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 March 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.
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"home country"), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the
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not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the
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[ ] No
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INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
Set forth herein as Exhibit 1 is
a copy of Announcement No.
6 - 2008 issued by A/S STEAMSHIP COMPANY
TORM to The Copenhagen Stock Exchange on March 31, 2008.
Exhibit
1
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ANNOUNCEMENT
NO. 6 - 2008
31
March 2008
Agenda
for the Annual General Meeting of Directors and Shareholders
Enclosed
please find the agenda for the Annual General Meeting of Directors and
Shareholders of A/S Dampskibsselskabet TORM to be held on 22 April
2008
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Contact
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A/S
Dampskibsselskabet
TORM Telephone: +45
72 27 00 00
Tuborg
Havnevej
18 N.
E. Nielsen, Chairman of the Board
DK-2900
Hellerup
Denmark
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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 128 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
ANNUAL 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
Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company will be held
on
Tuesday,
22 April 2008 at 10:00 am.
at
Radisson SAS Falconer, Falkoner Allé 9, DK-2000 Frederiksberg with the
following
AGENDA
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1.
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Directors’
report on the activities of the Company in the past
year.
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2.
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Presentation
for adoption of the annual report.
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3.
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The
Board of Directors' proposal for the appropriation of profits or provision
for losses in accordance with the adopted annual
report.
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4.
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Election
of members to the Board of
Directors.
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5.
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Appointment
of auditor/auditors.
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6.
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Proposals
from the Board of Directors:
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a.
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That
the authorisation to increase the share capital, cf. Article 2(3) of the
Articles of Association, be prolonged from 1 April 2012 to 1 April
2013.
The
proposal implies that in Article 2(3) of the Articles of Association "1
April 2012" is replaced by "1 April 2013".
The
proposal is, like in previous years, motivated by a wish for maintaining
the extent of the authorisation as regards duration compared to the
circumstances prevailing when the authorisation was adopted at the
extraordinary general meeting in the Company on 13 March
2002.
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b.
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That
the overall guidelines for the Company’s incentive schemes to members of
the Board of Directors and Management Board be adopted.
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c.
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That
the Board of Directors be authorised to let the Company acquire its own
shares in the period until the next annual general meeting within 10 per
cent of the issued share capital at the market price prevailing at the
time of acquisition subject to a deviation of up to 10 per
cent.
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d.
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That
the Board of Directors 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, the
Danish Financial Supervisory Authority, OMX Nordic Exchange Copenhagen or
any other public authority as a condition for registration or
approval.
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7.
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Any
other business.
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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
of the proposals under items 2 - 5 and items 6 b-d is subject to a simple
majority of votes, cf. Article 9(2) of the Articles of Association of the
Company.
Approval
of the proposal under item 6 a is subject to at least two-thirds of the votes
cast as well as of the voting share capital represented at the general meeting
voting in favour of the proposal, cf. Article 9(3) of the Articles of
Association and Section 78 of the Danish Companies Act.
Notice
convening the annual 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, the Company’s annual report for 2007 and the complete proposals,
including the overall guidelines for the Company’s incentive schemes, will be
available for inspection at the offices of the Company no later than 8 days
prior to the date of the annual general meeting. The documents will from the
same time be available via the Company’s web site www.torm.com.
Admission
cards to the annual 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 8866, 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. However, 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,
March 2008
The Board
of Directors
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:
March 31, 2008
By: /s/ Klaus
Kjærulff
Klaus
Kjærulff
Chief
Executive Officer
SK 03810 0001
869711