UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report

May 31, 2018

(Date of earliest event reported)

Callon Petroleum Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-14039	64-0844345
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

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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Section 1 — Registrant’s Business and Operations

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 31, 2018, Callon Petroleum Company (the “Company”) entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) by and among the Company, Callon Petroleum Operating Company, as subsidiary guarantor (the “Guarantor”) and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the several initial purchasers (the “Initial Purchasers”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Initial Purchasers $400 million aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 6.375% senior unsecured notes due 2026 (the “Notes”).

The Notes will be issued and sold to the Initial Purchasers pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) thereunder. The Initial Purchasers intend to resell the Notes (i) inside the United States to persons reasonably believed to be “qualified institutional buyers,” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act (“Rule 144A”) in private sales exempt from registration under the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144A, and (ii) to other eligible purchasers pursuant to offers and sales that occur outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act (“Regulation S”) in accordance with Regulation S. The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state laws.

The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties of the parties and indemnification and contribution provisions under which the Company and the Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other, have agreed to indemnify each other against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement is qualified by reference to the complete document, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Certain of the Initial Purchasers and their affiliates have, from time to time, performed, and may in the future perform, various commercial and investment banking and financial advisory services for the Company and its affiliates, for which they received or may in the future receive customary fees and expenses. In particular, affiliates of certain of the Initial Purchasers act as administrative agent and/or lenders under the Company’s senior secured revolving credit facility and will therefore receive a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Notes.

Section 2 – Financial Information

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information included in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Section 8 – Other Events

Item 8.01. Other Information.

On May 31, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing its intent, subject to market and other conditions, to offer $300 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes in a private offering that is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Company is filing a copy of the press release as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, which is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.

On May 31, 2018, the Company also issued a press release announcing the pricing of its private offering of the Notes. The Company is filing a copy of the press release as Exhibit 99.2 hereto, which is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.

The press releases shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.

Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Title of Document
10.1	Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2018, among Callon Petroleum Company, Callon Petroleum Operating Company and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the several initial purchasers.
99.1	Press release dated May 31, 2018.
99.2	Press release dated May 31, 2018.

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.

	Callon Petroleum Company (Registrant)
June 1, 2018	By: /s/ Joseph C. Gatto, Jr.
	Joseph C. Gatto, Jr.
	President and Chief Executive Officer