Ken Neikirk compensation by year
HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS Summary Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held| Component | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $400,000 | $400,000 | $420,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $1,070,679 | $1,043,101 | $1,012,949 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $719,200 | $304,800 | $147,000 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $8,250 | $8,625 | $8,750 |
| Total | $2,198,129 | $1,756,526 | $1,588,699 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INC DEF 14A filed April 1, 2026, accession 0001140361-26-012501, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INC filed document, accession 0001140361-26-012501. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 1, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2024 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 128,205 | $1,194,871 | — |
| PSU | 64,363 | $599,863 | — |
| RSU | 46,206 | $430,640 | — |
| PSU | 46,206 | $430,640 | — |
| RSU | 42,909 | $399,912 | — |
| RSU | 42,735 | $398,290 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INC's FY2024 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Involuntary for cause | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Resignation for good reason, no change in control | $840,000 | $946,977 | $0 | — |
| Voluntary resignation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $1,680,000 | $1,597,440 | $27,550 | $3,304,990 |
| Retirement | — | — | — | $147,000 |
| Death | — | — | — | $147,000 |
| Disability | — | — | — | $147,000 |
| Change in control and resignation for good reason | $1,680,000 | $1,597,440 | $27,550 | $3,304,990 |
| Involuntary termination without cause | $840,000 | $946,977 | $0 | — |
| Change in control, no termination | $0 | $1,597,440 | $0 | $1,597,440 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INC's FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Owen Kratz | President and Chief Executive Officer | $5,067,269 |
| Erik Staffeldt | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $2,207,805 |
| Scotty Sparks | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | $2,087,099 |
| Ken Neikirk · this page | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | $1,588,699 |
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