Edgar Filing: Costamare Inc.

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 20-F/A

(Amendment No.1)


(Mark One)
o	REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
x	ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011
o	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
o	SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

COSTAMARE INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

NOT APPLICABLE
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

Republic of The Marshall Islands
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
60 Zephyrou Street &
Syngrou Avenue
17564 Athens Greece
(Address of principal executive offices)
Konstantinos Zacharatos Secretary
60 Zephyrou Street &
Syngrou Avenue
17564 Athens Greece

Greece Telephone : +30-210-949-0050 Facsimile : +30-210-949-6454
(Name, Address, Telephone Number and Facsimile Number of Company contact person)

SECURITIES REGISTERED OR TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:

Title of Each Class		Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share		New York Stock Exchange
Preferred stock purchase rights		New York Stock Exchange

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT: None

SECURITIES FOR WHICH THERE IS A REPORTING OBLIGATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE ACT: None

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report. As of December 31, 2011, there were 60,300,000 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No x

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes o No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes o No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):


Large accelerated filer o	Accelerated filer x	Non-accelerated filer o

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing.

U.S. GAAP x International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board o Other o

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow. Item 17 o Item 18 o

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The purpose of this Amendment No. 1 to our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 29, 2012 (the “Annual Report”), is to furnish the interactive data files as Exhibit 101 to the Annual Report. This Exhibit 101 was not previously filed. Exhibit 101 to this Amendment No. 1 provides the following items from the Annual Report formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) our consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, (ii) our consolidated statements of income for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, (iii) our consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, (iv) our consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 and (v) the notes to our consolidated financial statements.

Users of this data are advised that pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these interactive data files are deemed not filed or part of any registration statement or prospectus for purposes of sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.

No other changes have been made to the Annual Report other than those described above. This Form 20-F/A does not reflect subsequent events occurring after the original filing date of the Annual Report and does not, and does not purport to, modify, restate or update in any way disclosures made in the Annual Report.

PART III

ITEM 19. EXHIBITS


Exhibit No.		Description
101.INS		XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema

101.CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase

101.DEF		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

101.LAB		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase

101.PRE		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

SIGNATURES

The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F/A and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.


	COSTAMARE INC.,

	By	/s/ Konstantinos Konstantakopoulos
		Name: Konstantinos Konstantakopoulos
		Title: Chief Executive Officer
Dated: March 19, 2012