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 10, 2012
(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 5 - Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held May 10, 2012, shareholders (a) elected two (2) Class III directors to hold office until the 2015 annual meeting of shareholders (Proposal #1), (b) approved, in an advisory (non-binding vote), the Company's Executive Compensation (Proposal #2), and (c) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012 (Proposal #3). The vote tabulation follows for each proposal:
Proposal 1 - Election of Class III Directors.
Nominee | Votes cast For | Votes Withheld |
Fred L. Callon | 27,873,318 | 723,298 |
L. Richard Flury | 24,462,633 | 4,133,983 |
The Company's Class I directors, Larry D. McVay and John C. Wallace, will each continue to serve on the Company's Board of Directors until the Company's 2013 annual meeting of shareholders and until his successor is elected and has qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal. The Company's Class II directors, Anthony J. Nocchiero and B.F. Weatherly, will each continue to serve on the Company's Board of Directors until the Company's 2014 annual meeting of shareholders and until his successor is elected and has qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal.
Proposal 2 - Approval, in an advisory (non-binding) vote, of the Company's executive compensation.
Votes cast For | Votes cast Against | Votes Abstained |
27,398,986 | 731,859 | 465,486 |
Proposal 3 -Ratification of Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the year ending December 31, 2012
Votes cast For | Votes cast Against | Votes Abstained |
34,871,206 | 486,275 | 109,764 |
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
May 10, 2012 By: /s/ B. F. Weatherly
B. F. Weatherly
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer