Tidewater (TDW) 8-KRegulation FD Disclosure

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): September 16, 2024

Tidewater Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

Not Applicable

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

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 16, 2024, Tidewater Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), instructed Nordic Trustee as the trustee for the Company’s 10.375% senior unsecured bonds due 2028 (ISIN NO0012952227) (the “Bonds”) to summon a bondholders’ meeting for September 30, 2024. The purpose of the bondholders’ meeting is to consider a proposal for certain amendments to the terms of the Bonds.  The Company is proposing such amendments as part of its previously announced evaluation of options to establish a more flexible debt capital structure discussed during its 2nd quarter 2024 earnings call.

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 which are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning these and other important risks and uncertainties can be found in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including under the captions “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. In addition, the Company can offer no assurance that it will be successful in obtaining the consents necessary to amend the terms of the Bonds or that it will be successful in its efforts to establish a more flexible capital structure.

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.