Company: HLX
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-011655
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Company: HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form: DEF 14A
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 14AINFORMATION Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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| ☐ | Preliminary Proxy Statement |

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| ☒ | Definitive Proxy Statement |

| ☐ | Definitive Additional Materials |

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HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC. (Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)

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April 2, 2025 Dear Shareholder: You are cordially invited to join us for our 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. at Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.’s corporate office, 3505 West Sam Houston Parkway North, Suite 400, Houston, Texas 77043. The materials following this letter include the formal Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the proxy statement. The proxy statement describes the business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting, including the election of two Class I directors, the ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the 2025 fiscal year, and an advisory vote on the approval of the 2024 compensation of our named executive officers. We have elected to furnish proxy materials to our shareholders on the Internet pursuant to rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. We believe that this election enables us to provide you with the information you need, while making delivery more efficient, more cost effective and friendlier to the environment. In accordance with these