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Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc — Current Report (Form 8-K)

Form
8-K
Filed
August 11, 2026
Period
Aug 11, 2026
Ticker
HLX
Accession
0000866829-26-000024
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Helix revises 2025 results to show Helix Alliance as discontinued after its sale, in connection with a pending merger.

About Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc
Market cap
$1.5B
1Y TSR
+65.9%
3Y TSR
+1.3%
Board grade
C
Sector
Energy
CEO
Owen E Kratz
Last annual meeting: May 13, 2026 · View full Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc profile →
HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC._August 11, 2026

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 11, 2026

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HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Minnesota

001-32936

95-3409686

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

3505 West Sam Houston Parkway North

Suite 400

Houston, Texas

77043

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 281-618-0400

NOT APPLICABLE

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

  ​

Trading Symbol(s)

  ​

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, no par value

HLX

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”) is filing Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Form 8-K”) solely to revise and recast certain financial information and related disclosures included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 26, 2026 (the “2025 Form 10-K”).

As previously disclosed, on May 1, 2026, the Company sold all of its equity interests of Helix Alliance, which comprised the Company’s former Shallow Water Abandonment reportable segment. As a result of the sale, the Company determined that the financial results of Helix Alliance met the definition of discontinued operations during the three-month period ended June 30, 2026, and, as such, the historical results of Helix Alliance have been reflected as discontinued operations in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2026.

The Company filed on June 4, 2026, a Registration Statement on Form S-4 in connection with the pending merger with Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc., which was declared effective on July 31, 2026. The rules of the SEC require a registrant to recast prior period financial statements to reflect accounting changes such as discontinued operations when such financial statements are incorporated by reference into an active registration statement.

Accordingly, this Form 8-K is being filed solely to revise and recast financial information and related disclosures contained in the 2025 Form 10-K to reflect Helix Alliance as discontinued operations within the Company's consolidated financial statements for all periods presented.

The following items of the 2025 Form 10-K are being recast as reflected in Exhibit 99.1:

Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations; and
Part II, Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Except as specifically set forth in Exhibit 99.1 to revise and recast all or portions of the historical results of Helix Alliance as discontinued operations, no revisions or updates are made to the 2025 Form 10-K, and this Form 8-K does not reflect events occurring after the Company filed the 2025 Form 10-K. Exhibit 99.1 should be read in conjunction with the 2025 Form 10-K and the Company’s subsequent filings with the SEC. Exhibit 99.1 is not an amendment to or a restatement of the 2025 Form 10-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)           Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number

  ​ ​ ​

Description

23.1

99.1

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Date: August 11, 2026

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HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC.

By:

/s/ Erik Staffeldt

Erik Staffeldt

Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

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When did Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc file this 8-K?
Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc (HLX) filed this Current Report (Form 8-K) with the SEC on August 11, 2026. The accession number assigned by EDGAR is 0000866829-26-000024.
What does an 8-K disclose?
Form 8-K is the SEC's current-report form, used to disclose material events between periodic reports (10-K / 10-Q). Triggers include CEO/CFO departures, acquisitions, bankruptcies, earnings releases, auditor changes, changes in fiscal year, and amendments to corporate governance. Each 8-K is keyed to one or more Item numbers (1.01 through 9.01).
What is the key takeaway from this filing?
Helix revises 2025 results to show Helix Alliance as discontinued after its sale, in connection with a pending merger. This is Boardroom Alpha's one-line summary of the current report; see the full filing text above for the formal disclosure.
What Item codes does an 8-K cover?
An 8-K's Item codes (1.01 through 9.01) specify what kind of event is being disclosed — e.g. Item 1.01 for entering a material agreement, Item 5.02 for departure/election of directors and executive officers, Item 8.01 for other events. The Item codes for this 8-K appear in the filing text above.
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