UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

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FORM 8-K



CURRENT REPORT



Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934





Date of Report

April 13, 2017

(Date of earliest event reported)



Callon Petroleum Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)









200 North Canal St.

Natchez, Mississippi  39120

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)





(601) 442-1601

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)





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EXPLANATORY NOTE



As previously disclosed in its Current Reports on Form 8-K and Form 8-K/A, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 6, 2016, October 25, 2016 and December 13, 2016, Callon Petroleum Operating Company ( “CPOC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Callon Petroleum Company (“Callon” or the “Company”), entered into a definitive purchase and sale agreement with Plymouth Petroleum, LLC, and  additional sellers (the “Sellers”) that exercised their “tag-along” sales rights to acquire 6,904 gross (5,952 net) surface acres, primarily located in Howard County, Texas (the “Plymouth Transaction”). On October 20, 2016, the Company completed the Plymouth Transaction for total cash consideration of $340 million in cash, excluding customary post-closing adjustments, with an effective date of September 1, 2016.



As previously disclosed in its Current Reports on Form 8-K and Form 8-K/A, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 19, 2016, May 31, 2016 and August 4, 2016, CPOC entered into a definitive purchase and sale agreement with BSM Energy LP, Crux Energy LP and Zaniah Energy LP to acquire 17,298 gross (14,089 net) acres primarily located in Howard County, Texas (the “Big Star Transaction”). On May 26, 2016, the Company completed the Big Star Transaction for total cash consideration of $220 million and 9,333,333 shares of common stock (at an assumed offering price of $11.74 per share, which is the last reported sale price of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on that date) for a total purchase price of $329.6 million, excluding customary purchase price adjustments, with an effective date of May 1, 2016.



Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits



Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.



Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Statements of Operations of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2016, are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.









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 hereunto duly authorized.



















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