cpe_defa14a.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

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Callon Petroleum Company
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Callon Petroleum Company
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IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS
for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders
 
 
DATE:
Thursday, May 14, 2015
 
TIME:
9:00 am central daylight time
 
LOCATION:
Grand Ballroom of the Natchez Grand Hotel, 111 Broadway Street, Natchez, Mississippi 39120
     
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This communication represents a notice to access a more complete set of proxy materials available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. The proxy statement is available at: https://www.iproxydirect.com/CPE
 
If you want to receive a paper copy of the proxy materials you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy.  To facilitate timely delivery please make the request, as instructed above, before April 30, 2015.
 
 
you may enter your voting instructions at https://www.iproxydirect.com/CPE
until 11:59 pm eastern time May 13, 2015.
 
 
The purposes of this meeting are as follows:
 
  
 
1.    The election of two Class III Directors, Fred L. Callon and L. Richard Flury, for a three-year term, and the election of  Michael L. Finch as a  Class I Director for a one-year term;
2.    The approval, by advisory vote, of the Company’s named executive officer compensation;
3.    The approval of the First Amendment to the Company’s 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan;
4.    The approval of an amendment to Article Four of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation increasing the number of authorized shares of Common Stock of the Company (“Common Stock”) from 110 million shares to 150 million shares;
5.    The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015; and
6.    The transaction of such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof.
  
 
Pursuant to new Securities and Exchange Commission rules, you are receiving this Notice that the proxy materials for the Annual meeting are available on the Internet. Follow the instructions above to view the materials and vote or request printed copies.
 
The board of directors has fixed the close of business on March 27, 2015 as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive notice of the Annual Meeting and to vote the shares of our common stock, par value $.001 per share, they held on that date at the meeting or any postponement or adjournment of the meeting.
 
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote ‘for’ all proposals above.
 
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Callon Petroleum Company
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