fluctuations in charter hire rates and vessel values, changesin demand in the tanker market as a result of changes in OPEC's petroleumproduction levels and world wide oil consumption and storage, changes inthe Company's operating expenses including bunker prices, dry-docking andinsurance costs, changes in governmental rules and regulations or actionstaken by regulatory authorities, potential liability from pending orfuture litigation, general domestic and international politicalconditions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents orpolitical events, and other important factors described from time to timein the reports filed by the Company with the United States Securities andExchange Commission.This announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer issolely responsible for the content of this announcement CopyrightCopyright Hugin AS 2009.

Hjertaker:Chief Financial OfficerShip Finance Management AS47 2311 4011 / 47 9014 1243Copyright 2009, Market Wire, All rights reserved.-0-. ) Although this has no bearing on this season, I feel this is something that should be addressed. It is an issue that has bothered me all of last season and this off season.I have read several articles about former players of the New York Rangers and have had many conversations with many of you here on bleacher about players that are on and where on the Rangers team. Coaching has taken a major part in the Rangers roster for so many years. In his first year Petr scored 30 goals and had 17 assists. His energy ,toughness, determination and drive were something Ranger fans have not seen from their Ranger players in a long time.In his second year Prucha scored 22 goals and 18 assists. He was reliable, and he played his heart out. But in 2007 his numbers dropped, along with his playing time. From the start of the season coach Renney placed Prucha on the third line and eliminated him from the power play. It wasn’t long before Prucha was not even in the lineup. Come the 2008/09 season, Renney brings in his pet from Vancouver Markus Naslund and Prucha is a playing the sidelines. He plays only 28 games for the Rangers and later in the season is traded to Phoenix. There are fans out there that will say, well he fell off and was not playing up to par. This is so far from the truth it is not even funny.Ranger fans look at stats and nothing else.