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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Tidewater (TDW)

Tidewater guarantees BNDES loans, replaces Brazilian seller guarantees effective Oct. 1

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 financing Written later

Tidewater became the guarantor of the BNDES Construction Loans on October 1, 2026, replacing guarantees previously given by the sellers of Wilson Sons Ultratug and Atlantic Offshore Services. The amended loans carry higher interest rates and a higher collateral coverage ratio, and the lender gained broader rights to accelerate repayment. The filing does not state the total outstanding loan balance.

Key points

  • Tidewater guarantees the full payment of borrower obligations under the BNDES Construction Loans, under an agreement dated September 21, 2026.
  • Interest rates rose to 3.21% on four loan agreements and 3.77% on one; collateral coverage ratio increased to 130%.
  • Seller guarantees were terminated and Replacement LCs from DNB Bank ASA, capped at $170,458,000, were cancelled effective October 2, 2026.
  • Full loan agreements will be filed with the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2026.

The filing

CompanyTidewater (TDW)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 5, 2026, 7:00 AM ET
Accession number0001104659-26-113492

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement2.03 New Direct Financial Obligation

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:38 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on October 05, 2026.

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