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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:	May 16, 2013
		TIME:	9 AM Local Time
		LOCATION:	Grand Ballroom of the Natchez Grand Hotel, 111 Broadway Street, Natchez, Mississippi 39120
HOW TO REQUEST PAPER COPIES OF OUR MATERIALS
PHONE: Call toll free 1-866-752-8683		FAX: Send this card to 202-521-3464	INTERNET: https://www.iproxydirect.com/CPE and follow the on-screen instructions.		EMAIL: proxy@iproxydirect.com. Include your Control ID in your email.
This communication represents a notice to access a more complete set of proxy materials available to you on the Internet. You may view the Notice of 2103 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, Proxy Statement and Annual Report at the internet address above or request a paper or email copy. 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 May 2, 2013.
you may enter your voting instructions at https://www.iproxydirect.com/CPE until 11:59 pm eastern time May 15, 2013.
	The purposes of this meeting are as follows:
1.	1.Election Of Directors 2.To Approve, in an advisory (Non-binding) vote, the Company’s executive Compensation 3.To Ratify the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm
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. Directions to the Annual Meeting can be found at https://www.iproxydirect.com/CPE The board of directors has fixed the close of business on March 22, 2013 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 $.01 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.
Please note – This is not a Proxy Card - you cannot vote by returning this card

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