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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

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LOGO

MCBC HOLDINGS, INC.
100 Cherokee Cove Drive
Vonore, Tennessee 37885

September 8, 201713, 2018

Dear Stockholder:

        We cordially invite you to attend the 20172018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of MCBC Holdings, Inc. to be held on Wednesday, Tuesday, October 17, 2017,23, 2018, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern time at the Hilton Knoxville Airport at 2001 Alcoa Highway, Alcoa, TN 37701.

        The items of business are listed in the following Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and are more fully addressed in the Proxy Statement.

        We are pleased to take advantage of the Securities and Exchange Commission rule allowing companies to furnish proxy materials to stockholders over the Internet. We believe that this e-proxy process expedites stockholders' receipt of proxy materials, while also lowering the costs and reducing the environmental impact of our Annual Meeting. The proxy statement,On September 13, 2018, we began mailing a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials containing instructions on how to access our Proxy Statement and annual report and how to vote over the accompanyingInternet or how to request and return a proxy card and our annual report will first be mailed to our stockholders on or about September 8, 2017.by mail. For information on how to vote your shares, please refer to the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, proxy materials email or proxy card you receive to assureensure that your shares will be represented and voted at the Annual Meeting even if you cannot attend. Your vote is important. To be sure your shares are voted at the meeting, even if you plan to attend the meeting in person, please follow the instructions provided to you and vote your shares today. This will not prevent you from voting your shares in person if you are able to attend.

        On behalf of your Board of Directors, thank you for your continued support of and interest in MCBC Holdings, Inc.

  Sincerely,

 

 

GRAPHIC
  Frederick A. Brightbill
Chairman of the Board

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LOGO

MCBC HOLDINGS, INC.
100 Cherokee Cove Drive
Vonore, Tennessee 37885


NOTICE OF 20172018 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To be held October 17, 201723, 2018

Time: 8:00 a.m. Eastern time

Date:

 

October 17, 201723, 2018

Place:

 

The Hilton Knoxville Airport at 2001 Alcoa Highway, Alcoa, Tennessee 37701

Record Date:

 

Stockholders of record at the close of business on August 30, 2017September 4, 2018 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the annual meetingAnnual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.

Purpose:

 

(1)

 

Elect twothree directors nominated by the Board of Directors for a term that expires at the 2020 annual meeting2021 Annual Meeting of stockholders;

 

 

(2)

 

Ratify the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2018;2019; and

 

 

(3)

 

Consider and act upon such other business as may properly come before the annual meetingAnnual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.

Stockholders Register:

 

A list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the annual meetingAnnual Meeting may be examined during regular business hours at our executive offices, 100 Cherokee Cove Drive, Vonore, Tennessee 37885, during the ten-day period preceding the meeting.


  By order of the Board of Directors,

 

 

GRAPHICGRAPHIC
  Timothy M. OxleyFrederick A. Brightbill
Chief Financial Officer and SecretaryChairman of the Board

September 13, 2018


September 8, 2017


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 Page

Proxy Statement Summary

 1

Proxy Statement

3

Questions Relating to this Proxy Statement

 3

Proposal 1—Election of Directors

 7

Director Nominees for Terms Expiring at the 20202021 Annual Meeting

 7

Continuing Directors with Terms Expiring at the 20182019 or 20192020 Annual Meetings

 8

Corporate Governance

 10

Stockholder Outreach and Engagement

10

Board Composition and Director Independence

 10

Board Leadership Structure

 1011

Board Committees and Membership

 1112

Risk Oversight

 1213

Committee Charters and Corporate Governance Guidelines

 13

Codes of Ethics and Conduct

 13

Selection of Director Nominees

 1314

Meetings of the Board of Directors

 14

Executive Sessions of Non-Management Directors

 1415

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

 1415

Communications with the Board of Directors

 1415

Director Compensation

 15

Beneficial Ownership of the Company's Securities

 1617

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

 1618

Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions

 1619

Compensation Programs

19

Our Policy Regarding Related Party Transactions

19

Proposal 2—Ratification of the Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 1820

Report of the Audit Committee

 1921

Fees Billed by Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 2022

Executive Officers

 2023

Executive Compensation

 2124

Introduction

24

Compensation Philosophy and Objectives

24

Summary Compensation Table

 2124

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal 20172018 Year-End

 2226

Potential Payments upon Termination or Change inof Control

 2226

Narrative to Summary Compensation Table

26

Next Annual Meeting—Stockholder Proposals

 2632

Rule 14a-8 Proposals for Our 20182019 Proxy Statement

 2632

Stockholder Proposals of Business

 2632

Stockholder Nominations of Directors

 2732

Contact Information

 2733

Other Matters

 2834

Other Business

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MCBC HOLDINGS, INC.
100 Cherokee Cove Drive
Vonore, Tennessee 37885

PROXY STATEMENT SUMMARY

        This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this proxy statement. This summary does not contain all of the information that you should consider, and you should read the entire proxy statement carefully before voting.

Annual Meeting Information

Items of Business

Proposal
Proposal
 Board Vote
Recommendation
 Page Reference (for
more information)
 
Proposal
 Board Vote
Recommendation
 Page Reference
(for more information)
1. Elect two directors named in this proxy statement for terms that expire at the 2020 annual meeting FOR ALL 7  

Elect three directors named in this proxy statement for terms that expire at the 2021 Annual Meeting

 FOR ALL 7

2.

 

Ratify the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2018

 

FOR

 

18

 
 

Ratify the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2019

 FOR 20

Director Nominees

        The Board of Directors (the "Board") of MCBC Holdings, Inc. ("we," "our," "us," the "Company," or "MasterCraft") is asking you to elect the twothree nominees for director named below for terms that expire at the 20202021 annual meeting of stockholders.stockholders (the "2021 Annual Meeting"). The following table provides summary information about the two director nominees. The directors will be elected by a plurality vote. For more information about the director nominees, see page 7.

Name
 Age Occupation Experience/
Qualifications
 Status as
Independent or
Non-Employee
 Board
Committees
 End of
Term
Donald C. CampionTerry McNew 6856 Chief Executive Officer and President, MCBC Holdings, Inc.Leadership, IndustryFY 2021

Frederick A. Brightbill


66


Professional Board Member and Retired Executive
Accounting, Tax, LeadershipIndependentAudit (Chair), CompensationFY 2020

Tzau-Jin (TJ) Chung



54

 

Partner, Trvsis LLC; Core Industrial Partners


Industry, Leadership, Industry, Operations

 

Independent

 

CompensationAudit, Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair)

 

FY 20202021

W. Patrick Battle


55


Managing Partner, Stillwater Family Holdings


Leadership, Financial


Independent


Nominating and Corporate Governance


FY 2021

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Continuing Directors

        The following table provides summary information about the five continuing directors whose terms expire at the 2018 and 2019 annual meetings.meeting of stockholders (the "2019 Annual Meeting") and the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders (the "2020 Annual Meeting"). For more information about the continuing directors, see page 8.

Name
 Age Occupation Experience/
Qualifications
 Status as
Independent or
Non-Employee
 Board
Committees
 End of
Term

Terry McNew

Roch Lambert 55 Chief Executive Officer, and President, MCBC Holdings, Inc.Curt Group Leadership, Industry Independent Nominating and Corporate Governance FY 20182019


Frederick A. BrightbillPeter G. Leemputte


65

61



Professional Board Member and Retired Executive

Industry, Leadership, Operations

Independent

Audit, Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair)

FY 2018

W. Patrick Battle


54

Managing Partner, Stillwater Family Holdings


Leadership, Financial


 


Independent

Nominating and Corporate Governance

FY 2018

Roch Lambert


54

Audit, Compensation (Chair)

Chief Executive Officer, Curt Group


Leadership, Industry

Independent

Nominating and Corporate Governance


FY 2019


Peter G. LeemputteDonald C. Campion


60

69



Professional Board Member and Retired Executive


 


Accounting, Tax, Leadership



Independent


Audit (Chair), Compensation


FY 2020

Tzau-Jin (TJ) Chung


55


Partner, Trvsis LLC; Core Industrial Partners


Leadership, FinancialIndustry, Operations


 


Independent


 


Audit, Compensation (Chair)


 


FY 20192020

Ratification of the Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

        The Board is asking you to ratify the selection of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018.2019. Set forth below is summary information with respect to the fees for services provided to us during the fiscal years ended June 30, 20172018 and June 30, 2016.2017. For more information see page 18.20.


 Fiscal Year 2017 Fiscal Year 2016  Fiscal Year 2018 Fiscal Year 2017 

Fees Billed:

          

Audit Fees

 $523,000 $670,000  $590,000 $523,000 

Total

 $523,000 $670,000  $590,000 $523,000 

20182019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

        Stockholder proposals submitted for inclusion in the proxy statement for our annual meetingAnnual Meeting of stockholders expected to be held in September or October 20182019 pursuant to SEC Rule 14a-8 must be received by us by May 11, 2018.June 25, 2019. Director nominations or other business to be brought before the 20182019 Annual Meeting by a stockholder, other than Rule 14a-8 proposals described above, must be received by us between June 19, 201825, 2019 and July 19, 2018.25, 2019. For more information see page 26.32.


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PROXY STATEMENT

        The Board of Directors is furnishing this information in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the annual meeting of stockholders to be held on October 17, 2017.23, 2018 (the "Annual Meeting"). The proxy statement, the accompanying proxy card and our annual report will first be mailed to our stockholders on or about September 8,16, 2017.


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        All properly executed written proxies and all properly completed proxies submitted by the Internet or telephone that are delivered pursuant to this solicitation will be voted at the meeting in accordance with directions given in the proxy, unless the proxy is revoked prior to completion of voting at the meeting.

        Only owners of record of shares of common stock of the Company at the close of business on August 30, 2017,September 4, 2018, the record date, are entitled to vote at the meeting, or at any adjournments or postponements of the meeting. Each owner of record on the record date is entitled to one vote for each share of common stock held. There were 18,637,44518,721,592 shares of common stock issued and outstanding on the record date.


QUESTIONS RELATING TO THIS PROXY STATEMENT

What is a proxy?

        It is your legal designation of another person to vote the stock you own. That other person is called a proxy. If you designate someone as your proxy in a written document, that document also is called a proxy or a proxy card. We have designated two of our officers as proxies for the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting").Meeting. These officers are Terry McNew and Timothy M. Oxley.

What is a proxy statement?

        It is a document that Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") regulations require us to give you when we ask you to vote designating Terry McNew and Timothy M. Oxley as proxies to vote on your behalf.

What is the difference between a stockholder of record and a stockholder who holds stock in street name?

        If your shares are registered in your name with our transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, you are a stockholder of record. If your shares are held in the name of your bank, broker or other nominee, your shares are held in street name.

What is the record date and what does it mean?

        August 30, 2017September 4, 2018 is the record date for the Annual Meeting to be held on October 17, 2017.23, 2018. The record date is established by the Board of Directors as required by the Delaware General Corporation Law ("Delaware Law"). Owners of record of our common stock at the close of business on the record date are entitled to receive notice of the meeting and vote at the meeting and any adjournments or postponements of the meeting.

How do I vote as a stockholder of record?

        As a stockholder of record, you may vote by one of the four methods described below:

        By the Internet.    Over the Internet at the web address noted in the Notice of Availability of Proxy Materials or proxy card you receive (if you have access to the Internet, we encourage you to vote in this manner). The Internet voting procedure is designed to verify the voting authority of stockholders.


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You will be able to vote your shares by the Internet and confirm that your vote has been properly recorded.

        By Telephone.    By telephone through the number noted in the proxy card you receive (if you request and receive a proxy card). The telephone voting procedure is designed to verify the voting authority of stockholders. The procedure allows you to vote your shares and to confirm that your vote has been properly recorded.


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        By Mail.    You may sign and date your proxy card (if you request and receive a proxy card) and mail it in the prepaid and addressed envelope enclosed therewith.

        In Person.    You may vote in person at the annual meeting.Annual Meeting.

        Please follow the directions in the Notice of Availability of Proxy Materials or proxy card you received carefully.

How do I vote as a street name stockholder?

        If your shares are held in "street name" through a bank, broker or other nominee, you should receive information from the bank, broker or other nominee about your specific voting options. If you have questions about voting your shares, you should contact your bank, broker or other nominee. The availability of telephone and Internet voting depends on the voting processes of your bank, broker or other nominee.

        If you wish to vote in person at the annual meeting,Annual Meeting, you will need to bring a legal proxy to the meeting. You must request a legal proxy through your bank, broker or other nominee. Please note that if you request a legal proxy, any previously executed proxy will be revoked and your vote will not be counted unless you appear at the meeting and vote in person, or legally appoint another proxy to vote on your behalf.

What if I sign and return a proxy card, but do not provide voting instructions?

        Proxies that are properly executed and delivered, and not revoked, will be voted as specified on the proxy card. If no direction is specified on the proxy card, the proxy will be voted as follows:

What if I change my mind after I return my proxy?

        You may revoke your proxy and change your vote at any time before the polls close at the Annual Meeting. You may do this by:

What is a quorum?

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quorum. The inspector of elections appointed for the meeting will tabulate votes cast by proxy and in person at the meeting and determine the presence of a quorum.

Will my shares be voted if I do not vote by the Internet, vote by telephone, sign and return a proxy card, or attend the Annual Meeting and vote in person?

        If you are a stockholder of record and you do not vote by the Internet, vote by telephone, sign and return a proxy card or attend the Annual Meeting and vote in person, your shares will not be voted


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and will not count in deciding the matters presented for stockholder consideration in this proxy statement.

        If your shares are held in "street name" through a bank, broker or other nominee and you do not provide voting instructions before the Annual Meeting, your bank, broker or other nominee may vote your shares on your behalf under certain circumstances. Brokerage firms have the authority under certain rules to vote shares for which their customers do not provide voting instructions on "routine" matters.

        The ratification of the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm is considered a "routine" matter under these rules. Therefore, brokerage firms are allowed to vote their customers' shares on this matter if the customers do not provide voting instructions. If your brokerage firm votes your shares on this matter because you do not provide voting instructions, your shares will be counted for purposes of establishing a quorum to conduct business at the meeting and in determining the number of shares voted for or against the routine matter.

        When a matter is not a routine matter and the brokerage firm has not received voting instructions from the beneficial owner of the shares with respect to that matter, the brokerage firm cannot vote the shares on that matter. This is called a "broker non-vote." Only the ratification of the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm is considered a "routine" matter for this Proxy Statement. The election of director nominees is not considered a routine matter. Because the election of director nominees is not considered a "routine" matter for stockholder consideration, the brokers will not have discretionary authority to vote your shares with respect to such matter and if you do not instruct your bank or broker how to vote your shares, no votes will be cast on your behalf with respect to such matter.

        We encourage you to provide instructions to your brokerage firm by voting your proxy. This action ensures your shares will be voted at the meeting in accordance with your wishes.

How may I vote for each proposal?

        ForProposal 1—Election of Directors, you may votefor all nominees,withhold from all nominees orwithhold from individual nominees.

        ForProposal 2—Ratification of the Appointment of our Independent Registered Public Accountants, you may votefor,against orabstain from voting.

How are votes tabulated?

        According to our bylaws, each of the proposed items will be determined as follows:

        Proposal 1—Election of Directors:    The election of directors will be determined by a plurality of votes cast. If you do not vote on such proposal or cast a withhold vote, it will have no effect on such proposal.

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a majority of votes cast affirmatively or negatively. If you abstain from voting on such proposal or your broker is unable to vote your shares, it will have the same effect as a vote against such proposal.

        Any other matters:    The voting results of any other matters are determined by a majority of votes cast affirmatively or negatively, except as may otherwise be required by law.

        No cumulative voting rights are authorized, and dissenters' rights are not applicable to the matters being voted upon.


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How are proxies solicited and what is the cost?

        We will bear all expenses incurred in connection with the solicitation of proxies. We will reimburse brokers, fiduciaries and custodians for their costs in forwarding proxy materials to beneficial owners of common stock. Our directors, officers and employees may solicit proxies by mail, telephone and personal contact. They will not receive any additional compensation for these activities. In addition, we have retained D.F. King & Co. ("D.F. King")Alliance Advisors to assist in the solicitation of proxies with respect to shares of our common stock held of record by brokers, nominees and institutions and, in certain cases, by other holders. Such solicitation may be made through the use of mail, by telephone or by personal calls. The anticipated cost of the services of D.F. KingAlliance Advisors is $6,750$11,000 plus expenses.

Where can I find the voting results of the Annual Meeting?

        We expect to announce preliminary voting results at the Annual Meeting. We will publish the final results in a current report on Form 8-K within four business days of the Annual Meeting. We will file that report with the SEC, and you can get a copy from:

How can I obtain a copy of the 20172018 Annual Report to Stockholders and the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2017?2018?

        Our 20172018 Annual Report to Stockholders, which includes our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 20172018, is available atwww.mastercraft.com by clicking on the Investors link, followed by the Financials link. In addition, our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2017,2018, is available from the SEC's website atwww.sec.gov. At the written request of any stockholder who owns common stock as of the close of business on the record date, we will provide, without charge, paper copies of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, including the financial statements and financial statement schedule, as filed with the SEC, except exhibits thereto. If requested by eligible stockholders, we will provide copies of the exhibits for a reasonable fee. You can request copies of our Annual Report on Form 10-K by mailing a written request to:

100 Cherokee Cove Drive,
Vonore, Tennessee 37885
Attention: Corporate Secretary

How do I obtain directions to attend the Annual Meeting and vote in person?

        Directions to the Annual Meeting are located atwww.mastercraft.com.


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PROPOSAL 1—ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

        Currently, our Board of Directors consists of seven directors in three classes, with two directors in Class I, two directors in Class II and three directors in Class III.

        The three director classes will serve as follows:

        The terms of Donald C. CampionTerry McNew, Frederick A. Brightbill and Tzau-Jin (TJ) Chung,W. Patrick Battle, each a Class IIIII director, expire at the Annual Meeting. Upon the recommendation of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, Messrs. CampionMcNew, Brightbill and ChungBattle have been nominated for election at the Annual Meeting. If elected, Messrs. CampionMcNew, Brightbill and ChungBattle will each hold office for a three-year term until the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2020.2021 Annual Meeting.

        In addition, at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2018,2019 Annual Meeting, the Class IIII directors willare expected to be elected for a three-year termterms expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2021,2022, and at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2019,2020 Annual Meeting, the Class III directors willare expected to be elected for a three-year termterms expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2022.2023. Messrs. Battle, BrightbillCampion and McNewChung are our current Class IIIII directors, and Messrs. Lambert and Leemputte are our current Class I directors.

        The persons named in the accompanying proxy, or their substitutes, will vote for the election of the twothree nominees listed hereafter, except to the extent authority to vote for any or all of the nominees is withheld. No proposed nominee is being elected pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between the nominee and any other person or persons. Both nominees have consented to stand for election at this meeting. If either of the nominees becomes unable or unwilling to serve, the persons named as proxies in the accompanying proxy, or their substitutes, shall have full discretion and authority to vote or refrain from voting for any substitute nominees in accordance with their judgment. We do not know of any nominee of the Board of Directors who would be unable to serve as a director if elected. Directors will be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting.

        BothEach of the director nominees listed below are currently directors of the Company. The following is a brief summary of each director nominee's business experience and qualifications and other public company directorships held currently or in the last five years.

Director Nominees for Terms Expiring at the 20202021 Annual Meeting

        Donald C. Campion—Mr. Campion has served as a member of our Board of Directors since July 2015. He has served as the Chief Financial Officer of several public and private companies, including Special Devices, Inc., Cambridge Industries, Inc., Oxford Automotive, Inc. and Delco Electronics Corporation. Most recently, Mr. Campion served as Chief Financial Officer of VeriFone, Inc. from 2003 to 2004. Mr. Campion is a member of the Board of Directors of Haynes International, Inc., where he serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Risk Committee and the Compensation Committee. Mr. Campion also currently serves on the board of a private company and has previously served on the boards of many public and private companies. Mr. Campion graduated from the University of Michigan College of Engineering with a B.S. in applied mathematics in 1970 and an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan School of Business Administration in 1976. We believe Mr. Campion's substantial accounting and tax experience, his leadership positions in diverse manufacturing businesses and his board service experience, including as chair of several audit


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committees, enable him to play a key role in all matters involving our Board of Directors and make him well qualified to serve as a member of our Board of Directors.

        Tzau-Jin (TJ) Chung—Mr. Chung has served as a member of our Board of Directors since December 2016. Mr. Chung is currently a partner at Trvsis LLC, an investment and business advisory firm, and a partner at Core Industrial Partners, a private equity firm. Mr. Chung retired as CEO of Teletrac Navman, a Danaher operating company and a leading global SaaS provider of fleet management solutions in May 2016. From 2007 to 2012, Mr. Chung was CEO of Navman Wireless where he led the MBO of the company. Before Navman Wireless, Mr. Chung served as President of New Technologies Division at Brunswick Corporation. Mr. Chung also served as VP & Chief Strategy Officer of Brunswick and VP of Mercury Marine, a $1.6 billion division of Brunswick. Before joining Brunswick, Mr. Chung was an executive at Emerson Electric. Mr. Chung currently serves on the board of Littelfuse, where he serves as the Chairman of the Compensation Committee and as a member of the Nominating and Governance and the Technology Committees. Mr. Chung holds an MBA from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, an MS in Computer Science from North Carolina State University, and a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. We believe Mr. Chung's substantial experience in the boating industry and other industries as well as his leadership and operational skills enable him to play a key role in all matters involving our Board of Directors and makes him well qualified to serve as a member of our Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the two director nominees.

Continuing Directors with Terms Expiring at the 2018 or 2019 Annual Meetings

        The directors listed below will continue in office for the remainder of their terms in accordance with our bylaws.

        Terry McNew—Mr. McNew was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of MasterCraft in 2012. Mr. McNew has over 2930 years of experience in the boating industry with executive roles at both Brunswick Corp. and Correct Craft. Mr. McNew served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Correct Craft from 2004 to 2006. He served as Executive Vice President of Brunswick Corp's Recreational Boat Group prior to joining us, where he was in charge of manufacturing, product development, and engineering and quality systems. Prior to these roles, Mr. McNew held senior positions at Sea Ray Boat Group, starting there in 1988 as a laminator and chop gun operator and ultimately leading manufacturing and product development and environmental teams. Mr. McNew received his B.S. in Business Administration and Economics from the University of Central Florida—College of Business Administration in 1986 and is certified as a Six Sigma Black Belt from the University of Tennessee. Mr. McNew brings to the Company more than two decades of extensive knowledge of the boating industry, which we believe qualify him to serve as our President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of our Board of Directors.


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        Frederick A. Brightbill—Mr. Brightbill has served as a member of our Board of Directors since 2009 and as the chairman of our Board of Directors since July 2015. Mr. Brightbill has served as a Principal of Brightbill Advisors, a management consulting firm, since 2009 and previously served as Principal at Vantage Development and JB Acquisitions. Prior to that he served as President of the Aluminum Boat Group at Brunswick Corporation and in various leadership roles at Mercury Marine, including President of the Outboard Business Unit and Integrated Operations Division. Mr. Brightbill has served on many private company boards and has held a variety of leadership postions,positions, including President and CEO.CFO. Mr. Brightbill graduated with a B.S. in Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and received his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. We believe Mr. Brightbill's experience in the boating industry as well as his leadership and operational skills enable him to play a key role in all matters involving our Board of Directors and makes him well qualified to serve as a member of our Board of Directors.


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        W. Patrick Battle—Mr. Battle has served as a member of our Board of Directors since May 2017. Since 2010, Mr. Battle has been the Managing Partner of Stillwater Family Holdings and was instrumental in launching Experience and Fermata Partners. Mr. Battle served as Chairman of IMG College from 2007 until 2011, following the acquisition of The Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) by IMG Worldwide. Under his leadership, IMG College became the leader in developing and managing integrated licensing, marketing, and multimedia rights programs for more than 200 U.S. universities, conferences, bowls, and the NCAA. Prior to joining IMG in 2007, Mr. Battle was the President and Chief Executive Officer of CLC, where he worked since 1984. Mr. Battle has served on the board of Acuity Brands, Inc. since 2014 and is currently a member of the Compensation Committee and the Governance Committee. Mr. Battle graduated from Georgia State University with a B.A. in marketing.Marketing. We believe Mr. Battle's Mr. Battle's operational, strategic, and marketing expertise gained through senior leadership positions qualifies him to play a key role in all matters involving our Board of Directors and make him well qualified to serve as a member of our Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the three director nominees.

Continuing Directors with Terms Expiring at the 2019 or 2020 Annual Meetings

        The directors listed below are expected to remain in office for the duration of their terms in accordance with our bylaws.

        Roch Lambert—Mr. Lambert has served as a member of our Board of Directors since October 2016. Mr. Lambert currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Curt Group, an aftermarket automotive accessories manufacturer. Prior to this position, Mr. Lambert served as a Chief Executive Officer of Rec Boat Holdings, an international designer, manufacturer and distributor of powerboats, from 2010 to 2016. Prior to joining Rec Boat, Mr. Lambert served as Vice President and General Manager of several divisions at Bombardier Recreation Products, an international recreational products company, including the Sea-Doo, Ski-Doo and Evinrude divisions from 2008 to 2009, the Evinrude division from 2001 to 2008 and the Sea-Doo division from 1997-2001. He also served in various leadership, engineering and production roles for Bombardier and Aquilon Technologies, a manufacturer of attachments for farm equipment OEMs. Mr. Lambert also currently serves on the boards of three private companies and has previously served on the boards of other private companies. Mr. Lambert graduated from the Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal with a B.Eng. in mechanical/aeronautical engineering and a graduate business degree from the Universite Laval. We believe Mr. Lambert's substantial industry experience, his leadership positions in diverse manufacturing businesses and his vast knowledge of operational matters in the recreational products and powerboat industries, enable him to play a key role in all matters involving our Board of Directors and make him well qualified to serve as a member of our Board of Directors.


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        Peter G. Leemputte—Mr. Leemputte has served as a member of our Board of Directors since October 2016. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Leemputte was Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at Keurig Green Mountain, Inc., a leader in specialty coffee, coffee makers, teas and other beverages, from 2015 to 2016. Prior to joining Keurig, Mr. Leemputte was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Mead Johnson Nutrition Company, a global leader in infant and children's nutrition, from 2008 to 2015. Previously, Mr. Leemputte was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Brunswick Corporation, a diversified manufacturing company. He joined Brunswick in 2001 as Vice President and Controller. Prior to joining Brunswick Corporation, Mr. Leemputte held various management positions at Chicago Title Corporation, Mercer Management Consulting, Armco Inc., FMC Corporation and BP. Mr. Leemputte holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Washington University, St. Louis and a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Mr. Leemputte currently serves as Director at Beazer Homes, USA, where he serves as the Chairmana member of the CompensationAudit Committee and as a member of the Finance Committee. We believe Mr. Leemputte's significant financial and accounting expertise gained in handling financial responsibilities for several leading corporations, as well as his leadership skills, enable him to play a key role in all matters involving our Board of Directors and make him well qualified to serve as a member of our Board of Directors.

        Donald C. Campion—Mr. Campion has served as a member of our Board of Directors since July 2015. He has served as the Chief Financial Officer of several public and private companies, including Special Devices, Inc., Cambridge Industries, Inc., Oxford Automotive, Inc. and Delco Electronics Corporation. Most recently, Mr. Campion served as Chief Financial Officer of VeriFone, Inc. from 2003 to 2004. Mr. Campion is a member of the Board of Directors of Haynes International, Inc., where he serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Risk Committee and the Compensation Committee. Mr. Campion has previously served on the boards of many public and private companies. Mr. Campion graduated from the University of Michigan College of Engineering with a B.S. in applied mathematics in 1970 and an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan School of Business Administration in 1976. We believe Mr. Campion's substantial accounting and tax experience, his leadership positions in diverse manufacturing businesses and his board service experience, including as chair of several audit committees, enable him to play a key role in all matters involving our Board of Directors and make him well qualified to serve as a member of our Board of Directors.

        Tzau-Jin (TJ) Chung—Mr. Chung has served as a member of our Board of Directors since December 2016. Mr. Chung is currently a partner at Core Industrial Partners, a private equity firm. Mr. Chung retired as CEO of Teletrac Navman, a Danaher operating company and a leading global SaaS provider of fleet management solutions in May 2016. From 2007 to 2012, Mr. Chung was CEO of Navman Wireless where he led the MBO of the company. Before Navman Wireless, Mr. Chung served as President of New Technologies Division at Brunswick Corporation. Mr. Chung also served as VP & Chief Strategy Officer of Brunswick and VP of Mercury Marine, a $1.6 billion division of Brunswick. Before joining Brunswick, Mr. Chung was an executive at Emerson Electric. Mr. Chung currently serves on the board of Littelfuse, where he serves as the Chairman of the Compensation Committee and as a member of the Nominating and Governance and the Technology Committees. Mr. Chung holds an MBA from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, an MS in Computer Science from North Carolina State University, and a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. We believe Mr. Chung's substantial experience in the boating industry and other industries as well as his leadership and operational skills enable him to play a key role in all matters involving our Board of Directors and makes him well qualified to serve as a member of our Board of Directors.


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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Stockholder Outreach and Engagement

        In order to better understand our investors' views regarding corporate governance matters and our executive compensation programs, in late 2017 and early 2018, we reached out to holders representing approximately 62% of our outstanding common stock. As a result of this outreach, we had conversations with holders representing approximately 24% of our outstanding common stock, with a number of additional holders declining our invitation as they did not have any concerns with our current corporate governance or executive compensation practices. The calls were led by Fredrick A. Brightbill, our Chairperson and Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee, and Peter G. Leemputte, Chairman of our Compensation Committee.

        In connection with this outreach, we discussed matters such as the Company's evolution, the Board's perspective on corporate governance and executive compensation matters, how our investors view such topics, and investor feedback regarding the Company's specific corporate governance and executive compensation practices. Our stockholders provided candid, constructive feedback, highlighting their specific views regarding various governance practices and other matters. We have considered the feedback expressed by our stockholders and have taken, and expect to take, certain actions as a result thereof. Further, we will continue to take stockholder feedback into consideration when future decisions are made with respect to corporate governance matters and executive compensation.

Board Composition and Director Independence

        Our amended and restated bylaws provide that our Board of Directors shall consist of such number of directors as determined from time to time by resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of directors then in office. Our Board of Directors currently consists of seven members, , W. Patrick Battle, Frederick A. Brightbill, Donald C. Campion, TJ Chung, Roch Lambert, Peter G. Leemputte and Terry McNew. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that our Board of Directors is divided into three classes, with each director serving a three-year term. Following their initial terms, each class of directors willmay be elected for aan additional three-year term. Our directors may be removed only by the affirmative vote of at least 662/3% of our then outstanding common stock and only for cause.

        We follow the director independence standards set forth in The Nasdaq Stock Market, or Nasdaq,NASDAQ, corporate governance standards and the federal securities laws.

        The Board of Directors reviewed and analyzed the independence of each director and director nominee. The purpose of the review was to determine whether any particular relationships or transactions involving directors or their affiliates or immediate family members were inconsistent with a determination that the director is independent for purposes of serving on the Board of Directors and its committees. During this review, the Board of Directors examined whether there were any transactions and/or relationships between directors or their affiliates or immediate family members and the Company and the substance of any such transactions or relationships.

        As a result of this review, our Board of Directors has determined that Messrs. Battle, Brightbill, Campion, Chung, Lambert and Leemputte are independent, as defined under the rules of NASDAQ and meet the requirements set forth in our director independence guidelines. The members of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are Messrs. Brightbill, Battle and Lambert. The members of our Compensation Committee are Messrs. Leemputte, Campion and Chung. The members of our Audit Committee are Messrs. Campion, Brightbill and Leemputte. Our Board of Directors has determined that Messrs. Campion, Brightbill and Leemputte are independent for Audit Committee purposes, as defined under the rules of NASDAQ.


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Board Leadership Structure

        Mr. Brightbill has been elected by our Board of Directors to serve as the Chairman of our Board of Directors. Our Chairman provides leadership to ensure that the boardBoard functions in an independent, cohesive fashion.

        We believe our Chief Executive Officer should be principally responsible for running the Company, while our Chairman is responsible for running the board.Board. The Board of Directors has considered the time that is required of Mr. McNew as Chief Executive Officer and believes that by having another director serve as Chairman of the Board, Mr. McNew is able to focus his entire energy on running MasterCraft. Under our Corporate Governance Guidelines and our bylaws, our Chairman's specific responsibilities include to:


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        Our Chairman also has access to management and financial and other information as he deems appropriate from time-to-time to assist him and the Board of Directors in discharging their responsibilities.

        The Board of Directors determines its leadership structure from time to time. As part of the annual boardBoard self-evaluation process, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the boardBoard evaluate the board'sBoard's leadership structure to ensure that the structure is appropriate for MasterCraft and its stockholders. We recognize that different boardBoard leadership structures may be appropriate for MasterCraft in the future, depending upon applicable circumstances. However, the Board of Directors believes the current leadership structure, with Mr. McNew as Chief Executive Officer and Mr. Brightbill as Chairman of the board,Board, is the appropriate structure for MasterCraft at this time.


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Board Committees and Membership

        Our Board of Directors has established an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Each of the committees reports to the Board of Directors as they deem appropriate, and as the Board may request. The composition, duties and responsibilities of these committees are described below. The table below sets forth the current membership of each of the committees:

Director
 Audit Compensation Nominating and
Corporate
Governance

Terry McNew

   

Frederick A. Brightbill

 X  Chair

W. Patrick Battle

   X

Donald C. Campion

 Chair X 

TJ Chung

  X 

Roch Lambert

   X

Peter G. Leemputte

 X Chair 

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        Our Audit Committee is responsible for, among other things, engaging our independent public accountants, reviewing with the independent public accountants the plans and results of the audit engagement, approving professional services provided by the independent public accountants, reviewing the independence of the independent public accountants, considering the range of audit and non-audit fees, and reviewing the adequacy of our internal accounting controls.

        Our Audit Committee currently consists of Messrs. Campion, Brightbill, and Leemputte, with Mr. Campion serving as chair. Our Board of Directors has affirmatively determined that Messrs. Campion, Brightbill, and Leemputte each meet the definition of "independent director" for purposes of serving on the Audit Committee under Rule 10A-3 and NASDAQ rules. In addition, our Board of Directors has determined that each Audit Committee member is "financially literate" and that Messrs. Campion and Leemputte each qualify as an "Audit Committee Financial Expert," as such term is defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K.

        Our Board of Directors has adopted a written charter for the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee held sixeight meetings during the 20172018 fiscal year.

        Our Compensation Committee is responsible for determining compensation for our most highly paid employees and administering our other compensation programs. The Compensation Committee is also charged with establishing, periodically re-evaluating and, where appropriate, adjusting and administering policies concerning compensation of management personnel.

        Our Compensation Committee consists of Messrs. Leemputte, Campion, and Chung, with Mr. Leemputte serving as chair. Our Board of Directors has affirmatively determined that Messrs. Leemputte, Campion, and Chung each meet the definition of "independent director" for purposes of serving on a Compensation Committee under NASDAQ rules.

        Our Board of Directors has adopted a written charter for the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee held three meetings during the 20172018 fiscal year.


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        Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for assisting our Board of Directors in selecting new directors, evaluating the overall effectiveness of our Board of Directors and reviewing developments in corporate governance compliance.

        Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee consists of Messrs. Brightbill, Battle and Lambert, with Mr. Brightbill serving as chair. Our Board of Directors has affirmatively determined that Messrs. Brightbill, Battle and Lambert each meet the definition of "independent director" for purposes of serving on a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee under NASDAQ rules.

        Our Board of Directors has adopted a written charter for the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee held threefour meetings during the 20172018 fiscal year.

Risk Oversight

        Our Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing our risk management. The boardBoard focuses on our general risk management strategy and the most significant risks facing us, and ensures that appropriate risk mitigation strategies are implemented by management. The boardBoard is also apprised of particular risk management matters in connection with its general oversight and approval of corporate matters and significant transactions.


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        Our boardBoard has delegated to the Audit Committee responsibility with respect to risk assessment and risk management. Pursuant to its charter, the Audit Committee discusses with management and the Company's independent auditor the Company's policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management, the Company's significant financial risk exposures and the actions management has taken to limit, monitor or control such exposures. Our other boardBoard committees will also consider and address risk as they perform their respective committee responsibilities. All committees will report to the full boardBoard as appropriate, including when a matter rises to the level of a material or enterprise level risk.

        Our management is responsible for day-to-day risk management. This oversight includes identifying, evaluating, and addressing potential risks that may exist at the enterprise, strategic, financial, operational, compliance and reporting levels. We believe that the leadership structure of our Board of Directors supports its effective oversight of the Company's risk management.

Committee Charters and Corporate Governance Guidelines

        The charters of each of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and our Corporate Governance Guidelines may be accessed on our website atwww.mastercraft.com by clicking on the Investors link, followed by the Governance link, and are available in print upon request from our Corporate Secretary.

Codes of Ethics and Conduct

        We have a Code of Ethics and Conduct, which is applicable to all directors and employees, including our executive and financial officers. The Code of Ethics and Conduct is available on our website atwww.mastercraft.com by clicking on the Investors link, followed by the Governance link, and is available in print upon request from our Corporate Secretary. Any amendments to, or waivers of, the Code of Ethics and Conduct will be disclosed on our website promptly following the date of such amendment or waiver.


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Selection of Director Nominees

        It is the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee's responsibility to review and recommend to the Board of Directors nominees for director and to identify one or more candidates to fill any vacancies that may occur on the Board of Directors. As expressed in our Corporate Governance Guidelines, we do not set specific criteria for directors, but the Company seeks to align boardBoard composition with the Company's strategic direction so that the boardBoard members bring skills, experience and backgrounds that are relevant to the key strategic and operational issues that they will oversee and approve. Directors are selected for their integrity, ethics, seasoned judgment, breadth of experience, insight, knowledge and business acumen. Leadership skills and executive experience, expertise in recreational boating or vehicles, dealer network knowledge, familiarity with issues affecting global businesses, financial and accounting knowledge, prior experience in the Company's geographic markets, expertise in operations, strategic planning and marketing expertise, among others, may also be among the relevant selection criteria. In addition, the Company strives to maintain a Board of Directors that reflects passion and commitment to MasterCraft. These criteria will vary over time depending on the needs of the Board of Directors. Accordingly, the Board of Directors may adopt new criteria and amend or abandon existing criteria as and when it determines such action to be appropriate.

        Under the charter of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for determining criteria and qualifications for boardBoard nominees to be used in reviewing and selecting director candidates, including those described in the Corporate Governance Guidelines.


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        For each of the nominees to the Board of Directors, the biographies included in this Proxy Statement highlight the experiences and qualifications that were among the most important to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in concluding that the nominee should serve as a director. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also believes that directors must be willing to devote sufficient time to carrying out their duties and responsibilities effectively and should be committed to serve on the Board of Directors for an extended period of time.

        In developing recommendations for new director candidates, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee identifies potential individuals whose qualifications and skills reflect those desired by the Board of Directors, and evaluates and recommends to the Board of Directors all nominees for boardBoard membership as specified in the committee's charter.

        Stockholders wishing to recommend candidates to be nominated for election to the Company's Board of Directors may do so by sending to the attention of the Company's Secretary at the address provided in this Proxy Statement a statement setting forth the information required by the advance notice provision in the Company's bylaws. Stockholder recommendations provided to the Company's Secretary will be considered and evaluated by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in the same manner as candidates recommended from other sources.

        For information regarding stockholder nominations of directors and stockholder proposals, please see the "Next Annual Meeting—Stockholder Proposals" section of this Proxy Statement.

Meetings of the Board of Directors

        During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017,2018, the Board of Directors met tenthirteen times. All of our directors attended 100% of the total meetings held by the Board of Directors and any committee on which the director served during the period of the fiscal year that the director was a member of the Board. We expect that each continuing director will attend the annual meetingAnnual Meeting of stockholders, absent a valid reason.


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Executive Sessions of Non-Management Directors

        The independent directors meet in executive session, without any non-independent directors or members of management present, at least twice each year.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

        The directors serving on the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors during the fiscal year ended June 30, 20172018 were Peter G. Leemputte (Chairman), Donald C. Campion Joseph M. Deignan and TJ Chung. None of these individuals is or has at any time during the past year been an officer or employee of ours. During the 20172018 fiscal year, none of our executive officers served as a director of any corporation for which any of these individuals served as an executive officer and there were no other Compensation Committee interlocks or relationships with the companies with which these individuals or our other directors are affiliated.

Communications with the Board of Directors

        Any interested parties who have concerns that they wish to make known to the Company's non-management directors, should send any such communication to the Board of Directors as a group or the non-management directors as a group in care of the Company's registered office at 100 Cherokee Cove Drive, Vonore, Tennessee 37885 to the attention of the Corporate Secretary or send an email to the Board of Directors as a group or the non-management directors as a group at a specified email


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address provided by the Company on our website. The Corporate Secretary shall review all written and emailed correspondence received from stockholders and other interested parties and forward such correspondence periodically to the directors. Advertisements, solicitations for business, requests for employment, requests for contributions or other inappropriate material will not be forwarded to the directors.

Director Compensation

        The following table sets forth information concerning the fiscal year 20172018 compensation of our non-employee directors that served during the period from July 1, 20162017 through June 30, 2017:2018:

Name
 Fees
earned
or paid
in cash
($)
 Stock /
option
awards
($)
 Other
($)(1)
 Total
($)
 

Frederick A. Brightbill

 $114,082 $55,000 $4,562 $173,644 

W. Patrick Battle

  55,000  55,000  1,492  111,492 

Donald C. Campion

  85,191  55,000  3,997  144,188 

TJ Chung

  59,226  55,000  957  115,183 

Roch Lambert

  56,550  55,000  1,905  113,455 

Peter G. Leemputte

  77,375  55,000  1,898  134,273 

Name
 Fees
earned
or paid
in cash
($)
 Stock /
option
awards
($)
 Total
($)
 

Frederick A. Brightbill

 $88,109 $55,000 $143,109 

W. Patrick Battle

  8,097  8,137  16,234 

Donald C. Campion

  78,728  55,000  133,728 

TJ Chung

  31,266  28,781  60,047 

Joseph M. Deignan

       

Patrick J. Halloran

       

Christopher Keenan

       

Roch Lambert

  38,293  37,521  75,544 

Peter G. Leemputte

  51,305  37,521  88,826 

Christopher A. Twomey

  17,936  17,630  35,566 
(1)
The amounts in this column reflect imputed income for boat usage. Each of our Non-Employee Directors is provided the opportunity to use one of our MasterCraft boats and trailers in order to better understand the quality, features, components, operation, etc. of our products, and to aid in the product development and portfolio strategy, while minimizing the cost to the Company. Directors are provided with use of the boat at no charge, but are responsible for paying all insurance, maintenance, gas and other fees, costs and charges (other than registration or use fees and taxes) related to their operation of the boat.

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        Each eligible non-employee director other than the chairperson of the Board receives an annual cash retainer of $50,000 and the chairperson receives an annual cash retainer of $90,000. Each Audit Committee member other than the committee chairperson receives an additional annual cash retainer of $10,000 and the committee chairperson receives an additional annual cash retainer of $15,000. Each Compensation Committee member other than the committee chairperson receives an additional annual cash retainer of $7,500 and the committee chairperson receives an additional annual cash retainer of $10,000. Each Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee member other than the committee chairperson receives an additional annual cash retainer of $5,000 and the committee chairperson receives an additional annual cash retainer of $7,500. Each annual retainer is paid quarterly at the beginning of each quarter. Under the director compensation policy, directors may elect to receive all (but not less than all) of his or her annual retainers in the form of common stock (in lieu of cash). Each non-employee director is also eligible to participate in our boat usage and testing program and may therefore receive certain additional benefits that we categorize as compensation for purposes of calculating a director's compensation in this proxy statement.

        Pursuant to the director compensation policy, we also granted an annual award of restricted stock with a grant date fair value of $55,000 to each non-employee director who receives cash compensation. The terms of each restricted stock award are set forth in a written award agreement between each director and us, which we intend will generally provide for vesting after one year of continued service as a director, prorated as necessary to account for changes in Board service, subject, in either case, to acceleration upon a change inof control. Directors elected or appointed, or those who leave Board service mid quarter will receive a prorated portion of the annual retainer and the annual award, in each case adjusted to reflect his or her period of service.

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BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF THE COMPANY'S SECURITIES

        The following table sets forth information concerning beneficial ownership of our common stock as of July 31, 2017,2018, unless otherwise indicated, by each of the directors and nominees for director, by each of the named executive officers, by all directors, nominees for director and executive officers as a group, and by beneficial owners of more than five percent of our common stock.

Name
 Shares of Common
Stock Beneficially
Owned(1)
 Number of
Exercisable
Options(2)
 Percent of
Shares
Outstanding(3)
  Number of Shares
of Common
Stock
Owned(1)
 Number of
Shares Subject
to Right to
Acquire
Beneficial
Ownership
 Total
Shares of
Common
Stock
Beneficially
Owned
 Percent of
Shares of
Common Stock
Outstanding(2)
 

Terry McNew(4)

 295,881 48,467 1.8%

Timothy M. Oxley(5)

 72,460 15,146 * 

Beneficial owners of 5% or more of our common stock

         

BlackRock, Inc.(3)

 2,387,378  2,387,378 12.75%

The Vanguard Group(4)

 1,277,497  1,277,497 6.82%

Divisar Capital Management LLC(5)

 938,989  938,989 5.01%

Renaissance Technologies LLC(6)

 1,209,000  1,209,000 6.46%

Directors and named executive officers

         

Terry McNew

 316,517 36,350 352,867 1.88%

Timothy M. Oxley

 78,269 11,359 89,628 * 

Timothy Schiek

 4,907  4,907 * 

Frederick A. Brightbill

 29,410  *  34,323  34,323 * 

W. Patrick Battle

 430  *  5,343  5,343 * 

Donald C. Campion

 8,369  *  13,282  13,282 * 

TJ Chung

 1,968  *  6,881  6,881 * 

Roch Lambert

 2,786  *  7,699  7,699 * 

Peter G. Leemputte

 2,786  *  7,699  7,699 * 

All current executive officers, directors and director nominees as a group (eight persons)(3)

 414,090 63,613 2.6%

All current executive officers, directors and director nominees as a group (nine persons)

 474,920 47,709 522,629 2.79%

*
Represents beneficial ownership of less than one percent (1%) of our outstanding common stock.

(1)
Shares shown in the table above include shares held in the beneficial owner's name or jointly with others, or in the name of a bank, nominee or trustee for the beneficial owner's account.

(2)
Includes 31,806 options that are exercisable or will become exercisable within sixty (60) days of July 31, 2017.

(3)
Based on an aggregate of 18,637,44518,723,922 shares of MasterCraft common stock issued and outstanding as of July 31, 2017.2018.

(3)
As of December 31, 2017, based on information provided in a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on January 19, 2018 by BlackRock, Inc. ("BlackRock"), BlackRock reported that it has sole voting power with respect to 2,318,380 shares of our common stock and sole power to dispose of, or direct the disposition of, 2,387,378 shares of our common stock. The address for BlackRock is 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055.

(4)
Includes optionsAs of December 31, 2017, based on information provided in Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 9, 2018 by The Vanguard Group ("Vanguard"), Vanguard reported sole voting power with regard to purchase 24,23433,744 shares, vested or vesting within sixty (60) dayssole dispositive power with respect to 1,243,753 shares of July 31, 2017.our common stock and shared dispositive power with respect to 33,744 shares of our common stock. Based on the Schedule 13G, the Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vanguard, is the beneficial owner of 33,744 shares of our common stock as a result of its serving as investment manager of collective trust accounts. The address for Vanguard is 100 Vanguard Blvd., Malvern, PA 19355.

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(5)
As of December 29, 2017, based on information provided in Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 13, 2018 by Divisar Capital Management LLC ("Divisar"), Divisar reported shared voting power with respect to 938,989 shares of our common stock and shared dispositive power with respect to 938,989 shares of our common stock. Based on the Schedule 13G, Divisar serves as the general partner and investment manager to each of Divisar Partners QP, L.P. and Divisar Partners, L.P., (collectively "the Funds"). Divisar may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of all shares of our common stock held by the Funds. Mr. Steven Baughman, as Managing Member of Divisar with the power to exercise investment and voting discretion, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of all shares of our common stock held by the Funds. Pursuant to Rule 13d-4 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each of the Funds expressly disclaims beneficial ownership over any of the securities reported in this statement, and the filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission that either of the Funds are the beneficial owner of any of the securities reported herein.

(5)(6)
Includes optionsAs of October 4, 2017, based on information provided in Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 14, 2018 by Renaissance Technologies LLC ("Renaissance"), Renaissance reported sole voting power with respect to purchase 7,5721,013,380 shares vested or vesting within sixty (60) days of July 31, 2017.our common stock, sole dispositive power with respect to 1,089,367 shares of our common stock, and shared dispositive power with respect to 119,633 shares of our common stock. Based on the Schedule 13G, Renaissance Technologies Holdings Corporation is the beneficial owner of 1,209,000 shares of our common stock as the majority owner of Renaissance.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

        Directors, officers and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of our common stock are required by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership of our common stock with the SEC, the Nasdaq,NASDAQ, and us. To the Company's knowledge, all filings were timely during fiscal year 2017.2018.


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Certain Relationships and Related Party TransactionsCERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

        The following are summaries of certain transactions, arrangements and relationships with certain of our directors, executive officers or stockholders owning 5% or more of our outstanding common stock.

        We entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with certain of our now former stockholders, including Wayzata Investment Partners and certain affliated entities (collectively, "Wayzata"), in connection with our initial public offering. The Registration Rights Agreement provides these


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stockholders certain registration rights whereby, at any time following our initial public offering and the expiration of any related lock-up period, they can require us to register under the Securities Act, shares of common stock held by them, including shares issuable upon exercise of stock options held by them. Our remaining registration obligations to Wayzata under the Registration Rights Agreement terminated in connection with Wayzata's sale of all of its shares of our common stock.

        MCBC Holdings, Inc. hashave entered into certain compensation plans to provide payments to certain of its service providers (including its named executive officers and certain of our non-employee directors) as described under the section titled "Executive Compensation."

        Our Board of Directors has adopted a written related party transaction policy setting forth the policies and procedures for the review and approval or ratification of related party transactions. This policy covers, with certain exceptions set forth in Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act, any transaction, arrangement or relationship, or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships, in which we were or are to be a participant, where the amount involved exceeds $120,000 in any fiscal year and a related party had, has or will have a direct or indirect material interest, including without limitation, purchases of goods or services by or from the related person or entities in which the related party has a material interest, indebtedness, guarantees of indebtedness and employment by us of a related party. In reviewing and approving any such transactions, our Audit Committee is tasked to consider all relevant facts and circumstances, including, but not limited to, whether the transaction is on terms comparable to those that could be obtained in an arm's length transaction and the extent of the related party's interest in the transaction. All of the transactions described above occurred prior to the adoption of this policy.


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PROPOSAL 2—RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF THE
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

        Our Audit Committee appointed BDO USA, LLP ("BDO") to audit our consolidated financial statements for the year ending June 30, 20182019 and to prepare a report on this audit. A representative of BDO will be present at the Annual Meeting, will have the opportunity to make a statement and will be available to respond to appropriate questions by stockholders.

        We are asking our stockholders to ratify the appointment of BDO as our independent registered public accounting firm. Although ratification is not required by our bylaws or otherwise, the Board of Directors is submitting the selection of BDO to our stockholders for ratification because we value our stockholders' views on the Company's independent registered public accounting firm and as a matter of good corporate practice. In the event that our stockholders fail to ratify the appointment, it will be considered as a direction to the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee to consider the appointment of a different firm. Even if the appointment is ratified, the Audit Committee in its discretion may select a different independent registered public accounting firm at any time during the year if it determines that such a change would be in the best interests of the Company and our stockholders.

        Information regarding fees paid to BDO during fiscal year 20172018 and fiscal year 20162017 is set out below in "Fees Billed by Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm."

        The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm.


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REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

        The Audit Committee is responsible for, among other things, reviewing with BDO, our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2017,2018, the scope and results of their audit engagement. In connection with the audit for the fiscal year ended June 30 2017,2018, the Audit Committee has:

        Management is primarily responsible for MasterCraft 'sMasterCraft's financial reporting process (including its system of internal control) and for the preparation of the consolidated financial statements of MasterCraft in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). BDO is responsible for auditing those financial statements and issuing an opinion on whether the audited financial statements conform with GAAP. The Audit Committee's responsibility is to monitor and review these processes. It is not the Audit Committee's duty or responsibility to conduct auditing or accounting reviews or procedures. Therefore, the Audit Committee has relied on management's representation that the financial statements have been prepared with integrity and objectivity and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and on the representations of BDO included in their report to the financial statements of MasterCraft.

        Based on the review and the discussions described in the preceding bullet points, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited financial statements be included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017.2018.

Submitted by the Audit Committee:
Donald C. Campion
Frederick A. Brightbill
Peter G. Leemputte


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FEES BILLED BY INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

        The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed during the fiscal years ended June 30, 20172018 and June 30, 2016:2017:


 Fiscal Year
2017
 Fiscal Year
2016
  Fiscal Year
2018
 Fiscal Year
2017
 

Fees Billed:

          

Audit Fees

 $523,000 $670,000  $590,000 $523,000 

Total

 $523,000 $670,000  $590,000 $523,000 

        Audit Fees include fees for services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements and the review of the interim financial statements. Audit fees also include fees associated with the review of filings made with the SEC.

        The Audit Committee has established policies and procedures for the approval and pre-approval of audit services and permitted non-audit services. The Audit Committee has the responsibility to engage and terminate our independent registered public accounting firm, to pre-approve the performance of all audit and permitted non-audit services provided to us by our independent registered public accounting firm in accordance with Section 10A of the Exchange Act, and to review with our independent registered public accounting firm their fees and plans for all auditing services. All fees paid to BDO were pre-approved by the Audit Committee and there were no instances of waiver of approval requirements or guidelines.

        The Audit Committee considered the provision of non-audit services by the independent registered public accounting firm and determined that provision of those services was compatible with maintaining auditor independence.

        There were no "reportable events" as that term is described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.


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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

        Executive officers are elected annually by the Board of Directors and serve at the discretion of the board. Terry McNew serves as a Directordirector and as an executive officer. His business experience is discussed above in "Item 1—Election of Directors—Director withNominees for Terms Expiring at the 2018 or 20192021 Annual Meetings.Meeting."

        The other executive officerofficers as of the date of this Proxy Statement is:are:

        Timothy M. Oxley, 58,59, was appointed as our Chief Financial Officer in 2012 and prior to that, he served as Vice President of Business Performance from 2007 until 2012. He is responsible for the Company's internal controls and policies. Mr. Oxley has actively led MasterCraft's debt refinancing process and also leads the Company's forecasting and budgeting process. Mr. Oxley has 2627 years of experience in the boating industry, including teneleven years with the Company, following 16 years with Brunswick Corp. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Oxley was the Chief Financial Officer of Brunswick's Freshwater Boat Group from 2004 to 2006, the Chief Financial Officer of Brunswick's Sea Ray Boat Group from 2002 to 2004, and the Chief Financial Officer of Baja Marine Corporation (a division of Brunswick) from 1998 to 2002. Mr. Oxley was also the Director of Budgeting at the Sea Ray Boats Division from 1990 to 1998. Before Brunswick, he was a Senior Auditor at Arthur Andersen LLP. Mr. Oxley received his B.S. in Accounting from the University of Tennessee in 1981 and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).

Timothy Schiek, 50, was appointed as the President of NauticStar since our acquisition in November 2017. Prior to joining our Company, Mr. Schiek spent more than 20 years with Brunswick Corporation, serving in a variety of leadership roles. Prior to being President of Recreational Boat Group and Sea Ray from 2013 to 2016, where he led his team in a business transformation, he was President of Brunswick's Boston Whaler Group, the Fiberglass Fish Boat Category, from 2008 to 2013 and before that was President at Harris Kayot from 2006 to 2008. In addition to his leadership strength as a general manager and operations management, Mr. Schiek also brings three years of product develop experience and seven years of strategic and financial planning experience to the team. Mr. Schiek holds a Finance Degree from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from Marquette University.


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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Introduction

        This compensation discussion provides an overview of our executive compensation program, together with a description of the material factors underlying the decisions that resulted in the compensation provided to our chief executive officer and our two other highest paid executive officers during fiscal year 20172018 (collectively, the "named executive officers"), as presented in the tables which follow this discussion. This discussion contains statements regarding our performance targets and goals. These targets and goals are disclosed in the limited context of our compensation program and should not be understood to be statements of management's expectations or estimates of financial results or other guidance. We specifically caution investors not to apply these statements to other contexts.

Compensation Philosophy and Objectives

        Our executive compensation program is designed to facilitate high performance and generate results that will create value for us and our stockholders. The key objectives of our executive compensation program are as follows:

        Our Compensation Committee and Board review and approve our executive compensation program, and maintain the discretion to adjust awards and amounts paid to our executive officers as they deem appropriate. In evaluating and approving executive compensation, the Compensation Committee and Board consider a variety of factors, including significant acquisitions, changes in our business strategy, performance expectations for the Company, external market data, actual performance of the Company, and individual executive performance.

Summary Compensation Table

        The following table sets forth information concerning the total compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to the named executive officers for 2016fiscal years ended June 30, 2018 and June 30, 2017, calculated in accordance with SEC rules and regulations.

Name and Principal Position
 Year Salary
($)
 Bonus
($)
 Stock
awards
($)(1)
 Option
awards
($)(1)
 Non-equity
incentive
plan
compensation
($)
 All other
compensation
($)(5)
 Total
($)
  Year Salary
($)
 Bonus
($)
 Stock
awards
($)(1)
 Option
awards
($)(1)
 Non-equity
incentive
plan
compensation
($)
 All other
compensation
($)(4)
 Total
($)
 

Terry McNew

 2017 $400,000  $400,000 $ $413,207(2)$13,268 $1,226,970  2018 $415,000  $415,000 $ $571,798(2)$19,232 $1,421,030 

President and Chief

 2016 406,406   400,000 566,691(2) 17,080 1,390,177  2017 400,000  400,000  413,207(2) 13,268 1,226,970 

Executive Officer

                                  

Timothy M. Oxley

 2017 252,452  126,250  130,575(2) 23,099 532,376  2018 267,200  133,600  184,078(2) 14,557 599,435 

Chief Financial Officer,

 2016 254,151   125,000 177,091(2) 19,875 576,117  2017 252,452  126,250  130,575(2) 23,099 532,376 

Treasurer and Secretary

                                  

Shane Chittum(3)

 2017        

Former Chief Operating

 2016 194,524   125,000(4)  14,946 334,470 

Officer

                 

Timothy Schiek(3)

 2018 206,364  102,890  141,765(2) 24,521 475,540 

President, NauticStar

 2017        

(1)
Represents the aggregate grant date fair value for optionequity awards granted in 20162017 and 2017,2018, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. Information about the assumptions used to

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    value these awards can be found in Note 14 to our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. See "—Equity Incentive Compensation" for more information about the optionsawards granted in 20162017 and 2017.

    2018.

(2)
Messrs. McNew, Oxley and OxleySchiek received an annual performance based bonus with respect to fiscal 20162017 and fiscal 20172018 under the the annual short term incentive plan for performance in fiscal 2016 (the "2016 STIP) and the annual short term incentive plan for performance in fiscal 2017 (the "2017 STIP) and the annual short term incentive plan for performance in fiscal 2018 (the "2018 STIP"), respectively. For a discussion of the 20162017 STIP and the 20172018 STIP, see the section entitled "Narrative to Summary Compensation Table—Short Term Cash Incentive Compensation."

(3)
On March 14, 2016, Mr. Chittum submitted his resignation as the Company's Chief Operating Officer and departed the Company to pursue another opportunity effective April 1, 2016.Schiek was appointed President of NauticStar on October 13, 2017.

(4)
Mr. Chittum forfeited all outstanding option awards upon his resignation.

(5)
The amounts shown in this column for 20162017 reflect the following components:

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        The amounts shown in this column for 2017 reflect the following components: