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 20, 2009

 

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.)
400 N. Sam Houston Parkway E., Suite 400 Houston, Texas (Address of principal executive offices)	281-618-0400 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)	77060 (Zip Code)

 

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

 

On August 20, 2009, Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (“Helix”) issued a press release announcing that on August 25, 2009, representatives of Helix will make a presentation (with slides) to analysts and investors regarding certain operational updates.  The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.  The slide presentation related to the operational update is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated by reference herein. The slide presentation will also be posted beginning on August 24, 2009 in the Presentations section under Investor Relations of Helix’s website, www.helixesg.com.

 

This information is not deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and such information is not incorporated by reference into any registration statements or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, regardless of the general incorporation language contained in such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference to this filing.

 

 

Forward-Looking Statements and Assumptions

 

          This current report on Form 8-K includes forward-looking statements that contain forward-looking information regarding Helix and represent our expectations and beliefs concerning future events.   This forward looking information is intended to be covered by the safe harbor for “forward-looking statements” provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 as set forth in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).  All statements, included herein or incorporated herein by reference, that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or that use terms and phrases such as “achieve,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “plan,” “project,” “propose,” “strategy,” “predict,” “envision,” “hope,” “intend,” “will,” “continue,” “may,” “potential,” “achieve,” “should,” “could” and similar terms and phrases are forward-looking statements. Included in forward-looking statements are, among other things:    

 

•	statements regarding our business strategy, including the potential sale of assets and/or other investments in our subsidiaries and facilities, or any other business plans, forecasts or objectives, any or all of which is subject to change;

 

• statements regarding our anticipated production volumes, results of exploration, exploitation, development, acquisition or  operations expenditures, and current or prospective reserve levels with respect to any property or well;

 

•	statements related to commodity prices for oil and gas or with respect to the supply of and demand for oil and gas;

 

•	statements relating to our proposed acquisition, exploration, development and/or production of oil and gas properties, prospects or other interests and any anticipated costs related thereto;

 

•	statements related to environmental risks, exploration and development risks, or drilling and operating risks;

 

•	statements relating to the construction or acquisition of vessels or equipment and any anticipated costs related thereto;

 

•	statements that our proposed vessels, when completed, will have certain characteristics or the effectiveness of such characteristics;

 

•	statements regarding projections of revenues, gross margin, expenses, earnings or losses, working capital or other financial items;

 

•	statements regarding any financing transactions or arrangements, or ability to enter into such transactions;

 

•	statements regarding any SEC or other governmental or regulatory inquiry or investigation;

 

•	statements regarding anticipated legislative, governmental, regulatory, administrative or other public body actions, requirements, permits or decisions;

 

•	statements regarding anticipated developments, industry trends, performance or industry ranking;

 

•	statements regarding general economic or political conditions, whether international, national or in the regional and local market areas in which we do business;

 

•	statements related to our ability to retain key members of our senior management and key employees;

 

•	statements related to the underlying assumptions related to any projection or forward-looking statement; and

 

•	any other statements that relate to non-historical or future information.

 

 

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable and are based on reasonable assumptions, they do involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to be materially different from those in the forward-looking statements.  These factors include, among other things:

 

 

	•		Impact of the weak economic conditions and the future impact of such conditions on the oil and gas industry and the demand for our services;
	•		uncertainties inherent in the development and production of oil and gas and in estimating reserves;
	•		the geographic concentration of our oil and gas operations;
	•		uncertainties regarding our ability to replace depletion;
	•		unexpected future capital expenditures (including the amount and nature thereof);
	•		impact of oil and gas price fluctuations and the cyclical nature of the oil and gas industry;
	•		the effects of indebtedness, which could adversely restrict our ability to operate, could make us vulnerable to general adverse economic and industry conditions, could place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors that have less debt and could have other adverse consequences to us;
	•		the effectiveness of our derivative activities;
	•		the results of our continuing efforts to control or reduce costs, and improve performance;
	•		the success of our risk management activities;
	•		the effects of competition;
	•		the availability (or lack thereof) of capital (including any financing) to fund our business strategy and/or operations and the terms of any such financing;
	•		the impact of current and future laws and governmental regulations including tax and accounting developments;
	•		the effect of adverse weather conditions or other risks associated with marine operations;
	•		the effect of environmental liabilities that are not covered by an effective indemnity or insurance;
	•		the potential impact of a loss of one or more key employees; and
	•		the impact of general economic, market, industry or business conditions.

 

You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. When considering forward-looking statements, please review the risk factors described under “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of our annual reports on Form 10-K, and any updates to those risk factors included in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.  All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these risk factors. Forward-looking statements are only as of the date they are made and, other than as required under the securities laws, we assume no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements or provide reasons why actual results may differ.

 

 

 

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

 

(c)           Exhibits.

 

Number             Description

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99.1	Press release announcing Helix’s intent to provide an operational update to investors dated August 20, 2009.

 

 

99.2	Operational Update Presentation.

 

 

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 24, 2009

 

 

        HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC.

 

 

        By:              /s/ Anthony Tripodo                                                                           

           Anthony Tripodo

        Executive Vice President and

             Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

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Index to Exhibits

 

        Exhibit No.          Description

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99.1	Press release announcing Helix’s intent to provide an operational update to investors dated August 20, 2009.

 

 

99.2	Operational Update Presentation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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