TIDEWATER INC — Director's Dealing 2009

Mar 31, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: TIDEWATER INC (TDW)
CIK: 0000098222
Period of Report: 2009-03-30

Reporting Person: BENNETT JOSEPH M (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-03-30	Common Stock	F	532	$37.26	Disposed	42014	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2707.7204	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Withholding of shares to pay taxes.

F2: Acquired on a periodic basis by the Trustee of the Tidewater Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan. Includes shares acquired for the account through February 28, 2009.