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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 * 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) 09/12/2018 (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 A Common Stock 09/12/2018   A(1)   2,318 A $ 0 26,388 (2) D   Class A Common Stock 09/12/2018   A(3)   1,738 A $ 0 28,126 (2) D   Class A Common Stock 09/12/2018   A(4)   3,250 A $ 0 31,376 (2) D   Class A Common Stock 09/12/2018   A(5)   1,375 A $ 0 32,751 (2) D   Class A Common Stock 09/12/2018   F(6)   2,116 D $ 52.38 30,635 (2) 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

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 30.87

09/12/2018

A(7)

1,250

09/12/2018

11/05/2023

Class A Common Stock

1,250

$ 0

1,250

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		09/14/2018
**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)	Represents shares of Malibu Boats, Inc.'s (the "Issuer") Class A Common Stock vesting under performance-based restricted stock units granted on November 6, 2015.
(2)	Includes 5,250 shares of restricted stock vesting in three equal annual installments beginning November 4, 2018, 1,159 restricted stock units vesting on November 6, 2018, 3,476 restricted stock units vesting in two equal annual installments beginning on November 6, 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.
(3)	Represents shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock vesting under performance-based restricted stock units granted on November 6, 2015.
(4)	Represents shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock vesting under performance-based restricted stock awards granted on November 4, 2016.
(5)	Represents shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock vesting under performance-based restricted stock awards granted on November 6, 2017.
(6)	Represents shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock withheld for tax withholding purposes in connection with the vesting of the performance-based restricted stock units and awards referenced in footnotes (1), (3), (4) and (5).
(7)	Represents performance-based options vesting under options granted on November 6, 2017.

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