Company: HLX
Filing Date: 2025-10-28
Form Type: S-3ASR
Source: 0001140361-25-039546
Chunk: 8

Company: HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INC
Filing Date: 2025-10-28
Form: S-3ASR
Chunk 8
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 | the future impact of international activity and trade agreements on our business, operations and financial condition; |

| • | the performance of contracts by customers, suppliers and other counterparties; |

| • | the results of our continuing efforts to control costs and improve performance; |

| • | unexpected future operations expenditures, including the amount and nature thereof; |

| • | the effectiveness and timing of our vessel and/or system upgrades, regulatory certification and inspection as well as major maintenance items; |

| • | operating hazards, including unexpected delays in the delivery, chartering or customer acceptance, and terms of acceptance, of our assets; |

| • | the effect of adverse weather conditions and/or other risks associated with marine operations; |

| • | the impact of foreign currency exchange controls, potential illiquidity of those currencies and exchange rate fluctuations; |

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| • | the effectiveness of our risk management activities and processes, including with respect to our cybersecurity initiatives and disclosures; |

| • | the effects of competition; |

| • | the availability of capital (including any financing) to fund our business strategy and/or operations; |

| • | the effects of our indebtedness, our ability to comply with debt covenants and our ability to reduce capital commitments; |

| • | the impact of our stock price on our financing activities such as repurchases of our common stock under share repurchase programs; |

| • | the effectiveness of our sustainability initiatives and disclosures; |

| • | the effectiveness of any future hedging activities; |

| • | the potential impact of a negative event related to our human capital management, including a loss of one or more key employees; and |

| • | the impact of general, market, industry or business conditions. |

Our actual results could also differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those described in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” and Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” under the heading “Industry Influences and Market Environment” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, which is incorporated by reference herein. Should one or more of the risks or uncertainties described in this prospectus occur, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results and plans could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. We caution you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are only