SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of July, 2005
CP SHIPS LIMITED
(Translation of Registrant's Name Into English)
2 City Place, Beehive Ring Road, Gatwick, West Sussex, RH6 0PA, United Kingdom
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(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.
Form 20-F Form 40-F X
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information
to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934.
Yes No X
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(If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-____________.
This report furnished on Form 6-K shall be incorporated by reference into
each of the following Registration Statements under the Securities Act of 1933
of the registrant:
Form S-8 No. 333-13954
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Exhibits Index appears on Page 3
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.
CP SHIPS LIMITED
(Registrant)
Date: 5 July 2005
By: /s/ JOHN BAKER
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Name: John Baker
Title: Secretary
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Exhibits Index
The following is a list of Exhibits included as part of this Report on Form
6-K.
Description of Exhibit Page
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10.1 Press Release of CP Ships Limited "CP SHIPS 4
ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER 2005
REPORTING DATE AND WEBCAST ", dated 5 July 2005
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Exhibit 10.1
CP SHIPS ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER 2005
REPORTING DATE AND WEBCAST
GATWICK, UK (5th July 2005) - CP Ships Limited plans to announce its second
quarter 2005 financial results on Thursday 11th August 2005.
CP Ships management will host a conference call at 3:00 pm EDT on 11th August
to discuss the second quarter results. The conference call and accompanying
presentation will be webcast live on the CP Ships website (www.cpships.com),
where it will also be available in archive. In addition, the conference can be
accessed on a listen-only basis by calling 1 800 289 0572 (toll-free in Canada
and the US).
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ABOUT CP SHIPS: One of the world's leading container shipping companies, CP
Ships provides international container transportation services in four key
regional markets: TransAtlantic, Australasia, Latin America and Asia. Within
these markets CP Ships operates 39 services in 22 trade lanes, most of which
are served by two or more of its seven brands: ANZDL, Canada Maritime, Cast,
Contship Containerlines, Italia Line, Lykes Lines and TMM Lines. On 28th April
2005, CP Ships announced it will re-brand its services under the CP Ships name
and retire these brands by the end of 2005. At 31st March 2005, CP Ships'
vessel fleet was 81 ships and its container fleet 454,000 teu. Volume in 2004
was 2.3 million teu, more than 80% of which was North American exports or
imports. CP Ships also owns Montreal Gateway Terminals, which operates one of
the largest marine container terminal facilities in Canada. CP Ships is listed
on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges under the symbol TEU and also in
the S&P/TSX 60 Index of top Canadian publicly listed companies. For further
information visit the CP Ships website at www.cpships.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This press release contains certain
forward-looking information and statements within the meaning of the United
States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 relating, but not
limited to, operations, anticipated or prospective financial performance,
results of operations, business prospects and strategies of CP Ships.
Forward-looking information typically contains statements with words such as
"consider", "anticipate", "believe", "expect", "plan", "intend", "likely" or
similar words suggesting future outcomes or statements regarding an outlook on
future changes in volumes, freight rates, costs, achievable cost savings, the
estimated amounts and timing of capital expenditures, anticipated future debt
levels and incentive fees or revenue, or other expectations, beliefs, plans,
objectives, assumptions, intentions or statements about future events or
performance. Readers should be aware that these statements are subject to
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the
forward-looking statements.
Although CP Ships believes it has reasonable basis for making the forecasts or
projections included in this press release, readers are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on such forward-looking information. By its nature, the
forward-looking information of CP Ships involves numerous assumptions,
inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, that contribute
to the possibility that the predictions, forecast and other forward-looking
statements will not occur. These factors include, but are not limited to,
changes in business strategies; general global, political and economic and
business conditions, including the length and severity of any economic
slowdown in the countries and regions where CP Ships operates, including
seasonality, particularly in the United States, Canada, Latin America,
Australasia, Asia and Europe; the effects of competition and pricing
pressures; changes in freight rates; industry over-capacity; changes in demand
for container shipping; availability and cost of chartered ships; changes in
laws and regulations, including tax, environmental, employment, competition,
anti-terrorism and trade laws; difficulties in achieving cost savings;
currency exposures and exchange rate fluctuations, fuel price and interest
rate fluctuations; changes in access to capital markets and other sources of
financing; various events which could disrupt operations, including war, acts
of terrorism, severe weather conditions and external labour unrest, all of
which may be beyond CP Ships' insurance coverage;
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compliance with security measures by governmental and industry trade practice
groups, the outcome of civil litigation related to CP Ships' restatement of
financial results and the impact of any resulting legal judgments, settlements
and expenses, and CP Ships' anticipation of and success in managing the risks
associated with the foregoing.
The above list of important factors affecting forward-looking information is
not exhaustive, and reference should be made to the other risks discussed in
CP Ships' filings with Canadian securities regulatory authorities and the US
Securities and Exchange Commission. CP Ships undertakes no obligation, except
as required by law, to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking
information, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise, or the above list of factors affecting this information.
CONTACTS
Investors
Jeremy Lee, VP Investor Relations & Public Affairs
Telephone: + 1 514 934 5254
Media
Elizabeth Canna, VP Corporate Communications
Telephone: +44 (0)1293 861 921 or +41 (0)79 691 3764
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