TORM sells shares in JV entity that owns TORM Ugland

TORM A/S 

15.05.2012 10:24

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TORM has entered into an agreement to sell its 50% stake in the joint venture
entity Ugland & TORM Shipowning ApS. The joint venture's main asset is a
2007-built LR1 vessel, TORM Ugland. The transaction leads to a P&L loss of
approximately USD 5 million, which will be recognized in the financial
statements in the second quarter of 2012. The agreement has a positive cash
impact of approximately USD 10 million. 

Following the sale, TORM's owned fleet consists of 66 product tankers and two
dry bulk vessels. 





Contact TORM A/S                                             Tuborg Havnevej 18 
Jacob Meldgaard, CEO, tel.: +45 3917 9200                    DK-2900 Hellerup,  
Roland M. Andersen, CFO, tel.: +45 3917 9200                  Denmark           
C. Søgaard-Christensen, IR, tel.: +4530761288                Tel.: +45 3917 9200
                                                              / Fax: +45 3917   
                                                              9393              
                                                             www.torm.com       
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About TORM                                                                      
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 runs a fleet of         
 approximately 140 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 statements as to the future                                         
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 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 
 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 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 TORM'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 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 an obligation to update and change the listed expectations  
 to the extent required by law.
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