Costamare Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend on Its Preferred and Common Stock
April 02 2018 - 9:14AM
Costamare Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE:CMRE) has declared cash
dividends of US $0.476563 per share on its 7.625% Series B
Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (the “Series B
Preferred Stock”) (NYSE:CMRE PR B), US $0.531250 per share on its
8.50% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (the
“Series C Preferred Stock”) (NYSE:CMRE PR C), US $0.546875 per
share on its 8.75% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual
Preferred Stock (the “Series D Preferred Stock”) (NYSE:CMRE PR D)
and US $0.462240 per share on its 8.875% Series E Cumulative
Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (the “Series E Preferred
Stock”) (NYSE:CMRE PR E). The dividend for the Series B Preferred
Stock, the Series C Preferred Stock and the Series D Preferred
Stock is for the period from January 15, 2018, to April 14, 2018.
The dividend for the Series E Preferred Stock is for the period
from January 30, 2018, to April 14, 2018. The dividend will be paid
on April 16, 2018 to all holders of record as of April 13, 2018 of
Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock, Series D
Preferred Stock and Series E Preferred Stock.
The Company has also declared a quarterly
dividend on its common stock of $0.10 per share for the quarter
ended March 31, 2018. The dividend for the common stock is payable
on May 8, 2018, to holders of record of common stock as of April
20, 2018.
The declaration of a dividend is subject to the
discretion of the Board of Directors of the Company, and
accordingly will depend on, among other things, the Company’s
earnings, financial condition and cash requirements and
availability, the Company’s ability to obtain debt and equity
financing on acceptable terms as contemplated by the Company’s
growth strategy, the restrictive covenants in the Company’s
existing and future debt instruments and global economic
conditions.
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 71 containerships, with a total capacity of approximately
466,000 TEU, including one newbuild containership on order.
Eighteen of the Company’s containerships, including the one
newbuild, 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 OfficerKonstantinos Tsakalidis - Business Development,
Investor Relations
Costamare Inc., MonacoTel: (+377) 93 25 09 40Email:
ir@costamare.com
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