UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR
15d-16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of October 2006
Commission File Number
TOP TANKERS INC.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
1, Vassilissis Sofias Meg. Alexandrou Str.
151 24 Maroussi
Greece
(Address of principal executive office)
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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
Included in this report on Form 6-K as Exhibit 1 is the press release issued by
TOP Tankers Inc. on September 28, 2006 announcing the sale of the M/T Taintless.
Exhibit 1
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NEWS RELEASE for September 28, 2006
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Contact: Michael Mason (investors) Stamatis Tsantanis, CFO
Allen & Caron Inc TOP Tankers Inc
212 691 8087 011 30 210 697 8199
michaelm@allencaron.com snt@toptankers.com
TOP TANKERS ANNOUNCES SALE OF THE M/T TAINTLESS
ATHENS, GREECE (September 28, 2006) ... TOP Tankers Inc (Nasdaq:TOPT), announced
today the sale of Taintless, a 46,217 Dwt, double-hull Handymax tanker built in
1999. The sale will result in a book profit of approximately $4 million, which
will be recognized in the 4th quarter of 2006. The vessel is expected to be
delivered to its new owners within the next 60 days.
About TOP Tankers Inc
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TOP Tankers Inc is an international provider of worldwide seaborne crude
oil and petroleum products transportation services. Upon delivery of the
Taintless to its new owners, the Company will operate a fleet of 26 tankers,
consisting of 13 double-hull Suezmax tankers and 13 double-hull Handymax
tankers, with a total carrying capacity of approximately 2.5 million dwt, of
which 85% are sister ships. Eighteen of the Company's 26 tankers will be on time
charter contracts with an average term of over three years with all but two of
the time charters including profit sharing agreements.
Forward Looking Statement
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Matters discussed in this release may constitute forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to
future events and financial performance and may include statements concerning
plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and
underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of
historical facts.
The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon various
assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions,
including without limitation, management's examination of historical operating
trends, data contained in our records and other data available from third
parties. Although TOP Tankers believes that these assumptions were reasonable
when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant
uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and
are beyond our control, TOP Tankers cannot assure you that it will achieve or
accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections.
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Important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ
materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the
strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including
changes in charterhire rates and vessel values, failure of a seller to deliver
one or more vessels, failure of a buyer to accept delivery of a vessel,
inability to procure acquisition financing, changes in demand for oil and
petroleum products, the effect of changes in OPEC's petroleum production levels
and worldwide oil consumption and storage, changes in demand that may affect
attitudes of time charterers, scheduled and unscheduled drydocking, changes in
our voyage and operating expenses, including bunker prices, dry- docking and
insurance costs, changes in governmental rules and regulations including
requirements for double-hull tankers or actions taken by regulatory authorities,
potential liability from pending or future litigation, domestic and
international political conditions, potential disruption of shipping routes due
to accidents and political events or acts by terrorists.
Risks and uncertainties are further described in reports filed by TOP
Tankers with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
TOP TANKERS INC.
Dated: October 17, 2006 By /s/ Stamatis N. Tsantanis
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Name: Stamatis N. Tsantanis
Title: Chief Financial Officer
SK 23116 0001 711770