Edgar Filing: CALLON PETROLEUM CO

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â Conn Mitzi P

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/14/2015

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CALLON PETROLEUM CO [CPE]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

200 NORTH CANAL STREET

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Controller

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

NATCHEZ,Â MSÂ 39120

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	30,548	D	Â
Common Stock	21,019	I	401(k) Account

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
2013 RSU - Stock ⁽¹⁾	05/13/2016	05/13/2016	Common Stock	16,038	$ 0	D	Â
2013 Phantom Units ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	05/13/2016	05/13/2016	Common Stock	2,830	$ 0	D	Â
2013 Phantom Units - Performance Based ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	12/31/2015	12/31/2015	Common Stock	27,109	$ 0	D	Â
2014 RSU - Stock ⁽¹⁾	05/14/2017	05/14/2017	Common Stock	5,598	$ 0	D	Â
2014 Phantom Units ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	05/14/2017	05/14/2017	Common Stock	988	$ 0	D	Â
2014 Phantom Units - Performance Based ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	12/31/2016	12/31/2016	Common Stock	9,880	$ 0	D	Â
2015 RSU - Stock ⁽¹⁾	05/15/2018	05/15/2018	Common Stock	12,424	$ 0	D	Â
2015 Phantom Units ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	05/15/2018	05/15/2018	Common Stock	2,192	$ 0	D	Â
2015 Performance Based Units - 50% Stock/50% Cash ⁽⁴⁾	12/31/2017	12/31/2017	Common Stock	21,925	$ 0	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Conn Mitzi P 200 NORTH CANAL STREET NATCHEZ,Â MSÂ 39120	Â	Â	Â Controller	Â

Signatures

Clay V. Bland as Attorney-in-fact		05/21/2015
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The award terms specify cliff vesting three years from the date of the award.
(2)	The terms of this Phantom Unit award specify payment in cash rather than in common shares.
(3)	This Phantom Unit award is subject to a variable number of units vesting based on a performance criteria related to the total shareholder return of the company compared to a group of peer companies. The number of units subject to vest under this award can range from 0% to as much as 200%.
(4)	This Performance Based Unit award is subject to a variable number of units vesting based on a performance criteria related to the total shareholder return of the company compared to a group of peer companies. The number of units subject to vest under this award can range from 0% to as much as 200%. The award terms also specify that upon vesting 50% of the vested units will be payable in common shares and 50% will be payable in cash.

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