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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-061399"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TDW"
cik: "0000098222"
company_name: "TIDEWATER INC"
filed_at: "2025-06-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T00:40:30.757402+00:00"
event_type: "debt"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Tidewater launches $650M senior notes offering to refinance existing debt and term loan

## Summary
- Offers $650M of unsecured senior notes due 2030 in private placement to qualified institutional buyers.
- Proceeds will repay existing senior secured term loan in full and redeem 8.50% 2026 and 10.375% 2028 bonds.
- Company also received commitment letters for a new $250M senior secured revolving credit facility.
- New credit facility will be entered into on closing of the offering, with borrowing subject to customary conditions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-061399
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TDW
- cik: 0000098222
- company_name: TIDEWATER INC
- filed_at: 2025-06-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: debt
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/98222/000110465925061399/0001104659-25-061399-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/98222/000110465925061399/tm2518621d1_8k.htm

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