8-K

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) July 12, 2012

TIDEWATER INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-6311	72-0487776
(State of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
601 Poydras Street, Suite 1900 New Orleans, Louisiana		70130
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(504) 568-1010

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(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 registrants under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01. Other Events

In accordance with the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Company notes that certain statements set forth in this Current Report on Form 8-K provide other than historical information and are forward looking. The actual achievement of any forecasted results, or the unfolding of future economic or business developments in a way anticipated or projected by the Company, involve numerous risks and uncertainties that may cause the Company’s actual performance to be materially different from that stated or implied in the forward-looking statement. Among those risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, include, without limitation, volatility in worldwide energy demand and oil and gas prices; fleet additions by competitors and industry overcapacity; changes in capital spending by customers in the energy industry for offshore exploration, field development and production; changing customer demands for vessel specifications, which may make some of our older vessels technologically obsolete for certain customer projects or in certain markets; uncertainty of global financial market conditions and difficulty in accessing credit or capital; acts of terrorism and piracy; significant weather conditions; unsettled political conditions, war, civil unrest and governmental actions, such as expropriation, especially in higher risk countries where we operate; foreign currency fluctuations; labor influences proposed by international conventions; increased regulatory burdens and oversight following the Deepwater Horizon incident; and enforcement of laws related to the environment, labor and foreign corrupt practices. Readers should consider all of these risk factors as well as other information contained in this report.

On July 12, 2012, the company announced that the Company’s annual stockholders’ meeting will be held on July 19, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. Central time in New Orleans. A delayed webcast of a presentation to be made at the meeting by Jeffrey M. Platt, President and CEO, and other senior management representatives, which will include a general overview of the Company’s operations and recent financial results, will be available at the Tidewater website (www.tdw.com) beginning at 2:00 p.m. Central time on July 19, 2012. The online replay will be available until August 19, 2012.

The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are furnished with this Form 8-K:

99.1 Press Release dated July 12, 2012.

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SIGNATURE

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.

TIDEWATER INC.
By:	/s/ Quinn P. Fanning
	Quinn P. Fanning
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: July 16, 2012

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Tidewater Announces Annual Stockholders’ Meeting Webcast

  NEW ORLEANS, July 12, 2012 – Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) announced today that the Company’s annual stockholders’ meeting will be held on July 19, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. Central time in New Orleans. A delayed webcast of a presentation to be made at the meeting by Jeffrey M. Platt, President and CEO, and other senior management representatives, which will include a general overview of the Company’s operations and recent financial results, will be available at the Tidewater website (www.tdw.com) beginning at 2:00 p.m. Central time on July 19, 2012. The online replay will be available until August 19, 2012.

  Upon completion of the presentation, the company will also file a Form 8-K with the SEC which will include a transcript of the presentation and a copy of the slides used by the presenters.

  Tidewater is the leading provider of larger Offshore Service Vessels (OSVs) to the global energy industry.

CONTACT: Tidewater Inc., New Orleans

Joe Bennett, Executive Vice President and Chief Investor Relations Officer

504-566-4506

SOURCE: Tidewater Inc.

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