<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001171843-19-004836.txt : 20190725
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001171843-19-004836
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190725
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190725
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190725

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:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34934
		FILM NUMBER:		19972481

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7 RUE DU GABIAN
		CITY:			MONACO
		STATE:			O9
		ZIP:			MC98000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		377(93)250940

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7 RUE DU GABIAN
		CITY:			MONACO
		STATE:			O9
		ZIP:			MC98000
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<html><head><title></title></head><body style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><div align="center"><div style="margin-top: 3pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><div style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: Black 2.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.1pt solid; width: 100%;">&#160;</div></div><p style="font-size: 14pt;" align="center"><strong>UNITED STATES</strong><br /><strong>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</strong><br /><strong>Washington, D.C. 20549</strong></p><p style="font-size: 14pt; text-transform: uppercase;" align="center"><strong>Form 6-K</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong><strong>For the month of July 2019</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;">Commission File Number: <strong>001-34934</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Costamare Inc.</strong></font><br />(Translation of registrant's name into English)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>7 rue du Gabian, MC 98000 Monaco </strong><br />(Address of principal executive office)</p></div><p>Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.<br />Form 20-F [&#160;X ] &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Form 40-F [&#160;&#160; ]</p><p>Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): <u></u></p><p>Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): <u></u></p><hr style="page-break-after: always;" noshade="noshade" /><p><p style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>EXHIBIT INDEX</strong></font></p><table style="font-size: 10pt;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="mce-item-table"><tr><td><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="exh_991.htm">99.1</a></font></td><td width="20"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">&#160;</font></td><td><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="exh_991.htm">Press Release, dated July 25, 2019: Costamare Inc. Announces 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders</a> </font></td></tr></table></p><hr style="page-break-after: always;" noshade="noshade" /><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>SIGNATURES</strong></p><p>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.</p><table style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;" border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr valign="top"><td width="47%">&#160;</td><td width="6%">&#160;</td><td style="text-decoration: underline;" align="center" width="47%"><strong>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Costamare Inc.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</strong></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="47%">&#160;</td><td width="6%">&#160;</td><td align="center" width="47%">(Registrant)</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="47%">&#160;</td><td width="6%">&#160;</td><td align="center" width="47%">&#160;</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="47%">&#160;</td><td width="6%">&#160;</td><td align="center" width="47%"></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="47%">Date: July 25, 2019</td><td width="6%">&#160;</td><td style="text-decoration: underline;" align="center" width="47%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;/s/ Gregory G. Zikos&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="47%">&#160;</td><td width="6%">&#160;</td><td align="center" width="47%">Gregory G. Zikos</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="47%">&#160;</td><td width="6%">&#160;</td><td align="center" width="47%">Chief Financial Officer</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td width="47%">&#160;</td><td width="6%">&#160;</td><td align="center" width="47%"></td></tr></table></body></html>
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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"><html lang="en-US"><head><title>EdgarFiling</title><meta content="text/html; charset=windows-1252" ><meta name="GENERATOR" content="MSHTML 8.00.7601.18094" ></head><body bgcolor="#ffffff"><p style="text-align: right;"><strong>EXHIBIT 99.1</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Costamare Inc. Announces 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders </strong></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></p><p ></p>
 <p align="left">MONACO, July  25, 2019  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Costamare Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) (NYSE: CMRE), an international owner and provider of containerships for charter, announced today that its Board of Directors has called an annual meeting of the stockholders to be held in Monaco on Thursday, October&#160;3, 2019.<br ></p>  <p>Stockholders of record of the Company&#8217;s common stock at the close of business on Thursday, August 15, 2019 will be entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the annual meeting and at any adjournments or postponements thereof.</p>  <p>Formal notice of the meeting and the Company&#8217;s proxy statement will be sent to holders of the Company&#8217;s common stock in due course.</p>  <p><strong>About Costamare Inc.</strong></p>  <p>Costamare Inc. is one of the world's leading owners and providers of containerships for charter. The Company has 45 years of history in the international shipping industry and a fleet of 75 containerships, with a total capacity of approximately 538,000 TEU, including five newbuild containerships currently under construction. Ten of our containerships have been acquired pursuant to the Framework Deed with York Capital Management by vessel-owning joint venture entities in which we hold a minority equity interest. The Company's common stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock and Series E Preferred Stock trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols &#8220;CMRE&#8221;, &#8220;CMRE PR B&#8221;, &#8220;CMRE PR C&#8221;, &#8220;CMRE PR D&#8221; and &#8220;CMRE PR E&#8221;, respectively.</p>  <p><strong>Forward-Looking Statements</strong></p>  <p>This press release contains &#8220;forward-looking statements&#8221;. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as &#8220;believe&#8221;, &#8220;intend&#8221;, &#8220;anticipate&#8221;, &#8220;estimate&#8221;, &#8220;project&#8221;, &#8220;forecast&#8221;, &#8220;plan&#8221;, &#8220;potential&#8221;, &#8220;may&#8221;, &#8220;should&#8221;, &#8220;could&#8221; and &#8220;expect&#8221; and similar expressions. These statements are not historical facts but instead represent only the Company&#8217;s belief regarding future results, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of the Company&#8217;s control. It is possible that actual results may differ, possibly materially, from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. For a discussion of some of the risks and important factors that could affect future results, see the discussion in the Company&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-34934) under the caption &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221;.</p>  <p><strong>Company Contacts:</strong><br >Gregory Zikos - Chief Financial Officer<br >Konstantinos Tsakalidis - Business Development</p>  <p>Costamare Inc., Monaco<br >Tel: (+377) 93 25 09 40<br >Email: ir@costamare.com</p>  <p> </p><p ></p></body></html>
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