Ship Finance International Q1 2006 results


HAMILTON, Norway, May 19, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Ship Finance International's First Quarter 2006 results will be released on Friday May 26, 2006. In connection with this a teleconference / webcast will be held as described below:

Teleconference and Webcast

A conference call will be held at 04:30 P.M. CET (Norwegian time) on Friday May 26, 2006. The presentation will be available to download from the Investor Relations section at www.shipfinance.bm (go to "Presentations") from Friday morning.

To listen you may do one of the following: a. Webcast Go to the Investor Relations section at www.shipfinance.bm and click on the link to "Webcast". To listen to the conference call from the web, you need to have installed Windows Media Player, and you need to have a sound card on your computer. b. Teleconference Use the following dial-in numbers, depending on your location.


 Location               Dial In Number
 France, Paris          +33 (0) 1 70 99 32 08
 Germany, Frankfurt     +49 (0) 69 589 990 507
 Netherlands, Amsterdam +31 (0) 20 796 5008
 Belgium, Brussels      +32 (0) 2290 1407
 Spain, Madrid          +34 917 889507
 Italy, Milan           +39 02 30350 9003
 Sweden, Stockholm      +46 (0) 8 505 20 110
 Denmark, Copenhagen    +45 32 71 46 07
 Switzerland, Geneva    +41 (0) 22 592 7007
 Ireland, Dublin        +353 (0) 1 436 4106
 Finland, Helsinki      +358 (0) 9 2313 9201
 Portugal, Lisbon       +351 211 201 731
 Austria, Vienna        +43 (0) 268 2205 6292
 Norway, Oslo           +47 2156 3120
 U.S.                   +1 334 323 6201
 U.K.                   +44 207 162 0025

Tell the operator you wish to participate in the Ship Finance or SFL conference call.

There will be a Q&A session after the presentation. Information on how to ask questions will be given at the beginning of the Q&A session.

Please download the presentation material from www.shipfinance.bm to view it while listening to the conference.

If you are not able to participate at the time of the call, you can either listen to a replay of the conference call on www.shipfinance.bm (Investor Relations).

Kind regards, Cathrine Fosse