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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )
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Shareowner ServicesSM
P.O. Box 64945
St. Paul, MN 55164-0945

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HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC.
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
May 11, 2011
10:00 a.m.
Crowne Plaza Hotel Houston North Greenspoint
425 North Sam Houston Parkway East
Houston, Texas 77060
Directions to the Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.
2011 Annual Meeting are available in the
proxy statement which can be viewed at
www.ematerials.com/hlx.


Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Shareholder Meeting to be Held on May 11, 2011.
Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. will be held at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Houston North Greenspoint, Houston, Texas on May 11, 2011 at 10:00 a.m.
This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.
The Proxy Statement and Annual Report are available at www.ematerials.com/hlx.
If you want to receive a paper copy or an e-mail with links to the electronic materials, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make your request for a copy as instructed on the reverse side of this notice on or before May 1, 2011 to facilitate timely delivery.
 
Matters intended to be acted upon at the meeting are listed below.
  The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR proposals 1, 2 and 3.
 
  1.  
Election of two Class III directors to serve a three-year term of office expiring at our 2014 annual meeting.
 
  2.  
Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.
 
  3.  
Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the 2010 compensation of our named executive officers.
 
  The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR 3 years on proposal 4.
 
  4.  
The vote, on a non-binding advisory basis, on the frequency of including an advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers every one, two or three years.
 
THIS IS NOT A FORM FOR VOTING
You may immediately vote your proxy on the Internet at:
www.eproxy.com/hlx
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Use the Internet to vote your proxy 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, until 12:00 noon (Central Daylight Time) on May 10, 2011.
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Please have this Notice and the last four digits of your Social Security Number or Tax Identification Number available. Follow the instructions to vote your proxy.
Your Internet vote authorizes the Named Proxies to vote your shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed and returned your proxy card.

 

 

To request paper copies of the proxy materials, which include the proxy card,
proxy statement and annual report, please contact us via:
(COMPUTER LOGO)   Internet – Access the Internet and go to www.ematerials.com/hlx . Follow the instructions to log in, and order copies.
 
(TELEPHONE LOGO)   Telephone – Call us free of charge at 866-697-9377 in the U.S. or Canada, using a touch-tone phone, and follow the instructions to log in and order copies.
 
(MAIL LOGO)   Email – Send us an email at ep@ematerials.com with “hlx Materials Request” in the subject line.
The email must include:
  •   The 3-digit company # and the 11-digit control # located in the box in the upper right hand corner on the front of this notice.
 
  •   Your preference to receive printed materials via mail -or- to receive an email with links to the electronic materials.
 
  •   If you choose email delivery you must include the email address.
 
  •   If you would like this election to apply to delivery of material for all future meetings, write the word “Permanent” and include the last 4 digits of your Tax ID number in the email.