| FORM 3 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
(Country) | 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) 03/18/2026 | 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SFL Corp Ltd. [ SFL ] | |||||||||||||||
| 3a. Foreign Trading Symbol
| 5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
| 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
| Common shares | 168,210 | D | |
| Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
| Share options | (1) | 05/13/2026 | Common shares | 180,000 | $4.25 | D | |
| Share options | (2) | 02/15/2027 | Common shares | 100,000 | $4.67 | D | |
| Share options | (3) | 02/14/2028 | Common shares | 100,000 | $7.16 | D | |
| Share options | (4) | 02/13/2029 | Common shares | 100,000 | $9.81 | D | |
| Share options | (5) | 03/12/2030 | Common shares | 100,000 | $7.52 | D | |
| Share options | (6) | 02/19/2031 | Common shares | 130,000 | $10.28 | D | |
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. The share options issued pursuant to the Issuer's Share Option Scheme vest over a three-year period in increments of 1/3 per annum with initial vesting on May 13, 2022 and subsequent vesting on May 13, 2023 and May 13, 2024. These share options become exercisable upon vesting. |
| 2. The share options issued pursuant to the Issuer's Share Option Scheme vest over a three-year period in increments of 1/3 per annum with initial vesting on February 15, 2023 and subsequent vesting on February 15, 2024 and February 15, 2025. These share options become exercisable upon vesting. |
| 3. The share options issued pursuant to the Issuer's Share Option Scheme vest over a three-year period in increments of 1/3 per annum with initial vesting on February 14, 2024 and subsequent vesting on February 14, 2025 and February 14, 2026. These share options become exercisable upon vesting. |
| 4. The share options issued pursuant to the Issuer's Share Option Scheme vest over a three-year period in increments of 1/3 per annum with initial vesting on February 13, 2025 and subsequent vesting on February 13, 2026 and February 13, 2027. These share options become exercisable upon vesting. |
| 5. The share options issued pursuant to the Issuer's Share Option Scheme vest over a three-year period in increments of 1/3 per annum with initial vesting on March 12, 2026 and subsequent vesting on March 12, 2027 and March 12, 2028. These share options become exercisable upon vesting. |
| 6. The share options issued pursuant to the Issuer's Share Option Scheme vest over a three-year period in increments of 1/3 per annum with initial vesting on February 19, 2027 and subsequent vesting on February 19, 2028 and February 19, 2029. These share options become exercisable upon vesting. |
| /s/ Ole B. Hjertaker | 03/18/2026 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||
| * Form 3: SEC 1473 (03-26) | ||