vtol-20250604

Delaware

1-35701

72-1455213

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Item 5.02						Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
						Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 4, 2025, Bristow Group Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, stockholders of the Company approved Amendment No. 3 to the Bristow Group Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Amendment”), as described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on April 21, 2025 (the “Proxy Statement”). The Amendment had previously been approved, subject to stockholder approval, by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).

The description of the Amendment is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.


(1)						Election of nine director nominees named in the Proxy Statement to the Board;
(2)						Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation;
(3)						Advisory vote to approve the frequency of future advisory votes to approve named executive officer compensation;
(4)						Approval of an amendment to the Company’s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan; and
(5)						Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for 2025.


Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
The following nine director nominees were elected by the Company’s stockholders to serve on the Board for one-year terms until the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, by the following votes:


Nominee	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Vote
Christopher S. Bradshaw	25,978,205	5,189	1,568,689
Lorin L. Brass	24,984,916	998,478	1,568,689
Wesley E. Kern	25,264,955	718,439	1,568,689
Robert J. Manzo	23,428,287	2,555,107	1,568,689
G. Mark Mickelson	25,897,829	85,565	1,568,689
General Maryanne Miller, Ret.	25,979,891	3,503	1,568,689
Christopher Pucillo	25,533,748	449,646	1,568,689
Shefali Shah	25,357,023	626,371	1,568,689
Brian D. Truelove	25,607,760	375,634	1,568,689


Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation
The advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement, was approved by the Company’s stockholders by the following vote:


Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote to Approve the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation
The advisory vote to approve the frequency of future advisory votes to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved by the Company’s stockholders by the following vote:


Proposal 4 – Approval of an Amendment to the Company’s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan
The amendment to the Company’s 2021 Equity Incentive Plan was approved by the Company’s stockholders by the following vote:


Proposal 5 – Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Auditors
The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for 2025 was approved by the following vote:


Item 9.01			Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No.			Description of Exhibits
10.1			Amendment No. 3 to Bristow Group Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Proxy Statement).
104			Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

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 hereunto duly authorized.

BRISTOW GROUP INC.

Date: June 6, 2025

By:

/s/ Elizabeth Matthews

Elizabeth Matthews
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Head of Government Affairs, and Corporate Secretary


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Vote
25,392,377	588,996	2,021	1,568,689


One Year	Two Years	Three Years	Abstain
23,723,860	649,858	1,608,402	1,274


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Vote
24,896,022	1,085,669	1,703	1,568,689


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Vote
27,326,864	223,713	1,506	None


Bristow Group Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code						(713)			267-7600


Item 5.07						Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.