Helix Energy Solutions (HLX) Form 4 HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS / OWEN E KRATZ ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

KRATZ OWEN E

(Last) (First) (Middle)

3505 WEST SAM HOUSTON PKWY NORTH

SUITE 400

(Street)

HOUSTON TX 77043

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INC [ HLX ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
PRESIDENT & CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/13/2025

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	01/13/2025		M		490,385	A	(1)	7,662,245(2)	D
Common Stock	01/13/2025		D		192,967(3)	D	$9.32	7,469,278(2)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Share Units	(1)	01/13/2025		M			576,923	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	576,923	$0(1)	576,923(4)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each Performance Share Unit ("2022 PSU") was previously granted on January 4, 2022 and represented the contingent right to receive one share of Company common stock. Actual number of shares upon vesting could have ranged from 0% to 200% dependent on the Company's performance over the three-year period beginning January 1, 2022 and ended December 31, 2024. Amount earned and vested with respect to the TSR portion of the 2022 PSUs (which comprised one half of the total 2022 PSUs granted) was 200%. The Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors elected to pay in cash the value of a portion of the 2022 PSUs which vested.

2. Mr. Kratz disclaims beneficial ownership of 1,000,000 shares included in this amount, which shares are held by Joss Investments Limited Partnership, an entity in which he is a general partner.

3. These shares were forfeited to satisfy tax obligations related to the vesting of the reporting person's 2022 PSUs.

4. Amount reported represents 200% of the remaining 2022 PSUs granted and is the maximum number that may be earned.

	/s/ Ken Neikirk by power of attorney	01/15/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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