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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000930413-10-005266.txt : 20101027
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000930413-10-005266
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-A12B
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20101027
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20101027

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Costamare Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001503584
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	DEEP SEA FOREIGN TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT [4412]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			1T
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-A12B
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34934
		FILM NUMBER:		101143947

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		60 ZEPHYROU STREET & SYNGROU AVENUE
		CITY:			ATHENS
		STATE:			J3
		ZIP:			17564
		BUSINESS PHONE:		30-2109490000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		60 ZEPHYROU STREET & SYNGROU AVENUE
		CITY:			ATHENS
		STATE:			J3
		ZIP:			17564
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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><B><font SIZE=2>UNITED STATES</font></B></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><B><font SIZE=2>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></B></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:10pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><B><font SIZE=2>WASHINGTON, DC</font></B><font size=2>&nbsp;</font><b><font size=2> 20549</font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:30pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><u><font size=2>______________________</font></u></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><B><font SIZE=2>FORM 8-A</font></B></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><B><font SIZE=2>FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES</font></B></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b><font size=2>PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES</font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:20pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><B><font SIZE=2>EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></B></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b><font size=2>Costamare Inc.</font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font color="#FF9900"><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></font></p>


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    <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><b><font size=2>The Republic of The Marshall Islands</font></b></p> </td>
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  <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><B><font SIZE=2>N/A</font></B></p> </td> </tr>
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      <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>(State of Incorporation or Organization)</font></p> </td>
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  <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</font></p> </td> </tr></table>

<p style=' margin-bottom:6pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font color="#FF9900"><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b><font size=2>60 Zephyrou Street &amp;</font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b><font size=2>Syngrou Avenue</font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b><font size=2>17564 Athens, Greece</font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:10pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:16pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:</font></p>

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          <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>Title of each class</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>to be so registered</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><b><font size=2>Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share</font></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><b><font size=2>Preferred stock purchase rights</font></b></p> </td>
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      <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>Name of each exchange on which</font></p>
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<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><b><font size=2>New York Stock Exchange</font></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><b><font size=2>New York Stock Exchange</font></b></p> </td> </tr></table>

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    <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check the following box. </font><font face=Wingdings>x</font></p> </td>
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  <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box. </font><font face=Wingdings>o</font></p> </td> </tr></table>

<p style=' margin-bottom:6pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font color="#FF9900"><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></font></p>


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          <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>Securities Act registration statement file</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>number to which this form relates:</font></p> </td>
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      <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>333-170033</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>(If applicable)</font></p> </td> </tr></table>

<p style=' margin-bottom:6pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font color="#FF9900"><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: </font><b><font size=2>None.</font></b></p>

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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><b><font size=2>Item 1.</font></b></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><b><font size=2>Description of Registrant&#146;s Securities to be Registered</font></b></p> </td> </tr></table>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:1in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>A description of the securities of Costamare Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) to be registered hereby is set forth under the caption &#147;Description of Capital Stock&#148; in (i) the prospectus (subject to completion) dated October 20, 2010 included in Part I of the Registration Statement (Registration No.&nbsp;333-170033) on Form&nbsp;F-1 (as amended, the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) of the Registrant originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;) on October 20, 2010 and (ii) the related final form of the prospectus to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act. Such prospectus, in the form in which it is so filed, shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>


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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><b><font size=2>Exhibits</font></b></p> </td> </tr></table>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:1in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>No exhibits are required to be filed because no other securities of the Company are registered on the New York Stock Exchange and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(g)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.</font></p>

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<B><font SIZE=2>SIGNATURE</font></B></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:1in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Pursuant to the requirements of Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.</font></p>

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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font SIZE=2>COSTAMARE INC.</font></p> </td> </tr>
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      <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:1.0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>Date:  October 27, 2010</font></p> </td>
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