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SFL – Sale of Suezmax Tankers and Termination of Charters
SFL Corporation Ltd. (NYSE: SFL) ("SFL" or the "Company") today announced that it has agreed to sell two 2015-built Suezmax tankers currently on charter to a subsidiary of Koch Industries, Inc. ("Koch"). The gross sales price is expected to be approximately $57 million per vessel. Net proceeds are estimated at approximately $26 million per vessel after repayment of associated debt and payment of a termination fee to Koch, in accordance with a pre-agreed profit-sharing arrangement. The vessels wi
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