UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of July 2018
Commission File Number: 001-34934
Costamare Inc.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
7 rue du Gabian, MC 98000 Monaco
(Address of principal executive office)
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated July 27, 2018: Costamare Inc. Announces 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders |
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.
| Costamare Inc. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: July 27, 2018 | /s/ Gregory G. Zikos | |
| Gregory G. Zikos | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
EXHIBIT 99.1
Costamare Inc. Announces 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
MONACO, July 27, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Costamare Inc. (the “Company”) (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 4, 2018.
Stockholders of record of the Company’s common stock at the close of business on Thursday, August 16, 2018 will be entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the annual meeting and at any adjournments or postponements thereof.
Formal notice of the meeting and the Company’s proxy statement will be sent to holders of the Company’s common stock in due course.
About Costamare Inc.
Costamare Inc. is one of the world's leading owners and providers of containerships for charter. The Company has 44 years of history in the international shipping industry and a fleet of 79 containerships, with a total capacity of approximately 538,000 TEU, including five newbuild containerships to be delivered and one containership expected to be delivered latest by the end of September 2018. Eighteen 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 “CMRE”, “CMRE PR B”, “CMRE PR C”, “CMRE PR D” and “CMRE PR E”, respectively.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements”. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “believe”, “intend”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “project”, “forecast”, “plan”, “potential”, “may”, “should”, “could” and “expect” and similar expressions. These statements are not historical facts but instead represent only the Company’s belief regarding future results, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of the Company’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’s Annual Report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-34934) under the caption “Risk Factors”.
Company Contacts:
Gregory Zikos - Chief Financial Officer
Konstantinos Tsakalidis - Business Development, Investor Relations
Costamare Inc., Monaco
Tel: (+377) 93 25 09 40
Email: ir@costamare.com