# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000098222
**File Stem:** 0001104659-26-075757
**Filing Date:** 2026-6
**Character Count:** 11975
**Document Hash:** 1af1e8239857cc5c002190cc9f88985c
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-26-075757.hdr.sgml**: 20260618

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-26-075757

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260616

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260618

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260618

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** TIDEWATER INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000098222
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** WATER TRANSPORTATION [4400]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 01 Energy & Transportation
- **EIN:** 720487776
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-06311
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261103006

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 842 WEST SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY NORTH
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 400
- **CITY:** HOUSTON
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 77024
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (713) 470-5300

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 842 WEST SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY NORTH
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 400
- **CITY:** HOUSTON
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 77024

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** TIDEWATER MARINE SERVICE INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19780724

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 8-K**

**CURRENT REPORT**

**Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

**Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 16, 2026**

**Tidewater Inc.**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Delaware** | **1-6311** | **72-0487776** |
| (State or other jurisdiction<br> of incorporation) | (Commission<br> File Number) | (IRS Employer<br> Identification No.) |

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| **842 West Sam Houston Parkway North, Suite 400**<br> **Houston, Texas** | **77024** |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |

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**Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 470-5300**

**Not Applicable**

**(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)**

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common stock, $0.001 par value per share | TDW | New York Stock Exchange |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2).

Emerging Growth Company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ◻

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| **Item 5.02** | **Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.** |

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On June 16, 2026, Tidewater Inc. (the "***Company***") held its 2026 annual meeting of stockholders ("***Annual Meeting***"). At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders approved the First Amendment (the "***First Amendment***") to the Company's Amended and Restated 2021 Stock Incentive Plan (the "***Plan***") to increase the maximum number of shares available for issuance thereunder by 2,250,000. The Company's Board of Directors (the "***Board***") had previously approved the First Amendment, subject to stockholder approval. The First Amendment became effective on June 16, 2026.

The principal terms of the First Amendment and the Plan are described in the Company's proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2026, which descriptions of the First Amendment and the Plan are incorporated herein by reference and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the First Amendment and the Plan, as applicable. Copies of the First Amendment and the Plan are filed as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference.

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| **Item 5.07** | **Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.** |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) On June 16, 2026, the Company held the Annual Meeting virtually via a live audio webcast.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) As of April 17, 2026, the record date for the Annual Meeting, the Company had 49,729,815 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. Of this number, 44,546,831 shares were represented in person or by proxy at the meeting, which represented 89.57% of the shares entitled to vote. The Company's stockholders voted on the following four proposals at the Annual Meeting, detailed descriptions of which are contained in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, casting their votes as described below.

*Proposal 1: Election of Seven Directors*

 

Each of the seven individuals listed below was elected at the Annual Meeting to serve a one-year term on the Company's Board of Directors.

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| **Director Nominee** | **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Abstentions** | **Broker**<br> **Non-Votes** |
| Melissa Cougle | 40703580 | 80892 | 159698 | 3602661 |
| Dick H. Fagerstal | 39533810 | 1388557 | 21803 | 3602661 |
| Quintin V. Kneen | 40741589 | 184358 | 18223 | 3602661 |
| Louis A. Raspino | 40600223 | 184248 | 159699 | 3602661 |
| Robert E. Robotti | 39967442 | 959888 | 16840 | 3602661 |
| Kenneth H. Traub | 38776714 | 2145629 | 21827 | 3602661 |
| Lois K. Zabrocky | 40707753 | 76858 | 159559 | 3602661 |

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*Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation*

Proposal 2 was an advisory vote on the executive compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting. This advisory vote was approved.

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| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Votes Against** | **Abstentions** | **Abstentions** | **Broker Non-Votes** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 40548175 |  | 362605 |  | 33390 |  | 3602661 |

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*Proposal 3: Approval of the First Amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated 2021 Stock Incentive Plan*

 

Proposal 3 was a proposal to approve the First Amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated 2021 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the maximum number of shares available for issuance thereunder by 2,250,000. This proposal was approved.

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| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Votes Against** | **Abstentions** | **Abstentions** | **Broker Non-Votes** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 38986062 |  | 1935390 |  | 22718 |  | 3602661 |

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*Proposal 4: Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm*

 

Proposal 4 was a proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. This proposal was approved.

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| **Votes For** | **Votes Against** | **Votes Against** | **Abstentions** | **Abstentions** |
| 43799406 |  | 730093 |  | 17332 |

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| **Item 9.01** | **Financial Statements and Exhibits.** |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Exhibits.

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| **Exhibit No.** | **Description** |
| [10.1](tm2618330d1_ex10-1.htm) | [First Amendment to the Tidewater Inc. Amended and Restated 2021 Stock Incentive Plan](tm2618330d1_ex10-1.htm) |
| [10.2](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/98222/000143774921013059/ex_252343.htm) | [Tidewater Inc. Amended and Restated 2021 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 21, 2021, File No. 1-6311)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/98222/000143774921013059/ex_252343.htm) |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |

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**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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|  | TIDEWATER INC. | TIDEWATER INC. |
| Date: June 18, 2026 | By: | /s/ Daniel A. Hudson |
|  |  | Daniel A. Hudson |
|  |  | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary |

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## Exhibit 10.1

**Exhibit 10.1**

**FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE** 

**TIDEWATER INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED 2021 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN**

This Amendment No. 1 (this "Amendment") to the Tidewater Inc. (the "Company") Amended and Restated 2021 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") is adopted by the Board of Directors ("Board") of the Company on April 27, 2026. This Amendment will become effective upon approval by the stockholders of the Company at the Company's 2026 annual meeting of stockholders.

WHEREAS, the Plan was initially adopted by the Board and became effective on June 8, 2021 following approval by the stockholders of the Company;

WHEREAS, the Board desires to amend the Plan, subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company, to increase the number of shares of Company common stock, $0.001 par value per share ("Common Stock"), available for issuance under the Plan;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 13.8 of the Plan, the Board may amend the Plan as it deems necessary or appropriate, and shall seek the approval of the stockholders of the Company for any amendment to the Plan to the extent the Board deems appropriate, necessary or required under the Plan; and

WHEREAS, if the Company's stockholders fail to approve this Amendment, the current Plan shall continue in full force and effect.

NOW, THEREFORE, subject to stockholder approval at the Company's annual meeting being held on June 16, 2026, the Plan is hereby amended as follows, effective June 16, 2026:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. Section 5.1 of the Plan is deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:

"**5.1 Number of Shares**. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 13.4, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be delivered to participants and their permitted transferees under the Plan shall be 4,750,000 shares, plus the number of shares of Common Stock underlying any award granted under the Tidewater Inc. 2017 Stock Incentive Plan or the Tidewater Inc. Legacy GLF Management Incentive Plan that expires, terminates, or is canceled or forfeited under the terms of the Tidewater Inc. 2017 Stock Incentive Plan or the Tidewater Inc. Legacy GLF Management Incentive Plan."

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. Except as set forth in this Amendment, all other terms and conditions of the Plan shall remain in full
force and effect.