Costamare Inc. Announces Election of Class III Directors at 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
October 31 2013 - 3:05PM
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Costamare Inc. Announces Election of Class III Directors at 2013
Annual Meeting of Stockholders
ATHENS, GREECE--(Marketwired - Oct 31, 2013) - Costamare Inc.
(the "Company") (NYSE: CMRE), an international owner and provider
of containerships for charter, announced the election of two Class
III directors at the Company's annual meeting of stockholders held
in Athens today.
The elected Class III directors are Konstantinos
Konstantakopoulos, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, and
Charlotte Stratos. Each Class III director was elected to hold
office for a term ending at the annual meeting of stockholders in
2016 and until his or her successor has been duly elected and
qualified.
Stockholders also ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young
(Hellas) Certified Auditors Accountants S.A. as the Company's
independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2013.
About Costamare Inc.
Costamare Inc. is one of the world's leading owners and
providers of containerships for charter. The Company has 38 years
of history in the international shipping industry and a fleet of 60
containerships, with a total capacity in excess of 350,000 TEU,
including six newbuild containerships on order. Five of our
containerships, including two newbuilds, have been acquired
pursuant to the Framework Agreement with York Capital Management by
vessel-owning joint venture entities in which we hold a 49% equity
interest. The Company's common stock and Series B Preferred
Stock trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols "CMRE"
and "CMRE PR B", 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".
Contacts: Company: Gregory Zikos - Chief Financial Officer
Konstantinos Tsakalidis - Business Development Costamare Inc.,
Athens, Greece Tel: (+30) 210-949-0050 Email: Email Contact
Investor Relations: Gus Okwu Allison & Partners, New York
Telephone: (+1) 646-428-0638 Email: Email Contact
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