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Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed May 13, 2026 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.

  • 5Ballot items
  • 276Asset managers
  • 1,712Fund votes
  • May 13, 2026Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of May 13, 2026: 5 items on Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed May 13, 2026: 3 elected · 2 approved.

Material dissent

None.

Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided

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Official 2025-2026 meeting results reported by Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.

These tallies are Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 13, 2026 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held May 13, 2026
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
Elect Director: Paula Harris 112,194,479---- 10,812,9449,654,977 91%Elected—
Elect Director: Amy H. Nelson 108,792,914---- 14,214,5099,654,977 88%Elected—
Elect Director: William L. Transier 103,378,795---- 19,628,6289,654,977 84%Elected—
Proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2026. 132,170,631447,96443,805 ---- 99.6%Approveda majority of the votes cast
Advisory vote on the approval of the 2025 compensation of our named executive officers. 116,003,8016,593,429410,193 --9,654,977 95%Approveda majority of the votes cast

Source: Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 13, 2026 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. 2025-2026 meeting

Each item below shows how the 276 asset managers that disclosed a Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.

1. Elect Director: Paula Harris

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

91% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 91%
FOR: 112,194,479WITHHELD: 10,812,944
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 81 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of three "Class III" directors to serve a three-year term of office expiring at our 2029 annual meeting: Paula Harris

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Paula Harris”): 112,194,479 for, 10,812,944 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 13, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Each of the directors received the affirmative vote of a plurality of the shares cast and were elected as Class III directors to the Company's Board of Directors to serve a three-year term expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2029 or, if at a later date, until their respective successo…”
Support: 91% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 81 asset managers below reported 64,032,116 for, 784,618 withheld, 75 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 64,032,116ABSTAIN: 75WITHHOLD: 784,618
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of three "Class III" directors to serve a three-year term of office expiring at our 2029 annual meeti” at Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock14,872,3050 00For
Vanguard12,288,3550 750For
Invesco5,715,0510 00For
American Century4,980,2120 00For
Fidelity3,537,2530 00For
State Street3,175,6400 00For
Dimensional2,742,2690 00For
VanEck ETF Trust2,706,5460 00For
Charles Schwab2,456,7420 00For
Principal1,955,9410 00For
Janus Detroit Street Trust989,4140 00For
Goldman Sachs516,2530 057,871Mixed
EA Series Trust553,3800 00For
RBB FUND, INC.41,8910 0439,467Mixed
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS467,8040 00For
Prudential/PGIM275,4810 0180,946Mixed
TIAA384,1120 00For
Transamerica383,5000 00For
New York Life380,7400 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC330,4060 00For
JPMorgan329,2920 00For
Russell Investments319,0810 00For
Columbia Threadneedle316,1850 00For
Equitable201,6440 094,710Mixed
Jackson National272,1800 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 81 asset managers. See all 81 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: Amy H. Nelson

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

88% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 88%
FOR: 108,792,914WITHHELD: 14,214,509
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 81 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of three "Class III" directors to serve a three-year term of office expiring at our 2029 annual meeting: Amy H. Nelson

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Amy H. Nelson”): 108,792,914 for, 14,214,509 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 13, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Each of the directors received the affirmative vote of a plurality of the shares cast and were elected as Class III directors to the Company's Board of Directors to serve a three-year term expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2029 or, if at a later date, until their respective successo…”
Support: 88% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 81 asset managers below reported 62,912,308 for, 1,904,408 withheld, 92 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 62,912,308ABSTAIN: 92WITHHOLD: 1,904,408
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of three "Class III" directors to serve a three-year term of office expiring at our 2029 annual meeti” at Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock14,872,3050 00For
Vanguard12,267,1620 9221,175For
Invesco5,715,0510 00For
American Century4,980,2120 00For
Fidelity3,537,2530 00For
State Street3,175,6400 00For
Dimensional2,742,2690 00For
VanEck ETF Trust2,706,5460 00For
Charles Schwab2,456,7420 00For
Principal1,955,9410 00For
Janus Detroit Street Trust989,4140 00For
Goldman Sachs516,2530 057,871Mixed
EA Series Trust00 0553,380Withhold
RBB FUND, INC.41,8910 0439,467Mixed
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS467,8040 00For
Prudential/PGIM275,4810 0180,946Mixed
TIAA384,1120 00For
Transamerica383,5000 00For
New York Life380,7400 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC330,4060 00For
JPMorgan329,2920 00For
Russell Investments319,0810 00For
Columbia Threadneedle00 0316,185Withhold
Equitable201,6440 094,710Mixed
Jackson National272,1800 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 81 asset managers. See all 81 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: William L. Transier

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

84% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 84%WITHHELD
FOR: 103,378,795WITHHELD: 19,628,628
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 81 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of three "Class III" directors to serve a three-year term of office expiring at our 2029 annual meeting: William L. Transier

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: William L. Transier”): 103,378,795 for, 19,628,628 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 13, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Each of the directors received the affirmative vote of a plurality of the shares cast and were elected as Class III directors to the Company's Board of Directors to serve a three-year term expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2029 or, if at a later date, until their respective successo…”
Support: 84% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 81 asset managers below reported 60,393,201 for, 4,423,467 withheld, 141 abstained.

FOR
FOR: 60,393,201ABSTAIN: 141WITHHOLD: 4,423,467
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of three "Class III" directors to serve a three-year term of office expiring at our 2029 annual meeti” at Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock14,872,3050 00For
Vanguard12,245,2240 14143,064For
Invesco5,715,0510 00For
American Century4,980,2120 00For
Fidelity3,537,2530 00For
State Street6,1080 03,169,532Withhold
Dimensional2,742,2690 00For
VanEck ETF Trust2,706,5460 00For
Charles Schwab2,456,7420 00For
Principal1,955,9410 00For
Janus Detroit Street Trust989,4140 00For
Goldman Sachs516,2530 057,871Mixed
EA Series Trust553,3800 00For
RBB FUND, INC.41,8910 0439,467Mixed
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS467,8040 00For
Prudential/PGIM275,4810 0180,946Mixed
TIAA384,1120 00For
Transamerica383,5000 00For
New York Life380,7400 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC330,4060 00For
JPMorgan329,2920 00For
Russell Investments319,0810 00For
Columbia Threadneedle00 0316,185Withhold
Equitable201,6440 094,710Mixed
Jackson National272,1800 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 81 asset managers. See all 81 in the interactive database.

4. Advisory vote on the approval of the 2025 compensation of our named executive officers.

Official resultFund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESReported outcome: Approved

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

95% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 95%
FOR: 116,003,801AGAINST: 6,593,429
Details: official tally, votes by 276 asset managers

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Advisory vote on the approval of the 2025 compensation of our named executive officers.”): 116,003,801 for, 6,593,429 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 13, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “This proposal received a majority of the votes cast; accordingly, our shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the 2025 compensation of our named executive officers.”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Voting standard, as the filing states it: a majority of the votes cast (“majority of the votes cast”).

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports: 80 asset managers voting on “Advisory vote on the approval of the 2025 compensation of our named executive officers.” at Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock14,872,3050 00For
Vanguard12,288,38641 40For
Invesco5,715,0510 00For
American Century4,980,2120 00For
Fidelity3,537,2530 00For
State Street3,175,6400 00For
Dimensional2,742,2690 00For
VanEck ETF Trust2,706,5460 00For
Charles Schwab2,456,7420 00For
Principal1,955,9410 00For
Janus Detroit Street Trust989,4140 00For
Goldman Sachs574,1240 00For
EA Series Trust553,3800 00For
RBB FUND, INC.481,3580 00For
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS467,8040 00For
Prudential/PGIM456,4270 00For
TIAA384,1120 00For
Transamerica383,5000 00For
New York Life380,7400 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC330,4060 00For
JPMorgan0329,292 00Against
Russell Investments319,0810 00For
Columbia Threadneedle316,1850 00For
Equitable296,3540 00For
Jackson National272,1800 00For

Fund voting reports, all 80 managers: 64,453,509 for, 353,289 against, 10,012 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 220 asset managers voting on “Advisory vote on the approval of the 2025 compensation of our named executive officers.” at Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Invesco6,183,2200 00For
State Street6,035,3364,378 00For
BlackRock5,962,9762,986 00For
American Century5,184,4470 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC3,352,6210 00For
PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS3,225,7270 00For
BNP Paribas Asset Management Holding S.A.02,830,488 00Against
Boston Partners2,798,5030 00For
Wellington2,713,6640 00For
VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP2,706,5460 00For
Charles Schwab2,594,2350 00For
Janus Henderson2,010,2980 00For
SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP1,802,1740 00For
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO1,495,9150 00For
Northern Trust1,432,3810 00For
GATE CITY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC01,297,832 00Against
Vanguard1,103,5840 00For
HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC908,5230 00For
Dimensional881,6050 00For
Tensile Capital Management LP849,9460 00For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp844,1190 00For
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC748,4490 00For
CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM632,1110 00For
KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC573,1970 00For
Goldman Sachs560,3740 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 220 managers: 64,336,679 for, 5,170,420 against, 659 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

5. Proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2026.

Official resultAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Approved

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.6% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 99.6%
FOR: 132,170,631AGAINST: 447,964
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 81 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF KPMG LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026.

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2026.”): 132,170,631 for, 447,964 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 13, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “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 2026.”
Support: 99.6% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Voting standard, as the filing states it: a majority of the votes cast (“majority of the votes cast”).

The 81 asset managers below reported 64,816,676 for, 132 against.

FOR
FOR: 64,816,676AGAINST: 132
Largest asset managers voting on “RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF KPMG LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL ” at Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
BlackRock14,872,3050 00For
Vanguard12,288,4264 00For
Invesco5,715,0510 00For
American Century4,980,2120 00For
Fidelity3,537,2530 00For
State Street3,175,512128 00For
Dimensional2,742,2690 00For
VanEck ETF Trust2,706,5460 00For
Charles Schwab2,456,7420 00For
Principal1,955,9410 00For
Janus Detroit Street Trust989,4140 00For
Goldman Sachs574,1240 00For
EA Series Trust553,3800 00For
RBB FUND, INC.481,3580 00For
FIRST EAGLE FUNDS467,8040 00For
Prudential/PGIM456,4270 00For
TIAA384,1120 00For
Transamerica383,5000 00For
New York Life380,7400 00For
BRIDGEWAY FUNDS INC330,4060 00For
JPMorgan329,2920 00For
Russell Investments319,0810 00For
Columbia Threadneedle316,1850 00For
Equitable296,3540 00For
Jackson National272,1800 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 81 asset managers. See all 81 in the interactive database.

Largest Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. shareholders voting in 2025-2026

Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 151,530,339 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. shareholders by shares voted on “Advisory vote on the approval of the 2025 compensation of our named executive officers.”, 2025-2026
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1BlackRock 9.81%
2Vanguard 8.11%
3Invesco 3.77%
4American Century 3.29%
5Fidelity 2.33%
6State Street 2.10%
7Dimensional 1.81%
8VanEck ETF Trust 1.79%
9Charles Schwab 1.62%
10Principal 1.29%
Institutional-manager reports: top Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. shareholders by shares voted on “Advisory vote on the approval of the 2025 compensation of our named executive officers.”, 2025-2026
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Invesco 4.08%
2State Street 3.99%
3BlackRock 3.94%
4American Century 3.42%
5GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.21%
6PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS 2.13%
7BNP Paribas Asset Management Holding S.A. 1.87%
8Boston Partners 1.85%
9Wellington 1.79%
10VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 1.79%

Reported Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. holdings and ownership

As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2025-2026 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
ASOF HOS GP, LLC 40.74% 13D
BlackRock 14.62% 13F
Vanguard Group 8.63% 13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors 5.91% 13F
State Street 4.43% 13F
Invesco 4.40% 13F
Wellington Management 2.60% 13F
Geode Capital 2.22% 13F
Charles Schwab 1.71% 13F
Morgan Stanley 1.47% 13F

Percentages above are of 151,530,339 shares outstanding, as reported by Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. on its Form 10-Q dated April 21, 2025 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.’s 10-Q dated April 21, 2025. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 18, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.'s shareholder meeting held May 13, 2026, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 276 asset managers reported how they voted on 5 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,712 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Advisory vote on the approval of the 2025 compensation of our named executive officers. — Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 95% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13, 2026.

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