Costamare Inc. Files Shelf Registration Statement
News Release
Costamare Inc.
February 3, 2012
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<DIV>Athens, Greece - January 30, 2012 - Costamare Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE:
CMRE) announced today that it has filed a shelf registration statement on Form
F-3 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). The
registration statement only covers new issuances by the Company. It is not
available for sales by members of the Konstantakopoulos family, the principal
stockholders of the Company, as they do not have any current intention to sell
their shares. <BR clear=all><BR clear=all>The shelf registration statement, when
declared effective by the SEC, will give the Company the ability to offer and
sell up to $300,000,000 of its securities consisting of common stock, preferred
stock, debt securities, warrants, rights and units. After the shelf registration
statement becomes effective, the Company may offer and sell such securities from
time to time and through one or more methods of distribution, subject to market
conditions and the Company's capital needs. The terms of any offering under the
shelf registration statement will be established at the time of such offering
and will be described in a prospectus supplement filed with the SEC prior to
completion of the offering. <BR clear=all><BR clear=all>The registration
statement relating to these securities has been filed with the SEC but has not
yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be
accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This
press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an
offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction
in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to
registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such
jurisdiction. <BR clear=all><BR clear=all>A copy of the prospectus included in
the registration statement may be obtained on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov
or on the Company's website listed below. In addition, the Company would file a
prospectus supplement with the SEC in connection with any offering under the
shelf registration statement. The information on the Company's website is not a
part of the registration statement, the prospectus or any prospectus supplement
which may be issued under the registration statement. <BR clear=all><BR
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<DIV>Athens, Greece - January 30, 2012 - Costamare Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE:
CMRE) announced today that it has filed a shelf registration statement on Form
F-3 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). The
registration statement only covers new issuances by the Company. It is not
available for sales by members of the Konstantakopoulos family, the principal
stockholders of the Company, as they do not have any current intention to sell
their shares. <BR clear=all><BR clear=all>The shelf registration statement, when
declared effective by the SEC, will give the Company the ability to offer and
sell up to $300,000,000 of its securities consisting of common stock, preferred
stock, debt securities, warrants, rights and units. After the shelf registration
statement becomes effective, the Company may offer and sell such securities from
time to time and through one or more methods of distribution, subject to market
conditions and the Company's capital needs. The terms of any offering under the
shelf registration statement will be established at the time of such offering
and will be described in a prospectus supplement filed with the SEC prior to
completion of the offering. <BR clear=all><BR clear=all>The registration
statement relating to these securities has been filed with the SEC but has not
yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be
accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This
press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an
offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction
in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to
registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such
jurisdiction. <BR clear=all><BR clear=all>A copy of the prospectus included in
the registration statement may be obtained on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov
or on the Company's website listed below. In addition, the Company would file a
prospectus supplement with the SEC in connection with any offering under the
shelf registration statement. The information on the Company's website is not a
part of the registration statement, the prospectus or any prospectus supplement
which may be issued under the registration statement. <BR clear=all><BR
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