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  0001759779
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000928022
  Callon Petroleum Co
  001-14039
  2000 W SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY S
  SUITE 2000
  HOUSTON
  TX
  77042
  2815895200
  Balmer Jeffrey S
  Former Chief Operating Officer
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  900 Salem Street
  Smithfield
  RI
  02917
  5000
  189858.73
  68157440
  09/26/2023
  NYSE
  Common
  01/01/2020
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  2142
  01/01/2020
  Compensation
  Common
  01/01/2021
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  1660
  01/01/2021
  Compensation
  Common
  04/01/2021
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  1198
  04/01/2021
  Compensation
  Y
  09/26/2023
  /s/ Daniel Tucci, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Jeffrey Balmer