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of 16 Dry Bulk Vessels
Monaco - 14 June 2021
Costamare Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE: CMRE) announced today the acquisition of 16 dry bulk vessels of between 33,000 and 85,000 DWT, with an average age of 10 years.
The vessels are currently operating in the spot market. Two of the ships have been delivered with the rest of the vessels expected to be delivered latest by January 2022,
Gregory Zikos, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, said: "We are pleased to announce the acquisition of dry bulk vessels. We have decided to invest in a liquid sector with strong fundamentals that provide enhanced return opportunities for our shareholders.
The ships will be managed through our existing platform headed and enriched by the dry bulk Onassis team, who will be joining Costamare in July. The acquisitions will initially befunded with cash on hand, and the Company is in the process of arranging commercial bank debt.
Considering the nature of the dry bulk business, we plan to have low leverage of up to 60% of the value ofthe assets.
We look forward to providing a detailed update on ourbusiness strategy during our second quarter results."
About Costamare Inc.
Costamare Inc. is one of the world’s leading ownersand providers of containershipsfor charter. The Company has 47 years of history in the international shipping industry and a fleet of 81 containerships, with a total capacity of approximately 581,000 TEU and 16 drybulk vessels with a total capacity of approximately 932,000 DWT. Five of our containerships have been acquired pursuant to the Framework Deed with York Capital Management by vessel-owning joint ventureentities in which weholda 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
Costamare Inc. press release
