form8k122807.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
____________December
27, 2007_______________
Date
of
Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
Commission
file number – 2-63322
INTERNATIONAL
SHIPHOLDING CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
36-2989662
(State
or other
jurisdiction
of (I.R.S.
Employer Identification Number)
incorporation
or
organization)
11
North Water Street, Suite 18290 Mobile,
Alabama 36602
(Address
of principal executive
offices) (Zip
Code)
(251) 243-9100
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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[
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[
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Exchange Act
[
] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act
Item
8.01. Other Events
As
described in the press release
included as Exhibit 99.1 in this filing, International Shipholding Corporation
announced on December 27, 2007 that it has called for redemption on February
1,
2008 all 800,000 shares of its outstanding 6% Convertible Exchangeable Preferred
Stock.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and
Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number Document
99.1 Press
Release dated December 27, 2007
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized.
INTERNATIONAL
SHIPHOLDING CORPORATION
/s/
Manuel G. Estrada
_____________________________________________
Manuel
G.
Estrada
Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer
Date
____December 28, 2007