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 4, 2013

 

 

TIDEWATER INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-6311   72-0487776

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. 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)

 

 

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Item 8.01     Other Events

The Company previously announced that it had, through a subsidiary, entered into an agreement to purchase Troms Offshore Supply AS, a Norwegian company (“Troms Offshore”) and that the agreement to purchase Troms Offshore was subject to certain conditions. On June 4, 2013, the last of those conditions was satisfied, and the purchase was completed. Troms Offshore is now an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.


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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

TIDEWATER INC.
By:   /s/ Bruce D. Lundstrom
 

Bruce D. Lundstrom

Executive Vice President, General

Counsel and Secretary

Date: June 4, 2013