X0202 4 2007-04-09 0 0000098222 TIDEWATER INC TDW 0001197253 TAYLOR DEAN E C/O TIDEWATER INC. 601 POYDRAS ST., SUITE 1900 NEW ORLEANS LA 70130 1 1 0 0 President Common Stock 2007-04-09 4 M 0 24553 22.75 A 119350 D Common Stock 2007-04-09 4 S 0 24553 59.95 D 94797 D Common Stock 6897 I As Custodian for Children Common Stock 3688.5804 I By Trustee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 22.75 2007-04-09 4 M 0 24553 0 D 2000-03-11 2009-03-11 Common Stock 24553 1195 D The sale reported in this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan previously entered into by the Reporting Person. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for the purposes of Section 16 or any other purposes. Acquired on a periodic basis by the Trustee of the Tidewater Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan. Includes shares acquired for the account through March 31, 2007. The options vested in three equal annual installments beginning on the date indicated. Dean Taylor , By: Cliffe F. Laborde, Agent and Attorney-in-Fact 2007-04-11