TORM is one of the world's leading carriers of
refined oil products as well as a significant player in the dry
bulk market. The Company operates a fleet of approximately 120
modern vessels in cooperation with other respected shipping
companies sharing 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 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 company announcement may constitute
forward-looking statements. The Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbor protections for
forward-looking statements in order to encourage companies to
provide prospective information about their business.
Forward-looking statements 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 Company desires to take
advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary
statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The
words "believe," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "forecast,"
"project," "plan," "potential," "may," "should," "expect,"
"pending" and similar expressions identify forward-looking
statements.
Forward-looking statements in this company announcement 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 statements 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 the Company 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, the
Company cannot guarantee 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 conclusion of definitive waiver documents
with our lenders, the strength of the world economy 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 the Company's operating expenses, including
bunker prices, dry-docking and insurance costs, changes in the
regulation of shipping operations, 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 the Company with the US Securities and Exchange Commission,
including the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F and its reports
on Form 6-K.
Forward-looking statements are based on management's current
expectations, and the Company is under no obligation to update or
change the listed expectations unless required by law.
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