SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D. C. 20549
FORM
6-K
REPORT
OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the month of August 2007
Commission
File Number: 000-49650
A/S
STEAMSHIP COMPANY TORM
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
Tuborg
Havnevej 18
DK-2900
Hellerup
Denmark
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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]
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INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
Set
forth herein as Exhibit 1 is
a copy of Announcement No.
20 -
2007 issued by A/S STEAMSHIP COMPANY TORM to The Copenhagen Stock
Exchange on August 14, 2007.
Exhibit
1
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| EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING | |
ANNOUNCEMENT
NO. 20 - 2007
14
August 2007
Extraordinary
general meeting
An
extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of A/S Dampskibsselskabet
TORM
has today been held at Radisson SAS Falconer, Falkoner Allé 9, 2000
Frederiksberg, Denmark.
The
general meeting resolved to authorise the Board of Directors to decide to
distribute interim dividends pursuant to section 109a of the Danish Public
Companies Act and to insert a section 3.8 in the Articles of Association
reflecting this.
The
Chairman of the Board of Directors stated at the general meeting that the
Board
of Directors still intends to exercise its authorisation in connection with
the
release of the semi-annual report on 31 August 2007 and that the Board of
Directors intends to adopt a resolution to distribute interim dividends in
the
aggregate amount of DKK 2 billion in cash corresponding to approximately
DKK 27
per share in TORM of a nominal value of DKK 5 each.
If
the
Board of Directors decides to distribute dividends on 31 August 2007, dividend
settlements will be handled through the Danish VP Securities Services (VP)
on
Wednesday, 5 September 2007 on the basis of the shareholdings registered on
VP accounts following an update at the end of the trading day.
Share
purchases which are settled no later than Wednesday, 5 September 2007 will
thus
entitle the purchaser to dividends, whereas share sales which are settled
no
later than 5 September 2007 will not entitle the seller to dividends. This
means
that trades taking place up until and including Friday, 31 August 2007 will
be
settled inclusive of dividends, whereas trades effected as from Monday, 3
September 2007 will be settled exclusive of dividends (subject to the
conventional three settlement days).
As
regards TORM's ADRs trades up until and including Friday, 31 August 2007
will be
settled inclusive of dividends, whereas trades effected after this date will
be
settled exclusive of dividends.
Based
on the above, dividends will be available to the shareholders on Thursday,
6
September 2007, whereas it is expected that dividends in relation to ADRs
will
be available on Thursday, 13 September 2007.
Contact Klaus
Kjærulff, CEO, tel.: +45 39 17 92 00.
| About TORM |
TORM
is one
of the World's leading carriers of refined oil products and has
significant activities in the bulk market. The Company operates
more than
to 100 modern and secure vessels, most of them in pool co-operation
with
other respected shipping companies, sharing TORM's commitment
to safety,
environmental responsibility and customer
service.
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TORM
was founded in
1889 and has constantly adapted itself and benefited from the significant
changes characterizing shipping. The Company conducts business all over the
World and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. TORM's shares are listed
in
Copenhagen (ticker TORM) as well as on NASDAQ (ticker TRMD). For more
information, visit www.torm.com.
SAFE
HARBOUR STATEMENT – FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
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
TORM 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, TORM cannot assure you that it will achieve or accomplish these
expectations, beliefs or projections.
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, changes in charter hire rates and vessel values,
changes in demand for “tonne miles” of crude oil carried by oil tankers, 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 to scheduled and unscheduled dry-docking, changes in
TORM’s
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 TORM with the
US
Securities and Exchange Commission, including the TORM Annual Report on
Form
20-F and its reports on Form 6-K.
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.
A/S
STEAMSHIP COMPANY TORM
(registrant)
Dated:
August 14, 2007
By:
/s/ Klaus
Kjærulff
Klaus
Kjærulff
Chief
Executive Officer
SK
03810 0001
802238