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

May  11, 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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).



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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders



Callon Petroleum Company (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 11, 2017. At the Annual Meeting, shareholders:





For additional information on these proposals, please see the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2017. 



Proposal 1 – Election of Class II Directors.









Proposal 2 – Approval, in an advisory (non-binding) vote, of the Company’s Executive Compensation.









Proposal 3 – Approval, in an advisory (non-binding) vote, of the frequency of future advisory votes on the Company’s Executive Compensation, establishing the frequency at one year intervals.









Proposal 4 – Ratification of Appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Year Ending December 31, 2017.









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.