Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Wilson Wayne R.
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Malibu Boats, Inc. [MBUU]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
5075 KIMBERLY WAY
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/29/2017
(Street)

LOUDON, TN 37774
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock 11/29/2017   C(1)(2)   35,000 A $ 0 66,658 (3) D  
Class A Common Stock 11/29/2017   S   33,989 D $ 31.2 32,669 (3) D  
Class A Common Stock 11/30/2017   S   1,011 D $ 31.24 31,658 (3) D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Units of Malibu Boats Holdings, LLC (1) 11/29/2017   C(2)     35,000 (2)   (1)   (1) Class A Common Stock 35,000 $ 0 34,352 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Wilson Wayne R.
5075 KIMBERLY WAY
LOUDON, TN 37774
      Chief Financial Officer  

Signatures

 /s/ Wayne R. Wilson   12/01/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Pursuant to the terms of exchange agreements (the "Exchange Agreement") between Malibu Boats, Inc. (the "Issuer") and holders of limited liability company interests of Malibu Boats Holdings, LLC (the "LLC Units"), a holder of LLC Units has the right to exchange LLC Units for shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis, subject to customary conversion rate adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends and reclassifications, or at the Issuer's option, other than in the event of a change in control, for a cash payment equal to the market value of the LLC Units. The LLC Units have no expiration date.
(2) The reporting person exchanged LLC Units for the equivalent number of shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Agreement.
(3) Includes 1,159 restricted stock units vesting on November 6, 2018, 3,476 restricted stock units vesting in two substantially equal annual installments beginning on November 6, 2018, 5,250 shares of restricted stock vesting in three equal annual installments beginning on November 4, 2018 and 5,500 shares of restricted stock vesting in four equal annual installments beginning on November 6, 2018. The restricted stock units represent the contingent right to receive an equivalent number of shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock.

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