HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES, INC.
For the period ended May 14, 2025. Filed Apr 2, 2025.
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May 14, 2025 · Filed Apr 2, 2025
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Proxy Summary
| DateWednesday, May 14, 2025 | Time8:30 a.m., Central Daylight Time (Houston Time) | PlaceHelix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.’s corporate office, 3505 West Sam Houston Parkway North, Suite 400, Houston, TX 77043 |
Company Statement
The Board of Directors of Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (referred to herein as “Helix,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”), is soliciting your proxy to vote at our 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. This proxy statement contains information about the items being voted on at the Annual Meeting and information about Helix. Please read it carefully.
Voting Matters
| Voting Item · Recommendation · Page Reference | |||
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| 1 | Election of Two Class I Directors | “FOR” each nominee | 11 |
| 2 | Ratification of Public Accounting Firm | “FOR” | 33 |
| 3 | Advisory Vote on the Approval of the 2024 Compensation of Our Named Executive Officers | “FOR” | 72 |
Ways to Vote
Shareholders of record can vote by one of the following methods:
| PhoneCall 800.690.6903 tovote by telephone; OR | InternetGo to the websitewww.ProxyVote.com to vote over the Internet; OR | MailMark, sign, date and return your proxy card in the enclosed postage-paid envelope. |
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Board of Directors
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| NomineeT. Mitch LittleEnergy Executive | NomineeJohn V. Lovoi Managing Partner, JVL Partners |
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| Diana GlassmanDirector-Engagement EOS at Federated Hermes Limited | Paula Harris Retired Director of Global Stewardship for Schlumberger Ltd. | Owen Kratz President and Chief Executive Officer Helix Energy Solutions | Amy H. NelsonPresident Greenridge Advisors, LLC | William L. Transier Chief Executive Officer Transier Advisors, LLC |
Board Independence
86% of the Board is Independent as defined under NYSE Rule 303A and applicable rules promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
86% Independent
The Chairman of the Board is Independent and all members of the Board’s standing committees are Independent:
| Audit Committee | Compensation Committee | Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee |
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Summary Board Matrix
| | Glassman | Harris | Kratz | Little | Lovoi | Nelson | Transier |
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Background and Refreshment of the Board
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Proxy Statement
Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be Held on May 14, 2025
The Board of Directors of Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (referred to herein as “Helix,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”), is soliciting your proxy to vote at our 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. This proxy statement contains information about the items being voted on at the Annual Meeting and information about Helix. Please read it carefully.
The Annual Meeting will be held at Helix’s corporate office, 3505 West Sam Houston Parkway North, Suite 400, Houston, Texas 77043. Helix’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has set March 18, 2025 as the record date for the Annual Meeting. There were 151,530,339 shares of Helix common stock outstanding on the record date.
As permitted by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules, we are making this proxy statement and our 2024 Annual Report to Shareholders available to our shareholders electronically via the Internet. On or about April 2, 2025, we intend to mail to our shareholders a Notice of Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”). The Notice contains instructions on how to vote online, by telephone or, in the alternative, how to request a paper copy of the proxy materials and proxy card. By providing the Notice and access to our proxy materials via the Internet, we are lowering the costs and reducing the environmental impact of the Annual Meeting.
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