HLX offering history
Every offering-related filing in HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INC’s recent SEC record — registrations (announced capacity) kept separate from pricing documents (executed sales). Reviewed 1,005 filings back to Dec 10, 2010.
| Date | Filing | What it means | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Jul 31, 2026 | EFFECT → | EFFECTIVE | SEC declared a registration effective — selling can begin |
| Oct 28, 2025 | S-3ASR → | REGISTERED | Automatic shelf registration — effective immediately (large filers) |
| Oct 28, 2022 | S-3ASR → | REGISTERED | Automatic shelf registration — effective immediately (large filers) |
| Aug 13, 2020 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Aug 12, 2020 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Aug 11, 2020 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Oct 25, 2019 | S-3ASR → | REGISTERED | Automatic shelf registration — effective immediately (large filers) |
| Mar 15, 2018 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Mar 14, 2018 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Mar 13, 2018 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Jan 5, 2017 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Jan 4, 2017 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Oct 27, 2016 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Oct 27, 2016 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Oct 26, 2016 | S-3ASR → | REGISTERED | Automatic shelf registration — effective immediately (large filers) |
| Oct 26, 2016 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Aug 11, 2016 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Apr 25, 2016 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Apr 18, 2016 | EFFECT → | EFFECTIVE | SEC declared a registration effective — selling can begin |
| Apr 7, 2016 | S-3/A → | REGISTERED | S-3/A registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| Mar 11, 2016 | S-3 → | REGISTERED | S-3 registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| Mar 5, 2015 | S-3ASR → | REGISTERED | Automatic shelf registration — effective immediately (large filers) |
| Mar 7, 2012 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Mar 7, 2012 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Mar 7, 2012 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Mar 6, 2012 | S-3ASR → | REGISTERED | Automatic shelf registration — effective immediately (large filers) |
Two honest limits. (1) A 424B takedown can price shares or notes— EDGAR’s metadata doesn’t say which, so open the document: large investment-grade filers use these mostly for bond deals (no dilution), small-caps mostly for shares. (2) At-the-market (ATM) programs sell shares gradually and individual sales are not separately filed — the visible footprint is the enabling shelf and its 424B5; actual ATM share counts surface later in the 10-Q/10-K share count. Educational information from public filings, not investment advice.
HLX offering FAQ
When did HLX last execute an offering?
Per SEC filings, HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INC's most recent priced offering document is a 424B5 filed 2020-08-13. Note a 424B takedown can price shares or notes (debt) — the linked document says which.
When did HLX last announce or register an offering?
The most recent registration is a S-3ASR filed 2025-10-28. A registration is capacity to sell shares — not a sale.
Does an offering always mean dilution?
Registered direct offerings and shelf takedowns issue new shares and dilute existing holders. Resale registrations (424B3/B7) let existing holders sell and do not create new shares. Secondary sales by insiders also do not dilute. Each row here is labeled with what it is.