Company: TDDWW
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-038699
Chunk: 20

Company: TIDEWATER INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 20
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 for our 2026 Annual Meeting, a shareholder’s nomination must be given in writing and delivered or mailed to Tidewater’s Secretary and received at our principal executive offices no earlier than February 5, 2026 and no later than March 9, 2026. Shareholder recommendations of nominees are required to be accompanied by, among other things, specific information as to the nominees and as to the shareholder making the nomination or proposal. We may require any proposed nominee to furnish such information as may reasonably be required to determine his or her eligibility to serve as a director of Tidewater. A description of these requirements is set forth in Tidewater’s Bylaws, which may be obtained as described under “Corporate Governance— Availability of Corporate Governance Materials.” 19 TABLE OF CONTENTS Director Continuing Education Our Board and leadership team believe director education is vital to the ability of directors to fulfill their roles, and we reimburse directors for their expenses associated with their continuing education. All directors are members of the National Association of Corporate Directors and encouraged by our Board and N&CG Committee to participate annually in external continuing director education programs. Continuing director education programs are also provided during Board and Committee meetings and other discussions as part of the formal meetings and as stand-alone information sessions outside of meetings. Among other topics, during 2024, our Board received technology training, market and industry training, leadership development and team performance training, safety training and international cultural training. 20 TABLE OF CONTENTS Board Evaluation Process and Comprehensive Steps to Achieve Board Effectiveness The Board is committed to a rigorous self-evaluation process to assess the overall functioning, performance and effectiveness of the Board, its committees, and the individual non-employee directors. The N&CG Committee oversees this annual evaluation process. From time to time, these evaluations may be conducted using a third-party facilitator. The methodology for conducting Board and Committee self-evaluations is outlined in the chart below. Cultural Values and Sustainability Highlights For over 65 years, Tidewater has been at the forefront of the global offshore service industry driven by a simple goal: to provide outstanding service to our clients through the quality of our vessels and our operational excellence. Our tradition of excellence has led us to become an industry leader in offshore vessel services. In addition, our goal is to build a sustainable, resilient, and responsible company with environmental, governance, social and other sustainability policies as the cornerstone of our corporate mission. To promote dedicated focus and oversight of our safety and sustainability efforts, our Board has a stand-alone committee, the