# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001503584
**File Stem:** 0001171843-25-006234
**Filing Date:** 2025-10
**Character Count:** 5815
**Document Hash:** 68dc295a326615db8383d9895ef79e58
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001171843-25-006234.hdr.sgml**: 20251002

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001171843-25-006234

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 6-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251002

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251002

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251002

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Costamare Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001503584
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** DEEP SEA FOREIGN TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT [4412]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 01 Energy & Transportation
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** 1T
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 6-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-34934
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251367035

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION:** YES
- **STREET 1:** 7 RUE DU GABIAN
- **CITY:** MONACO
- **PROVINCE COUNTRY:** O9
- **ZIP:** MC98000
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 377(93)250940

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION:** YES
- **STREET 1:** 7 RUE DU GABIAN
- **CITY:** MONACO
- **PROVINCE COUNTRY:** O9
- **ZIP:** MC98000

**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 October 2025**

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)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F [ X ] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Form 40-F [ ]

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**EXHIBIT INDEX**

[99.1](exh_991.htm) [Press Release, dated October 2, 2025: Costamare Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend on its Preferred and Common Stock](exh_991.htm)

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**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.

Date: October 2, 2025

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| Costamare Inc. | Costamare Inc. |
| By: | <u>/s/ Gregory G. Zikos</u> |
| Name: | Gregory G. Zikos |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**EXHIBIT 99.1**

**Costamare Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend on Its Preferred and Common Stock** 

MONACO, Oct. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 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) and 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). The dividend for the Series B Preferred Stock, the Series C Preferred Stock and the Series D Preferred Stock is for the period from July 15, 2025 to October 14, 2025. The dividend will be paid on October 15, 2025 to all holders of record as of October 14, 2025 of Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock and Series D Preferred Stock.

The Company has also declared a quarterly dividend on its common stock of US $0.115 per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. The dividend for the common stock is payable on November 6, 2025, to holders of record of common stock as of October 21, 2025.

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 51 years of history in the international shipping industry and a fleet of 68 containerships, with a total capacity of approximately 513,000 TEU. The Company also has four newbuild containerships under construction with a total capacity of 12,400 TEU. The Company also participates in a leasing business. The Company's common stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock and Series D Preferred Stock trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols "CMRE", "CMRE PR B", "CMRE PR C" and "CMRE PR D", 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