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 November 2008
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)
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 [
]
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ________.
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)7: ________.
INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
Set forth herein as Exhibit 1 is
a copy of Announcement No. 23 -
2008 issued by A/S STEAMSHIP COMPANY TORM to The Copenhagen Stock Exchange on
November 26, 2008.
Exhibit
1
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ANNOUNCEMENT
NO. 23 – 2008
26 November
2008
Notice Notice of Extraordinary General
Meeting
Enclosed
please find notice of Extraordinary General Meeting on 16 December 2008
for A/S Dampskibsselskabet TORM.
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Contact:
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N.
E. Nielsen, Chairman of the Board, telephone +45 72 27 00 00
Mikael
Skov, CEO, tel.: +45 39 17 92 00
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
being a significant participant in the dry bulk market. The Company
operates a combined fleet of more than 130 modern vessels, principally
through a pooling cooperation with other respected shipping companies who
share TORM's commitment to safety, environmental responsibility and
customer service.
TORM
was founded in 1889. The Company conducts business worldwide and is
headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. TORM’s shares are listed on the
Copenhagen Stock Exchange (ticker TORM) as well as on the NASDAQ (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.
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.
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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NOTICE
OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
Notice is
hereby given in accordance with Article 5 of the Articles of Association
of
Aktieselskabet
Dampskibsselskabet TORM (CVR NO 22460218)
that the
extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of the Company will be held
on
Tuesday,
16 December 2008 at 10:00 a.m.
at
Radisson SAS Falconer, Falkoner Allé 9, DK-2000 Frederiksberg with the
following
AGENDA
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1.
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Proposals
from the Board of Directors:
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a.
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Authorisation
to the Board of Directors to resolve to distribute interim
dividend.
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b.
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Authorisation
to the Board of Directors (with a right of substitution) to apply for
registration of the resolutions passed and to make any such amendments
thereto as may be required or requested by the authorities as a condition
for registration or approval.
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Re 1
a:
The Board
of Directors proposes that the Board of Directors be authorised pursuant to
Section 109a of the Danish Companies Act to distribute interim dividend and that
the following authorisation be added as a new Section 3.8 of the company’s
Articles of Association:
“The
Board of Directors has been authorised by the general meeting to resolve to
distribute interim dividend.”
Re 1
b:
The Board
of Directors (with a right of substitution) shall be authorised to apply for
registration of the resolutions passed and to make any such amendments thereto
as may be required or requested by the Danish Commerce and Companies Agency, OMX
Nordic Exchange Copenhagen A/S or any other authority as a condition for
registration or approval.
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The
general meeting is only legally competent to transact business when at least
one-third of the share capital is represented, cf. Article 9(1) of the Articles
of Association of the Company.
Approval
or adoption of the proposals under items 1 a and 1 b requires simple
majority, cf. Article 9(2) in the Articles of Association of the Company and
Sections 77 and 109a(1) of the Danish Companies Act.
Notice
convening the extraordinary general meeting will be sent to all shareholders
entered in the Company's register of shareholders and/or ADR-holders who have
registered their holdings with the Company and who have so
requested.
The
agenda with the complete proposals will be available for review at the offices
of the Company at least 8 days prior to the extraordinary general meeting. The
documents will from the same time be available through the Company’s web site
www.torm.com.
Admission
cards to the extraordinary general meeting may be obtained against presentation
of appropriate proof of identification (VP reference number) no later than 4
days before the meeting from:
VP
Investor Services A/S, tel. +45 4358 8892, fax +45 4358 8867.
Voting
cards may also be ordered by shareholders being entitled to exercise their
voting rights, cf. Article 7(3) in the Articles of Association, by contacting VP
Investor Services within said deadline.
On the
date of this notice convening the general meeting, the Company’s share capital
is DKK 364,000,000.00 divided into shares of DKK 5.00 each or any multiples
thereof. Each shareholding of DKK 5.00 entitles the holder to one vote at the
general meeting. The exercise of voting rights attaching to shares acquired by
transfer is subject to the shares having been registered in the Company's
register of shareholders or the shareholder having reported or documented his or
her acquisition no later than the day before this notice is inserted in the
leading Danish daily newspapers Berlingske Tidende and Børsen, see Article 7(3)
of the Articles of Association.
Hellerup,
November 2008
The Board
of Directors
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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.
A/S STEAMSHIP COMPANY
TORM
(registrant)
Dated:
November 26, 2008
By: /s/ Mikael
Skov
Name: Mikael
Skov
Title: Interim
Chief Executive Officer