TORM
A/S
(registrant)
|
||
Dated:
April 29, 2010
|
By:
|
/s/ Jacob Meldgaard
Name:
Jacob Meldgaard
Title: Chief
Executive Officer
|
ANNOUNCEMENT
NO. 5 – 2010
28
April 2010
Annual
General Meeting in TORM A/S on 28 April 2010
At
the Annual General Meeting the following took place:
· The
Annual Report 2009 was approved, cf. the item 2 of the
agenda.
· The
proposal that the result for the year be carried forward was approved, cf.
item 3 of the agenda.
· Nicos
Zouvelos was re-elected as board member for a 4-year period, cf. item 4 of
the agenda.
· Deloitte
Statsautoriseret Revisionsaktieselskab was re-appointed as the Company’s
auditor, cf. item 5 of the agenda.
· The
Board of Directors’ proposal to amend the Articles of Association,
primarily as a consequence of the new Danish Companies Act, was approved,
cf. items 6a – 6b and items 6d – 6o of the agenda.
· The
Board of Directors’ proposal that it be authorised to issue convertible
debt instruments for a total amount of up to DKK 700,000,000 and to effect
the capital increase relating thereto by up to a total nominal amount of
DKK 50,000,000 new shares by the inclusion of a new Article 2.6 in the
Articles of Association was approved, cf. item 6c of the
agenda.
· The
Board of Directors’ proposal to renew its authorisation to let the company
acquire own shares in the period until the next ordinary general meeting
within 10 per cent of the issued share capital was approved, cf. item 6p
of the agenda.
· The
Board of Directors’ proposal that it be authorised to apply for
registration with the Danish Commerce and Companies Agency, the Danish
Financial Supervisory Authority, NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen A/S or any other
public authority was approved, cf. item 6q of the agenda.
At
a Board meeting held immediately after the Annual General Meeting, the
Board of Directors appointed Mr N. E. Nielsen Chairman and Mr Christian
Frigast Deputy Chairman.
Accordingly,
the Board of Directors is composed as follows:
N.
E. Nielsen (Chairman)
Christian
Frigast (Deputy Chairman)
Bo
Jagd
Jesper
Jarlbæk
Stefanos-Niko
Zouvelos (Nicos Zouvelos)
Gavriil
Panayotides (Gabriel Panayotides)
Angelos
Papoulias
Niels
Peter Abildgaard Nielsen (elected by the employees)
Lennart
Arnold Johan Arrias (elected by the employees)
Margrethe
Bligaard (elected by the employees)
|
ANNOUNCEMENT
NO. 5 – 2010
|
||
28
APRIL 2010
|
TORM
A/S - RESULT OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
|
1/2
|
Contact:
|
N.
E. Nielsen, Chairman of the Board, +45 72 27 00
00
|
About
TORM
|
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.
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.
|
Safe
Harbor
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 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.
|
ANNOUNCEMENT
NO. 5 – 2010
|
||
28
APRIL 2010
|
TORM
A/S - RESULT OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
|
2/2
|