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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 2012

Commission File Number: 001-34934

COSTAMARE INC.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

60 Zephyrou Street & Syngrou Avenue, 17564 Athens, Greece
(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.

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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE


This Report on Form 6-K shall be incorporated by reference into our registration statement on Form F-3, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 30, 2012 (File No. 333-179244), to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed by us under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, in each case as amended.


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

99.1     

Press Release Dated October 23, 2012: Costamare Inc. Reports Results for Third Quarter and Nine-Month Period ended September 30, 2012.









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 23, 2012

 

 

 

 

COSTAMARE INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Gregory G. Zikos

 

 

Name:

Gregory G. Zikos

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer








Exhibit 99.1

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COSTAMARE INC. REPORTS RESULTS FOR THIRD QUARTER AND NINE-MONTH PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2012


Athens, Greece, October 23, 2012 – Costamare Inc. (“Costamare” or the “Company”) (NYSE: CMRE) today reported unaudited financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2012.


Financial Highlights

·

Voyage revenues of $94.9 million and $291.0 million for the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.

·

Voyage revenues adjusted on a cash basis of $97.8 million and $294.9 million for the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.

·

Adjusted EBITDA of $62.5 million and $190.6 million for the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.

·

Net income of $12.5 million or $0.18 per share and $58.2 million or $0.89 per share for the three and the nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.

·

Adjusted net income of $20.9 million or $0.31 per share and $67.7 million or $1.03 per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively.


New Business Developments


·

The Company purchased the 1997-built, 2,458 TEU container vessel Messini (ex. Pembroke) for $6.8 million. The vessel was delivered on August 2, 2012. The acquisition was entirely financed with cash on hand. The Company also entered into a charter agreement with Evergreen for a period of approximately 18 months at a daily rate of $8,100. The vessel was delivered to her charterers on September 24, 2012.


·

The Company has agreed to charter the 1992-built, 3,351 TEU container vessel Konstantina to Evergreen for a period of approximately one year at a daily rate of $7,550. The vessel is expected to be delivered to her charterers on October 29, 2012.


·

On August 8, 2012, we took delivery of the 2001-built, 1,078 TEU containership Stadt Luebeck. The vessel was purchased from an insolvency administrator for a purchase price of $11.3 million. The acquisition was funded entirely out of bank financing provided by an existing lender to the Company. The vessel is currently chartered to CMA CGM. We have entered into an agreement, subject to final documentation, to extend the time charter agreement with CMA CGM from October 23, 2012 for a further period of a minimum of six months and a maximum of 10 months at a daily rate of $6,200. The charterer has a unilateral option to extend the charter for a period of an additional six months after the initial period at a daily rate of $8,500.


·

The Company has entered into an agreement, subject to final documentation, to extend the time charter agreement with Sea Consortium for the 1991-built, 3,351 TEU containership Karmen, from October 1, 2012 for a minimum of four months and a maximum of nine months, at a daily rate of $7,000.


·

The Company sold the 1991-built, 1,068 TEU containership Horizon for demolition for a sale price of approximately $3.7 million. The vessel was delivered to its buyers on September 21, 2012. The sale of the Horizon resulted in a book loss of $7.1 million.


·

The Company has entered into an agreement, subject to final documentation, to charter the 1996-built, 1,504 TEU containership Prosper with Sinokor for a minimum of one month and a maximum of four months, at a daily rate of $5,750. The vessel is expected to be delivered to its Charterers on October 24, 2012.


Follow-On Offering


·

On October 19, 2012, the Company completed a follow-on public offering of 7.0 million shares of its common stock at $14.00 per share. The gross proceeds from the offering before the underwriting discount and other offering expenses were $98.0 million. Members of the Konstantakopoulos family, who in the aggregate own a majority of the common stock of the Company, purchased 700,000 shares in the offering. We plan to use the net proceeds of this offering for capital expenditures, including vessel acquisitions, and for other general corporate purposes, which may include repayments of indebtedness.


Dividend Announcements


·

On October 5, 2012, the Company declared a dividend for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012, of $0.27 per share, payable on November 6, 2012 to stockholders of record at the close of trading of the Company’s common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on October 22, 2012. This will be the Company’s eighth consecutive quarterly dividend since it commenced trading on the New York Stock Exchange.












Mr. Gregory Zikos, Chief Financial Officer of Costamare Inc., commented:


“During the third quarter of the year, the Company continued to deliver positive results.


In August we accepted delivery of two second hand vessels, which were acquired through distressed sales. Both vessels have been subsequently chartered for periods ranging between 6 and 18 months. As part of our fleet renewal process we have sold for demolition a 1,068 TEU 1991-built ship.


In a challenging market we have fixed all the vessels that were coming out of charter during the remainder of the year; at the same time we have minimized our rechartering risk. The charters for the vessels opening in 2013 and 2014 account for approximately 4% and 3% of our 2013 and 2014 contracted revenues respectively.


On October 5th we declared a dividend for the third quarter of $ 0.27 per share. Consistent with our dividend policy, we continue to offer an attractive dividend, which we consider to be sustainable based on the size of our contracted cash flows, the quality of our charterers and the prudent amortization of our debt.  


Finally on October 19th, we closed the offering of 7 million shares of common stock that was priced at $ 14 per share. Members of the founding family have purchased 700,000 shares in the offering. In today’s environment the Company has a strong cash position coupled with low leverage and unencumbered assets.  


We believe that going forward we are well positioned to pursue new business opportunities in a market environment that favors well capitalized players.”  


Financial Summary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine-month period ended September 30,

 

Three-month period ended September 30,

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data):

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voyage revenue

 

$ 280,165

 

$290,962

 

$ 99,886

 

$94,886

Accrued charter revenue (1)

 

$ 23,218

 

$ 3,909

 

$ 7,776

 

$ 2,924

Voyage revenue adjusted on a cash basis (2)

 

$ 303,383

 

$ 294,871

 

$ 107,662

 

$ 97,810

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA (3)

 

$ 199,998

 

$ 190,587

 

$ 72,891

 

$ 62,475

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted Net Income (3)

 

$ 80,168

 

$ 67,721

 

$ 30,914

 

$ 20,947

Weighted Average number of shares  

 

60,300,000

 

65,582,847

 

60,300,000

 

67,800,000

Adjusted Earnings per share (3)

 

$ 1.33

 

$ 1.03

 

$ 0.51

 

$ 0.31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA (3)

 

$ 181,340

 

$ 181,064

 

$ 59,368

 

$ 54,045

Net Income

 

$ 61,510

 

$ 58,198

 

$ 17,391

 

$ 12,517

Weighted Average number of shares

 

60,300,000

 

65,582,847

 

60,300,000

 

67,800,000

Earnings per share

 

$ 1.02

 

$ 0.89

 

$ 0.29

 

$ 0.18



(1) Accrued charter revenue represents the difference between cash received during the period and revenue recognized on a straight-line basis.  In the early years of a charter with escalating charter rates, voyage revenue will exceed cash received during the period.

(2) Voyage revenue adjusted on a cash basis represents Voyage revenue after adjusting for non-cash “Accrued charter revenue” recorded under charters with escalating charter rates. However, Voyage revenue adjusted on a cash basis is not a recognized measurement under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or “GAAP.” We believe that the presentation of Voyage revenue adjusted on a cash basis is useful to investors because it presents the charter revenue for the relevant period based on the then current daily charter rates.  The increases or decreases in daily charter rates under our charter party agreements are described in the notes to the “Fleet List” below.  

 (3) Adjusted net income, adjusted earnings per share, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP measures. Refer to the reconciliation of net income to adjusted net income and net income to EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA below.


Non-GAAP Measures


The Company reports its financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). However, management believes that certain non-GAAP financial measures used in managing the business may provide users of these financial measures additional meaningful comparisons between current results and results in prior operating periods. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures can provide additional meaningful reflection of underlying trends of the business because they provide a comparison of historical information that excludes certain items that impact the overall comparability. Management also uses these non-GAAP financial measures in making financial, operating and planning decisions and in evaluating the Company’s performance. Tables below set out supplemental financial data and corresponding reconciliations to GAAP financial measures for the nine-month and three-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, the Company’s reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures include (i) Voyage revenue adjusted on a cash basis (reconciled above), (ii) Adjusted Net Income, (iii) Adjusted earnings per share, (iv) EBITDA and (v) Adjusted EBITDA.




Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted Net Income


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine-month period ended September 30,

 

Three-month period ended September 30,

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

 

(Unaudited)

Net Income

$

61,510

$

58,198

$

17,391

$

12,517

Accrued charter revenue

 

23,218

 

3,909

 

7,776

 

2,924

(Gain)/ Loss on sale/disposal of vessels

 

(10,771)

 

4,296

 

-

 

5,599

Realized (Gain) Loss on Euro/USD forward contracts

 

(1,566)

 

997

 

(764)

 

265

Loss on derivative instruments

 

6,580

 

321

 

6,511

 

(358)

Initial purchases of consumable stores for newly acquired vessels

 

1,197

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted Net income

$

80,168

$

67,721

$

30,914

$

20,947

Adjusted Earnings per Share

$

1.33

$

1.03

$

0.51

$

0.31

Weighted average number of shares

 

60,300,000

 

65,582,847

 

60,300,000

 

67,800,000



Adjusted Net income and Adjusted Earnings per Share represent net income before gain/(loss) on sale of vessels, non-cash changes in fair value of derivatives, non-cash “Accrued charter revenue” recorded under charters with escalating charter rates, realized (gain)/loss on Euro/USD forward contracts and the cash of partial purchases of consumable stores for newly acquired vessels. “Accrued charter revenue” is attributed to the timing difference between the revenue recognition and the cash collection. However, Adjusted Net income and Adjusted Earnings per Share are not recognized measurements under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or “GAAP.” We believe that the presentation of Adjusted Net income and Adjusted Earnings per Share are useful to investors because they are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry. We also believe that Adjusted Net income and Adjusted Earnings per Share are useful in evaluating our ability to service additional debt and make capital expenditures. In addition, we believe that Adjusted Net income and Adjusted Earnings per Share are useful in evaluating our operating performance and liquidity position compared to that of other companies in our industry because the calculation of Adjusted Net income and Adjusted Earnings per Share generally eliminates the effects of the accounting effects of capital expenditures and acquisitions, certain hedging instruments and other accounting treatments, items which may vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to overall operating performance and liquidity. In evaluating Adjusted Net income and Adjusted Earnings per Share, you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses that are the same as or similar to some of the adjustments in this presentation. Our presentation of Adjusted Net income and Adjusted Earnings per Share should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items.





Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine-month period ended September 30,

 

Three-month period ended September 30,

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

$

61,510

$

58,198

$

17,391

$

12,517

Interest and finance costs

 

55,953

 

57,840

 

19,847

 

19,603

Interest income

 

(354)

 

(1,173)

 

(45)

 

(457)

Depreciation

 

58,092

 

60,182

 

20,079

 

20,301

Amortization of dry-docking and special survey costs

6,139

 

6,017

 

2,096

 

2,081

EBITDA

 

181,340

 

181,064

 

59,368

 

54,045

Accrued charter revenue

 

23,218

 

3,909

 

7,776

 

2,924

(Gain)/ Loss on sale/disposal of vessels

 

(10,771)

 

4,296

 

-

 

5,599

Realized (Gain) Loss on Euro/USD forward contracts

 

(1,566)

 

997

 

(764)

 

265

Loss on derivative instruments

 

6,580

 

321

 

6,511

 

(358)

Initial purchases of consumable stores for newly acquired vessels

 

1,197

 

-

 

-

 

-

Adjusted EBITDA

$

199,998

$

190,587

$

72,891

$

62,475


EBITDA represents net income before interest and finance costs, interest income, depreciation and amortization of deferred dry-docking & special survey costs.  Adjusted EBITDA represents net income before interest and finance costs, interest income, depreciation, amortization of deferred dry-docking & special survey costs, gain/(loss) on sale of vessels, non-cash changes in fair value of derivatives, non-cash “Accrued charter revenue” recorded under charters with escalating charter rates, realized (gain)/loss on Euro/USD forward contracts and the cash of partial purchases of consumable stores for newly acquired vessels. “Accrued charter revenue” is attributed to the time difference between the revenue recognition and the cash collection. However, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not recognized measurements under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or “GAAP.” We believe that the presentation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are useful to investors because they are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry. We also believe that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are useful in evaluating our ability to service additional debt and make capital expenditures. In addition, we believe that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are useful in evaluating our operating performance and liquidity position compared to that of other companies in our industry because the calculation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA generally eliminates the effects of financings, income taxes and the accounting effects of capital expenditures and acquisitions, items which may vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to overall operating performance and liquidity. In evaluating EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses that are the same as or similar to some of the adjustments in this presentation. Our presentation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items.


Note: Items to consider for comparability include gains and charges. Gains positively impacting net income are reflected as deductions to net income. Charges negatively impacting net income are reflected as increases to net income.











Results of Operations

Three-month period ended September 30, 2012 compared to the three-month period ended September 30, 2011

During the three-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, we had an average of 47.1 and 48.5 vessels, respectively, in our fleet. In the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, we accepted delivery of the secondhand vessels Stadt Luebeck and Messini with an aggregate TEU capacity of 3,536 and we sold the second-hand vessel Horizon for scrap with a TEU capacity of 1,068.  In the three-month period ended September 30, 2011, we acquired the secondhand vessel MSC Romanos with a TEU capacity of 5,060. In the three-month period ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 our fleet ownership days totaled 4,337 and 4,460 days, respectively. Ownership days are the primary driver of voyage revenue and vessels’ operating expenses and represent the aggregate number of days in a period during which each vessel in our fleet is owned.

(Expressed in millions of U.S. dollars,

except percentages)

 

Three-month period ended September 30,

 

Change

 

Percentage

Change

 

2011

 

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voyage revenue

$

99.9

$

94.9

$

(5.0)

 

(5.0%)

Voyage expenses

 

(0.8)

 

(1.7)

 

0.9

 

112.5%

Voyage expenses – related parties

 

(0.8)

 

(0.7)

 

(0.1)

 

(12.5%)

Vessels operating expenses

 

(27.6)

 

(28.3)

 

0.7

 

2.5%

General and administrative expenses

 

(1.1)

 

(1.0)

 

(0.1)

 

(9.1%)

Management fees – related parties

 

(3.8)

 

(3.8)

 

-

 

-

Amortization of dry-docking and special survey costs

 

(2.1)

 

(2.1)

 

-

 

-

Depreciation

 

(20.1)

 

(20.3)

 

0.2

 

1.0%

Gain (loss) on sale of vessels

 

-

 

(5.6)

 

5.6

 

100.0%

Foreign exchange gains / (losses)

 

(0.1)

 

(0.1)

 

-

 

-

Interest income

 

0.1

 

0.4

 

0.3

 

300.0%

Interest and finance costs

 

(19.8)

 

(19.6)

 

(0.2)

 

(1.0%)

Other

 

0.1

 

-

 

(0.1)

 

(100.0%)

Gain (loss) on derivative instruments

 

(6.5)

 

0.4

$

6.9

 

106.2%

Net Income

$

17.4

$

12.5

(4.9)

 

(28.2%)


(Expressed in millions of U.S. dollars,

except percentages)

 

Three-month period ended September 30,

 

Change

 

Percentage

Change

 

2011

 

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voyage revenue

$

99.9

$

94.9

$

(5.0)

 

(5.0%)

Accrued charter revenue

 

7.8

 

2.9

 

(4.9)

 

(62.8%)

Voyage revenue adjusted on a cash basis

$

107.7

 

97.8

$

(9.9)

 

(9.2%)





Fleet operational data

 

Three-month period ended September 30,

 

 

 

Percentage

Change

 

2011

 

2012

 

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average number of vessels

 

48.5

 

47.1

 

(1.4)

 

(2.9%)

Ownership days

 

4,460

 

4,337

 

(123)

 

(2.8%)

Number of vessels underwent dry-dock during the periods

 

-

 

4

 

4

 

 



Voyage Revenue

Voyage revenue decreased by 5.0%, or $5.0 million, to $94.9 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, from $99.9 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2011. The decrease in Voyage revenues is mainly due to decreased ownership days of our fleet by 2.8% during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012 compared to the three month period ended September 30, 2011. Voyage revenues adjusted on a cash basis (which eliminates non-cash “Accrued charter revenue”), decreased by 9.2%, or $9.9 million, to $97.8 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, from $107.7 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2011. The decrease is mainly attributable to the decreased ownership days of our fleet and the decreased charter hire received in accordance with certain escalation clauses of our charters during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012 compared to the three-month period ended September 30, 2011.

Voyage Expenses

Voyage expenses increased by 112.5%, or $0.9 million, to $1.7 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, from $0.8 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2011. The increase was primarily attributable to the off-hire expenses, mainly relating to bunkers consumption of the four vessels that were dry-docked during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012 and of one of our vessels on her way to the shipyard for dry-docking that commenced early October 2012; partly offset by the decreased third party commissions charged to us in the three-month period September 30, 2012 compared to the three-month period ended September 30, 2011.

Voyage Expenses – related parties

Voyage expenses – related parties in the amount of $0.7 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012 and in the amount of $0.8 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2011 represent fees of 0.75% on voyage revenues charged to us by Costamare Shipping Company S.A. as provided under our management agreement signed on November 4, 2010 (initial public offering completion date).

Vessels’ Operating Expenses

Vessels’ operating expenses, which also include the realized gain (loss) under derivative contracts entered into in relation to foreign currency exposure, increased by 2.5%, or $0.7 million, to $28.3 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, from $27.6 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2011. The increase is partly attributable to the increase of the average vessel size of the fleet during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011; partly offset by the decreased ownership days of our fleet during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses decreased by 9.1%, or $0.1 million, to $1.0 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, from $1.1 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2011.  The decrease in the three-month period ended September 30, 2012 was mainly attributable to decreased public-company related expenses charged to us compared to the three-month period ended September 30, 2011. Furthermore, general and administrative expenses for the three-month period ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 include $0.25 million for the services of the Company’s officers in aggregate charged to us by Costamare Shipping Company S.A. as provided under our management agreement signed on November 4, 2010.     

Management Fees – related parties

Management fees paid to our managers were $3.8 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012 and for the three-month period ended September 30, 2011.

Amortization of Dry-docking and Special Survey Costs

Amortization of deferred dry-docking and special survey costs was $2.1 million for the three-month period ended September 30, 2012 and for the three-month period ended September 30, 2011. During the three-month period ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 four vessels and no vessels underwent their special survey, respectively.

Depreciation

Depreciation expense increased by 1.0%, or $0.2 million, to $20.3 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, from $20.1 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2011. The increase was primarily attributable to the depreciation expense charged for the two vessels that were delivered to us during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012 partly offset by the depreciation expense not charged following the sale of one vessel during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012.

Loss on Sale of Vessels

In the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, we recorded a net loss of $5.6 million from the sale of the vessel Horizon (including the effect of the partial reversal of a provision recorded in 2011 for costs associated with the grounding of the vessel Rena). In the three-month period ended September 30, 2011, no vessels were sold.

Foreign Exchange Gains / (Losses)

Foreign exchange losses were $0.1 during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, and during the three-month period ended September 30, 2011.

Interest Income

During the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, interest income increased by 300.0%, or $0.3 million, to $0.4 million, from $0.1 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2011.  The change in interest income was mainly due to the increased cash deposits in interest bearing accounts during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, compared to the three month-period ended September 30, 2011, which resulted from the increased average cash balance during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, compared to the three-month period ended September 30, 2011.

Interest and Finance Costs

Interest and finance costs decreased by 1.0%, or $0.2 million, to $19.6 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, from $19.8 million during the three-month period ended September 30, 2011. The decrease is partly attributable to decreased financing costs and commitment fees charged to us mainly in relation to new credit facilities we entered into, in connection with our new building program; partly offset by the capitalized interest in relation to our new-building program.  

Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments

The fair value of our 28 interest rate derivative instruments which were outstanding as of September 30, 2012, equates to the amount that would be paid by us or to us should those instruments be terminated. As of September 30, 2012, the fair value of these 28 interest rate derivative instruments in aggregate amounted to a liability of $192.8 million. Twenty-seven of the 28 interest rate derivative instruments that were outstanding as at September 30, 2012, qualified for hedge accounting and the effective portion of the change in their fair value is recorded in “Comprehensive loss”.  For the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, a loss of $9.4 million has been included in “Comprehensive loss” and a loss of $0.05 million has been included in “Gain (loss) on derivative instruments” in the consolidated statement of income, resulting from the fair market value change of the interest rate derivative instruments during the three-month period ended September 30, 2012.













Cash Flows


Three-month period ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011

Condensed cash flows

 

Three-month period ended September 30,

(Expressed in millions of U.S. dollars)

 

2011

 

2012

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

 

$ 51.3

 

$ 39.4

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

 

($ 61.1)

 

($ 55.3)

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities

 

$ 10.7

 

($ 8.6)


Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

Net cash flows provided by operating activities for the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, decreased by $11.9 million to $39.4 million, compared to $51.3 million for the three-month period ended September 30, 2011. The decrease was primarily attributable to (a) the decreased cash from operations of $9.9 million deriving from escalating charter rates and (b) the increased dry-docking payments of $4.0 million; partly offset by the favorable change in working capital position, excluding the current portion of long-term debt and the accrued charter revenue (representing the difference between cash received in that period and revenue recognized on a straight-line basis) of $2.9 million.

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $55.3 million in the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, which consists of (a) $39.9 million advance payments for the construction and purchase of four newbuild vessels, (b) $18.8 million in payments for the acquisition of two secondhand vessels and (c) $3.4 million we received from the sale of one vessel.

Net cash used in investing activities was $61.1 million in the three-month period ended September 30, 2011, which primarily consists of (a) $55.0 million payments for the purchase of MSC Romanos, (b) $6.0 million advance payment for the acquisition of MSC Viviana delivered to us in the fourth quarter of 2011 and (c) $1.8 million in aggregate advance payments we received for the sale of two vessels delivered to their new owners in the fourth quarter of 2011.

Net Cash Provided By (Used in) Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities was $8.6 million in the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, which mainly consists of (a) $39.1 million of indebtedness that we repaid, (b) $41.9 million we drew down from three of our credit facilities and (c) $18.3 million we paid for dividends to our stockholders for the second quarter of the year 2012.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $10.7 million in the three-month period ended September 30, 2011, which mainly consists of (a) $34.6 million of indebtedness that we repaid, (b) $61.4 million we drew down from two of our credit facilities and (c) $15.1 million we paid for dividends to our stockholders for the second quarter of the year 2011.


Results of Operations

Nine-month period ended September 30, 2012 compared to the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011

During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, we had an average of 46.7 and 47.6 vessels, respectively, in our fleet. In the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, we accepted delivery of five secondhand vessels MSC Ulsan, Koroni, Kyparissia, Stadt Luebeck and Messini with an aggregate TEU capacity of 15,352, and we sold four vessels Gather, Gifted, Genius I and Horizon with an aggregate TEU capacity of 9,834.  In the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011, we accepted delivery of nine secondhand vessels MSC Pylos, Zagora, Marina, Prosper, Konstantina, MSC Sierra II, MSC Namibia II, MSC Sudan II and MSC Romanos with an aggregate TEU capacity of 22,518 and we sold three second-hand vessels MSC Sierra, MSC Namibia and MSC Sudan with an aggregate TEU capacity of 4,914. In the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, our fleet ownership days totaled 12,789 and 12,991 days, respectively. Ownership days are the primary driver of voyage revenue and vessels operating expenses and represent the aggregate number of days in a period during which each vessel in our fleet is owned.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 (Expressed in millions of U.S. dollars,

except percentages)

 

Nine-month period ended September 30,

 

Change

 

Percentage

Change

 

2011

 

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voyage revenue

$

280.2

$

291.0

$

10.8

 

3.9%

Voyage expenses

 

(3.3)

 

(4.0)

 

0.7

 

21.2%

Voyage expenses – related parties

 

(2.1)

 

(2.2)

 

0.1

 

4.8%

Vessels operating expenses

 

(83.3)

 

(84.7)

 

1.4

 

1.7%

General and administrative expenses

 

(3.7)

 

(3.1)

 

(0.6)

 

(16.2%)

Management fees – related parties

 

(11.3)

 

(11.4)

 

0.1

 

0.9%

Amortization of dry-docking and special survey costs

 

(6.1)

 

(6.0)

 

(0.1)

 

(1.6%)

Depreciation

 

(58.1)

 

(60.2)

 

2.1

 

3.6%

Gain (Loss) on sale/disposal of vessels

 

10.8

 

(4.3)

 

(15.1)

 

(139.8%)

Foreign exchange gains/ (losses)

 

-

 

0.2

 

0.2

 

100.0%

Interest income

 

0.4

 

1.1

 

0.7

 

175.0%

Interest and finance costs

 

(56.0)

 

(57.8)

 

1.8

 

            3.2%

Other

 

0.6

 

(0.1)

 

(0.7)

 

(116.7%)

Gain (Loss) on derivative instruments

 

(6.6)

 

(0.3)

$

(6.3)

 

(95.5%)

Net Income

$

61.5

$

58.2

(3.3)

 

(5.4%)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Expressed in millions of U.S. dollars,

except percentages)

 

Nine-month period ended September 30,

 

Change

 

Percentage

Change

 

2011

 

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voyage revenue

$

280.2

$

291.0

$

10.8

 

3.9%

Accrued charter revenue

 

23.2

 

3.9

 

(19.3)

 

(83.2%)

Voyage revenue adjusted on a cash basis

$

303.4

$

294.9

$

(8.5)

 

(2.8%)




       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fleet operational data

 

Nine-month period ended September 30,

 

 

 

Percentage

Change

 

2011

 

2012

 

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average number of vessels

 

47.6

 

46.7

 

(0.9)

 

(1.9%)

Ownership days

 

12,991

 

12,789

 

(202)

 

(1.6%)

Number of vessels under dry-docking

 

8

 

6

 

(2)

 

 -






Voyage Revenue

Voyage revenue increased by 3.9%, or $10.8 million, to $291.0 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, from $280.2 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011. Ownership days decreased by 1.6% or 202 days to 12,789 days during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, from 12,991 days during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011.  The increase in Voyage revenues is mainly due to the fact that larger vessels, chartered on average at higher rates, were employed by the Company during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, compared to the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011. Voyage revenues adjusted on a cash basis (which eliminates non-cash “Accrued charter revenue”), decreased by 2.8%, or $8.5 million, to $294.9 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, from $303.4 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011. The decrease is attributable to decreased charter hire received in accordance with certain escalation clauses of our charters during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, compared to the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011; partly offset by the fact that larger vessels, chartered on average at higher rates, were employed by the Company during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, compared to the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011.

Voyage Expenses

Voyage expenses increased by 21.2%, or $0.7 million, to $4.0 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012 from $3.3 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011. The increase was primarily attributable to the increased off-hire expenses of our fleet, mainly bunkers consumption; partly offset by the decreased third party commissions charged to us during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, compared to the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011.

Voyage Expenses – related parties

Voyage expenses – related parties in the amount of $2.2 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, and in the amount of $2.1 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011, represent fees of 0.75% on voyage revenues charged to us by Costamare Shipping Company S.A. as provided under our management agreement signed on November 4, 2010 (initial public offering completion date).

Vessels’ Operating Expenses

Vessels’ operating expenses, which also include the realized gain or loss under derivative contracts entered into in relation to foreign currency exposure, increased by 1.7%, or $1.4 million, to $84.7 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, from $83.3 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011. The increase is partly attributable to the increase of the average vessel size of the fleet during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011; partly offset by the decreased ownership days of our fleet during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, compared to the same period of 2011.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses decreased by 16.2%, or $0.6 million, to $3.1 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, from $3.7 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011.  The decrease in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, was mainly attributable to decreased public-company related expenses charged to us compared to the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011. Furthermore, general and administrative expenses for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011 include $0.75 million, respectively, for the services of the Company’s officers in aggregate charged to us by Costamare Shipping Company S.A. as provided under our management agreement signed on November 4, 2010 (initial public offering completion date).     

Management Fees – related parties

Management fees paid to our managers increased by 0.9%, or $0.1 million, to $11.4 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, from $11.3 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011.

Amortization of Dry-docking and Special Survey Costs

Amortization of deferred dry-docking and special survey costs for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was $6.0 million and $6.1 million, respectively. During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, 6 vessels and 8 vessels, respectively, underwent their special survey.


Depreciation

Depreciation expense increased by 3.6%, or $2.1 million, to $60.2 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, from $58.1 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011. The increase was primarily attributable to the depreciation expense charged for the one containership that was delivered to us during the three-month period ended December 31, 2011 and to the five containerships delivered to us during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, partly offset by the depreciation expense not charged relating to the eight vessels sold or disposed of during the three-month period ended December 31, 2011 and the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012.

Gain / (Loss) on Sale of Vessels

During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, we recorded a net loss of $4.3 million mainly from the sale of four vessels (including the effect of the partial reversal of a provision recorded in 2011 for costs associated with the grounding of the vessel Rena). During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011, we recorded a gain of $10.8 million from the sale of three vessels.

Foreign Exchange Gains

Foreign exchange gains amounted to $0.2 million and $0 during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Interest Income

During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, interest income was $1.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively. The change in interest income was mainly due to the increased cash deposits in interest bearing accounts during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, compared to the nine-month-period ended September 30, 2011, which resulted from the increased average cash balance during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012 compared to the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011.

Interest and Finance Costs

Interest and finance costs increased by 3.2%, or $1.8 million, to $57.8 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, from $56.0 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011. The increase is partly attributable to increased interest expense and commitment fees charged to us mainly in relation to new credit facilities we entered into with regards to our new-building program partly offset by the capitalized interest in relation with our newbuilding program.

Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments

The fair value of our 28 interest rate derivative instruments which were outstanding as of September 30, 2012, equates to the amount that would be paid by us or to us should those instruments be terminated. As of September 30, 2012, the fair value of these 28 interest rate derivative instruments in aggregate amounted to a liability of $192.8 million. Twenty-seven of the 28 interest rate derivative instruments that were outstanding as at September 30, 2012, qualified for hedge accounting and the effective portion of the change in their fair value is recorded in “Comprehensive loss”.  For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, a loss of $20.5 million has been included in “Comprehensive loss” and a loss of $1.6 million has been included in “Gain (loss) on derivative instruments” in the consolidated statement of income, resulting from the fair market value change of the interest rate derivative instruments during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012.


Cash Flows


Nine-month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed cash flows

 

Nine-month period ended September 30,

(Expressed in millions of U.S. dollars)

 

2011

 

2012

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

 

$ 134.4

 

$ 123.4

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

 

$ (256.6)

 

$ (162.0)

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities

 

$ 33.1

 

$ 157.7


Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

Net cash flows provided by operating activities for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012 decreased by $11.0 million to $123.4 million, compared to $134.4 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011.  The decrease was primarily attributable to (a) the decreased cash from operations of $8.5 million deriving from escalating charter rates, (b) the increased dry-docking payments of $1.9 million and (c) increased payments for interest (including swap payments) of $3.1 million; partly offset by favorable change in working capital position, excluding the current portion of long-term debt and the accrued charter revenue (representing the difference between cash received in that period and revenue recognized on a straight-line basis) of $4.2 million.

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $162.0 million in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, which consisted of (a) $109.0 million advance payments for the construction and purchase of seven newbuild vessels, (b) $73.7 million in payments for the acquisition of five secondhand vessels and (c) $20.8 million we received from the sale of four vessels.

Net cash used in investing activities was $256.6 million in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011, which consists of (a) $147.3 million advance payments and other capitalized costs for the construction and purchase of ten newbuild vessels, (b) $130.2 million in payments for the acquisition of nine second-hand vessels, (c) $6.0 million in advance payment for the acquisition of one second hand vessel delivered to us in the fourth quarter of 2011, (d) $19.0 million we received for the sale of three vessels, (e) $6.1 million we received from the sale of governmental bonds and (f) $1.8 million in aggregate we received as advances for the sale of two vessels delivered to their new owners in the fourth quarter of 2011.

Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities was $157.7 million in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012, which mainly consisted of (a) $129.3 million of indebtedness that we repaid, (b) $241.2 million we drew down from five of our credit facilities, (c) $52.9 million we paid for dividends to our stockholders for the fourth quarter of the year ended December 31, 2011, the first quarter of the year 2012 and the second quarter of the year 2012 and (d) $100.6 million net proceeds we received from our follow-on offering in March 2012, net of underwriting discounts and expenses incurred in the offering.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $33.1 million in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011, which mainly consists of (a) $83.9 million of indebtedness that we repaid, (b) $169.0 million we drew down from four of our credit facilities and (c) $45.2 million, in aggregate, we paid for dividends to our stockholders for the fourth quarter of the year 2010, the first quarter of the year 2011 and the second quarter of the year 2011.


Liquidity and Capital Expenditures

Cash and cash equivalents

As of September 30, 2012, we had a total cash liquidity of $264.5 million, consisting of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash.

Debt-free vessels

As of October 22, 2012, the following vessels were free of debt.


Unencumbered Vessels in the water

(refer to fleet list in page 17 for full charter details)


Vessel Name

 

 

Year
Built

 

TEU
Capacity

 

NAVARINO

 

2010

 

 

8,531

 

 

AKRITAS

 

1987

 

 

3,152

 

 

MSC CHALLENGER

 

1986

 

 

2,633

 

 

MESSINI

 

1997

 

 

2,458

 

 



Capital commitments


As of October 22, 2012, we had outstanding commitments relating to our contracted newbuilds aggregating $686.7 million payable in installments until the vessels are delivered.


Conference Call details:


On Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 8:30 a.m., EDT, Costamare’s management team will hold a conference call to discuss the financial results.


Participants should dial into the call 10 minutes before the scheduled time using the following numbers: 1(866) 819-7111 (from the US), 0(800) 953-0329 (from the UK) or +(44) (0) 1452 542 301 (from outside the US). Please quote “Costamare”.


A replay of the conference call will be available until October 31, 2012. The United States replay number is 1(866) 247-4222; from the UK 0(800) 953-1533; the standard international replay number is (+44) (0) 1452 550 000 and the access code required for the replay is: 25306424#.


Live webcast:


There will also be a simultaneous live webcast over the Internet, through the Costamare Inc. website (www.costamare.com) under the “Investors” section. Participants to the live webcast should register on the website approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the webcast.


About Costamare Inc.


Costamare Inc. is one of the world’s leading owners and providers of containerships for charter. The Company has 37 years of history in the international shipping industry and a fleet of 57 containerships, with a total capacity of approximately 329,000 TEU, including 10 newbuild containerships on order. Costamare Inc.’s common shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “CMRE”.


Forward-Looking Statements


This earnings 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 Costamare’s belief regarding future results, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of Costamare’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 Costamare Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-34934) under the caption “Risk Factors”.


Contacts:


Company Contact:
Gregory Zikos - Chief Financial Officer
Konstantinos Tsakalidis - Business Development
Costamare Inc., Athens, Greece
Tel: (+30) 210-949-0000
Email: ir@costamare.com


Investor Relations Advisor/ Media Contact:
Nicolas Bornozis - President
Capital Link, Inc.
230 Park Avenue, Suite 1536
New York, N.Y. 10169
Tel.: (+1) 212-661-7566
E-mail: costamare@capitallink.com











Fleet List


The tables below provide additional information, as of October 22, 2012, about our fleet of 57 containerships, including 10 newbuilds on order. Each vessel is a cellular containership, meaning it is a dedicated container vessel.




Vessel Name

Charterer

Year Built

Capacity (TEU)

Time Charter Term(1)

Current Daily Charter Hire (U.S. dollars)

Expiration of Charter(1)

Average Daily Charter Rate Until Earliest Expiry of Charter (U.S. dollars)(2)

1

COSCO GUANGZHOU

COSCO

2006

9,469

12 years

36,400

December 2017

36,400

2

COSCO NINGBO

COSCO

2006

9,469

12 years

36,400

January 2018

36,400

3

COSCO YANTIAN

COSCO

2006

9,469

12 years

36,400

February 2018

36,400

4

COSCO BEIJING

COSCO

2006

9,469

12 years

36,400

April 2018

36,400

5

COSCO HELLAS

COSCO

2006

9,469

12 years

37,519

May 2018

37,519

6

NAVARINO

Evergreen

2010

8,531

1.5 years

30,950

September 2013

30,950

7

MAERSK KAWASAKI(i)

A.P. Moller-Maersk

1997

7,403

10 years

37,000

December 2017

37,000

8

MAERSK KURE(i)

A.P. Moller-Maersk

1996

7,403

10 years

37,000

December 2017

37,000

9

MAERSK KOKURA(i)

A.P. Moller-Maersk

1997

7,403

10 years

37,000

February 2018

37,000

10

MSC METHONI

MSC

2003

6,724

10 years

29,000

September 2021

29,000

11

SEALAND NEW YORK

A.P. Moller-Maersk

2000

6,648

11 years

30,375(3)

March 2018

27,325

12

MAERSK KOBE

A.P. Moller-Maersk

2000

6,648

11 years

38,179(4)

May 2018

29,789

13

SEALAND WASHINGTON

A.P. Moller-Maersk

2000

6,648

11 years

30,375(5)

June 2018

27,484

14

SEALAND MICHIGAN

A.P. Moller-Maersk

2000

6,648

11 years

25,375(6)

August 2018

25,852

15

SEALAND ILLINOIS

A.P. Moller-Maersk

2000

6,648

11 years

30,375(7)

October 2018

27,620

16

MAERSK KOLKATA

A.P. Moller-Maersk

2003

6,644

11 years

38,490(8)

November 2019

31,759

17

MAERSK KINGSTON

A.P. Moller-Maersk

2003

6,644

11 years

38,461(9)

February 2020

32,011

18

MAERSK KALAMATA

A.P. Moller-Maersk

2003

6,644

11 years

38,418(10)

April 2020

32,094

19

MSC ROMANOS

MSC

2003

5,050

5.3 years

28,000

November 2016

28,000

20

ZIM NEW YORK

ZIM

2002

4,992

13 years

23,150

July 2015(11)

23,150

21

ZIM SHANGHAI

ZIM

2002

4,992

13 years

23,150

August 2015(11)

23,150

22

ZIM PIRAEUS(ii)

ZIM

2004

4,992

10 years

18,274(12)

March 2014

31,532

23

OAKLAND EXPRESS

Hapag Lloyd

2000

4,890

8 years

30,500

September 2016

30,500

24

HALIFAX EXPRESS

Hapag Lloyd

2000

4,890

8 years

30,500

October 2016

30,500

25

SINGAPORE EXPRESS

Hapag Lloyd

2000

4,890

8 years

30,500

July 2016

30,500

26

MSC MANDRAKI

MSC

1988

4,828

7.8 years

20,000

August 2017

20,000

27

MSC MYKONOS

MSC

1988

4,828

8.2 years

20,000

September 2017

20,000

28

MSC ULSAN

MSC

2002

4,132

5.3 years

16,500

March 2017

16,500

29

MSC ANTWERP

MSC

1993

3,883

4.3 years

17,500

August 2013

17,500

30

MSC WASHINGTON

MSC

1984

3,876

3.2 years

17,250

February 2013

17,250

31

MSC KYOTO

MSC

1981

3,876

3.1 years

17,250

June 2013

17,250

32

KORONI

Evergreen

1998

3,842

2 years

15,200(13)

April 2014

11,332

33

KYPARISSIA

Evergreen

1998

3,842

2 years

15,200(14)

May 2014

11,292

34

MSC AUSTRIA

MSC

1984

3,584

9.5 years

17,250(15)

September 2018

13,518

35

KARMEN

Sea Consortium

1991

3,351

1.5 years

7,000

January 2013

7,000

36

MARINA

Evergreen

1992

3,351

1.1 years

15,200(16)

April 2013

8,767

37

KONSTANTINA

Evergreen

1992

3,351

1.0 years

7,550(17)

September 2013

7,550

38

AKRITAS

Hapag Lloyd

1987

3,152

4 years

12,500

August 2014

12,500

39

MSC CHALLENGER

MSC

1986

2,633

4.8 years

10,000

July 2015

10,000

40

MESSINI

Evergreen

1997

2,458

1.5 years

8,100

February 2014

8,100

41

MSC REUNION

MSC

1992

2,024

6 years

11,500

June 2014

11,500

42

MSC NAMIBIA II

MSC

1991

2,023

6.8 years

11,500

July 2014

11,500

43

MSC SIERRA II

MSC

1991

2,023

5.7 years

11,500

June 2014

11,500

44

MSC PYLOS

MSC

1991

2,020

3 years

11,500

January 2014

11,500

45

PROSPER

Sinokor

1996

1,504

0.1 years

5,750(18)

November 2012

5,750

46

ZAGORA

MSC

1995

1,162

1.7 years

5,500

April 2013

5,500

47

STADT LUEBECK

CMA CGM

2001

1.078

0.7 years

5,800(19)

April 2013

6,198






Newbuilds


Vessel Name

Shipyard

Charterer

Expected Delivery

(based on latest shipyard schedule)

Approximate Capacity

(TEU)

1

Hull S4010

Sungdong Shipbuilding

MSC

February 2013

9,000

2

Hull S4011

Sungdong Shipbuilding

MSC

February 2013

9,000

3

Hull S4020

Sungdong Shipbuilding

Evergreen

May 2013

8,800

4

Hull S4021

Sungdong Shipbuilding

Evergreen

May 2013

8,800

5

Hull S4022

Sungdong Shipbuilding

Evergreen

July 2013

8,800

6

Hull S4023

Sungdong Shipbuilding

Evergreen

July 2013

8,800

7

Hull S4024

Sungdong Shipbuilding

Evergreen

August 2013

8,800

8

H1068A

Jiangnan Changxing

MSC

December 2013

9,000

9

H1069A

Jiangnan Changxing

MSC

December 2013

9,000

10

H1070A

Jiangnan Changxing

MSC

February 2014

9,000


(1)

Charter terms and expiration dates are based on the earliest date charters could expire.

(2)

This average rate is calculated based on contracted charter rates for the days remaining between October  22, 2012 and the earliest expiration of each charter. Certain of our charter rates change until their earliest expiration dates, as indicated in the footnotes below.

(3)

This charter rate changes on May 8, 2014 to $26,100 per day until the earliest redelivery date.

(4)

This charter rate changes on June 30, 2014 to $26,100 per day until the earliest redelivery date.

(5)

This charter rate changes on August 24, 2014 to $26,100 per day until the earliest redelivery date.

(6)

This charter rate changes on October 20, 2014 to $26,100 per day until the earliest redelivery date.

(7)

This charter rate changes on December 4, 2014 to $26,100 per day until the earliest redelivery date.

(8)

This charter rate changes on January 13, 2016 to $26,100 per day until the earliest redelivery date.

(9)

This charter rate changes on April 28, 2016 to $26,100 per day until the earliest redelivery date.

(10)

This charter rate changes on June 11, 2016 to $26,100 per day until the earliest redelivery date.

(11)

Charterers shall have the option to terminate the charter by giving six months’ notice, in which case they will have to make a one-time payment which shall be the $6.9 million reduced proportionately by the amount of time by which the original 3-year extension period is shortened.

(12)

This charter rate changes on January 1, 2013 to $22,150 per day until the earliest redelivery date. In addition, the charterer is required to pay approximately $5.0 million no later than July 2016, representing accrued charter hire, the payment of which was deferred.

(13)

The charter rate will change on November 2012 to $10,500 per day and will escalate to $11,500 per day, starting from May 2013 until the earliest redelivery date.

(14)

The charter rate will change on November 2012 to $10,500 per day and will escalate to $11,500 per day, starting from June 2013 until the earliest redelivery date.

(15)

As from December 1, 2012 until redelivery, the charter rate is to be a minimum of $13,500 per day plus 50% of the difference between the market rate and the charter rate of $13,500. The market rate is to be determined annually based on the Hamburg ConTex type 3500 TEU index published on October 1 of each year until redelivery.

(16)

This charter rate changes in November 2012 to $8,000 per day until the earliest redelivery date.

(17)

The vessel is expected to be delivered to her charterers by October 29, 2012.

(18)

The vessel is expected to be delivered to her charterers by October 24, 2012.

(19)

This charter rate changes on October 23, 2012 to $6,200 per day until the earliest redelivery date. The charterer has a unilateral option to extend the charter for an additional six months after the initial period at a daily rate of $8,500.



(i)

The charterer has a unilateral option to extend the charter of the vessel for two periods of 30 months each +/-90 days on the final period performed, at a rate of $41,700 per day.

(ii)

The charterer has a unilateral option to extend the charter of the vessel for a period of 12 months +/-60 days at a rate of $27,500 per day.

































































COSTAMARE INC.

Consolidated Statements of Income



 

 

Nine-months ended September 30,

 

Three-months ended September 30,

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share amounts)

 

2011

 

2012

 

2011

 

2012

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVENUES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voyage revenue

$

280,165

$

290,962

$

99,886

$

94,886

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voyage expenses

 

(3,320)

 

(3,990)

 

(799)

 

(1,707)

Voyage expenses – related parties

 

(2,110)

 

(2,161)

 

(753)

 

(709)

Vessels’ operating expenses

 

(83,312)

 

(84,700)

 

(27,579)

 

(28,335)

General and administrative expenses

 

(3,567)

 

(3,086)

 

(1,102)

 

(987)

Management fees - related parties

 

(11,275)

 

(11,418)

 

(3,792)

 

(3,845)

Amortization of dry-docking and special survey costs

 

(6,139)

 

(6,017)

 

(2,096)

 

(2,081)

Depreciation

 

(58,092)

 

(60,182)

 

(20,079)

 

(20,301)

Gain/ (Loss) on sale of vessels

 

10,771

 

(4,296)

 

-

 

(5,599)

Foreign exchange gains (losses)

 

(4)

 

167

 

(77)

 

(25)

Operating income

$

123,117

$

115,279

$

43,609

$

31,297

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

$

354

$

1,173

$

45

$

457

Interest and finance costs

 

(55,953)

 

(57,840)

 

(19,847)

 

(19,603)

Other

 

572

 

(93)

 

95

 

8

Gain/ (Loss) on derivative instruments

 

(6,580)

 

(321)

 

(6,511)

 

358

Total other income (expenses)

$

(61,607)

$

(57,081)

$

(26,218)

$

(18,780)

Net Income

$

61,510

$

58,198

$

17,391

$

12,517

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share, basic and diluted

$

1.02

$

0.89

$

0.29

$

0.18

Weighted average number of shares, basic and diluted

 

60,300,000

 

65,582,847

 

60,300,000

 

67,800,000


COSTAMARE INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

As of December 31,

 

As of September 30,

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)

 

2011

 

2012

 

 

(Audited)

 

(Unaudited)

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents                                                                           

$

97,996

$

217,131

Restricted cash

 

7,371

 

5,454

Receivables

 

2,150

 

2,816

Inventories

 

9,335

 

11,080

Due from related parties

 

3,585

 

3,354

Fair value of derivatives

 

-

 

258

Insurance claims receivable

 

3,076

 

2,923

Accrued charter revenue

 

13,428

 

5,041

Prepayments and other

 

1,910

 

2,528

Total current assets

$

138,851

$

250,585

FIXED ASSETS, NET:

 

 

 

 

Advances for vessels acquisitions

$

148,373

$

257,421

Vessels, net

 

1,618,887

 

1,606,489

Total fixed assets, net

$

1,767,260

$

1,863,910

NON-CURRENT ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

Deferred charges, net

$

32,641

$

33,605

Restricted cash

 

38,707

 

41,902

Accrued charter revenue

 

5,086

 

14,405

Total assets

$

1,982,545

$

2,204,407


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

Current portion of long-term debt

$

153,176

$

158,520

Accounts payable

 

4,057

 

5,457

Accrued liabilities

 

13,455

 

12,979

Unearned revenue

 

6,901

 

8,557

Fair value of derivatives

 

46,481

 

54,725

Other current liabilities

 

2,519

 

2,406

Total current liabilities

$

226,589

$

242,644

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt, net of current portion

$

1,290,244

$

1,396,733

Fair value of derivatives, net of current portion

 

125,194

 

138,040

Unearned revenue, net of current portion

 

10,532

 

13,942

Total non-current liabilities

$

1,425,970

$

1,548,715

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

 

 

 

 

Common stock

$

6

$

7

Additional paid-in capital

 

519,971

 

620,554

Accumulated deficit

 

(48,854)

 

(43,549)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(141,137)

 

(163,964)

 

 

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

$

329,986

$

413,048

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

1,982,545

$

2,204,407