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 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the
month of December 2009
Commission
File Number: 000-49650
TORM
A/S
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
Tuborg
Havnevej 18
DK-2900
Hellerup
Denmark
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F
[x] Form 40-F
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by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): [ ].
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furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer
must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the
registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant's
"home country"), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the
registrant's securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is
not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the
registrant's security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already
been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on
EDGAR.
INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of Announcement No. 16 - 2009
issued by TORM A/S on November 26, 2009.
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.
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TORM
A/S
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(registrant)
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Dated:
December 1, 2009
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By:
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/s/
Mikael Skov
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Name:
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Mikael
Skov
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Title:
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Chief
Executive Officer
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Exhibit
99.1
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ANNOUNCEMENT
NO 16 – 2009
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26
November 2009
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Sale
of one dry bulk vessel
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TORM
has entered into an agreement to sell the Panamax dry bulk vessel TORM
Rotna (built in 2001). The vessel has been sold for a total consideration
of USD 29 million with a profit of USD 9 million.
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The
vessel is expected to be delivered in the first quarter of 2010. The
profit will be realised in the financial statements at the time of
delivery. The sale of the vessel does not change the forecast for 2009 as
previously announced by TORM.
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| Following the sale of the vessel, TORM's owned fleet consists of 64 product tankers and three dry bulk vessels. In addition, TORM has 11 product tankers and four dry bulk vessels on order. | |
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Contact:
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Mikael
Skov, CEO, tel.: +45 39 17 92 00
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Roland
M. Andersen, CFO, tel.: +45 39 17 92 00
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About
TORM
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TORM
is one of the world’s leading carriers of refined oil products as well as
a significant participant in the dry bulk market. The Company runs a fleet
of approximately 140 modern vessels, principally through a pooling
cooperation with other respected shipping companies who share TORM’s
commitment to safety, environmental responsibility and customer
service.
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TORM
was founded in 1889. The Company conducts business worldwide and is
headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. TORM’s shares are listed on the
NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen (ticker: TORM) and on NASDAQ in New York (ticker:
TRMD). For further information, please visit www.torm.com.
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Safe
Harbor Forward
Looking
Statements
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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 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.
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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, changes in charter hire rates
and vessel values, changes in demand for “tonne miles” of 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.
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Forward
looking statements are based on management’s current evaluation, and TORM
is only under obligation to update and change the listed expectations to
the extent required by law.
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ANNOUNCEMENT NO 16 – 2009
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26
NOVEMBER 2009
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TORM
A/S – SALE OF ONE DRY BULK VESSEL
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