Company: HLX
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-011655
Chunk: 25

Company: HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 25
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 variety of methods for identifying and evaluating director nominees. The committee regularly assesses the appropriate size of the Board, and whether any vacancies on the Board are expected, due to retirement or otherwise, which the Board would seek to fill. In the event that vacancies are anticipated or otherwise arise which the Board would seek to fill, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee considers various potential candidates for director. Candidates may come to the attention of the committee through current Board members, professional search firms, shareholders or other parties. These candidates are evaluated at regular or special meetings of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, and may be considered at any point during the year. As described above, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee considers properly submitted recommendations of director nominees by shareholders. Following verification of the shareholder status of persons proposing director nominees, the committee considers recommendations at a regularly scheduled meeting, which is generally its first or second meeting prior to the issuance of the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. If any materials are provided by a shareholder in connection with the shareholder’s recommendation of a director nominee, those materials are forwarded to the committee. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee may also review materials provided by current Board members, professional search firms or other parties in connection with a nominee who was not proposed pursuant to a shareholder recommendation. In evaluating all nominations, the committee seeks to achieve a balance of knowledge, experience and capability on the Board. Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation During 2024, no member of the Compensation Committee was an officer or employee of Helix or any of our subsidiaries, nor was formerly an officer of Helix or any of our subsidiaries, nor had any relationships requiring disclosure by us under Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act. During 2024, no executive officer of Helix served as (i) a member of the compensation committee (or other board committee performing equivalent functions) of another entity, one or more of whose executive officers served on the Compensation Committee of the Board, (ii) a director of another entity, one or more of whose executive officers served on the Compensation Committee of the Board or (iii) a member of the compensation committee (or other board committee performing equivalent functions) of another entity, one or more of whose executive officers served as a member of the Board.

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Director Compensation 2024 Director Compensation Table The following table sets forth compensation that