UNITED STATESSECURITIES 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
January 26, 2010
(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 8 — Other Events
Item 8.01. Other Events
Callon Petroleum Company announced on January 26, 2010, that it has received $44.7 million from the U. S. Department of the Interior’s Mineral Management Service (MMS) to reimburse the company for the overpayment of royalties at its Medusa Field in the Deepwater Region of the Gulf of Mexico.
Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| Exhibit Number | | Title of Document |
| | | |
| 99.1 | | Press release dated January 26, 2010 announcing the receipt of $44.7 million from the MMS to reimburse the company for the overpayment of royalties at its Medusa Field in the Deepwater Region of the Gulf of Mexico. |
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 |
| | | | |
| January 27, 2010 | By: | s/s B. F. Weatherly | |
| | | B.F. Weatherly | |
| | | Executive Vice President and | |
| | | Chief Financial Officer | |
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit Number | | Title of Document |
| | | |
| | Press release dated January 26, 2010 announcing the receipt of $44.7 million from the MMS to reimburse the company for the overpayment of royalties at its Medusa Field in the Deepwater Region of the Gulf of Mexico. |
