Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 14, 2025. Three proposals, as described in the Company's Proxy Statement dated April 2, 2025, were voted upon at the meeting. The following is a brief description of the matters voted upon and the final voting results:
| ● | Election of Director Nominees. |
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Director |
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Votes For |
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Votes Withheld |
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Abstentions |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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T. Mitch Little |
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120,213,335 |
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7,468,466 |
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¾ |
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10,895,647 |
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John V. Lovoi |
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112,959,989 |
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14,721,812 |
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¾ |
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10,895,647 |
Each of the directors received the affirmative vote of a plurality of the shares cast and were elected as Class I directors to the Company's Board of Directors to serve a three-year term expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2028 or, if at a later date, until their respective successor is elected and qualified.
| ● | Proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2025. |
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Votes For |
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Votes Against |
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Abstentions |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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137,083,173 |
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1,439,307 |
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54,968 |
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¾ |
This proposal received a majority of the votes cast; accordingly, our shareholders ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2025.
| ● | Advisory vote on the approval of the 2024 compensation of our named executive officers. |
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Votes For |
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Votes Against |
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Abstentions |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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118,962,715 |
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8,415,187 |
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303,899 |
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10,895,647 |
This proposal received a majority of the votes cast; accordingly, our shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the 2024 compensation of our named executive officers.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
Further to the Company's share repurchase program authorized by its Board of Directors in February 2023, during the second quarter 2025 the Company completed repurchase of approximately $30,000,000 in shares of the Company's common stock through a written trading plan under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"). Additional information regarding share repurchases will be available in the Company's periodic reports in Form 10-Q and Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as required by applicable rules of the Exchange Act.
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