Company: TDDWW
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-038699
Chunk: 71

Company: TIDEWATER INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 71
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PROPOSAL 3: RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS FOR 2025 The Audit Committee of our Board has selected PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PricewaterhouseCoopers”) as our independent registered public accounting firm to audit our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. Although ratification is not required by our bylaws or otherwise, as a matter of good corporate governance, we are asking you to ratify, on an advisory basis, the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers as our independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2025. If the appointment is not ratified, the Audit Committee will consider whether it is appropriate to select another independent registered public accounting firm. Even if the selection is ratified, the Audit Committee, in its discretion, may change the appointment at any time during the year if it determines that such a change would be in the best interest of Tidewater and its shareholders. Representatives of PricewaterhouseCoopers are expected to be present at the 2025 Annual Meeting, will have an opportunity to make a statement if they so desire, and are expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions. Fees Paid to PricewaterhouseCoopers and Related Disclosures for Accounting Services The following table lists the aggregate fees and costs billed to us by PricewaterhouseCoopers for: • the audit of Tidewater’s 2024 and 2023 annual financial statements and reviews of Tidewater’s quarterly financial statements and other audit services, and • the other services described below that were billed in 2024 and 2023.

| ​ | ​                     | ​ | ​ | Fiscal Year EndedDecember 31, 2024 |   |           |   | ​ | ​ | Fiscal Year EndedDecember 31, 2023 |   |           |   | ​ |
|:--|:----------------------|:--|:--|:-----------------------------------|:--|----------:|:--|:--|:--|:-----------------------------------|:--|----------:|:--|:--|
| ​ | Audit Fees(1)         | ​ | ​ | ​                                  | $ | 1,675,000 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​                                  | $ | 1,753,415 | ​ | ​