The following describes the risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those presented in our forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones we face but do represent those risks and uncertainties that we believe are material to us. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also harm our business. Risks Related to our Business and Operations We have a large fixed-cost base that will affect our profitability when demand decreases or when our costs increase at a faster rate than our revenue. The fixed cost levels of operating a recreational powerboat manufacturer can put pressure on profit margins when sales and production decline or when costs rise. Our profitability depends, in part, on our ability to spread fixed costs over a sufficiently large number of products sold and shipped. If we reduce our rate of production or otherwise experience lower revenues or if our costs increase at a faster rate than our sales, gross margins will be negatively affected. For instance, in fiscal year 2026 our net sales increased at a smaller percentage than our expenses increased and, as a result, our gross margin and net income decreased. We may not be able to execute our manufacturing strategy successfully, which could cause the profitability of our products to suffer. Our manufacturing strategy is designed to produce high quality products, while reducing costs and increasing flexibility to respond to ongoing changes in the marketplace. To implement this strategy, we must be successful in our continuous improvement efforts, which depend on the involvement of management, production employees and suppliers. Any inability to achieve our objectives under our manufacturing strategy could adversely impact the profitability of our products and our ability to deliver desirable products to our consumers. In addition, we have made strategic capital investments in capacity expansion activities to successfully capture growth opportunities and enhance product offerings, including plant expansions. For example, we purchased a production facility in Roane County, Tennessee and moved production of certain models of our Cobalt boats from Kansas to Tennessee. Moving production to a different plant and expanding capacity at an existing facility involves risks, including difficulties initiating production within the cost and timeframe estimated, supplying product to customers when expected, integrating new products, and attracting sufficient skilled labor to handle additional production demands. If we fail to meet these objectives, it could adversely affect our ability to meet customer demand for products and increase the cost of production versus projections, both of which could result in a significant adverse impact on our operating and financial results. Additionally, plant expansion can result in manufacturing inefficiencies, additional expenses, including higher wages or severance costs, and cost inefficiencies, which could negatively impact financial results. We may not be able to accurately forecast demand for our products, which could impact our ability to manage our inventory and have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations. We forecast demand for our products to manage our production of boats. In forecasting demand and setting production levels, we consider dealer inventory levels and anticipated consumer demand. In addition to the seasonal nature of our business, demand for our products can fluctuate due to the impacts of macroeconomic conditions on dealers and consumers, such as tariffs, heightened interest rates and inflation. Our forecasting also considers possible production delays that could result from supply chain disruptions, adverse weather events and labor shortages, among other factors. Consequently, forecasting future demand for our products can be challenging due to the many uncertainties that could impact expected dealer and consumer demand or create unanticipated production delays. If we are not able to forecast accurately and must change production levels quickly, our business may be adversely impacted. For instance, if we need to increase production of boats because we underestimated demand or suffered unanticipated production delays, our suppliers may not be able to deliver sufficient quantities of parts and components to match our increased production levels and we may not be able to recruit or maintain sufficient skilled labor to meet our increased production needs. As a result, our dealers may experience inventory shortages while we work to replenish inventory levels, resulting in missed sales and/or lost revenues. Alternatively, if we overestimate demand and our dealers reduce their inventories in response to weakness in retail demand, we could be required to reduce our production, resulting in lower rates of absorption of fixed costs in our manufacturing and therefore lower margins. Additionally, if we overestimate demand, our dealers will incur additional costs as a result of increased promotional activities to sell their inventory. 14 Table of Contents Our financial results may be adversely affected by our third-party suppliers’ increased costs, including due to tariffs, or inability to adjust for our required production levels due to changing demand or global supply chain disruptions. We rely on a global supply chain of third parties to supply raw materials used in our manufacturing process, including resins, fiberglass, and vinyl, as well as parts and components. The prices for these raw materials, parts, and components fluctuate depending on market conditions and, in some instances, tariffs, commodity prices or trade policies. Substantial increases in the prices of raw materials, parts, and components would increase our operating costs, and could reduce our profitability if we are unable to recoup the increased costs through higher product prices or improved operating efficiencies. For instance, during fiscal years 2025 and 2026, we experienced rising prices for our suppliers, in part due to inflationary pressures, heightened interest rates, and tariffs. Our profitability in recent years has been, and in the future may be, affected by significant fluctuations in the prices of the raw materials and commodities that we use in our products and in the cost of freight and shipping of source materials, commodities, and other component parts necessary to assemble our products. The market prices of certain materials and components used in manufacturing our products, especially resins that are made with hydrocarbon, feedstocks, copper, aluminum and stainless steel, can be volatile. Our ability to maintain production is dependent upon our suppliers delivering sufficient amounts of components, raw materials and parts on time to manufacture our products and meet our production schedules. Supply chain disruptions could occur for any number of factors, including facility closures due to labor disruptions, weather events, natural disasters, cyber intrusions, the occurrence of a contagious disease or illness, contractual or other disputes, unfavorable economic or industry conditions including tariffs, political instability, global conflicts, delivery delays, performance problems, or financial difficulties of suppliers. These events could disrupt our suppliers’ operations and lead to uncertainty in our supply chain or cause supply disruptions for us, which could, in turn, disrupt our operations. For example, we experienced supply chain disruptions from fiscal year 2020 through first half of fiscal 2023 related to numerous factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic, severe weather events, labor shortages, ongoing domestic logistical constraints, and West Coast port challenges. In addition, the current conflict involving Iran and related geopolitical instability are contributing to broader commodity and supply chain disruptions that increase our product costs. Many of the raw materials, components and finished goods used in our manufacturing operations are sensitive to changes in energy and transportation costs, as well as to global shipping capacity and routing. Potential disruptions to global shipping routes and transportation networks may continue to increase shipping transit times, freight rates and insurance costs for us and our suppliers, including on routes that are not directly affected by such disruptions, due to knock-on effects on global logistics networks. These conditions may result in higher input costs, parts shortages, delivery delays and reduced production efficiency. Although we may attempt to mitigate these impacts through pricing actions, alternative sourcing or adjustments to production, there can be no assurance that we will be able to fully offset higher costs or maintain our margins without adversely affecting demand. If such disruptions and related oil price increases persist or worsen, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected. Also, decisions by our suppliers to decrease production of their components or parts, production delays of such suppliers, work stoppages by the employees of such suppliers, or price increases could also have a material adverse effect on our ability to produce our products and ultimately, on our results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows. For example, in fiscal year 2020 we experienced interruption to our engine supply as a result of the United Auto Workers’ strike against General Motors. During the UAW strike, General Motors suspended delivery of engine blocks to us and we incurred $2.6 million in costs by entering into purchase agreements with two suppliers for additional engines to supplement our inventory of engine blocks for Malibu and Axis boats. For some of the components used in production, we depend on a small group of suppliers and the loss of any of these suppliers could affect our ability to obtain components timely or at competitive prices, which would decrease our results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows. In some instances, we purchase components, raw materials and parts that are ultimately derived from a single source or geographic area or a limited number of suppliers and we may therefore be at an increased risk for supply disruptions. It may be difficult to find a replacement supplier for a limited or sole source raw material, part, or component without significant delay or on commercially reasonable terms, and as a result, an exclusive supplier of a key component could potentially exert significant bargaining power over price, quality, warranty claims, or other terms. Some components used in our manufacturing processes, including engines, boat windshields, certain electrical components and gel coats are available from a sole supplier or a limited number of suppliers. We currently purchase engines from General Motors LLC, or General Motors, that we then prepare for marine use for certain Malibu, Axis and Cobalt boats. Our agreement with General Motors will continue through calendar year 2026 and we are currently negotiating an extension on the agreement beyond calendar year 2026. We purchase outboard engines from Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., or Yamaha, for a significant percentage of our Cobalt, Pursuit and Maverick Boats Group branded boats that are pre-rigged for outboard motors. Our agreement with Yamaha is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2029. In addition, we obtain engines and sterndrive assemblies from Volvo for our Cobalt branded boats and from Mercury for certain models of Cobalt and Maverick branded boats. If we are required to replace General Motors, Yamaha, Mercury or 15 Table of Contents Volvo as an engine supplier for any reason, it could cause a decrease in boats available for sale or an increase in our cost of sales, either of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. We were advised in fiscal 2025 by one of our suppliers that we would receive fewer engines than originally anticipated in the second half of fiscal 2025. While the reduction in engine supply did not have a material impact on us in fiscal 2025, if in the future, we receive less engines from any of our suppliers than our expectations and are unable to mitigate the reduction in supply, it could impact our production levels and boats available for sale, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Termination or interruption of informal supply arrangements could have a material adverse effect on our business or results of operations. Historically, we have not entered into long-term agreements with suppliers of our raw materials and components other than for our engines, outboard motors and inboard motors. Instead, we have informal supply arrangements with many of our suppliers of components, raw materials and parts. In the event of a termination of the supply arrangement, there can be no assurance that alternate supply arrangements will be made on satisfactory terms. If we need to enter into supply arrangements on unsatisfactory terms, or if there are any delays to our supply arrangements, it could adversely affect our business and operating results. Climatic events, including hurricanes, tornadoes, or other disruptions, may adversely impact our operations and financial condition, disrupt the business of our suppliers, and may not be adequately covered by insurance. Climatic events in the areas where we operate have caused, and future climatic events may cause, disruptions and in some cases delays or suspensions in our operations that may adversely impact our business. We rely on the continuous operation of our facilities in Tennessee, Florida, Kansas, California, Poland, Finland, and Australia. Any natural or environmental disaster to our facilities due to fire, flood, hurricanes, earthquake, or other severe climatic events could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. For example, we have plants located in regions of the United States, such as Florida and Kansas, that have been and may be exposed to extreme weather, such as tropical storms, hurricanes, and tornadoes. An increased frequency and/or severity of storms, hurricanes, or tornadoes could impair our ability to operate by severely damaging our facilities and restricting our ability to deliver products to our customers. The occurrence of any disruption at any of our facilities, even for a short period of time, may have an adverse effect on our productivity and profitability, during and after the period of the disruption, including by causing delays in receiving supplies from our vendors and creating logistical challenges for delivery of our product to our dealers and customers. These disruptions may also cause personal injury and loss of life, severe damage to or destruction of property and equipment and environmental damage. Although we maintain property, casualty and business interruption insurance of the types and in the amounts that we believe are customary for the industry, we are not fully insured against all potential natural disasters or other disruptions to our facilities. Our ability to meet our manufacturing workforce’s needs is crucial to our results of operations and future sales and profitability. We rely on the existence of a sufficient available hourly workforce to manufacture our boats. We may not be able to attract and retain qualified employees to meet current or future manufacturing needs at a reasonable cost, or at all. For instance, even when there are high unemployment rates in the regions where we have manufacturing facilities, we have had difficulty retaining skilled employees and could experience such difficulties in the future. Additionally, competition for qualified employees could require us to pay higher wages to attract a sufficient number of employees. Approximately 75 employees at our Larsmo, Finland facility are covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Disputes regarding our existing collective bargaining agreement or new union organizing activities could lead to production slowdowns or stoppages. In addition, union activity and compliance with international labor standards could result in higher labor costs. Significant increases in manufacturing workforce costs could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. The nature of our business exposes us to workers' compensation claims and other workplace liabilities. Certain materials that we use require our employees to handle potentially hazardous or toxic substances. While our employees who handle these and other potentially hazardous or toxic materials receive specialized training and wear protective clothing, there is still a risk that they, or others, may be exposed to these substances. Exposure to these substances could result in significant injury to our employees and damage to our property or the property of others, including natural resource damage. Our personnel are also at risk for other workplace-related injuries. We have in the past been, and may in the future be, subject to fines, penalties, and other liabilities in connection with any such injury or damage. While we have implemented safety precautions at our facilities to mitigate contagious diseases, such as a pandemic, we may also be subject to possible lawsuits or 16 Table of Contents regulatory actions or suffer from reputational risk if we experience spread in our workplace. We may be unable to maintain insurance for these potential liabilities on acceptable terms or such insurance may not provide adequate protection against potential liabilities. We are dependent on attracting and retaining key management employees. Our success depends in significant part upon the continued service of our senior management and our continuing ability to attract, assimilate, and retain highly qualified and skilled managerial, product development, manufacturing, marketing and other personnel. The loss of services of any members of our senior management or key personnel or the inability to hire or retain qualified personnel in the future could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Management transition may also create uncertainty among employees, suppliers and customers or impact public or market perception, any of which could negatively impact our ability to operate effectively or execute on our strategies and result in an adverse impact on our business. We have grown our business through acquisitions, including our recent acquisition of Saxdor; however, we may not be successful in completing future acquisitions or integrating acquisitions in a way that fully realizes their expected benefits to our business. A key part of our growth strategy, as shown by our acquisition of Saxdor in 2026, Maverick Boat Group in 2020, Pursuit in 2018, and Cobalt in 2017, has been to acquire other companies that expand our consumer base, enter new product categories or obtain other competitive advantages. We expect to continue to acquire companies as an element of our growth strategy; however, we may not be able to identify future acquisition candidates or strategic partners as part of our growth strategy that are suitable to our business, or we may not be able to obtain financing on satisfactory terms to complete such acquisitions. Acquisitions include a number of risks, including our ability to project and evaluate market demand, realize potential synergies and cost savings, and make accurate accounting estimates, as well as diversion of management attention and incurrence of significant transaction expenses. Uncertainties exist in assessing the value, risks, profitability, and liabilities associated with certain companies or assets, negotiating acceptable terms, obtaining financing on acceptable terms, and receiving any necessary regulatory approvals. As we continue to grow, in part, through acquisitions, our success depends on our ability to anticipate and effectively manage these risks. Our failure to successfully do so could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. For example, we determined that our estimated fair value for the Maverick Boat Group reporting unit was less than its carrying value as of March 31, 2024 and we recognized an impairment charge of $88.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 related to our Maverick Boat Group reporting unit. Our most recent acquisition of Saxdor expanded our geographic presence into Finland and Poland and increased the size and complexity of our operations; however, there is no assurance that we will successfully integrate Saxdor within the intended time frame or at all, which could impede our ability to realize the expected benefits, including synergies, cost savings, and growth opportunities. The integration process may disrupt our business, result in unanticipated expenses, liabilities, and competitive responses, and harm our results of operations. We may be unable to maintain the levels of revenue, earnings, or operating efficiency that Saxdor has historically achieved, and risks including dealer and supplier relationship changes, increased product liability and warranty claims, and reputational harm could further diminish the value of the Saxdor brand. While we believe that the elimination of duplicative costs and other efficiencies will over time offset the non-recurring transaction and integration costs we have incurred and expect to continue to incur, this net benefit may not be achieved in the near term, or at all. Further, our inability to successfully integrate future acquisitions within the intended time frames or at all could impede us from realizing all of the benefits of those acquisitions and could severely weaken our business operations. The integration process with any acquisition may disrupt our business and, if implemented ineffectively, may preclude the realization of the full benefits expected by us and could harm our results of operations. In addition, the overall integration of the combining companies may result in unanticipated problems, expenses, liabilities and competitive responses and may cause our stock price to decline. Even if the operations of an acquisition are integrated successfully, we may not realize the full benefits of the acquisition, including the synergies, cost savings or growth opportunities that we expect. Our growth strategy may require us to secure significant additional capital, the amount of which will depend upon the size, timing, and structure of future acquisitions or vertical integrations and our working capital and general corporate needs. Our growth strategy includes the possible acquisition of other businesses and the potential integration of new product lines or related products to our boats, such as our initiatives to integrate the production of engines and trailers for our Malibu and Axis models, our Monsoon engines into some of our Cobalt models and our Tooling Design Center. These actions may require us to secure significant additional capital through the borrowing of money or the issuance of equity. Any borrowings made to finance future strategic initiatives could make us more vulnerable to a downturn in our operating results, a downturn in 17 Table of Contents economic conditions, or increases in interest rates on borrowings that are subject to interest rate fluctuations. If our cash flow from operations is insufficient to meet our debt service requirements, we could then be required to sell additional equity securities, refinance our obligations or dispose of assets in order to meet our debt service requirements. Adequate financing may not be available if and when we need it or may not be available on terms acceptable to us. The failure to obtain sufficient financing on favorable terms and conditions could have a material adverse effect on our growth prospects. Further, we could choose to finance acquisitions or other strategic initiatives, in whole or in part through the issuance of our Class A Common Stock or securities convertible into or exercisable for our Class A Common Stock. Most recently, the acquisition of Saxdor was financed through a mixture of cash and Class A Common Stock. If we do so, existing stockholders will experience dilution in the voting power of their Class A Common Stock and earnings per share could be negatively impacted. The extent to which we will be able and willing to use our Class A Common Stock for acquisitions and other strategic initiatives will depend on the market value of our Class A Common Stock and the willingness of potential third parties to accept our Class A Common Stock as full or partial consideration. Our inability to use our Class A Common Stock as consideration, to generate cash from operations, or to obtain additional funding through debt or equity financings in order to pursue our strategic initiatives could materially limit our growth. If we are unable to continue to enhance existing products and develop and market new or enhanced products that respond to customer needs and preferences, we may experience a decrease in demand for our products and our business could suffer. Market acceptance of our products depends on our technological innovation and our ability to implement technology in our boats. Our failure to introduce new technologies and product offerings that our customers desire could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Also, we believe that we have been able to achieve higher margins in part as a result of the introduction of new features or enhancements to our existing boat models. If we fail to introduce new features or those we introduce fail to gain market acceptance, our margins may suffer. In addition, some of our direct competitors and indirect competitors may have significantly more resources to develop and patent new technologies. Our competitors have developed and patented similar technologies and products that compete with ours. We cannot be certain that our products or technologies have not infringed or will not infringe on the proprietary rights of others, including our competitors. They may assert these patents against us and we may be required to license these patents on unfavorable terms or cease using the technology covered by these patents, either of which would harm our competitive position and may materially adversely affect our business. Our reliance upon patents, trademark laws and contractual provisions to protect our proprietary rights may not be sufficient to protect our intellectual property from others who may sell similar products and may lead to costly litigation. We have in the past, and may be in the future, party to lawsuits and other intellectual property rights claims that are expensive and time-consuming. We hold patents and trademarks relating to various aspects of our products and believe that proprietary technical know- how is important to our business. Proprietary rights relating to our products are protected from unauthorized use by third parties only to the extent that they are covered by valid and enforceable patents or trademarks or are maintained in confidence as trade secrets. We cannot be certain that we will be issued any patents from any pending or future patent applications owned by or licensed to us or that the claims allowed under any issued patents will be sufficiently broad to protect our technology. In the absence of enforceable patent or trademark protection, we may be vulnerable to competitors who attempt to copy our products, gain access to our trade secrets and know-how or diminish our brand through unauthorized use of our trademarks, all of which could adversely affect our business. Accordingly, we may need to engage in future litigation to enforce intellectual property rights, to protect trade secrets or to determine the validity and scope of proprietary rights of others. We also rely on unpatented proprietary technology. It is possible that others will independently develop the same or similar technology or otherwise obtain access to our unpatented technology. To protect our trade secrets and other proprietary information, we require employees, consultants, advisors and collaborators to enter into confidentiality agreements. We cannot assure you that these agreements will provide meaningful protection for our trade secrets, know-how, or other proprietary information in the event of any unauthorized use, misappropriation, or disclosure of such trade secrets, know-how, or other proprietary information. If we are unable to maintain the proprietary nature of our technologies, we could be materially adversely affected. In addition, others may initiate litigation or other proceedings to challenge the validity of our patents, or allege that we infringe their patents, or they may use their resources to design comparable products that do not infringe our patents. We may incur substantial costs if our competitors initiate litigation to challenge the validity of our patents, or allege that we infringe their patents, or if we initiate any proceedings to protect our proprietary rights. If the outcome of any litigation challenging our patents is unfavorable to us, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected. 18 Table of Contents We and the third parties with whom we work are subject to stringent and evolving U.S. and foreign laws, regulations, and rules, contractual obligations, industry standards, policies and other obligations related to data privacy and security. Our (or the third parties with whom we work) actual or perceived failure to comply with such obligations could lead to regulatory investigations or actions; litigation (including class claims) and mass arbitration demands; fines and penalties; disruptions of our business operations; reputational harm; loss of revenue or profits; loss of customers or sales and other adverse business consequences. In the ordinary course of business, we collect, receive, store, process, generate, use, transfer, disclose, make accessible, protect, secure, dispose of, transmit, and share (collectively, process) personal data and other sensitive information, including proprietary and confidential business data, trade secrets, intellectual property, and sensitive third-party data (collectively, sensitive information). Our data processing activities subject us to numerous data privacy and security obligations, such as laws, regulations, guidance, industry standards, external and internal privacy and security policies, contractual requirements, and other obligations relating to data privacy and security. In the United States, federal, state, and local governments have enacted numerous data privacy and security laws, including data breach notification laws, personal data privacy laws, consumer protection laws (e.g., Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act), and other similar laws (e.g., wiretapping laws). Numerous U.S. states have enacted comprehensive privacy laws that impose certain obligations on covered businesses, including providing specific disclosures in privacy notices and affording residents with certain rights concerning their personal data. As applicable, such rights may include the right to access, correct, or delete certain personal data, and to opt-out of certain data processing activities, such as targeted advertising, profiling, and automated decision-making. Certain states also impose stricter requirements for processing certain personal data, including sensitive information, such as conducting data privacy impact assessments. These state laws allow for statutory fines for noncompliance. For example, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, ( “CCPA”) applies to personal data of consumers, business representatives, and employees who are California residents, and requires businesses to provide specific disclosures in privacy notices and honor requests of such individuals to exercise certain privacy rights. The CCPA provides for fines and allows private litigants affected by certain data breaches to recover significant statutory damages. Similar laws are being considered in several other states, as well as at the federal and local levels, and we expect more states to pass similar laws in the future. Outside the United States, an increasing number of laws, regulations, and industry standards govern data privacy and security. For example, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“EU GDPR”), the United Kingdom’s GDPR (“UK GDPR”) (collectively, “GDPR”), and Australia’s Privacy Act impose strict requirements for processing personal data. For example, under the GDPR, companies may face temporary or definitive bans on data processing and other corrective actions; fines of up to 20 million Euros under the EU GDPR, 17.5 million pounds sterling under the UK GDPR or, in each case, 4% of annual global revenue, whichever is greater; or private litigation related to processing of personal data brought by classes of data subjects or consumer protection organizations authorized at law to represent their interests. In the ordinary course of business, we may transfer personal data from Europe and other jurisdictions to the United States or other countries. Europe and other jurisdictions have enacted laws requiring data to be localized or limiting the transfer of personal data to other countries. In particular, the European Economic Area (EEA) and the United Kingdom (UK) have significantly restricted the transfer of personal data to the United States and other countries whose privacy laws it generally believes are inadequate. Other jurisdictions may adopt or have already adopted similarly stringent data localization and cross-border data transfer laws. Although there are currently various mechanisms that may be used to transfer personal data from the EEA and UK to the United States in compliance with law, such as the EEA standard contractual clauses, the UK’s International Data Transfer Agreement / Addendum, and the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and the UK extension thereto ("DPF Framework") (which allows for transfers to relevant U.S.-based organizations who self-certify compliance and participate in the DPF Framework), these mechanisms are subject to legal challenges, and there is no assurance that we can satisfy or rely on these measures to lawfully transfer personal data to the United States. If there is no lawful manner for us to transfer personal data from the EEA, the UK or other jurisdictions to the United States, or if the requirements for a legally-compliant transfer are too onerous, we could face significant adverse consequences, including the interruption or degradation of our operations, the need to relocate part of or all of our business or data processing activities to other jurisdictions (such as Europe) at significant expense, increased exposure to regulatory actions, substantial fines and penalties, the inability to transfer data and work with partners, vendors and other third parties, and injunctions against our processing or transferring of personal data necessary to operate our business. Additionally, companies that transfer personal data out of the EEA and UK to other jurisdictions, particularly to the United States, are subject to increased scrutiny from regulators, individual litigants, and activist groups. Some European regulators have ordered certain companies to suspend or permanently cease certain transfers out of Europe for allegedly violating the GDPR’s cross-border data transfer limitations. 19 Table of Contents Additionally, under various privacy laws and other obligations, we may be required to obtain certain consents to process personal data. For example, some of our data processing practices may be challenged under wiretapping laws, if we share consumer information with third parties through various methods, including chatbot and session replay providers, or via third-party marketing pixels. These practices may be subject to increased challenges by class action plaintiffs. Our inability or failure to obtain consent for these practices could result in adverse consequences, including class action litigation and mass arbitration demands. Our employees and personnel use generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) technologies and/or automated decision-making technologies to perform their work, and the disclosure and use of personal data in AI technologies is subject to various privacy laws and other privacy obligations. Governments have passed and are likely to pass additional laws and regulations regulating AI and/or automated decision-making technologies. Our use of this technology could result in additional compliance costs, regulatory investigations and actions, and lawsuits. We also use machine learning and AI technologies, including generative AI, in our products and services. The development and use of AI technologies present various privacy and security risks that may impact our business. AI technologies are subject to privacy and data security laws, as well as increasing regulation and scrutiny. Further, countries and states are applying their data and consumer protection laws to AI technologies, and particularly generative AI and interactive chatbots. Several jurisdictions around the globe, including Europe and certain U.S. states, have proposed, enacted, or are considering laws governing the development and use of AI technologies, such as the EU’s AI Act, the Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act, the Utah Artificial Intelligence Policy Act, and the CCPA regulations on automated decision-making technology. For example, the EU AI Act sets out a risk-based framework, subjecting certain AI technologies to numerous compliance obligations, including transparency, conformity and risk assessment, monitoring and human oversight requirements. Under the EU AI Act, non-compliant companies may be subject to administrative fines of up to 35 million Euros or 7% of a company’s total worldwide annual turnover for the preceding financial year, whichever is the higher. Certain of our activities subject us to the EU AI Act and depending on how the EU AI Act is implemented and interpreted, we may have to adapt our business practices, contractual arrangements, and services to comply with such obligations. We expect other jurisdictions will adopt similar laws. If we are unable to use generative AI, it could make our business less efficient and result in competitive disadvantages. In addition to data privacy and security laws, we are, or may be contractually subject to industry standards adopted by industry groups and, we are, or may become subject to such obligations in the future. For example, we are or may be subject to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (“PCI DSS”). The PCI DSS requires companies to adopt certain measures to ensure the security of cardholder information, including using and maintaining firewalls, adopting proper password protections for certain devices and software, and restricting data access. Noncompliance with PCI-DSS can result in penalties ranging from $5,000 to $100,000 per month by credit card companies, litigation, damage to our reputation, and revenue losses. We may also be subject to the EU Cyber Resilience Act ("CRA"), which imposes mandatory cybersecurity and incident-notification requirements for products with digital elements placed on the EU market. Certain notification obligations begin in September 2026, with full compliance required by December 2027. Failure to comply with the CRA could result in regulatory investigations, fines of up to €15 million or 2.5% of global annual turnover, and other adverse consequences. We are also bound by contractual obligations related to data privacy and security, and our efforts to comply with such obligations may not be successful. We publish privacy policies, marketing materials and other statements, regarding data privacy, artificial intelligence, and data security. Regulators in the United States are increasingly scrutinizing these statements, and if these policies, materials or statements are found to be deficient, lacking in transparency, deceptive, unfair, misleading, or misrepresentative of our practices, we may be subject to investigation, enforcement actions by regulators or other adverse consequences. Obligations related to data privacy and security (and consumers’ data privacy expectations) are quickly changing, becoming increasingly stringent, and creating uncertainty. Additionally, these obligations may be subject to differing applications and interpretations, which may be inconsistent or conflict among jurisdictions. We may at times fail (or be perceived to have failed) in our efforts to comply with our data privacy and security obligations. Moreover, despite our efforts, our personnel or third parties with whom we work may fail to comply with such obligations, which could negatively impact our business operations. If we or the third parties with whom we work fail, or are perceived to have failed, to address or comply with applicable data privacy and security obligations, we could face significant consequences, including but not limited to: government enforcement actions (e.g., investigations, fines, penalties, audits, inspections, and similar); litigation (including class-action claims) and mass arbitration demands; additional reporting requirements and/or oversight; bans or restrictions on processing personal data; and orders to destroy or not use personal data. In particular, plaintiffs have become increasingly more active in bringing privacy-related claims against companies, including class claims and mass arbitration demands. Some of these claims allow for the recovery of statutory damages on a per violation basis, and, if viable, carry the potential for monumental statutory damages, depending on the volume of data and the number of violations. Any of these events could have a material adverse effect on our reputation, business, or financial 20 Table of Contents condition, including but not limited to: loss of customers; interruptions or stoppages in our business operations; inability to process personal data or to operate in certain jurisdictions; limited ability to develop or commercialize our products; expenditure of time and resources to defend any claim or inquiry; adverse publicity; or changes to our business model or operations. If our information technology systems or those of third parties with whom we work or our data, are or were compromised, we could experience adverse consequences resulting from such compromise, including but not limited to regulatory investigations or actions; litigation; fines and penalties; disruptions of our business operations; reputational harm; loss of revenue or profits; loss of customers or sales; and other adverse consequences. In the ordinary course of our business, we and the third parties with whom we work, process sensitive information, including intellectual property; our proprietary business information and that of our dealers, suppliers, and other business partners; and personal information of consumers and employees. Cyber-attacks, malicious internet-based activity, online and offline fraud, and other similar activities threaten the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our sensitive information and information technology systems, and those of the third parties with whom we work. Such threats are prevalent and continue to rise, are increasingly difficult to detect, and come from a variety of sources, including traditional computer “hackers,” threat actors, “hacktivists,” organized criminal threat actors, personnel (such as through theft or misuse), sophisticated nation states, and nation-state-supported actors. Some actors now engage and are expected to continue to engage in cyber-attacks, including without limitation nation-state actors for geopolitical reasons and in conjunction with military conflicts and defense activities. During times of war and other major conflicts, we, the third parties with whom we work, and our customers, may be vulnerable to a heightened risk of these attacks, including retaliatory cyber-attacks, that could materially disrupt our systems and operations, supply chain, and ability to produce, sell and distribute our products. We and the third parties with whom we work are subject to a variety of evolving threats, including but not limited to social-engineering attacks (including through deep fakes, which may be increasingly more difficult to identify as fake, and phishing attacks), malicious code (such as viruses and worms), malware (including as a result of advanced persistent threat intrusions), denial-of-service attacks, credential stuffing attacks, credential harvesting, personnel misconduct or error, ransomware attacks, supply-chain attacks, software bugs, server malfunctions, software or hardware failures, loss of data or other information technology assets, adware, telecommunications failures, attacks enhanced or facilitated by AI, and other similar threats. We have in the past been targeted by such attacks and likely will continue to be targeted in the future. In particular, severe ransomware attacks are becoming more prevalent – particularly for companies like ours that are engaged in critical infrastructure or manufacturing – and can lead to significant interruptions in our operations, ability to provide our products, loss of sensitive information and income, reputational harm, and diversion of funds. Extortion payments may alleviate the negative impact of a ransomware attack, but we may be unwilling or unable to make such payments due to, for example, applicable laws or regulations prohibiting such payments. It may be difficult and/or costly to detect, investigate, mitigate, contain, and remediate a security incident. Our efforts to do so may not be successful. Actions taken by us or the third parties with whom we work to detect, investigate, mitigate, contain, and remediate a security incident could result in outages, data losses, and disruptions of our business. Threat actors may also gain access to other networks and systems after a compromise of our networks and systems. Future or past business transactions (such as acquisitions or integrations) could expose us to additional cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities, as our systems could be negatively affected by vulnerabilities present in acquired or integrated entities’ systems and technologies. Furthermore, we may discover security issues that were not found during due diligence of such acquired or integrated entities, and it may be difficult to integrate companies into our information technology environment and security program. We rely on third parties to operate critical business systems to process sensitive information in a variety of contexts, including, without limitation, commercial transactions, customer interactions, manufacturing, branding, employee tracking, and other functions. We also rely on third parties to provide other products, services, parts, to sell our products or otherwise to operate our business. Our ability to monitor these third parties’ information security practices is limited, and these third parties may not have adequate information security measures in place. If the third parties with whom we work experience a security incident or other interruption, we could experience adverse consequences. While we may be entitled to damages if the third parties with whom we work fail to satisfy their privacy or security-related obligations to us, any award may be insufficient to cover our damages, or we may be unable to recover such award. In addition, supply-chain attacks have increased in frequency and severity, and we cannot guarantee that third parties’ infrastructure in our supply chain or that of the third parties with whom we work have not been compromised. While we have implemented security measures designed to protect against security incidents, there can be no assurance that these measures will be effective. We take steps designed to detect, mitigate, and remediate vulnerabilities in our information 21 Table of Contents systems (such as our hardware and/or software, including that of third parties with whom we work). We have not and may not in the future, however, detect and remediate all such vulnerabilities on a timely basis. Despite our efforts, there can be no assurance that these vulnerability mitigation measures will be effective. Further, we have and may in the future experience delays in deploying remedial measures and patches designed to address identified vulnerabilities. Vulnerabilities could be exploited and result in a security incident. Any of the previously identified or similar threats have in the past and may in the future cause a security incident or other interruption that have in the past and may in the future result in unauthorized, unlawful, or accidental acquisition, modification, destruction, loss, alteration, encryption, disclosure of, or access to our sensitive information or our information technology systems, or those of the third parties with whom we work. A security incident or other interruption could disrupt our ability (and that of third parties with whom we work) to provide our products. For example, we regularly experience phishing attempts, and while most are unsuccessful, some have resulted in limited unauthorized access that was promptly detected and contained. Additionally, if we experience a security incident impacting the electronic components embedded into our products, such as the navigation or operating systems, this could prevent or cause customers to stop using our products, deter new customers from using our products, adversely affect the reputation of our business, or cause us to experience other similar harms. We expend significant resources or modify our business activities to try to protect against security incidents. Certain data privacy and security obligations have required us to implement and maintain specific security measures or industry-standard or reasonable security measures to protect our information technology systems and sensitive information. Applicable data privacy and security obligations have in the past and may in the future require us, or we may voluntarily choose, to notify relevant stakeholders, including affected individuals, customers, regulators, and investors, of security incidents, or to take other actions, such as providing credit monitoring and identity theft protection services. Such disclosures and related actions can be costly, and the disclosure or the failure to comply with such applicable requirements could lead to adverse consequences. If we (or a third party with whom we work) were to experience a security incident or are perceived to have experienced a security incident, we may experience adverse consequences, such as government enforcement actions (for example, investigations, fines, penalties, audits, and inspections); additional reporting requirements and/or oversight; litigation (including class claims); indemnification obligations; negative publicity; reputational harm; monetary fund diversions; diversion of management attention; interruptions in our operations (including availability of data); financial loss; and other similar harms. Security incidents and attendant consequences may prevent or cause customers to stop using our products, deter new customers from using our products, and negatively impact our ability to grow and operate our business. Our contracts may not contain limitations of liability, and even when they do, there can be no assurance that limitations of liability in our contracts are sufficient to protect us from liabilities, damages, or claims related to our data privacy and security obligations. We cannot be sure that our insurance coverage will be adequate or sufficient to protect us from or to mitigate liabilities arising out of our privacy and security practices, that such coverage will continue to be available on commercially reasonable terms or at all, or that such coverage will pay future claims. In addition to experiencing a security incident, third parties may gather, collect, or infer sensitive information about us from public sources, data brokers, or other means that reveal competitively sensitive details about our organization and could be used to undermine our competitive advantage or market position. Additionally, sensitive information about or from the Company or our customers could be leaked, disclosed, or revealed as a result of or in connection with our employees’, personnel's, or vendors’ use of generative AI technologies. Our operations and sales in international markets require significant management attention, expose us to difficulties presented by international economic, political, legal, and business factors, and may not be successful or produce desired levels of sales and profitability. With our recent acquisition of Saxdor and our continued operations in Australia, our operations and sales in international markets will require significant management attention, expose us to difficulties presented by international economic, political, legal, and business factors, and may not be successful or produce desired levels of sales and profitability. In March 2026, we acquired Saxdor. Saxdor sells premium adventure dayboats worldwide and has three engineering and manufacturing facilities in Finland and Poland. The acquisition of Saxdor significantly increases our international operations and will require substantial management attention as we integrate Saxdor into our current operations. In addition to our Saxdor acquisition, we continue to sell our products throughout the world and we manufacture some boats in Australia for our Malibu segment. The countries in which we operate, including the U.S., Finland, Poland and Australia, could face economic and geopolitical challenges and may experience significant fluctuations in gross domestic product, interest rates and currency exchange rates, as 22 Table of Contents well as civil disturbances, government instability, nationalization and the imposition of unexpected taxes or other charges by government authorities. This can result in economic and political instability, which could negatively affect our operations in those countries and our ability to sell our boats in those markets. Doing business on a worldwide basis also requires us to comply with the laws and regulations of various foreign jurisdictions. These laws and regulations place restrictions on our operations, trade practices, partners and investment decisions. In particular, our operations are subject to U.S. and foreign anti-corruption and trade control laws and regulations, such as the FCPA, export controls and economic sanctions programs, including those administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, or the OFAC. As a result of doing business in foreign countries and with foreign partners, we are exposed to a heightened risk of violating anti-corruption and trade control laws and sanctions regulations. In addition, legal systems in markets in which we operate may have different liability standards, which could make it more difficult for us to enforce our legal rights in such countries. Doing business in countries around the world has and may continue to expose us to heightened risks and negatively impact our earnings and cash flows. Actual or potential public health emergencies, epidemics, or pandemics, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, or financial condition. The impact of actual or potential public health emergencies, epidemics, or pandemics on us, our suppliers, dealers, and consumers, and the general economy could be wide-ranging and significant, depending on the nature of the issue, governmental actions taken in response, and the public reaction. The impact of such events could include employee illness, quarantines, cancellation of events and travel, business and school shutdowns, reduction in economic activity, widespread unemployment, and supply chain interruptions, which collectively could cause significant disruptions to global economies and financial markets. In addition, these events could result in future significant volatility in demand, positively or negatively, for our products. Demand volatility may be caused by, among other things: the temporary inability of consumers to purchase our products due to illness, quarantine, or other travel restrictions; dealership closures due to illness or government restrictions; a reduction in boating activity as a result of governmental actions or self-quarantine measures; shifts in demand away from discretionary products; and reduced options for marketing and promotion of products. If such events occur over a prolonged period, they could increase our costs and difficulty of operating our business, including accurately planning and forecasting for our operations and inventory levels, which may adversely impact our results. Risks Related to Our Markets and the Recreational Powerboat Industry Weak general economic conditions, particularly in the United States, can negatively impact our industry, demand for our products, and our business and results of operations. Demand for new recreational powerboats can be negatively influenced by weak economic conditions, including high inflation and interest rates, low consumer confidence and high unemployment, especially in the United States, and by increased market volatility worldwide. In times of economic uncertainty and contraction, consumers tend to have less discretionary income and defer or avoid expenditures for discretionary items, such as boats. Sales of our products are highly sensitive to personal discretionary spending levels, and our success depends on general economic conditions and overall consumer confidence and personal income levels, especially in the United States and in the specific regional markets where we sell our products. Any deterioration in general economic conditions that diminishes consumer confidence or discretionary income is likely to reduce our sales and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, fiscal and monetary policy, including tariffs, could have a material adverse impact on worldwide economic conditions, the financial markets, and availability of credit and, consequently, may negatively affect our industry, businesses, and overall financial condition. Consumers often finance purchases of our boats, and as interest rates rise, as they have over the last few years, the cost of financing the purchase also increases. If credit conditions worsen, and adversely affect the ability of consumers to finance potential purchases at acceptable terms and interest rates, it could result in a decrease in sales or delay improvement in sales of our products. Risks and requirements related to transacting business in foreign countries may result in increased liabilities including penalties and fines as well as reputational harm. Our activities are subject to various trade and economic sanctions and export control laws and regulations administered by the United States, including the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Export Administration Regulations and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control economic and trade sanctions programs, and other laws and regulations of a similar nature administered by foreign governmental authorities with relevant jurisdiction, including Australia, Finland, and 23 Table of Contents Poland ("Trade Controls"). We also are subject to various anti-corruption laws and regulations, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and U.K. Bribery Act. These laws and regulations may impose restrictions on our business, including our ability to export, reexport, or transfer our products or provide our services to certain countries, territories, entities, or individuals, without authorization from the cognizant government authorities. Relevant licensing processes can be time-consuming, and favorable outcomes cannot be guaranteed. Certain jurisdictions in which we operate or into which our products may be sold present heightened Trade Controls risk. In particular, Russia is subject to expansive and evolving sanctions and export control measures imposed by the United States and allied jurisdictions, including broad restrictions on the export, reexport, and transfer of a wide range of goods, software, and technology. The regulatory landscape applicable to Russia continues to evolve; ensuring ongoing compliance in this environment requires sustained vigilance and resource commitment, and the consequences of non-compliance – whether intentional or inadvertent – can be severe. We endeavor to conduct our activities in compliance with all applicable Trade Controls requirements, including those applicable to Russia, but we cannot guarantee full compliance at all times. Trade Controls and anti-corruption laws and regulations are subject to frequent change, and compliance can be time- and resource-intensive. Although we have training programs in place for our employees, we cannot guarantee that our rules will be followed, nor can we guarantee full compliance with applicable export control and sanctions laws and regulations. Violations of these regimes can result in significant financial penalties, loss of licensing privileges, other administrative penalties, reputational harm, and adverse business impact. Our continued success is dependent on the positive perception of our brands, which, if impaired, could adversely affect our sales. We believe that our brands are significant contributors to the success of our business and that maintaining and enhancing our brands are important to expanding our consumer and dealer base. The value of our brands is based in large part on perceptions and opinions, and broad access to social media makes it easy for anyone to provide public feedback that can influence perceptions of our Company. It may be difficult to control negative publicity, regardless of whether it is accurate. Negative incidents, such as quality and safety concerns, product recalls, severe incidents or injuries related to our products or actions, or statements or actions of our employees or dealers or the athletes associated with our products, could lead to tangible adverse effects on our business, including lost sales or employee retention and recruiting difficulties. Also, public concerns about the environmental impact of our products, or our environmental, social and governance practices generally, could result in diminished public perception of our brands. Government, media, or activist pressure to limit emissions could also negatively impact consumers’ perceptions of our boats. Any decline in the public acceptance of our boats could negatively impact their sales or lead to changes in laws, rules and regulations that prevent access to certain locations or restrict use or manner of use in certain areas or during certain times, which could also negatively impact sales. If the popularity of the sports and activities for which we design, manufacture and sell our boats were to decrease as a result of these risks or any negative publicity, sales of our products could decrease, which could have an adverse effect on our net revenue, profitability and operating results. Our sales may be adversely impacted by increased consumer preference for used boats, electric boats, alternative fuel-powered boats, or the supply of new boats by competitors in excess of demand. In the past, and during this recent economic cycle, we have observed a shift in consumer demand toward purchasing more used boats during economic downturns, primarily because prices for used boats are typically lower than retail prices for new boats. If consumer demand shifts toward purchasing more used boats, it could have the effect of reducing demand among retail purchasers for our new boats. Also, while we have taken steps designed to balance production volumes for our boats with demand, our competitors could choose to reduce the price of their products, which could have the effect of reducing demand for our new boats. In addition, a shift from traditional fuel-powered boats to electric boats, alternative fuel-powered boats, or other technologies could reduce demand for our boats. Reduced demand for new boats could lead to reduced sales by us, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition. An increase in energy and fuel costs may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Prices for crude oil, natural gas and other energy supplies have been increasing and have been subject to high volatility, including as a result of geopolitical factors or otherwise. Further, the global clean energy movement may also reduce the availability of fossil fuels, which may in turn cause increases to energy costs. Higher energy costs result in increases in operating expenses at our manufacturing facilities and in the expense of shipping products to our dealers. In addition, increases in energy costs may adversely affect the pricing and availability of petroleum based raw materials, such as resins and foams, that are used in our products. Higher fuel prices may also have an adverse effect on demand for our boats, as they increase the operating costs associated with boat ownership and possibly affect product use. 24 Table of Contents Retail demand for our boats is seasonal and unfavorable weather conditions just before and during spring and summer can have a negative effect on our revenues. Adverse weather conditions in any year in any particular geographic region may adversely affect sales in that region, especially during the peak boating season. Sales of our products are generally stronger just before and during spring and summer, which represent the peak boating months in most of our markets, and favorable weather during these months generally has a positive effect on consumer demand. Conversely, unseasonably cool weather, excessive rainfall, reduced rainfall levels, or drought conditions during these periods may close area boating locations or render boating dangerous or inconvenient, thereby generally reducing consumer demand for our products. Our annual results would be materially and adversely affected if our net sales were to fall below expected seasonal levels during these periods. We may also experience more pronounced seasonal fluctuation in net sales in the future as we continue to expand our businesses. Additionally, to the extent that unfavorable weather conditions are exacerbated by global climate change or otherwise, our sales may be affected to a greater degree than we have previously experienced. There can be no assurance that weather conditions will not have a material effect on the sales of any of our products. Our industry is characterized by intense competition, which affects our sales and profits. In recent years, we have lost market share in certain of our segments because of increased competition in our industry. The recreational powerboat industry, and in particular the performance sport boat category, is highly competitive for consumers and dealers. Competition affects our ability to succeed in the markets we currently serve, and the new markets that we may enter in the future, including most recently the emerging premium adventure dayboat category in which we entered into this fiscal year with the acquisition of Saxdor. Competition is based primarily on brand name, price, product selection and product performance. We compete with several large manufacturers that may have greater financial, marketing and other resources than we do and who are represented by dealers in the markets in which we now operate and into which we plan to expand. We also compete with a variety of small, independent manufacturers. We cannot assure you that we will not face greater competition from existing large or small manufacturers or that we will be able to compete successfully with new competitors. Our failure to compete effectively with our current and future competitors would adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. We compete with a variety of other activities for consumers’ scarce leisure time. Our boats are used for recreational and sport purposes, and demand for our boats may be adversely affected by competition from other activities that occupy consumers’ leisure time and by changes in consumer life style, usage pattern or taste. Similarly, an overall decrease in consumer leisure time may reduce consumers’ willingness to purchase and enjoy our products. Changes in currency exchange rates can adversely affect our results A portion of our sales are denominated in a currency other than the U.S. dollar. With our recent acquisition of Saxdor, we anticipate a much larger portion of our sales than in the past will be denominated in a currency other than the U.S. dollar, with most of Saxdor’s sales denominated in the Euro. Since our acquisition of Saxdor on March 2, 2026, sales in Europe accounted for approximately 54% of Saxdor’s total revenue. We also continue to sell our other brands worldwide. Consequently, a strong U.S. dollar may adversely affect reported revenues. We maintain a portion of our manufacturing operations in Poland and Australia, which partially mitigates the impact of the volatility of the U.S. dollar in those countries. A portion of our selling, general and administrative costs are transacted in the Polish zloty and Australian dollar as a result. We also sell U.S. manufactured products into certain international markets in U.S. dollars, including the sale of products into Canada, Europe and Latin America. Demand for our products in these markets may also be adversely affected by a volatile U.S. dollar. We do not currently use hedging or other derivative instruments to mitigate our foreign currency risks. Inflation and heightened interest rates could adversely affect our financial results. Inflation has recently had an adverse impact on our business, particularly related to wages and increases in the cost of raw materials and transportation, and may continue to have, an adverse impact on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Any continued elevated rates or renewed increases could further adversely affect our results. In addition, new boat buyers often finance their purchases. During the past year, inflation, along with heightened interest rates, has translated into an increased cost of boat ownership. Should inflation and increased interest rates continue or increase, prospective consumers may choose to forego or delay their purchases or buy a less expensive boat in the event credit is not available to finance their boat purchases. 25 Table of Contents Risks Related to our Dealers We depend on our network of independent dealers, face increasing competition for dealers and have limited control over their activities. The number of dealers supporting our products and the quality of their marketing and servicing efforts are essential to our ability to generate sales. Competition for dealers among recreational powerboat manufacturers continues to increase based on the quality, price, value and availability of the manufacturers’ products, the manufacturers’ attention to customer service and the marketing support that the manufacturer provides to the dealers. We face competition from other manufacturers in attracting and retaining independent boat dealers. In addition, independent dealers in the recreational powerboat industry have experienced significant consolidation in recent years, which could result in the loss of one or more of our dealers in the future if the surviving entity in any such consolidation purchases similar products from a competitor. A significant deterioration in the number or effectiveness of our dealers could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Our success depends, in part, upon the financial health of our dealers and their continued access to financing. Because we sell nearly all of our products through dealers, the financial health of our dealers is critical to our success. Our business, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected if the financial health of the dealers that sell our products suffers. Their financial health may suffer for a variety of reasons, including a downturn in general economic conditions, tariffs, heightened interest rates, higher rents, increased labor costs and taxes, compliance with regulations and personal financial issues. For instance, in 2024, one of our former dealers, Tommy's Boats, filed for bankruptcy protection and liquidated its inventory, which resulted in us repurchasing 19 of our boats from Tommy's Boats. Our dealers require adequate liquidity to finance their operations, including purchases of our boats. Dealers are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could unfavorably affect their liquidity positions, including, among other things, continued access to adequate financing sources on a timely basis and on reasonable terms. These sources of financing are vital to our ability to sell products to our dealers through our distribution network. Access to floor plan financing generally facilitates our dealers’ ability to purchase boats from us, and their financed purchases reduce our working capital requirements. If floor plan financing were not available to our dealers, our sales and our working capital levels would be adversely affected as dealers may shift the timing of certain purchases and otherwise reduce the total number of boats that they purchase during any given period. In addition, heightened interest rates could also incentivize dealers to reduce their inventory levels in order to reduce their interest exposure, which may further adversely impact the sales of our boats and our results of operations. For additional information on our dealer network, see "Business--Our Dealer Network and --Dealer Management" above. We may be required to repurchase inventory of certain dealers or provide promotional incentives to sell through inventory. Many of our dealers have floor plan financing arrangements with third-party finance companies that facilitate the dealers purchasing our products. In connection with such floor plan financing agreements, in certain instances we agree to repurchase our products from the third-party finance company. Generally, this obligation is triggered if a dealer defaults on its debt obligations to a finance company, the finance company repossesses the boat and the boat is returned to us. In addition, applicable laws regulating dealer relations may also require us to repurchase our products from our dealers under certain circumstances. In such circumstances, we may not have any control over the timing or amount of any repurchase obligation nor have access to capital on terms acceptable to us to satisfy any repurchase obligation. If we are required to repurchase a significant number of units under any repurchase agreement or under applicable dealer laws, it could have an adverse impact on our business, operating results, financial condition and cash flows. Since fiscal year 2021, we have repurchased a total of 37 units from lenders to former dealers and 35 of those units were subsequently resold above their cost and at a minimal reduced margin. This number includes 19 boats we repurchased pursuant to our repurchase agreement with M&T Bank related to the bankruptcy of our former dealer, Tommy’s Boats. Future declines in marine industry demand could cause an increase in repurchase activity or could require us to incur losses in excess of established reserves. In addition, our cash flow and loss experience could be adversely affected if repurchased inventory is not successfully distributed to other dealers in a timely manner, or if the recovery rate on the resale of the product declines. The finance companies could require changes in repurchase terms that would result in an increase in our contractual obligations. 26 Table of Contents Risks Related to Litigation and our Regulatory, Accounting and Tax Environment The nature of our business exposes us to risks associated with litigation, investigation and regulatory proceedings and a significant adverse determination with respect to any material claim against us could adversely affect our operating results or financial condition. We currently are facing, and will likely continue to face, legal, administrative and regulatory proceedings, claims, demands and/or investigations relating to dealer or consumer matters, shareholder matters and/or other matters relating to our business. Litigation and regulatory proceedings are inherently uncertain, and adverse rulings could occur, including monetary damages or fines, or an injunction stopping us from manufacturing or selling certain products, engaging in certain business practices, or requiring other remedies. On April 10, 2024, fifteen dealerships operated under common control of Tommy’s Boats (“Tommy’s Boats”) filed a complaint against MBI and its indirect subsidiary Boats LLC in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (Case 3:24-cv-00166). The complaint alleges that MBI and Boats LLC breached obligations under dealership agreements with Tommy’s Boats, quantum meruit, unjust enrichment, promissory estoppel and intentional and negligent misrepresentations relating to the parties’ commercial relationship. Tommy’s Boats sought monetary damages. Boats LLC took possession of 19 new model year 2024 boats according to a repurchase agreement with M&T Bank, the floor plan financing lender to Tommy’s Boats. These boats were subsequently resold during the three months ended September 30, 2024. On July 3, 2024, Mark E. Andrews, Chapter 11 Trustee (the “Trustee”) for Tommy’s Boats voluntarily dismissed without prejudice the claims filed by Tommy’s Boats. On August 16, 2024, Matthew Borisch, the principal owner of Tommy’s Boats, filed a complaint against Malibu Boats, Inc., Malibu Boats, LLC, and Jack Springer in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (Case 3:24-cv-00339), alleging similar allegations to those of the dismissed complaint against Malibu Boats, Inc. and Malibu Boats, LLC filed by Tommy’s Boats. Mr. Borisch amended his complaint on October 29, 2024. On October 7, 2024, MBI and Boats LLC entered into a Settlement Agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with the Trustee. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, MBI and Boats LLC agreed to pay the Tommy’s Boats’ estate $3.5 million in cash and MBI and Boats LLC and the Trustee agreed to mutual releases of all outstanding claims between them. The Settlement Agreement was approved by the Bankruptcy Court on November 19, 2024. On May 22, 2025, the Bankruptcy Court determined that most of Mr. Borisch’s claims are property of the Tommy’s Boats bankruptcy estates and required Mr. Borisch to withdraw or dismiss such claims against MBI and Boats, LLC., while finding that Mr. Borisch could assert certain potential claims against Malibu Boats, Inc. and Malibu Boats, LLC in his individual capacity. In consideration of the Bankruptcy Court’s ruling, the Trustee agreed to cooperate with us in defense of Mr. Borisch’s claims. As a result of the Bankruptcy Court's determination and the Trustee's agreement to cooperate, on July 21, 2025, Malibu made the $3.5 million settlement payment to the Tommy’s Boats estate to consummate the Settlement Agreement. On July 11, 2025, Mr. Borisch sought leave to amend his complaint and has asserted that the remaining claims he has brought belong to him in his individual capacity. On September 2, 2025, we moved to dismiss Mr. Borisch’s complaint in its entirety. That motion is fully submitted and pending. We intend to vigorously defend ourselves against any claims alleged by Mr. Borisch. We are unable to provide any reasonable evaluation of the likelihood that a loss will be incurred or any reasonable estimate of the range of possible loss. On April 29, 2024, a stockholder, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, filed a complaint against MBI and Jack Springer, Bruce Beckman, David Black, and Wayne Wilson as current and former officers of the Company in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Case 1:24-cv-03254). On August 15, 2024, the Court appointed the Retiree Benefit Trust of the City of Baltimore as the Lead Plaintiff in the action. The amended complaint alleges violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in connection with allegedly false and misleading statements made by MBI related to the Company's business, operations, and prospects during the period from November 4, 2022 through May 1, 2024 (“Class Period”). The amended complaint alleges, among other things, that the defendants violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and SEC Rule 10b-5 by not disclosing alleged material adverse facts related to the Company’s inventory, demand and relationship with one of its former dealers, Tommy’s Boats, and accordingly, that certain statements made during the Class Period about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading. On July 29, 2025, MBI and the individual defendants entered into a Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement with the Lead Plaintiff. The settlement was approved by the Court on February 9, 2026, and, without admitting fault or liability, provided for a settlement payment amount of $7.8 million for the benefit of a settlement class comprised of all purchasers of MBI securities during the Class Period. The settlement payment was fully funded with proceeds from MBI’s directors and officers insurance carriers. On November 25, 2024, a stockholder, derivatively on behalf of MBI, filed a complaint against Jack Springer, Ritchie Anderson, Bruce Beckman, David Black, and Wayne Wilson as current and former officers of Malibu Boats, Inc., as well as current and former members of the MBI Board of Directors in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New 27 Table of Contents York (Case 1:24-cv-09018). On December 20, 2024, a second stockholder, derivatively on behalf of MBI, filed a complaint against the same defendants in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Case 1:24-cv-09870). On January 7, 2025, these derivative actions were consolidated and stayed pending certain developments in the securities class action. On April 8, 2025, a third stockholder, derivatively on behalf of MBI, filed a complaint against the same defendants in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (Case 3:25-cv-00142). On May 16, 2025, a fourth stockholder, derivatively on behalf of MBI, filed a complaint against the same defendants, except for Ritchie Anderson, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (Case 3:25-cv-00223). On November 17, 2025, the third and fourth derivative actions were consolidated, and on November 20, 2025, the consolidated case was stayed pending certain developments in the securities class action. The derivative actions allege violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as well as breach of fiduciary duties and unjust enrichment against the individual defendants in connection with the issues raised in the securities class action. On April 1, 2026, MBI and the stockholders reached an agreement in principle to settle all derivative actions. On July 15, 2026, plaintiffs filed a motion for preliminary settlement approval in the consolidated action pending before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee (Case 3:25-cv-00142). The settlement contemplates certain corporate governance reforms by MBI and a payment of $850,000 in attorneys’ fees from MBI to the stockholders’ counsel, and is subject to Court approval. MBI anticipates that the settlement amount will be fully paid with proceeds from MBI's directors and officers insurance carriers. On February 12, 2025, a stockholder (the “Gray Plaintiff”) filed a putative stockholder class action complaint, as subsequently amended on April 1, 2026, in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the “Chancery Court”) against MBI, under the caption Gray v. Malibu Boats, Inc., C.A. No. 2025-0151-KSJM (the “Gray Action”), challenging a provision of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation concerning removal of directors from the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Removal Provision”). Without admitting any wrongdoing or that the Gray Plaintiff’s allegations had any merit, MBI represented to the Gray Plaintiff that no director of MBI shall be removed from his or her position pursuant to the Removal Provision. Believing the prompt resolution of the Gray Action to be in the best interest of MBI and its stockholders, MBI has, in its business judgment, also agreed to pay $75,000 in attorneys’ fees and expenses to the Gray Plaintiff’s counsel (including a $500 service award to the Gray Plaintiff) in full satisfaction of the claim for attorneys’ fees and expenses in the Gray Action. On August 18, 2026, MBI and the Gray Plaintiff filed a stipulation, subject to approval by the Chancery Court, providing for the closure of the case, subject to and upon the Company filing an affidavit with the Chancery Court confirming that this notice has been issued and the Gray Plaintiff filing a voluntary dismissal of the Gray Action, with prejudice only as to the Gray Plaintiff and without prejudice as to any other putative class member. The Chancery Court has not been asked to review or pass judgment on the payment of the attorneys’ fees and expenses or their reasonableness. The manufacture and sale of boats also exposes us to significant risks associated with product liability, economic loss, personal injury and other claims. If our products are found to be defective or used incorrectly by our customers, bodily injury, property damage or other injury, including death, may result and this could give rise to additional product liability or economic loss claims against us and adversely affect our brand image or reputation. During fiscal year 2023, we settled certain product liability matters for $100 million after a jury found that our subsidiary, Malibu Boats, LLC, and another entity that was the manufacturer of the boat at issue, Malibu Boats West, Inc., negligently failed to warn of a hazard posed by the boat and that such failure was a proximate cause of the death of a passenger in the boat. Malibu Boats West, Inc. is not, and has never been, a subsidiary of ours but was a separate legal entity whose assets were purchased by Malibu Boats, LLC in 2006. We recently have been named in a complaint filed on July 17, 2026 by Brad Knighton and Britney Knighton, individually, as personal representative of the Estate of O.K., a deceased minor child, and as guardians of O.B.K. and B.E.K., minors, against Cobalt Boats, LLC, Malibu Boats, LLC, Malibu Boats Holdings, LLC, and Malibu Boats, Inc. in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, Florence Division, in admiralty (Case No. 4:26-cv-02936-JD). The complaint arises from a boating accident that occurred on July 19, 2023 involving a 2006 model year Cobalt 232 bowrider vessel and alleges that the vessel was defective due to inadequate warnings regarding hazards associated with occupancy of the vessel's open bow seating area under certain operating conditions. Plaintiffs assert claims for strict products liability (failure to warn), negligence, breach of implied warranty of merchantability, wrongful death, survival, and negligent infliction of emotional distress, and seek compensatory and punitive damages in an unspecified amount. No defendant has been served with process, and no defendant has filed a responsive pleading. We maintain product liability insurance that is applicable to this case. We are unable to provide any reasonable evaluation of the likelihood that a loss will be incurred or any reasonable estimate of the range of possible loss. We are also currently defending a customer class action lawsuit. On May 31, 2024, a customer filed a class action complaint against MBI and Boats LLC in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. (Case 1:24-cv-00648). The complaint, which purports to be filed on behalf of a nationwide class of customers, alleges violation of common law, the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, breach of express warranty, breach of implied warranty, and violation of California’s Consumer Legal Remedies Act based on guidance issued to customers of certain older model boats related to riding in the bow area of those boats. We continue to defend against the class action claims. We are unable to provide any reasonable evaluation of the likelihood that a loss will be incurred or any reasonable estimate of the range of possible loss. 28 Table of Contents We maintain product and general liability insurance policies, including excess insurance coverage for product liability claims. However, we are not fully insured against all potential claims and we may experience legal claims in excess of our insurance coverage or claims that are not covered by insurance, either of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Any losses that we may suffer from any such claims, including any unanticipated adverse determination of a material product liability claim or other material claim (particularly an uninsured matter), could materially and adversely affect our financial condition, and the effect that any such liability may have upon the reputation and marketability of our products may have a negative impact on our business and operating results. We have in the past, and may be required in the future, to pay significant amounts to settle litigation and regulatory proceedings and, regardless of the outcome, litigation and regulatory proceedings can be costly, time-consuming and disruptive to our business and operations. An impairment in the carrying value of goodwill, trade names, and other long-lived assets could negatively affect our consolidated results of operations and net worth. Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets, such as our trade names, are recorded at fair value at the time of acquisition and are not amortized, but are reviewed for impairment at least annually or more frequently if impairment indicators arise. In evaluating the potential for impairment of goodwill and trade names, we make assumptions regarding future operating performance, business trends, and market and economic conditions. Such analyses further require us to make certain assumptions about sales, operating margins, growth rates, and discount rates. Uncertainties are inherent in evaluating and applying these factors to the assessment of goodwill and trade name recoverability. We could be required to evaluate the recoverability of goodwill or trade names prior to the annual assessment if we experience business disruptions, unexpected significant declines in operating results, a divestiture of a significant component of our business, or declines in market capitalization. For example, we recognized an impairment charge of $88.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 related to our Maverick Boat Group reporting unit and may in the future be required to recognize other impairment charges. We continually evaluate whether events or circumstances have occurred that indicate the remaining estimated useful lives of our definite-lived intangible assets and other long-lived assets may warrant revision or whether the remaining balance of such assets may not be recoverable. We use an estimate of the related undiscounted cash flow over the remaining life of the asset in measuring whether the asset is recoverable. As of June 30, 2026, the balance of total goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets was $241.5 million, which represents approximately 24.2% of total assets. That amount includes $27.1 million of goodwill arising from our acquisition of Saxdor in March 2026. If the future operating performance of either the Company or individual operating segments is not sufficient, we could be required to record non-cash impairment charges. Impairment charges could substantially affect our reported earnings in the periods such charges are recorded. In addition, impairment charges could indicate a reduction in business value which could limit our ability to obtain adequate financing in the future. Significant product repair and/or replacement costs due to product warranty claims or product recalls could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations. We provide limited warranties for our boats. Although we employ quality control procedures, sometimes a product is distributed that needs repair or replacement. Our standard warranties require us, through our dealer network, to repair or replace defective products during such warranty periods. In addition, if any of our products are, or are alleged to be, defective, we may be required to participate in a recall of that product if the defect or alleged defect relates to safety. While we have had recalls in the past, none of them have had a material impact on our business. However, the repair and replacement costs we could incur in connection with any future recall could materially and adversely affect our business and could cause consumers to question the safety or reliability of our products. Changes to U.S. trade policy, tariffs, and import/export regulations may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Changes in laws and policies governing foreign trade could adversely affect our business and trigger retaliatory actions by affected countries. There is significant uncertainty with respect to future trade regulations, including U.S. tariffs and penalties on products manufactured outside the U.S., and with respect to existing international trade agreements. The U.S. presidential administration has imposed substantial tariffs affecting a wide range of products and jurisdictions. In response, some countries have implemented, and other countries may implement, countermeasures in response to U.S. tariffs. The institution of global trade tariffs, trade sanctions, new or onerous trade restrictions, embargoes and other stringent government controls have the potential to adversely impact the U.S. economy, our industry, our suppliers, and global demand for our products and, as a result, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. We estimate that 18-20% of our cost of sales for our brands located in the U.S. are sourced from outside the United States and thus we have the potential to be materially impacted by tariffs in future periods. In addition, following our acquisition of Saxdor, we manufacture boats in 29 Table of Contents Finland and Poland, a portion of which are imported into the United States and are subject to applicable U.S. tariffs on European-origin goods. In addition to increased costs as a result of these tariffs, we may face supply chain disruptions and delays that negatively impact our cost of materials and production processes. The uncertain trade policy environment may also contribute to declining consumer confidence, which could decrease demand for our products. If we are unable to mitigate any potential impacts through supply chain adjustments, pricing strategies, or other measures, our financial performance and growth prospects and/or our ability to create or execute our long-term plans or goals could be negatively affected. We must comply with environmental laws and regulations as a boat manufacturer that could increase the costs of our products and reduce consumer demand. As with boat construction in general, our manufacturing processes involve the use, handling, storage and contracting for recycling or disposal of hazardous substances and wastes. The failure to manage or dispose of such hazardous substances and wastes properly could expose us to material liability or fines, including liability for personal injury or property damage due to exposure to hazardous substances, damages to natural resources, or for the investigation and remediation of environmental conditions. Under certain environmental laws, we may be liable for remediation of contamination at sites where our hazardous wastes have been disposed or at our current or former facilities, regardless of whether such facilities are owned or leased or whether we caused the condition of contamination. We have not been notified of and are otherwise currently not aware of any contamination at our current or former facilities, or at any other location, for which we could have any material liability under environmental laws or regulations, and we currently are not undertaking any remediation or investigation activities in connection with any contamination. Also, the components in our boats may become subject to more stringent environmental regulations. For example, boat engines and other emission producing components may become subject to more stringent emissions standards, which could increase the cost of our engines, components and products, which, in turn, may reduce consumer demand for our products. Our customers use our boats for recreational water and fishing activities. Environmental regulations, permitting and zoning requirements and other commercial policies and practices that limit access to water, including availability of slip locations and/or the ability to transfer boats among different waterways, access to fisheries, or the ability to fish in some areas could negatively affect demand for our boats. Future licensing requirements, including any licenses imposed on recreational boating, may also deter potential customers, thereby reducing our sales. Furthermore, regulations allowing the sale of fuel containing higher levels of ethanol for automobiles, which is not appropriate or intended for use in marine engines, may nonetheless result in increased warranty, service costs, customer dissatisfaction with products, and other claims against us if boaters mistakenly use this fuel in marine engines, causing damage to and the degradation of components in their marine engines. In addition to environmental regulations, we must also comply with product safety, workforce and other laws and regulations that may increase our costs and could result in harm to our reputation if we fail to comply with such regulations. We are subject to federal, state, local, and foreign laws and regulations, including product safety, workforce, and other regulations. For instance, we are subject to laws governing our relationships with employees, including, but not limited to, employment obligations such as employee wage, hour, and benefits issues. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) also imposes standards of conduct for and regulates workplace safety, including physical safety and limits on the amount of emissions to which an employee may be exposed without the need for respiratory protection or upgraded plant ventilation. Our facilities are also regularly inspected by OSHA and by state and local inspection agencies and departments. Further, in October 2023, California passed climate disclosure laws that, among other requirements, will require public and private companies that do business in California with total annual revenues exceeding certain thresholds to make disclosures including GHG emission data and climate-related financial risks. While we are still assessing the impact of these requirements, additional reporting obligations could cause us to incur increased costs. Any of these laws, rules, or regulations may cause us to incur significant expenses to achieve or maintain compliance, require us to modify our products, or modify our approach to our workforce, adversely affecting the price of or demand for some of our products, and ultimately affect the way we conduct our operations. Failure to comply with any of these laws, rules, or regulations could result in harm to our reputation and/or could lead to fines and other penalties, including restrictions on the importation of our products into, and the sale of our products in, one or more jurisdictions until compliance is achieved. In addition, legal requirements are constantly evolving, and changes in laws, regulations or policies, or changes in interpretations of the foregoing, could result in compliance shortfalls, require additional product development investment, increase consumer pricing, and increase our costs or create liabilities where none exist today. 30 Table of Contents Risks Related to our Capital Structure The only material asset of Malibu Boats, Inc. is our interest in the LLC, and therefore Malibu Boats, Inc. is dependent upon distributions from the LLC for any cash obligations of Malibu Boats, Inc. Malibu Boats, Inc. is a holding company and has no material assets other than its ownership of LLC Units in the LLC. Malibu Boats, Inc. has no independent means of generating revenue. We intend to cause the LLC to make distributions to its unit holders in an amount sufficient to cover all applicable taxes at assumed tax rates and payments under the tax receivable agreement. To the extent that Malibu Boats, Inc. needs funds, and the LLC is restricted from making such distributions under applicable law or regulation or under the terms of its financing arrangements, or is otherwise unable to provide such funds, it could materially adversely affect our liquidity and financial condition. For example, our credit agreement generally prohibits the LLC and our other subsidiaries who are parties to the credit agreement from paying dividends or making distributions to Malibu Boats, Inc., without compliance with certain financial covenants. However, our credit agreement permits (i) distributions to members of the LLC, including Malibu Boats, Inc., based on the member’s allocated taxable income, (ii) distributions to fund payments that are required under our tax receivable agreement, (iii) purchases of stock or stock options of the LLC from former officers, directors or employees of loan parties under the credit agreement or payments pursuant to stock option and other benefit plans up to $5.0 million in any fiscal year, and (iv) repurchases of the outstanding stock and LLC units of Malibu Boats, Inc. and LLC. Our credit agreement contains restrictive covenants which may limit our operating flexibility and may impair our ability to access sufficient capital to operate our business. We rely on our credit facility to provide us with adequate liquidity to operate our business. Our credit agreement contains restrictive covenants regarding indebtedness, liens, fundamental changes, investments, share repurchases, dividends and distributions, disposition of assets, transactions with affiliates, negative pledges, hedging transactions, certain prepayments of indebtedness, accounting changes, governmental regulation, outbound investment rules and transfer of material intellectual property rights to non-loan parties. The credit agreement also requires compliance with financial covenants consisting of a minimum ratio of EBITDA to interest expense and a maximum ratio of total debt to EBITDA. We have the option to request that lenders increase the amount available under the revolving credit facility by, or obtain incremental term loans of, up to $200.0 million, subject to the terms of the credit agreement and only if existing or new lenders choose to provide additional term or revolving commitments. Any incremental revolving commitments or term loan facility established under the credit agreement will also be subject to these same covenants and restrictions. These covenants may affect our ability to operate and finance our business as we deem appropriate. Violation of these covenants could constitute an event of default under our credit agreement. If there were an event of default under the credit agreement, our lenders could reduce or terminate our access to amounts under our credit facilities or declare all of the indebtedness outstanding under our credit facility immediately due and payable. We may not have sufficient funds available, or we may not have access to sufficient capital from other sources, to continue funding our operations or to repay any accelerated debt. Even if we could obtain additional financing, the terms of the financing may not be favorable to us. In addition, substantially all of our assets are subject to liens securing our credit facility. If amounts outstanding under the credit facility were accelerated, our lenders could foreclose on these liens and we could lose substantially all of our assets. Any event of default under our credit agreement could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Our variable rate indebtedness subjects us to interest rate risk, which could cause our debt service obligations to increase significantly. Borrowings under our term loan and our revolving credit facility governed by our credit agreement are at variable rates of interest and expose us to interest rate risk. During the past year, interest rates have been increasing, which results in increased debt service obligations under our credit agreement even if our amount borrowed remains the same. Borrowings under our credit agreement bear interest at a variable rate equal to either, at our option, (i) the highest of the prime rate, the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5%, or one-month Term SOFR plus 1% (the “Base Rate”) or (ii) SOFR, in each case plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.25% to 2.00% with respect to SOFR borrowings and 0.25% to 1.00% with respect to Base Rate borrowings. The applicable margin will be based upon the consolidated leverage ratio of the LLC and its subsidiaries. We entered into fourth amended and restated credit agreement on July 10, 2026, which provides us with a $100.0 million term loan and $250.0 million revolving credit facility. Upon entering into the new credit agreement on July 10, 2026, we borrowed the full $100.0 million under the term loan facility and used the net proceeds to repay amounts outstanding under our prior revolving credit facility. We had $65.0 million outstanding under the revolving credit facility after such repayment. Assuming no additional repayments or borrowings on our term loan or revolving credit facility after July 10, 2026, our expected cash interest payments, including accrued interest outstanding at July 10, 2026, would be approximately $8.2 million 31 Table of Contents within the next 12 months based on the weighted average interest rate at July 10, 2026 of 4.95%. If the rate used to calculate interest on our outstanding debt under our credit agreement were to increase by 1.0%, we would expect to incur additional interest expense on such indebtedness as of July 10, 2026 of approximately $1.7 million on an annualized basis. We will be required to pay the pre-IPO owners (or any permitted assignee) for certain tax benefits pursuant to our tax receivable agreement with them, and the amounts we may pay could be significant. We entered into a tax receivable agreement with the pre-IPO owners (or their permitted assignees) that provides for the payment by us to the pre-IPO owners (or any permitted assignee) of 85% of the tax benefits, if any, that we are deemed to realize as a result of (1) the increases in tax basis resulting from our purchases or exchanges of LLC Units and (2) certain other tax benefits related to our entering into the tax receivable agreement, including tax benefits attributable to payments under the tax receivable agreement. These payment obligations are the obligations of Malibu Boats, Inc. and not of the LLC. For purposes of the agreement, the benefit deemed realized by Malibu Boats, Inc. will be computed by comparing its actual income tax liability (calculated with certain assumptions) to the amount of such taxes that it would have been required to pay had there been no increase to the tax basis of the assets of the LLC as a result of the purchases or exchanges, and had we not entered into the tax receivable agreement. Estimating the amount of payments that may be made under the tax receivable agreement is by its nature imprecise, insofar as the calculation of amounts payable depends on a variety of factors. The actual increase in tax basis, as well as the amount and timing of any payments under the agreement, will vary depending upon a number of factors, including: •the timing of purchases or exchanges - for instance, the increase in any tax deductions will vary depending on the fair value, which may fluctuate over time, of the depreciable or amortizable assets of the LLC at the time of each purchase or exchange; •the price of shares of our Class A Common Stock at the time of the purchase or exchange - the increase in any tax deductions, as well as the tax basis increase in other assets, of the LLC is directly related to the price of shares of our Class A Common Stock at the time of the purchase or exchange; •the extent to which such purchases or exchanges are taxable - if an exchange or purchase is not taxable for any reason, increased deductions will not be available; and •the amount and timing of our income - Malibu Boats, Inc. will be required to pay 85% of the deemed benefits as and when deemed realized. If we do not have taxable income, we generally will not be required (absent a change of control or other circumstances requiring an early termination payment) to make payments under the tax receivable agreement for that taxable year because no benefit will have been realized. However, any tax benefits that do not result in realized benefits in a given tax year will likely generate tax attributes that may be utilized to generate benefits in previous or future tax years. The utilization of such tax attributes will result in payments under the tax receivable agreement. We expect that the payments that Malibu Boats, Inc. may make under the tax receivable agreement may be substantial. Assuming no material changes in the relevant tax law, and that we earn sufficient taxable income to realize all tax benefits that are subject to the agreement, we expect that future payments under the tax receivable agreement relating to the purchases by Malibu Boats, Inc. of LLC Units will be approximately $38.7 million over the next fifteen (15) years. Future payments to pre-IPO owners (or their permitted assignees) in respect of subsequent exchanges or purchases would be in addition to these amounts and are expected to be substantial. The foregoing numbers are estimates and the actual payments could differ materially. It is possible that future transactions or events, such as changes in tax legislation, could increase or decrease the actual tax benefits realized and the corresponding tax receivable agreement payments. Further, there may be a material negative effect on our liquidity if distributions to Malibu Boats, Inc. by the LLC are not sufficient to permit Malibu Boats, Inc. to make payments under the tax receivable agreement after it has paid taxes. For example, Malibu Boats, Inc. may have an obligation to make tax receivable agreement payments for a certain amount while receiving distributions from the LLC in a lesser amount, which would negatively affect our liquidity. The payments under the tax receivable agreement are not conditioned upon the pre-IPO owners’ (or any permitted assignees’) continued ownership of us. Malibu Boats, Inc. is required to make a good faith effort to ensure that it has sufficient cash available to make any required payments under the tax receivable agreement. The limited liability company agreement of the LLC requires the LLC to make “tax distributions” which, in the ordinary course, will be sufficient to pay the actual tax liability of Malibu Boats, Inc. and to fund required payments under the tax receivable agreement. If for any reason the LLC is not able to make a tax distribution in an amount that is sufficient to make any required payment under the tax receivable agreement or we otherwise lack sufficient funds, interest would accrue on any unpaid amounts at LIBOR, plus 500 basis points until they are paid. Although LIBOR was 32 Table of Contents discontinued after June 30, 2023, our tax receivable agreement does not provide for an alternative reference rate to LIBOR. Therefore, pursuant to the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act (the “LIBOR Act”), 12 U.S.C. §§ 5801-5807, and the regulations promulgated to carry out the LIBOR Act, 12 C.F.R. Part 253, on July 1, 2023 we believe LIBOR with respect to the tax receivables agreement was automatically replaced by operation of law with the SOFR plus a spread adjustment. We do not currently anticipate failing to pay any amounts owed under our tax receivable agreement. In certain cases, payments under the tax receivable agreement to the pre-IPO owners (or any permitted assignees) of LLC Units may be accelerated or significantly exceed the actual benefits we realize in respect of the tax attributes subject to the tax receivable agreement. The tax receivable agreement provides that, in the event that we exercise our right to early termination of the tax receivable agreement, or in the event of a change in control or a material breach by us of our obligations under the tax receivable agreement, the tax receivable agreement will terminate, and Malibu Boats, Inc. will be required to make a lump-sum payment equal to the present value of all forecasted future payments that would have otherwise been made under the tax receivable agreement, which lump-sum payment would be based on certain assumptions, including those relating to our future taxable income. The change in control payment and termination payments to the pre-IPO owners (or any permitted assignees) could be substantial and could exceed the actual tax benefits that Malibu Boats, Inc. receives as a result of acquiring the LLC Units because the amounts of such payments would be calculated assuming that we would have been able to use the potential tax benefits each year for the remainder of the amortization periods applicable to the basis increases, and that tax rates applicable to us would be the same as they were in the year of the termination. In these situations, our obligations under the tax receivable agreement could have a substantial negative impact on our liquidity. There can be no assurance that we will be able to finance our obligations under the tax receivable agreement. Payments under the tax receivable agreement will be based on the tax reporting positions that we determine. Although we are not aware of any issue that would cause the Internal Revenue Service, or the IRS, to challenge a tax basis increase, Malibu Boats, Inc. will not be reimbursed for any payments previously made under the tax receivable agreement. As a result, in certain circumstances, payments could be made under the tax receivable agreement in excess of the benefits that Malibu Boats, Inc. actually realizes in respect of (1) the increases in tax basis resulting from our purchases or exchanges of LLC Units and (2) certain other tax benefits related to our entering into the tax receivable agreement, including tax benefits attributable to payments under the tax receivable agreement. Risks Related to our Common Stock Inefficient or ineffective allocation of capital could adversely affect our operating results and/or stockholder value. We strive to allocate capital in a manner that enhances stockholder value, lowers our cost of capital, or demonstrates our commitment to return excess capital to stockholders, while maintaining our ability to invest in strategic growth opportunities. In June 2025, our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program to allow for the repurchase of up to $50.0 million of our Class A Common Stock and the LLC’s LLC Units (the "2026 Repurchase Program") for the period from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. On December 18, 2025, our Board of Directors authorized an increase to the Company's existing 2026 Repurchase Program, raising the authorized amount from $50.0 million to $70.0 million. We repurchased 1,243,996 shares of Class A Common Stock for $33.9 million in cash including related fees and expenses in fiscal year 2026. In June 2026, our Board of Directors authorized a new stock repurchase program (the "2027 Repurchase Program") to allow for the repurchase of up to $70.0 million of our Class A Common Stock for the period from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. We may purchase shares under repurchase authorizations from time to time on the open market at the discretion of management, subject to strategic considerations, market conditions, and other factors. Repurchases will reduce the market liquidity for our stock, potentially affecting its trading volatility and price. Future share repurchases will also diminish our cash reserves, which may impact our ability to pursue attractive strategic opportunities. Therefore, if we do not properly allocate our capital or implement a successful cash management strategy, including with respect to returning value to our stockholders through this share repurchase authorization, we may fail to produce optimal financial results and experience a reduction in stockholder value. Our stock price may be volatile and stockholders may be unable to sell shares at or above the price at which they purchased them. Our closing stock price ranged from $23.96 per share to $39.52 per share during fiscal year 2026. The market price of our Class A Common Stock could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to the risk factors listed in this section and others beyond our control. Further, stock markets may experience extreme price and volume fluctuations that can affect the market prices of equity securities. These fluctuations can be unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. These broad market and industry fluctuations, as well as general economic, political and market conditions such as 33 Table of Contents recessions, interest rate changes or international currency fluctuations, could harm the market price of our Class A Common Stock. Future sales of our Class A Common Stock in the public market could cause our share price to fall; furthermore, you may be diluted by future issuances of Class A Common Stock in connection with our incentive plans, acquisitions or otherwise. Sales of a substantial number of shares of our Class A Common Stock in the public market, in particular sales by our directors, officers or other affiliates, or the perception that these sales might occur, could depress the market price of our Class A Common Stock and could impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity securities. Furthermore, any Class A Common Stock that we issue in connection with our Long-Term Incentive Plan or other equity incentive plans that we may adopt in the future, our acquisitions or otherwise would dilute the percentage ownership of holders of our Class A Common Stock. Our governing documents and Delaware law could prevent a takeover that stockholders consider favorable and could also reduce the market price of our stock. Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws contain certain provisions that could delay or prevent a change in control. These provisions could also make it more difficult for stockholders to elect directors and take other corporate actions. These provisions include, without limitation: •a classified board structure; •a requirement that stockholders must provide advance notice to propose nominations or have other business considered at a meeting of stockholders; •supermajority stockholder approval to amend our bylaws or certain provisions in our certificate of incorporation; and •authorization of blank check preferred stock. In addition, we are subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. These provisions may prohibit large stockholders, in particular those owning 15% or more of our outstanding Class A Common Stock, from engaging in certain business combinations without the approval of substantially all of our stockholders for a certain period of time. These and other provisions in our certificate of incorporation, bylaws and under Delaware law could discourage potential takeover attempts, reduce the price that investors might be willing to pay for shares of our Class A Common Stock in the future and result in the market price being lower than it would be without these provisions. 34 Table of Contents