EXHIBIT 4.1 










COSTAMARE INC.



INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE REPUBLIC
OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS



TOTAL AUTHORIZED ISSUE
1,000,000,000 COMMON SHARES PAR VALUE $0.0001 EACH
100,000,000 PREFERRED SHARES PAR VALUE $0.0001 EACH



COMMON SHARES



COMMON SHARES



N U M B E R



S H A R E S



SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS



CUSIP Y1771G 10 2



THIS IS TO CERTIFY that



is the owner of



FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE COMMON SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK OF



COSTAMARE INC.



transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or by duly authorized Attorney
upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate is not valid until countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar.

     WITNESS, the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.



Dated



SECRETARY



CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER



© SECURITY-COLUMBIAN BANKNOTE COMPANY












	
  

 
	
 The Corporation will furnish to any shareholder upon request and without charge, a full statement of the designation, relative
rights, preferences and limitations of the shares of each class and each series of a class of shares authorized to be issued by the
Corporation. With respect to the preferred shares of the Corporation, in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation, as such have
been or may be amended and/or restated of the Corporation, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized, by resolution or
resolutions, to provide, out of the unissued shares of the Preferred Stock, for series of Preferred Stock and, with respect to each
series, to fix the number of shares constituting such series and designations of such series, the voting power (if any) of the shares
of such series and the preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, if any, and any qualifications,
limitations or restrictions thereof, of the shares of such series. Such request may be made to the Secretary of the Corporation or
the Transfer Agent.

THIS CERTIFICATE ALSO EVIDENCES AND ENTITLES THE HOLDER HEREOF TO CERTAIN RIGHTS AS SET FORTH IN A STOCKHOLDERS RIGHTS AGREEMENT
BETWEEN COSTAMARE INC. AND AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, LLC, AS THE RIGHTS AGENT (THE ”RIGHTS AGREEMENT”), THE TERMS OF
WHICH ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AND A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES OF COSTAMARE INC.
UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AS SET FORTH IN THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT, SUCH RIGHTS WILL BE EVIDENCED BY SEPARATE CERTIFICATES AND WILL NO
LONGER BE EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE. COSTAMARE INC. WILL MAIL TO THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE A COPY OF THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT
WITHOUT CHARGE AFTER RECEIPT OF A WRITTEN REQUEST THEREFOR. UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES SET FORTH IN THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT, RIGHTS
ISSUED TO, OR HELD BY, ANY PERSON OR ANY AFFILIATE OR ASSOCIATE THEREOF WHO IS, WAS OR BECOMES AN ACQUIRING PERSON (AS SUCH TERMS ARE
DEFINED IN THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT), WHETHER CURRENTLY HELD BY OR ON BEHALF OF SUCH PERSON OR BY ANY SUBSEQUENT HOLDER, MAY BECOME NULL
AND VOID.

      The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were
written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

 






	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
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 as tenants in common 


 	
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 as tenants by the entireties 

 	
  

 	
  

 	
 under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act 

 
	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
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 as joint tenants with right of

 	
  

 	
  

 	
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 survivorship and not as tenants
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 Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. 



 



For value received, __________________ hereby sell, assign and transfer unto


	
  

 	
  

 
	
 PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER 

 IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

 	
  

 
	
  



 	
  





 
	
  

 
	
  



 
	
 PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE

 
	
  

 
	
  



 
	
  

 
	
  



 


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Shares of the Common Stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
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Attorney to transfer the said stock on the books of the within-named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.


	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 	
  

 
	
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 THE SIGNATURE(S) TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME(S) AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION
 OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.

 






	
  

 	
  

 
	
 Signature(s) Guaranteed



 	
  

 
	
 By_____________________________________________________________
 
THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS,
 STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN
 APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM), PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15.

 	
  

 



 KEEP THIS CERTIFICATE IN A SAFE PLACE. IF IT IS LOST, STOLEN, MUTILATED OR DESTROYED, THE CORPORATION WILL REQUIRE A BOND OF INDEMNITY AS A CONDITION TO THE ISSUANCE OF A REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATE.