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Form of Restricted Stock Agreement

 Exhibit 10.17 
 RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT 
 FOR THE GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNDER THE 
 TIDEWATER INC. EMPLOYEE RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN 
 THIS AGREEMENT is entered into as of March 29, 2006, by and between Tidewater Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Tidewater”), and             
             (the “Employee”). 
 WHEREAS, the Employee
is a key employee of Tidewater or one of its subsidiaries and Tidewater considers it desirable and in its best interest that the Employee be given an added incentive to advance the interests of Tidewater by possessing restricted shares of the common
stock of Tidewater, $.10 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), in accordance with the Tidewater Inc. Employee Restricted Stock Plan (the “Plan”). Tidewater and its subsidiaries shall be collectively referred to herein as the
“Company.” 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, it is agreed by and between the parties as follows:

 I. 
 Restricted Stock

 1.1 Grant of Restricted Stock. Tidewater hereby grants to Employee a restricted stock award effective on the Date of Grant of
             shares of Common Stock (the “Restricted Stock”) subject to the terms, conditions, and restrictions set forth in the Employee Plan and in this Agreement.

 1.2 Award Restrictions. 
 (a) The period during which the restrictions imposed on the Restricted Stock by the Employee Plan and this Agreement are in effect is referred to herein as the “Restricted Period.” During the Restricted Period, the Employee shall
be entitled to all rights of a stockholder of Tidewater, including the right to vote the shares and to receive dividends thereon; provided, however, that the Restricted Stock, the right to vote the Restricted Stock and the right to receive
dividends thereon may not be sold, assigned, transferred, exchanged, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise encumbered during the Restricted Period. 
 (b) The Restricted Period for the Restricted Stock shall end and the shares of Restricted Stock shall become vested and freely transferable as set forth below: 
 With respect to 25% of the shares of Restricted Stock granted - March 29, 2007 
 With respect to 25% of
the shares of Restricted Stock granted - March 29, 2008 
 With respect to 25% of the shares of Restricted Stock granted - March 29,
2009 
 With respect to 25% of the shares of Restricted Stock granted - March 29, 2010 
 provided, however, that if the employment of the Employee terminates for any reason other than death or disability, any shares of Restricted Stock, with respect to
which the Restricted Period has not ended as of the date of termination of employment, will be immediately forfeited. 

 (c) To the extent the Restricted Stock has not otherwise become fully vested and freely transferable, the
Restricted Period shall end and the Restricted Stock will become fully vested and freely transferable by the Employee or his estate upon the death of the Employee or upon a determination by the Committee that the Employee has become disabled.

 (d) The shares of Restricted Stock shall also become fully vested and the Restricted Period shall end in the event of a Change of Control
of Tidewater as provided in Section XIII hereof. In addition, the Committee may declare the Restricted Period ended and shares of Restricted Stock fully vested at any time in its discretion. 
 II. 
 Stock Certificates 
 2.1 Form. The stock certificates evidencing the Restricted Stock shall be registered in the name of the Employee and shall be held by Tidewater,
together with a stock power executed by the Employee in blank, during the Restricted Period in accordance with the terms of the Employee Plan. Tidewater shall place the following legend on the stock certificates: 
 The transferability of this certificate and the shares of Common Stock represented hereby are subject to the terms and conditions (including conditions of
forfeiture) contained in the Tidewater Inc. Employee Restricted Stock Plan (the “Plan”) and an agreement entered into between the registered owner and Tidewater Inc. A copy of the Plan and Agreement is on file in the office of the
Secretary of Tidewater Inc. 
 2.2 Removal of Legend. Upon termination of the Restricted Period with respect to all or a portion of
the Restricted Stock, Tidewater shall cause a stock certificate without a restrictive legend covering the vested Restricted Stock to be issued in the name of the Employee or his nominee within 30 days after the end of the Restricted Period with
respect to such shares. Upon receipt of such stock certificate, the Employee is free to hold or dispose of the shares represented by such certificate, subject to applicable securities laws. 
 III. 
 Defined Terms 
 The definition of all capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall be as provided in the Plan. 
 IV. 
 Withholding Taxes

 At any time that the Employee is required to pay to the Company an amount required to be withheld under the applicable income tax laws
in connection with the lapse of restrictions on Restricted Stock, the Employee may, subject to the Committee’s right of disapproval, satisfy this obligation in whole or in part by electing (the “Election”) to deliver currently owned
shares of Common Stock or to have the Company withhold from the distribution shares of Common 

  

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Stock, in each case having a value equal to the amount required to be withheld. The value of the shares to be withheld shall be based on the Fair Market
Value of the Common Stock on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld shall be determined (the “Tax Date”). Each Election must be made prior to the Tax Date. The Committee may disapprove of any Election or may suspend or terminate
the right to make Elections. 
 V. 
 No Contract of Employment Intended 
 Nothing in this Agreement shall confer upon the Employee any right to continue in the
employment of the Company, or to interfere in any way with the right of the Company to terminate the Employee’s employment relationship with the Company at any time. 
 VI. 
 Binding Effect 
 This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators and successors.

 VII. 
 Amendment,
Modification or Termination 
 The Committee may amend, modify or terminate any Restricted Stock at any time prior to vesting in any
manner not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment, modification or termination may materially impair the rights of an Employee hereunder without the consent of the Employee. 
 VIII. 
 Inconsistent Provisions

 The Restricted Stock granted hereby is subject to the provisions of the Employee Plan, as the Plan is in effect on the date hereof and
as it may be amended. In the event any provision of this Agreement conflicts with such a provision of the Plan, the Plan provision shall control. The Employee acknowledges that a copy of the Plan was distributed to the Employee and that the Employee
was advised to review such Plan prior to entering into this Agreement. The Employee waives the right to claim that the provisions of the Plan are not binding upon the Employee and the Employee’s heirs, executors, administrators, legal
representatives and successors. 
 IX. 
 Governing Law 
 This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of Louisiana. 
  

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 X. 
 Severability 
 If any term or provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance, shall at any time or to any extent be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect as written, the Employee and Tidewater intend for any court construing this Agreement to modify or limit such provision so as to render it valid
and enforceable to the fullest extent allowed by law. Any such provision that is not susceptible of such reformation shall be ignored so as to not affect any other term or provision hereof, and the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of
such term or provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby and each term and provision of this Agreement shall be valid and enforced to the fullest
extent permitted by law. 
 XI. 
 Entire Agreement; Modification 
 The Plan and this Agreement contain the entire agreement between the parties with respect
to the subject matter contained herein and may not be modified, except as provided in the Plan, as it may be amended from time to time in the manner provided therein, or in this Agreement, as it may be amended from time to time. Any oral or written
agreements, representations, warranties, written inducements, or other communications with respect to the subject matter contained herein made prior to the execution of the Agreement shall be void and ineffective for all purposes. 
 XII. 
 Section 83(b) Election

 The Employee has reviewed with the Employee’s own tax advisors the federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of this
investment and the transaction contemplated by this Agreement. The Employee is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents. The Employee understands that the Employee (and not the
Company) shall be responsible for the Employee’s own tax liability that may arise as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Employee understands that the Employee may elect to be taxed at the time the shares of
Restricted Stock are granted by filing an election under Section 83(b) of the Code with the IRS within thirty days from the Date of Grant. The Employee acknowledges that it is the Employee’s sole responsibility and not the Company’s
to file timely the election under Section 83(b), even if the Employee requests the Company or its representatives to make this filing on the Employee’s behalf. 
 XIII. 
 Change of Control 
 13.1 Change of Control; Tender Offer or Exchange Offer. The vesting of the Restricted Stock upon a Change of Control shall be as provided in this
Section 13.1. 
 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Employee Plan (or any provision of this Agreement), immediately prior to
any Change of Control of the Company (as defined in Section 13.1(c) hereof), all restrictions and limitations on Restricted Stock shall automatically lapse and all performance criteria and other conditions shall automatically be 

  

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deemed to be achieved or waived by the Company. As used in the immediately preceding sentence, ‘immediately prior’ to the Change of Control shall
mean sufficiently in advance of the Change of Control to permit the Employee to take all steps reasonably necessary to deal with any formerly restricted shares on which restrictions have lapsed so that all types of shares may be treated in the same
manner in connection with the Change of Control as the shares of Common Stock of other shareholders. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Employee Plan (or any provision of this Agreement), any lapse and deemed waiver of restrictions and
limitations on any shares of Restricted Stock pursuant to this Section 13.1(a) shall be a permanent lapse and deemed waiver of such restrictions and limitations. 
 (b) If any corporation, person or other entity (other than the Company) makes a tender offer or exchange offer for shares of the Common Stock pursuant to which purchases are made (an “Offer”), then from and
after the date of the first purchase of the Common Stock pursuant to the Offer (the “Acceleration Date”), all restrictions or limitations on Restricted Stock shall lapse and all performance criteria and other conditions relating to the
Restricted Stock shall be deemed to be achieved or waived by the Company, without the necessity of any action by any person, for a period of 30 calendar days following the Acceleration Date. Subject to the other provisions of this Section 13.1,
following the expiration of the 30-day period, any shares of Common Stock issued hereunder not tendered or exchanged shall again be subject to the terms and conditions applicable prior to the Offer. 
 (c) As used in this Section 13.1, ‘Change of Control’ shall mean: 
 (i) the acquisition by any ‘Person’ (as defined in Section 13.1(d) hereof) of ‘Beneficial Ownership’ (as defined in
Section 13.1(d) hereof) of 30% or more of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock, or 30% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (c)(i),
the following shall not constitute a Change of Control: 
 (A) any acquisition (other than a ‘Business Combination’ (as defined in
Section 13.1(c)(iii) hereof) which constitutes a Change of Control under Section 13.1(c)(iii) hereof) of Common Stock directly from the Company, 
 (B) any acquisition of Common Stock by the Company or its subsidiaries, 
 (C) any acquisition of Common
Stock by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company, or 
 (D) any acquisition of Common Stock by any corporation pursuant to a Business Combination which does not constitute a Change of Control under Section 13.1(c)(iii) hereof; or 
 (ii) individuals who, as of the Date of Grant, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a
majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the Date of Grant whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of 

  

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at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered a member of the Incumbent Board, unless such individual’s
initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than
the Incumbent Board; or 
 (iii) consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation (including a merger or consolidation of the
Company or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company), or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (a ‘Business Combination’), in each case, unless, immediately following such Business
Combination, 
 (A) the individuals and entities who were the Beneficial Owners of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock and the
Company’s voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors immediately prior to such Business Combination have direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership, respectively, of more than 50% of the then outstanding shares of
common stock, and more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, of the Post-Transaction Corporation (as defined in Section 13.1(d) hereof), and

 (B) except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination, no Person (excluding the Post-Transaction
Corporation and any employee benefit plan or related trust of either the Company, the Post-Transaction Corporation or any subsidiary of either corporation) Beneficially Owns, directly or indirectly, 30% or more of the then outstanding shares of
common stock of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination or 30% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation, and 
 (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Post-Transaction Corporation were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of
the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination; or 
 (iv) approval by the
shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company. 
 (d) As used in Section 13.1(c) hereof, the
following words or terms shall have the meanings indicated: 
 (i) Affiliate: ‘Affiliate’ (and variants thereof) shall mean a
Person that controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, another specified Person, either directly or indirectly. 
 (ii)
Beneficial Owner: ‘Beneficial Owner’ (and variants thereof), with respect to a security, shall mean a Person who, directly or indirectly (through any contract, understanding, relationship or otherwise), has or shares (a) the power to
vote, or direct the voting of, the security, and/or (b) the power to dispose of, or to direct the disposition of, the security. 
  

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 (iii) Person: ‘Person’ shall mean a natural person or company, and shall also mean the group
or syndicate created when two or more Persons act as a syndicate or other group (including, without limitation, a partnership or limited partnership) for the purpose of acquiring, holding, or disposing of a security, except that ‘Person’
shall not include an underwriter temporarily holding a security pursuant to an offering of the security. 
 (iv) Post-Transaction
Corporation: Unless a Change of Control includes a Business Combination (as defined in Section 13.1(c)(iii) hereof), ‘Post-Transaction Corporation’ shall mean the Company after the Change of Control. If a Change of Control includes a
Business Combination, ‘Post-Transaction Corporation’ shall mean the corporation resulting from the Business Combination unless, as a result of such Business Combination, an ultimate parent corporation controls the Company or all or
substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or indirectly, in which case, ‘Post-Transaction Corporation’ shall mean such ultimate parent corporation. 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed on the day and
year first above written. 
  

	
	TIDEWATER INC.
	
	  

	Dean E. Taylor
	Chairman, President and
	Chief Executive Officer
	
	  

	[Employee Name]

  

 8Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan

 Exhibit 10.22 
 AMENDED AND RESTATED 
 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN FOR 
 OUTSIDE DIRECTORS OF TIDEWATER INC. 
 (Effective November 17, 2005) 
 ARTICLE I 
 PURPOSE 
 The purpose of the Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan for Outside Directors of
Tidewater Inc. (the “Plan”) is to provide for the deferral of annual retainer fees, Board meeting attendance fees, Board Committee meeting attendance fees (hereinafter referred to in the aggregate as “Compensation”) paid by
Tidewater Inc. (the “Company”) to members of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). 
 ARTICLE II

 ADMINISTRATION 
 The Plan will
be administered by the Company’s Employee Benefits Committee (the “Committee”). The Committee will have the sole authority to interpret the Plan, to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, and in
general, to make all other determinations and take all actions, not otherwise required herein to be taken by the Board or a committee thereof, necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. All decisions of the Committee concerning the
administration, construction, and interpretation of the Plan shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all parties and interests. 
 ARTICLE
III 
 PARTICIPANTS 
 Participation in the Plan is limited to members of the Board who are not full-time employees of the Company or a subsidiary who elect to defer Compensation as provided herein (hereinafter referred to individually as the “Director”
and collectively as the “Directors”). Upon termination of membership on the Board, deferral of Compensation under the Plan shall cease. Distribution of Compensation not previously commenced shall commence as provided in Article VIII
hereof. 
 ARTICLE IV 
 COMPENSATION ELECTIONS 
 4.1 PAYMENT ELECTION. For each calendar year of the Company, any eligible Director may elect to receive
Compensation distributed in (i) cash payments made in the customary manner; or (ii) deferred payments as hereinafter provided. 
  

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 4.2 TIME AND METHOD OF ELECTION. In order for an election to be effective for any given calendar year,
the Director must deliver a signed election form to the Committee no later than December 31 of the year preceding the year for which the election is to take effect. In the case of a person who is elected or appointed to the Board during the
calendar year in which the deferral election is to take effect, the signed deferral election form must be delivered to the Committee no later than the first Board meeting attended by the Director following such election or appointment. A deferral
election must be made on the forms attached hereto as Exhibits “A” and “B,” whichever is applicable, available upon request from the Committee. Executed election forms are to be forwarded to the attention of the Committee or a
person designated by the Committee to receive them (the “Representative”). 
 4.3 IRREVOCABILITY OF ELECTION. Upon receipt of the
signed election form by the Committee or its Representative, the election to defer Compensation shall become irrevocable as to the year for which it is effective. 
 4.4 FORM OF DEFERRED COMPENSATION. The Company shall allocate to each Director who participates in the Plan hypothetical units (“Investment Fund Units”) in one or more investment funds or investment vehicles
made available to Directors from time to time through the Plan (the “Investment Funds”). Previously, the Plan permitted Directors to elect to have deferred Compensation invested in hypothetical units of the Company’s common stock (the
“Stock Units”). Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined in Section 8.7(b)), all Stock Units credited to a Director’s account immediately prior to the Change of Control shall be immediately and automatically
converted to a dollar amount equal to the product of the number of such Stock Units times the higher of (i) the Fair Market Value (as defined below) of the Company’s common stock as of the day of the Change of Control, and (ii) the
highest per share price paid for shares of the Company’s common stock (or the equivalent value) in the transaction constituting the Change of Control. The resulting dollar amount shall, upon the occurrence of the Change of Control, be deemed
immediately transferred out of the Director’s Stock Unit account and invested in the Investment Fund that is a money market account or other interest-earning fund made available to Directors through the Plan. Such dollar amount shall
subsequently be administered in accordance with the Plan’s provisions as Investment Fund Units (or as additional Investment Fund Units, as the case may be). The term “Fair Market Value” shall mean, for purposes of determining the
number of Stock Units credited to a Director’s account, the closing sale price for a share of the Company’s common stock on the consolidated reporting system for New York Stock Exchange issues on the trading day preceding the Crediting
Date and, for purposes of determining the value of a Stock Unit for a distribution under Section 8.3, upon termination of the Plan or in the event of a Change of Control of the Company (as defined in Section 8.7(b)), the average of the
closing quotations for the Company’s common stock based on composite transactions for New York Stock Exchange listed issues for the ten trading days preceding the applicable date. 
 4.5 EFFECT OF NO ELECTION. If a written election form for a calendar year is not received by the Committee or its Representative at the time and in the
manner provided in Section 4.2 above, Compensation to which the Director becomes entitled for that calendar year shall be distributed in the form of customary cash payments. 
  

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 4.6 DEFERRAL AMOUNT. A Director may elect to defer payment of up to 100% of Compensation during a year,
in 25% increments, until the expiration of the Deferral Period, as defined in Section 8.1 hereof. 
 ARTICLE V 
 STOCK UNITS 
 5.1 STOCK UNITS. Prior to
November 17, 2005, Directors serving on the Board prior to November 30, 2002 were allowed to defer Compensation in the form of Stock Units. 
 5.2 DIVIDENDS. The Company shall credit to each Director’s account as of the Crediting Date the number of Stock Units equal to the number of shares of the Company’s common stock (including fractions) that
could be purchased at the Fair Market Value of the Company’s common stock on such Crediting Date, with the dividends such Director would have received if he had been the owner of the number of shares of the Company’s common stock equal to
the number of Stock Units (excluding fractions) in his account on the date normal customary dividends would have been paid. After a Director has terminated service on the Board, dividends shall continue to be credited to such Director’s Stock
Unit account until all Compensation deferred in the form of Stock Units has been distributed pursuant to Article VIII hereof. 
 5.3
ADJUSTMENT IN STOCK UNITS. The total number of Stock Units credited to each Director’s account shall be appropriately adjusted from time to time, as determined by the Committee, for any increase or decrease in the number of outstanding shares
of the Company’s common stock resulting from a subdivision or combination of shares of common stock, a dividend payment in common stock, a reclassification of common stock, a merger or consolidation, or for any other change in the capital
structure or shares of common stock. The determination of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all parties. 
 5.4
TRANSFERS AND REALLOCATIONS. Transfers out of a Stock Unit account into an Investment Unit Account will be permitted. Transfers into a Stock Unit account will not be permitted. 
 ARTICLE VI 
 INVESTMENT FUND UNITS 
 6.1 INVESTMENT FUND UNITS. The Committee shall determine from time to time the Investment Funds that will be available as hypothetical investments for
Directors and each Director may choose the Investment Fund or Funds to be used as the deemed investments for his deferred Compensation. If no Investment Fund is selected by the Director, deferred Compensation shall be deemed invested in the
Investment Fund that is a money market account. The Company shall credit to such Director’s account as soon after the Crediting Date as may be administratively practicable the number of Investment Fund Units that could be purchased with the
amount of Compensation such Director elected to defer as Investment Fund Units in accordance with Sections 4.1 and 4.2 hereof. The Committee may change or discontinue at any 

  

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time any Investment Fund available under the Plan in its discretion; provided, however, that each affected Director shall be given the opportunity to
redirect the allocation of his account deemed invested in discontinued Investment Fund Units among the other Investment Funds offered, including any replacement fund. 
 6.2 TRANSFERS AND REALLOCATIONS. Subject to the rules established by the Committee, a Director may transfer or reallocate amounts credited to his Investment Fund Unit account among the various Investment Funds. A
transfer or reallocation will take effect as soon as administratively practicable following the date on which the Committee or Representative receives notice of the change. The Committee may, in its discretion, further restrict transfers or
reallocations by the Directors into or out of Investment Funds or specify minimum or maximum amounts that may be transferred or reallocated by Directors. 
 6.3 ADJUSTMENT OF INVESTMENT UNIT ACCOUNTS. The Investment Unit accounts shall be adjusted as of the close of each day during which the New York Stock Exchange is open to engage in stock transactions (“Business
Day”) to reflect increases or decreases in the value of such deemed investments. 
 ARTICLE VII 
 COMPANY LIABILITY AND DIRECTOR’S RIGHTS 
 Directors and their beneficiaries by virtue of participating in the Plan have only an unsecured right to receive benefits from the Company as general creditors of the Company. The Plan constitutes a mere promise to make payments in the
future. The adoption of the Plan and any setting aside of amounts by the Company with which to discharge its obligations hereunder shall not be deemed to create a trust for the benefit of Directors or their beneficiaries; legal and equitable title
to any funds so set aside shall remain in the Company, and any recipient of benefits hereunder shall have no security or other interest in such funds. Any and all funds so set aside shall remain subject to the claims of the general creditors of the
Company, present and future, and no payment shall be made under the Plan unless the Company is then solvent. This provision shall not require the Company to set aside any funds, but the Company may set aside such funds if it chooses to do so.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article VII and any other provision of the Plan, an amount equal to all deferred Compensation may be deposited into a trust (any such trust, and successor thereto, being hereinafter called the
“Trust”) established by the Company for the purpose of assuring payment of the Company’s obligations under the Plan. The Trust shall be subject to the claims of the general creditors of the Company in the event of the Company’s
bankruptcy or insolvency. Notwithstanding any establishment of the Trust, the Company shall remain responsible for the payment of any amounts so payable which are not so paid by the Trust. 
 ARTICLE VIII 
 TIME AND METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION 
 8.1 ELECTION FOR DISTRIBUTION. Directors may elect to defer Compensation until (i) termination of Board service with the Company or, with respect to
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would otherwise have been paid, if not deferred, in the calendar year in which termination of Board service occurs, the first Business Day of the following
calendar year; or (ii) the date specified in the deferral election form executed by the Director (the “Deferral Date”), which must be at least two years following the date Compensation would be paid, if it were not deferred. The
period during which Compensation is deferred is referred to herein as the “Deferral Period.” If the Director specifies a Deferral Date, the Deferral Period will end on the Deferral Date, regardless of termination of Board service, except
that the Deferral Period shall always end upon the death of the Director. 
 8.2 TIMING OF DISTRIBUTION. As soon as practicable after the
expiration of the Deferral Period, all amounts credited to a Director shall be distributed to him (or his designated beneficiary) in cash in a single lump-sum payment, unless the Director has elected to receive the annual installment payments over
not less than two nor more than ten years. An election to receive the distribution in installments must be made at least 13 months prior to the end of the Deferral Period and may be made at the time of the deferral election or at a later time on the
form provided as Exhibit ”B.” A change to a deferral election or form of distribution election hereunder will be permitted, but no such change will be effective for a period of at least 13 months following the date that the Committee
is notified of such change. If payment in the form of annual installment payments is elected, the second and remaining annual installment payments, if any, shall be payable on the successive anniversary dates of the first payment. If a Director who
has deferred Compensation under the Plan dies while a member of the Board, or after commencing to receive a distribution under this Article, then any remaining payments shall be payable to the Director’s designated beneficiary as directed by
the Director on Exhibit “D.” 
 8.3 MANNER OF DISTRIBUTION - STOCK UNITS. For those Directors who previously elected to defer
Compensation as Stock Units, distribution shall be as follows: (i) for lump sum distributions, the amount of cash distributed shall be equal to the number of Stock Units credited to a Director’s account as of the payment date multiplied by
the Fair Market Value of the Company’s common stock (determined as described in Section 4.4 hereof) on the date on which such payment is made; or (ii) for annual installment distributions, the amount of each installment shall be the
numerator (equal to one) divided by the denominator (this being the total number of remaining installment payments) multiplied by the Fair Market Value of the Company’s common stock as of the date on which such installment is paid. 

8.4 MANNER OF DISTRIBUTION — INVESTMENT FUND UNITS. For those Directors electing to defer Compensation as Investment Fund Units, distribution
shall be as follows: (i) for lump sum distributions, the amount of cash distributed shall be equal to the value of the Investment Fund Units credited to a Director’s account as of the Business Day preceding the payment date; or
(ii) for annual installment distributions, the amount of each installment shall be the numerator (equal to 1) divided by the denominator (this being the total number of remaining installment payments) multiplied by the value of the Investment
Fund Units on the Business Day preceding the date on which such installment is paid. 
 8.5 DISTRIBUTION DUE TO HARDSHIP. A Director may
request a distribution due to Hardship by submitting a written request to the Committee accompanied by evidence to demonstrate that the circumstances being experienced qualify as a Hardship. The Committee shall have the authority to require such
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distribution is warranted. If an application for a distribution due to a Hardship is approved, the distribution is limited to an amount sufficient to meet
the emergency. The allowed distribution shall be payable in a method determined by the Committee as soon as possible after approval of such distribution. A Director who has commenced receiving installment payments under the Plan may request
acceleration of such payments in the event of a Hardship. The Committee may permit accelerated payments to the extent such accelerated payment does not exceed the amount necessary to meet the emergency. 
 “Hardship” means a severe financial hardship to the Director resulting from a sudden and unexpected illness or accident of the Director or of a
dependent of the Director, loss of the Director’s property due to casualty, or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Director. The circumstances that will constitute
a Hardship would depend upon the facts of each case, but, in any case, payment may not be made in the event that such Hardship is or may be relieved: 
 (a) through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise, 
 (b) by liquidation of
the Director’s assets, to the extent that liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship; or 
 (c) by
cessation of deferrals of Compensation under the Plan. 
 The need to send a Director’s child to college or the desire to purchase a
home shall not be a Hardship. 
 8.6 DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY. Any Director who elects to defer any or all of his Compensation shall have
the right to designate a beneficiary, or beneficiaries who are to receive distribution of those payments if the Director dies before the distribution as elected under this Article is made. Any beneficiary designation, or change in the beneficiary
designation, shall be made in writing by completing and furnishing to the Committee or its Representative the appropriate form attached hereto as Exhibit “C.” The last designation of beneficiary received by the Committee or its
Representative shall be controlling over any testamentary or purported disposition by the Director, provided that no designation, or change of designation thereof shall be effective unless received by the Committee prior to the death of the
Director. If there is no designated beneficiary living at the time distribution of any Compensation is to be made, or if any designation of beneficiary shall be ineffective for any reason, then the Compensation shall be paid to the estate of the
Director. 
 8.7 CHANGE OF CONTROL 
 (a) Distribution upon a Change of Control. Notwithstanding the fact that the Deferral Period may not have ended and notwithstanding a prior election by a Director to have deferred Compensation distributed in
installments, if, prior to a Change of Control, a Director shall have elected in a form and manner reasonably satisfactory to the Company that his Investment Fund Unit account (including, without limitation, deferred Compensation, interest,
dividends and earnings thereon, and any amount attributable to Stock Units that were automatically converted upon the occurrence of the Change of Control) shall be distributed to the Director in a lump sum upon a Change of Control, such amount shall
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 (b) Definition of Change of Control. As used in the Plan, ‘Change of Control’ shall
mean: 
 (i) the acquisition by any ‘Person’ (as defined in Section 8.7(c) hereof) of ‘Beneficial
Ownership’ (as defined in Section 8.7(c) hereof) of 30% or more of the outstanding Shares of the Company’s Common Stock, $0.10 par value per share (the ‘Common Stock’) or 30% or more of the combined voting power of the
Company’s then outstanding securities; provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection 8.7(b)(i), the following shall not constitute a Change of Control: 
 (A) any acquisition (other than a ‘Business Combination’ (as defined in Section 8.7(b)(iii) hereof) which constitutes a
Change of Control under Section 8.7(b)(iii) hereof) of Common Stock directly from the Company, 
 (B) any acquisition of
Common Stock by the Company or its subsidiaries, 
 (C) any acquisition of Common Stock by any employee benefit plan (or
related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company, or 
 (D) any acquisition
of Common Stock by any corporation pursuant to a Business Combination which does not constitute a Change of Control under Section 8.7(b)(iii) hereof; or 
 (ii) individuals who, as of the effective date of this amendment to the Plan, constitute the Board (the ‘Incumbent Board’) cease
for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the effective date of this amendment to the Plan whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s
shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered a member of the Incumbent Board, unless such individual’s initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an
actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Incumbent Board; or 
 (iii) consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation (including a merger or consolidation of the Company or any direct or
indirect subsidiary of the Company), or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (a ‘Business Combination’), in each case, unless, immediately following such Business Combination, 
  

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 (A) the individuals and entities who were the Beneficial Owners of the Company’s
outstanding Common Stock and the Company’s voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors immediately prior to such Business Combination have direct or indirect Beneficial Ownership, respectively, of more than 50% of
the then outstanding shares of common stock, and more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, of the Post-Transaction Corporation (as defined in
Section 8.7(c) hereof), and 
 (B) except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination, no
Person (excluding the Post-Transaction Corporation and any employee benefit plan or related trust of either the Company, the Post-Transaction Corporation or any subsidiary of either corporation) Beneficially Owns, directly or indirectly, 30% or more
of the then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination or 30% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation, and 
 (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Post-Transaction Corporation were members of the Incumbent Board
at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination; or 
 (iv) approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company. 
 (c) Other
Definitions. As used in Section 8.7(b) hereof, the following words or terms shall have the meanings indicated: 
 (i)
Affiliate: ‘Affiliate’ (and variants thereof) shall mean a Person that controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, another specified Person, either directly or indirectly. 
 (ii) Beneficial Owner: ‘Beneficial Owner’ (and variants thereof), with respect to a security, shall mean a Person who, directly
or indirectly (through any contract, understanding, relationship or otherwise), has or shares (i) the power to vote, or direct the voting of, the security, and/or (ii) the power to dispose of, or to direct the disposition of, the security.

 (iii) Person: ‘Person’ shall mean a natural person or company, and shall also mean the group or syndicate created
when two or more Persons act as a syndicate or other group (including, without limitation, a partnership or limited partnership) for the purpose of acquiring, holding, or disposing of a security, except that ‘Person’ shall not include an
underwriter temporarily holding a security pursuant to an offering of the security. 
  

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 (iv) Post-Transaction Corporation: Unless a Change of Control includes a Business
Combination (as defined in Section 8.7(b)(iii) hereof), ‘Post-Transaction Corporation’ shall mean the Company after the Change of Control. If a Change of Control includes a Business Combination, ‘Post-Transaction
Corporation’ shall mean the corporation resulting from the Business Combination unless, as a result of such Business Combination, an ultimate parent corporation controls the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets
either directly or indirectly, in which case, ‘Post-Transaction Corporation’ shall mean such ultimate parent corporation.” 
 ARTICLE IX 
 REQUESTS FOR DISTRIBUTION 
 9.1 REQUESTS UNDER THE PLAN. A Director, or any other person or entity claiming on behalf of a Director, may present a written request to the Committee or its Representative for distribution of any amounts due or
alleged to be due under the Plan. Within (30) days following receipt of the request, the Committee shall advise the Director or other person or entity in writing of the amounts payable and the method of distribution of such amounts. 

9.2 REVIEW OF REQUESTS. If a request for distribution under the Plan is not approved, the Committee shall set forth in writing in a manner calculated
to be understood by the Director or other person or entity: (i) the specific reason or reasons for the action taken; (ii) specific reference to the pertinent provisions of the Plan upon which the action was taken; (iii) a description
of any additional material or information necessary to have the request approved and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary; and (iv) an explanation of the Committee’s review procedure. The Committee shall afford
the Director or other person or entity a reasonable opportunity for a full and fair review by the Committee of its action taken if requested to do so within thirty (30) days after receipt of the written statement of the Committee’s action.

 ARTICLE X 
 MISCELLANEOUS

 10.1 EFFECTIVE DATE. This Plan, as amended and restated, shall be effective November 17, 2005, and shall continue until further
amended or terminated by the Board. 
 10.2 EFFECT OF THE PLAN. The establishment and continuance of the Plan by the Company shall not
constitute a contract of service between the Company and any Director, and shall not be deemed to be consideration for, inducement to, or a condition of service of any person. The deferral of any Compensation pursuant to the provisions of the Plan
shall not limit the rights of the shareholders or Directors of the Company to remove a Director as permitted by the Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws or applicable laws. No trust or other fiduciary relationships shall be created or deemed to
arise from any deferrals under the Plan. 
  

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 10.3 PROHIBITION AGAINST ASSIGNMENT. The right of any Director (or his designated beneficiary) to receive
any payment or installment under the Plan shall not be subject in any manner to attachment or other legal process or proceedings for discharge of the debts of the Director or beneficiary, and any such payment or installment shall not be subject to
anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, mortgage or encumbrance. 
 10.4 AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION. (i) The Board
intends to continue the Plan indefinitely but reserves the right to modify the Plan from time to time, or to repeal the Plan entirely, or to direct the permanent discontinuances or temporary suspension of payments under the Plan; provided that no
such modification, repeal, discontinuance or suspension shall affect or otherwise deprive the Directors of any payments to which they may be entitled under the Plan at the time thereof; (ii) No amendment or termination of this Plan shall,
without the consent of the participants under the Plan or beneficiaries thereunder change the amount of deferred Compensation owed such person under the Plan; and (iii) Upon any termination of the Plan, each Director (or, if no longer living,
the Director’s beneficiary) entitled to or receiving payments hereunder shall be promptly paid in a cash lump sum all deferred Compensation (together with interest and/or dividends thereon) owed to the Director and accounted for in the
Director’s Stock Unit or Investment Fund Unit account. Amounts owed and Fair Market Value shall be determined as of the effective date of such termination. 
 10.5 GOVERNING LAW. Except to the extent preempted or superseded by the federal laws of the United States of America, the laws of the State of Louisiana will govern the Plan. 
 10.6 NOTICES. All notices, reports, statements, distributions or payments given, made, delivered or transmitted to a Director or his designated
beneficiary shall be deemed to be duly given, made, delivered or transmitted when mailed, by first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the Director or beneficiary at the address appearing on the books of the Committee. Written directions,
notices, and other communications to the Company, the Committee or its Representative, shall be deemed to be duly given, made or delivered when received by the Committee or its Representative at such location as may from time to time be specified.

 10.7 GENDER AND NUMBER. Whenever appropriate in the Plan, the masculine gender shall be construed to include the feminine, and the
feminine gender shall be construed to include the masculine. Words in the singular shall be construed to include the plural, and the plural to include the singular. 
 10.8 COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 409A. The Plan is subject to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder (“Section 409A”). The Plan is required to be operated in compliance
with Section 409A and the Plan document must be amended to comply by December 31, 2006. Certain provisions of this Plan document do not meet the requirements of Section 409A as of the effective date of November 17, 2005, but will
be amended to comply by December 31, 2006. It is the intention of the Company that the Plan be operated in compliance with Section 409A. 
  

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 Executed effective the 17th day of November, 2005. 
  

			
	Tidewater Inc.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Cliffe F. Laborde

		 	Cliffe F. Laborde
		 	Executive Vice President
		 	Secretary and
		 	General Counsel

 Attest: 
  

			
	By:	 	 /s/ Michael L. Goldblatt

		 	Michael L. Goldblatt
		 	Assistant Secretary

  

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 Exhibit A 
 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN 
 FOR OUTSIDE DIRECTORS OF 
 TIDEWATER INC. 
 Annual Deferral Election 
 WHEREAS, Tidewater Inc. (the “Company”) has established a formal deferred compensation plan (hereinafter the “Plan”) for members of
its Board of Directors who are not full-time employees of the Company (“Outside Directors”) and 
 WHEREAS, the Plan permits
Outside Directors to elect to defer annual retainer fees, Board meeting attendance fees, and Committee meeting attendance fees (“Compensation”) in accordance with the terms of the Plan: 
 NOW, THEREFORE, I,                     , do
irrevocably elect to defer     % (25% increments) of the Compensation I earn with respect to Board services I shall perform for the Company during the calendar year beginning January 1,
            , subject to the following understandings and restrictions. 
  

	 	1.	I understand that following my death any amounts due to me under the Plan will be distributed as directed in my Designation of Beneficiary form. 

  

	 	2.	I hereby elect that my Compensation otherwise be deferred until: 

  

	 	(a)	my termination of Board service, as described in the Plan, or 

  

	 	(b)	the following date, which is at least two years following the date my Compensation for the year would be paid if it were not deferred: 

             , 20        . (If a date is
selected, Compensation will be deferred until this date, regardless of termination of Board service.) 
 I understand that a distribution
date may be changed to postpone payment, provided the new election is made at least 12 months prior to the payment date, and the new payment date is at least 5 years after the previously-elected payment date. 
  

	 	3.	Under this election and pursuant to Sections 4.2 and 4.4 of the Plan, I direct the Company to allocate my deferred Compensation in the form of hypothetical Investment Fund Units of
one or more of the following Investment Funds, which are described on the attached materials: 

             %
                                        
                                        
                     
             %
                                        
                                        
                     
             %
                                        
                                        
                     
  

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	 	4.	I understand that my deferred Compensation and all earnings thereon will be distributed to me in a lump sum unless I elect to receive the distribution in annual installments over
not less than two nor more than 10 years. I choose to elect at this time to receive my distribution in              annual installments. 

 A form of distribution (lump sum, installment, or number of installments) may be changed, provided the new election is at least 12 months prior to the
payment date, and the new payment date is at least 5 years after the previously-elected payment date. 
  

	 	5.	All other terms of this Deferral Election shall be governed by the Plan and any amendment thereto adopted prior to December 31, 2006. All of the terms and conditions of the
Plan are incorporated herein by reference. 

  

	 	6.	I acknowledge, by my signature below, that I have read and understand the terms of the Plan. 

 It is the intent of this Director to comply with the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, as interpreted based upon guidance from the Secretary of Treasury. If any election would cause acceleration of tax that
election would be ineffective. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I affix my signature to this election the
             day of                     ,
            . 
  

					
		 	  

		 	(Signature of Participant)
		
	Receipt Acknowledged:	 	Tidewater Inc.
			
		 	By:	 	  

			
		 	Date:	 	  

  

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 Exhibit B 
 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN 
 FOR OUTSIDE DIRECTORS OF 
 TIDEWATER INC. 
 Election to Receive Distribution in Installments 
 I am a participant in the Deferred Compensation Plan for Outside Directors of Tidewater Inc. (the “Plan”). I understand that my Compensation
deferred under the Plan will be distributed to me or to my beneficiaries in a lump sum, unless I otherwise elect within the time period provided in the Plan to receive my distribution in between two and ten annual installments. I hereby elect to
receive distribution of amounts to which I am entitled under the Plan in              annual installments. I understand that upon my death, my account balance will be distributed to
my beneficiaries in either a lump sum or such installments as are specified by me in the Designation of Beneficiary form. 
  

			
	Date:                     	 	  

		 	(Signature of Participant)
		
		 	  

		 	(Print Name of Participant)

  

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 Exhibit C 
 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN 
 FOR OUTSIDE DIRECTORS OF 
 TIDEWATER INC. 
 Designation of Beneficiary 
 1. I am a participant in the Deferred Compensation Plan for Outside Directors of Tidewater Inc. (the “Plan”) and I hereby designate the
following as my beneficiaries under the Plan: 
  

					
	 	  	Name (age if under 18)	  	Relationship
	 Primary
	  	___________________	  	________________
			
	 Secondary
	  	___________________	  	________________

 2. Following my death, I elect to have all undistributed amounts due to me distributed to my
beneficiaries as follows: 
 (check one) 
  ̈ in              (between 2 and 10) annual
installments; or 
  ̈ in a lump sum.

 3. This designation shall be subject to the terms of, and any amounts which become payable hereunder shall be governed by, the Plan as
from time to time in effect. 
  

			
	Date:                     	 	  

		 	(Signature of Participant)
		
		 	  

		 	(Print Name of Participant)

  

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