Frontline Ltd.
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(Name of Issuer)
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Ordinary Shares, par value $1.00 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
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G3682E127
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(CUSIP Number)
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Ship Finance International Limited
Par-la-Ville Place, 4th Floor
14 Par-la-Ville Road,
Hamilton HM 08
Bermuda
+1(44)12984348
with a copy to:
Gary J. Wolfe, Esq.
Seward & Kissel LLP
One Battery Park Plaza
New York, New York 10004
(212) 574-1200
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
Notices and Communications)
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November 30, 2015
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
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If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), Rule 13d-1(f) or Rule 13d-1(g), check the following box [_].
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The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
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CUSIP No.
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G3682E127
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1.
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
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I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
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Ship Finance International Limited*
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2.
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
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(a)
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[_]
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(b)
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[_]
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3.
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SEC USE ONLY
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4.
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SOURCE OF FUNDS
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OO
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5.
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
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[_]
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6.
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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Bermuda
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
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7.
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SOLE VOTING POWER
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55,000,000
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8.
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SHARED VOTING POWER
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0
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9.
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
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55,000,000
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10.
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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[_]
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0
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11.
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
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PERSON
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55,000,000
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12.
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
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CERTAIN SHARES
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[_]
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13.
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
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7.03%
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14.
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
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CO
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(a),(f) | The persons filing this statement is Ship Finance. |
(b) | The address of the principal place of business of Ship Finance is Par-la-Ville Place, 4th Floor, 14 Par-la-Ville Road, Hamilton HM 08, Bermuda. |
(c) | The principal business of Ship Finance is acting as a maritime vessel owning and investment company. |
Hans Petter Aas
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Director
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Mr. Aas is a citizen of Norway and his principal business address is c/o Ship Finance Management A/S, Bryggegata 3, 0250 Oslo, Norway. Mr. Aas is also a director of Deep Sea Supply Plc., Golden Ocean Group Limited, Seadrill Limited, Knutsen NYK Offshore Partners, Solvang ASA and Gearbulk Holding AG.
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Harald Thorstein
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Director
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Mr. Thorstein is a citizen of Norway and his principal business address is 15 Sloan Square, London SW1W 8ER, United Kingdom. Mr. Thorstein is currently employed by Frontline Corporate Services. Mr. Thorstein is also a director of Seadrill Partners LLC, Golden Ocean Group Limited, Frontline 2012, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Deep Sea Supply Plc.
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Kate Blankenship
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Director
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Mrs. Blankenship is a citizen of the United Kingdom. Mrs. Blankenship also serves as a Director of Seadrill Limited, Seadrill Partners LLC, Archer Limited, Frontline Ltd., Golden Ocean Group Limited, Independent Tankers Corporation Limited, Avance Gas Holdings Ltd. and North Atlantic Drilling Limited ("NADL").
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Paul Leand Jr.
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Director
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Mr. Leand is a citizen of the United States of America. Mr. Leand's principal business address is c/o AMA Capital Partners, 405 Lexington Avenue, 67th Florr, New York, NY 10174. Mr. Leand is the Chief Executive Officer and Director of AMA Capital Partners LLC, an investment bank specializing in the maritime industry. Mr. Leand is also a director of Seadrill Limited and NADL.
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Bert Bekker
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Director
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Mr. Bekker is a citizen of the Netherlands. Mr. Bekker's principal business address is Ameroever 54, 4926ED Lage Zwaluwe, the Netherlands. Mr. Bekker also serves as a director of Seadrill Partners LLC and Seadrill Limited.
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Ole Hjertaker
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Chief Executive Officer of Ship Finance Management AS and Principal Executive Officer of Ship Finance
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Mr. Hjertaker is a citizen of Norway.
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Harald Gurvin
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Chief Financial Officer of Ship Finance Management AS and Principal Financial Officer of Ship Finance
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Mr. Gurvin is a citizen of Norway.
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Georgina E. Sousa
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Director & Secretary
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Ms. Sousa is a citizen of the United Kingdom. She also serves as a Director of Frontline Ltd., Frontline 2012, NADL, Seadrill Limited and Golden Ocean Group Limited.
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(d),(e) | Ship Finance nor any manager or executive officer of Ship Finance, has, during the past five years, (a) been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (b) been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting, or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws. |
(a)-(d) | As of the date hereof, Ship Finance may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 55,000,000 Ordinary Shares, constituting 7.03% of the outstanding Ordinary Shares, based upon 781,937,649 Ordinary Shares outstanding. Ship Finance has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 55,000,000 Ordinary Shares and the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 0 Ordinary Shares. Ship Finance has the sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 55,000,000 Ordinary Shares and the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 0 Ordinary Shares. The 55,000,000 Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by Ship Finance were received from the Issuer as consideration pursuant to the Agreement (as described in the Schedule 13D filed on June 17, 2015), which was a privately-negotiated transactions. |
(e) | N/A |
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They shall vote their shares in favor of the Merger.
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They shall vote their shares against any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that would reasonably be expected to result in a material breach of any material representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of the Issuer or Frontline 2012 contained in the Merger Agreement.
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They shall vote their shares against any amendment of the Issuer's or Frontline 2012's memorandum of association, bye-laws or other comparable charter or organizational documents, as applicable (collectively, the "Organizational Documents") (other than any amendments of either party's Organizational Documents resulting from the Merger), which amendment would in any manner materially delay, impede, frustrate, prevent or nullify the Merger, the Merger Agreement or the Bermuda Merger Agreement or change in any manner the voting rights of the Issuer's Ordinary Shares or Frontline 2012 Ordinary Shares; and
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They shall vote their shares against any acquisition proposal; provided that if, in response to a Superior Proposal (as defined in the Merger Agreement) received by the Issuer's Board or the Frontline 2012 Board, an Adverse Recommendation Change (as defined in the Merger Agreement) is made after the date of the Voting Agreement and prior to the Issuer's Shareholders' Meeting or the Frontline 2012 Shareholders' Meeting, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, then certain terms of the Voting Agreement shall not apply.
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During the term of the Voting Agreement, each shareholder who is a party to the Voting Agreement agrees not to transfer any of their shares unless such transfer is a permitted transfer, as defined in the Voting Agreement.
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December 10, 2015
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(Date)
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Ship Finance International Limited
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By: /s/ Harald Gurvin
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Name: Harald Gurvin
Title: Principal Financial Officer
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