Company: TDDWW
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-038699
Chunk: 18

Company: TIDEWATER INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 18
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| ​ | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT SHAREHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” EACH OF THE EIGHT NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR LISTED ABOVE. | ​ | ​ |     | ​ |

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TABLE OF CONTENTS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Our Corporate Governance Framework Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (“Certificate of Incorporation”), Second Amended and Restated By-laws (“Bylaws”), and Board adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines and committee charters (collectively, the “Corporate Governance Policies”), establish Tidewater’s governance framework. These Corporate Governance Policies address the structure and operation of the Board, including matters related to the Committees of the Board; director independence; tenure; outside board memberships; the role of the Board’s Chairman and Lead Independent Director (if any); director stock ownership; and the Board, Committee and director performance evaluations. The Corporate Governance Policies are reviewed and updated periodically, considering changing regulations, evolving best practices and shareholder feedback. These Corporate Governance Policies and other governance related policies are available on our website at www.tdw.com/investors/governance. Size and Term of Board Under the provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company, the total number of directors constituting the Board may range from five or more members, as determined from time to time by resolution of the Board. The current size of the Board is set at eight, reflecting the Board’s current view of its optimal size. Each director will serve for a term of one year, ending on the date of the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders following the date of such director’s election or appointment; provided that the term of each director will continue until the election and qualification of his or her successor, subject to his or her earlier death, resignation, disqualification, or removal. Any director may resign by delivering a resignation in writing or by electronic transmission to the Company, which will be effective upon delivery unless it is specified to be effective at some later time or upon the happening of some later event. Process for Identifying, Nominating and Adding Directors Our Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee identifies, screens, and recommends director candidates for nomination to the Board. Candidates are evaluated in light of the then existing composition of the Board and the background and areas of expertise of existing directors and potential nominees. The N&CG Committee evaluates Board composition regularly and identifies skills, experience, and capabilities desirable