Callon Petroleum Company to Offer $225 Million in Senior Notes.Business Editors NATCHEZ, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2001 Callon Petroleum Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment ) (NYSE:CPE.PrA) announced today its intention to sell $225 million of Senior Notes due 2008 in an offering within the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. to qualified institutional investors qualified institutional investor An institutional investor that is permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission to trade private placement securities without registering the securities with the SEC. and outside the United States to non-U.S. investors. The notes have a seven-year term and will be non-callable for the first four years. The Company stated that it intends to use the proceeds of the offering to redeem redeem v. to buy back, as when an owner who had mortgaged his/her real property pays off the debt. The term also refers to paying the amount due and all charges after a foreclosure (due to failure to make payments when due) has begun. its currently outstanding senior subordinated notes due in 2002 and 2004, to repay the outstanding balance under its senior credit facility, finance its capital expenditures and for general corporate purposes. This announcement is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation solicitation In criminal law, the act of asking, inducing, or directing someone to commit a crime. The person soliciting another becomes an accomplice to the crime. The term also refers to the act of obtaining bribes, as well as to the crime of a prostitute who offers sexual to buy any of these securities. The securities to be offered will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or any state securities laws, and unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. Callon Petroleum Company has been engaged in the exploration, development, acquisition and operation of oil and gas properties in the Gulf Coast region since 1950. This news release contains projections and other forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These projections and statements reflect the company's current views with respect to future events and financial performance. No assurances can be given, however, that these events will occur or that these projections will be achieved and actual results could differ materially from those projected as a result of certain factors. |
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