Company: TDDWW
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-038699
Chunk: 5

Company: TIDEWATER INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-24
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 5
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| ​ | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners                          | ​ | ​ |                                                71 | ​ |   |   |   |
| ​ | Security Ownership of Management                                         | ​ | ​ |                                                72 | ​ |   |   |   |
| ​ | Shareholder Proposals                                                    | ​ | ​ |                                                73 | ​ |   |   |   |
| ​ | Certain Relationships and Related-Party Transactions                     | ​ | ​ |                                                74 | ​ |   |   |   |
| ​ | Delinquent Section 16(A) Reports                                         | ​ | ​ |                                                75 | ​ |   |   |   |
| ​ | Questions and Answers About the Annual Meeting and Voting                | ​ | ​ |                                                76 | ​ |   |   |   |
| ​ | Other Matters                                                            | ​ | ​ |                                                83 | ​ |   |   |   |
| ​ | Appendix A                                                               | ​ | ​ |                                               A-1 | ​ |   |   |   |

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PROXY STATEMENT SUMMARY This summary highlights selected information contained elsewhere in this proxy statement but does not contain all of the information that you should consider before voting your shares. We recommend that you read the entire proxy statement carefully before voting. For complete information regarding the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, including the proposals to be voted on, and our performance during the 2024 fiscal year, please review the entire proxy statement and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2024. These materials are being made available to shareholders on or about April 24, 2025. 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Agenda Items and Voting Recommendations

| Proposal | ​ | ​ | Description                                                                                 | ​ | ​ | Board VoteRecommendation | ​ | ​ | Page | ​ |
|          | ​ | ​ | Election of Eight Directors                                                                 | ​ | ​ | FOR each nominee         | ​ | ​ |    7 | ​ |
|          | ​ | ​ | Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation                               | ​ | ​ | FOR                      | ​ | ​ |   36 | ​ |
|          | ​ | ​ | Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | ​ | ​ | FOR                      | ​ | ​ |   68 | ​ |

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Director Nom