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 *
Hooks Michael K.
  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 __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 11TH FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/15/2015
(Street)

LOS ANGELES, CA 90067
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 04/15/2015   C(1)(2)   862,210 A $ 0 862,210 I See Footnote (3)
Class A Common Stock 04/15/2015   C(1)(2)   106,880 A $ 0 106,880 I See Footnote (4)
Class A Common Stock 04/15/2015   C(1)(2)   85,728 A $ 0 85,728 I See Footnote (5)
Class A Common Stock 04/15/2015   C(1)(2)   33,345 A $ 0 45,042 D (6)  
Class A Common Stock 04/15/2015   D(7)   862,210 D $ 21 0 I See Footnote (3)
Class A Common Stock 04/15/2015   D(7)   106,880 D $ 21 0 I See Footnote (4)
Class A Common Stock 04/15/2015   D(7)   85,728 D $ 21 0 I See Footnote (5)
Class A Common Stock 04/15/2015   D(7)   33,345 D $ 21 11,697 D (6)  
Class A Common Stock 04/15/2015   D(8)   596,644 D $ 21 897,095 I See Footnote (9)
Class A Common Stock 04/15/2015   D(8)   79,366 D $ 21 119,333 I See Footnote (10)

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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) 04/15/2015   C(2)     862,210   (1)   (1) Class A Common Stock 862,210 $ 0 1,296,389 I See Footnote (3)
Units of Malibu Boats Holdings, LLC (1) 04/15/2015   C(2)     106,880   (1)   (1) Class A Common Stock 106,880 $ 0 160,702 I See Footnote (4)
Units of Malibu Boats Holdings, LLC (1) 04/15/2015   C(2)     85,728   (1)   (1) Class A Common Stock 85,728 $ 0 128,897 I See Footnote (5)
Units of Malibu Boats Holdings, LLC (1) 04/15/2015   C(2)     33,345   (1)   (1) Class A Common Stock 33,345 $ 0 50,136 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Hooks Michael K.
2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 11TH FLOOR
LOS ANGELES, CA 90067
  X   X    

Signatures

 MICHAEL K. HOOKS, /s/ Wayne Wilson as attorney-in-fact   04/15/2015
**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 an exchange agreement, the holder of the Units in Malibu Boats Holdings, LLC (the "LLC Units") has a right to exchange the 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) In connection with the expiration of the Issuer's Offer to Purchase shares of Class A Common Stock (the "Offer"), on April 15, 2015, the Issuer accepted for purchase the shares of Class A Common Stock (underlying the LLC Units) tendered by Black Canyon Direct Investment Fund L.P. (the "BC Fund"), The Canyon Value Realization Fund, L.P. (the "Canyon Fund"), Loudon Partners, LLC ("Loudon") and the reporting person. Upon such acceptance, each of the BC Fund, the Canyon Fund, Loudon and the reporting person, were deemed to have exchanged their respective LLC Units into Class A Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the exchange agreement on April 9, 2015 immediately prior to the expiration of the Offer.
(3) The amount shown represents the beneficial ownership of shares of Issuer's Class A Common Stock or LLC Units, as applicable, owned by the BC Fund.
(4) The amount shown represents the beneficial ownership of shares of Issuer's Class A Common Stock or LLC Units, as applicable, owned by the Canyon Fund.
(5) The amount shown represents the beneficial ownership of shares of Issuer's Class A Common Stock or LLC Units, as applicable, owned by Loudon.
(6) Includes 11,697 stock units granted to the reporting person. The stock units are fully vested and payable in an equivalent number of shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock upon or as soon as practicable, and in all events within 30 days, following the first to occur of (A) the date of the reporting person's separation from service (as defined in the Issuer's Directors' Compensation Policy) or (B) the occurrence of a change in control under the Issuer's Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(7) Following the exchange of the LLC Units into Class A Common Stock as described in (2) above, the Issuer purchased the shares of Class A Common Stock tendered by the BC Fund, the Canyon Fund, Loudon and the reporting person in accordance with the terms of the Offer.
(8) The Issuer purchased the shares of Class A Common Stock tendered by The Canyon Value Realization Master Fund, L.P. (the "Canyon Master Fund") and BC-MB GP in accordance with the terms of the Offer.
(9) The amount shown represents the beneficial ownership of shares of Issuer's Class A Common Stock owned by the Canyon Master Fund.
(10) The amount shown represents the beneficial ownership of shares of Issuer's Class A Common Stock owned by BC-MB GP.
 
Remarks:
See Exhibit 99 for the relationship among the reporting person and the entities described above.
Exhibit List:
Exhibit 99

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