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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001102624-14-000487
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140331
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140331
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140331

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	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

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34934
		FILM NUMBER:		14730102

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

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		STREET 1:		60 ZEPHYROU STREET & SYNGROU AVENUE
		CITY:			ATHENS
		STATE:			J3
		ZIP:			17564
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">ATHENS, GREECE &#8211; March 31, 2014 &#8211; Costamare Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) (NYSE: CMRE) has declared a cash dividend of US $0.476563 per share on its 7.625% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (the &#8220;Series B Preferred Stock&#8221;) (NYSE: CMRE PR B) and a cash dividend of US $0.495833 per share on its 8.50% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (the &#8220;Series C Preferred Stock&#8221;) (NYSE: CMRE PR C).&#160;&#160;The dividend for the Series B Preferred Stock is for the period from the most recent dividend payment date, January 15, 2014, to April 14, 2014.&#160;&#160;The dividend for the Series C Preferred Stock is for the period from the original issuance of the Series C Preferred Stock on January 21, 2014 to April 14, 2014. The dividends will be paid on April 15, 2014 to all holders of record as of April 14, 2014 of the Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock.</div>

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