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 May 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)
Indicate
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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INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
Set
forth
herein as Exhibit 1 is a copy of
Announcement No. 10 - 2007 – Announcement of a Share Split – issued by A/S
STEAMSHIP COMPANY TORM (the “Company”) to The Copenhagen Stock Exchange on May
16, 2007.
EXHIBIT
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SHARE
SPLIT
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ANNOUNCEMENT
NO. 10 - 2007
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16
May 2007
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Share
split
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At
the Annual General Meeting of Directors and Shareholders of A/S
Dampskibsselskabet TORM held on 17 April 2007, the Board of Director’s
proposal to change the denomination of the company’s shares from DKK 10 to
DKK 5 was adopted.
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The
share split will be carried out on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange
on 23 May
2007, and the last day of trading in shares of the existing denomination
of DKK 10 (ID code DK0010281468) will therefore be 22 May 2007 and
the
first day of trading in shares of the new denomination of DKK 5 (ID
code
DK0060082915) will be 23 May 2007.
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The
share split will also be carried out on NASDAQ on the same date in
relation to the company’s ADR programme with a record date of 23 May 2007
and a distribution date of 31 May
2007.
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Contact
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Klaus
Kjærulff, CEO, tel.: +45 39 17 92 00, mobile: +45 40 10 81
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About
TORM
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TORM
is one of the World’s leading carriers of refined oil products and has
significant activities in the bulk market. The Company operates close
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.
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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.
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A/S
STEAMSHIP COMPANY TORM
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(registrant)
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Dated:
May 16, 2007
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By:
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/s/
Klaus Kjærulff
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Klaus
Kjærulff
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Chief
Executive Officer
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SK
03810
0001 774735