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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Springer Jackie D. Jr.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Malibu Boats, Inc. [MBUU] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 5075 KIMBERLY WAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/02/2018 (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 B Common Stock 08/02/2018   G(1) V 1 D $ 0 (1) 0 D   Class B Common Stock 08/02/2018   G(2) V 1 A $ 0 (2) 1 I See footnote (3)

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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

(4)

08/02/2018

G(5)

V

122,735

(4)

(4)

Class A Common Stock

122,735

$ 0

0

D

Units of Malibu Boats Holdings, LLC

(4)

08/02/2018

G(5)

V

122,735

(4)

(4)

Class A Common Stock

122,735

$ 0

122,735

I

See footnote (3)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Springer Jackie D. Jr. 5075 KIMBERLY WAY LOUDON, TN 37774	X		Chief Executive Officer

Signatures

Jackie D. Springer Jr., /s/ Wayne Wilson as attorney-in-fact		08/06/2018
**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)	The share of Malibu Boats, Inc. (the "Issuer") Class B Common Stock held directly by the reporting person was cancelled in connection with the transfer of the limited liability company interests of Malibu Boats Holdings, LLC (the "LLC Units") by the reporting person to Bull Shark LLC for no consideration.
(2)	In connection with the receipt of the LLC Units by Bull Shark LLC, a share of the Issuer's Class B Common Stock was issued to Bull Shark LLC.
(3)	The share of Class B Common Stock and LLC Units are held through Bull Shark LLC. The reporting person and his wife each own a 50% membership interest in Bull Shark LLC and the reporting person is the managing member of Bull Shark LLC.
(4)	Pursuant to the terms of exchange agreements between the Issuer and holders of 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 cash payment equal to the market value of the LLC Units. The LLC Units have no expiration dates.
(5)	The reporting person transferred his directly held LLC Units to Bull Shark LLC for no consideration. The reporting person and his wife each own a 50% membership interest in Bull Shark LLC. As the reporting person resides in a state with community property laws, the transfer does not result in a change in economic interest of the LLC Units.

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