February 26, 2026 · Form 4 insider transaction
KRATZ OWEN E sold 368,292 shares of Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. at $0.00 per share, a transaction worth N/A. The trade was recorded as option exercise and disclosed on an SEC Form 4, filed 1 day after the transaction.
Each Performance Share Unit ("2023 PSU") was granted on January 3, 2023 pursuant to the Company's 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan (as amended, the "LTIP") and represented the contingent right to receive one share of Company common stock subject to the terms of the LTIP and the 2023 PSU Award Agreement. Actual number of shares upon vesting could have ranged from 0-200% dependent in equal parts on the Company's total shareholder return performance compared to a selected peer group and the generation of free cash flow compared to benchmarks over the three-year period beginning January 1, 2023 and ended December 31, 2025. Amount earned and vested was 151% of the number of 2023 PSUs granted. Pursuant to the terms of the 2023 PSU Award Agreement, the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors elected to pay in cash the value of the 2023 PSUs which vested.