8-K


 

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): January 25, 2016 (January 19, 2016)


Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Minnesota
(State or other jurisdiction
 of incorporation)
001-32936
(Commission File Number)
95-3409686
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
3505 West Sam Houston Parkway North, Suite 400
Houston, Texas
(Address of principal executive offices) 
 
77043
(Zip Code)

 
281-618-0400
(Registrant's telephone number,
 including area code)
 
 
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
 
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (“Helix”), as borrower, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, swing line lender and letters of credit issuer, together with the other lenders party to the Credit Agreement (as defined below) have entered into Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of January 19, 2016 (the “Second Amendment”), which amends the existing Credit Agreement dated as of June 19, 2013 as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto dated as of May 13, 2015 (together, the “Credit Agreement”).
 
The Second Amendment permits under the Credit Agreement the sale and leaseback of an office and industrial facility known as Helix House, Kirkton Drive, Dyce, Aberdeen, by Helix Well Ops (UK) Limited, as seller and tenant, and Aberdeen Helix House Property Limited Partnership Inc., as purchaser and landlord. The sale and leaseback transaction is expected to close in the next few days with a sales price of approximately £7,650,000 (approximately $11 million).
 
The description of the Second Amendment contained in this Form 8-K does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Second Amendment, incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.1 hereof.
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)       Exhibits.
Number
 
Description
 
 
 
4.1
 
Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of January 19, 2016, by and among Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, swing line lender and letters of credit issuer, together with the other lenders party thereto.






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:    January 25, 2016
 
 
 
HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Anthony Tripodo
 
 
 
 
Anthony Tripodo
 
 
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 







Index to Exhibits 
Number
 
Description
 
 
 
4.1
 
Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of January 19, 2016, by and among Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, swing line lender and letters of credit issuer, together with the other lenders party thereto.