SEC FORM 4

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^*

EDWARDS JOHNNY

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

400 NORTH SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY EAST

SUITE 400

(Street)

HOUSTON

77060

(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)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	EVP - Oil & Gas

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/08/2013

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	03/08/2013		M		32,346⁽¹⁾	A	$0.00	72,423⁽²⁾	D
Common Stock	03/08/2013		F		13,640⁽³⁾	D	$0.00	58,783	D
Common Stock	03/08/2013		F		10,366⁽⁴⁾	D	$0.00	48,417	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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Performance Share Unit	$0.00	03/08/2013		M			32,346	03/08/2013	⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	32,346	$0.00⁽¹⁾	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Performance share units granted on January 12, 2012, pursuant to the Company's 2005 Long Term Incentive Plan (as amended and Restated May 9, 2012). Per the terms of Mr. Edwards employment agreement and based upon the performance of the Company relative to its peers, the awards vested and were delivered to Mr. Edwards upon a change in control of Energy Resource Technology GOM, Inc., a former wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and Mr. Edwards' termination from the Company.

2. Includes 871 shares of common stock acquired under the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

3. These shares were forfeited to satisfy tax obligations related to the vesting of Mr. Edwards' performance share unit.

4. These shares were forfeited to satisfy tax obligations related to the vesting of Mr. Edwards' vesting of 29,756 shares of common stock resulting from Mr. Edwards' termination.

5. Upon vesting of the performance share unit (if any, depending on the Company's performance relative to its peers).

Remarks:

	/s/Margaret C. Fitzgerald by Power of Attorney	03/12/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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