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Filing Details

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
98222	Tidewater Inc	TDW	Water Transportation (4400)	720487776

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1197253	E Dean Taylor	C/O Tidewater Inc. 601 Poydras St., Suite 1900 New Orleans LA 70130	President	Yes	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-02-10	54,892	$40.28	263,309	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-02-10	54,892	$59.95	208,417	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-02-13	17,626	$40.28	226,043	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-02-13	17,626	$60.03	208,417	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct

Reported Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2012-02-10	54,892	$0.00	54,892	$40.28
Common Stock	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2012-02-13	17,626	$0.00	17,626	$40.28

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
17,626	2003-03-27	2012-03-27	No	4	M	Direct
0	2003-03-27	2012-03-27	No	4	M	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	3,957	Indirect	As Custodian for Children
Common Stock	4,473	Indirect	By Trustee

Footnotes

The exercises and sales reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan previously entered into by the Reporting Person. These options would have expired if not exercised by March 27, 2012.
The total number of shares shown on this Form 4 as directly beneficially owned by the Reporting Person includes two option exercises (one on 1/6/2010 for 10,000 shares, and a second on 4/30/2010 for 15,000 shares) that were erroneously omitted from the reporting person's Forms 4 until Forms 4/A were filed on January 30, 2012.
This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $59.95 to $59.96322. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The Reporting Person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares, and this report should not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of these shares for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.
Acquired on a periodic basis by the Trustee of the Tidewater 401(k) Savings Plan. Includes shares acquired for the account through January 31, 2012.
The options vested in three equal annual installments beginning on the date indicated.