UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

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MASTERCRAFT BOAT HOLDINGS, INC.

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MASTERCRAFT BOAT HOLDINGS, INC.

100 Cherokee Cove Drive

Vonore, Tennessee 37885

September 16, 2022

DEAR SHAREHOLDERS,

At MasterCraft, we take pride in providing the absolute best on-water experience for consumers seeking the boating lifestyle and enjoying the outdoors. Fiscal 2022 was another record year for MasterCraft. The credit for our continuing success goes to the more than 1,750 employees that deliver the quality and innovation that underpins the strength of our MasterCraft, Aviara, and Crest brands. Attracting, developing and retaining our highly skilled and specialized workforce, and keeping them safe continues to be critically important.

POSITIONING FOR LONG-TERM VALUE

As previously announced, we recently exited the NauticStar business following a strategic review by our Board. After considering a wide range of alternatives, our Board determined that a sale of the NauticStar business would best enable us to narrow our focus and direct our resources to our high-performing, profitable businesses with market-leading potential, and maximize shareholder value. We believe that the strength and breadth of our MasterCraft, Crest and Aviara brand offerings and the investments we are making in product development, marketing, production, and operational excellence have positioned the Company better than at any time in our recent history.

PROGRESS ON OUR SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS

As we’ve said before, we recognize the importance of social and environmental responsibility and global sustainability, and we are committed to making the best products in the best way possible. To that end, we are proud to have recently published our inaugural Sustainability Report to share our commitment to engage in operational excellence, including environmental sustainability, promoting the health and safety of our employees, and being good stewards for all our stakeholders. Highlights in this report include:

Additionally, the transition to a declassified board is now complete, and going forward all directors will stand for election annually. In alignment with our strategic priorities and with the foundations in place to ensure we hold ourselves to high standards in all aspects of our business, we look forward to making boating better and maintaining our Company’s position at the forefront of the marine industry.

On behalf of the entire Board, I thank you for your investment in our Company and continued confidence in us as we execute our strategy. We ask for your voting support on the items contained in this proxy, and thank you for taking the time to cast your vote.

 

 

 

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MASTERCRAFT BOAT HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTICE OF 2022 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

 

2022 ITEMS OF BUSINESS

 

We invite you to join us for our 2022 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), which will be conducted via live audio webcast on October 25, 2022. You may attend the virtual meeting of shareholders online and submit your questions during the meeting by visiting www.proxydocs.com/mcft. We believe the virtual format of the meeting, which we have utilized in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, makes it easy for shareholders across the world to attend the meeting and communicate with us. We look forward to your attendance and participation again this year. To register, you will need the control number provided on your proxy card, voting instruction form or Notice of Availability of Proxy Materials. Upon completing your registration, you will receive further instructions via email, including your unique links that will allow you access to the meeting and will also permit you to submit questions.

Your vote is important. To be sure your shares are voted at the Annual Meeting, please follow the instructions provided to you and vote your shares today. This will not prevent you from voting your shares during the virtual meeting if you are able to attend. You may vote over the Internet or by mailing a proxy or voting instruction card. Voting over the Internet or by written proxy will ensure your representation at the Annual Meeting, regardless of whether you attend the virtual meeting. If you hold your shares in your own name and choose to attend the Annual Meeting, you may change your vote by revoking your proxy at any time before it is exercised, which can be done by voting your shares online while virtually attending the meeting, by delivering a new proxy or by notifying the Company Secretary in writing prior to the meeting. If your shares are held for you in a brokerage, bank or other institutional account, you must contact that institution to revoke a previously authorized proxy.

A complete list of shareholders of record entitled to vote at the meeting will be made available for inspection by any Company shareholder (i) at the principal executive offices of the Company for ten days prior to the meeting date and (ii) on the virtual shareholder meeting website on the date of the meeting.

Reminder: To be admitted to the annual meeting, see “Questions Relating to this Proxy Statement—How can I attend the Annual Meeting” on page 47.

September 16, 2022

 

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PROXY STATEMENT

PROXY STATEMENT FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 25, 2022

The board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) is furnishing this information in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only, via the Internet. Instructions on how to participate at the Annual Meeting are posted at www.proxydocs.com/mcft. The proxy statement, the accompanying proxy card and our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K will first be mailed to our shareholders on or about September 16, 2022.

This Proxy Statement contains important information for you to consider when deciding how to vote. Please read this information carefully.

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

Only owners of record of shares of common stock of the Company at the close of business on September 2, 2022, the record date, are entitled to vote electronically via the Internet at the meeting, or at any adjournments or postponements of the meeting. Each owner of record on the record date is entitled to one vote for each share of common stock held. There were 18,151,436 shares of common stock issued and outstanding on the record date.

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting to be Held on October 25, 2022: This Proxy Statement is first being sent to shareholders on or about September 16, 2022. All shareholders and beneficial owners may access the proxy materials at www.proxydocs.com/mcft. In addition, this Proxy Statement and our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K are available at www.mastercraft.com.

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

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MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc.

100 Cherokee Cove Drive

Vonore, Tennessee 37885

PROXY STATEMENT SUMMARY

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

ANNUAL MEETING INFORMATION

 

 

AGENDA AND VOTING RECOMMENDATIONS

 

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DIRECTOR NOMINEES

The following table provides summary information about all director nominees. As of the Annual Meeting, we will no longer have a classified Board.  Accordingly, each director is being nominated for a one-year term that will expire at our next annual meeting of shareholders.  The directors will be elected by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast. Pursuant to our Corporate Governance Guidelines, if an incumbent director fails to receive a majority of the votes cast, the incumbent director will promptly tender his or her irrevocable offer of resignation to the Board. The Board, upon recommendation by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, can then choose to accept the resignation, reject it or take such other action that the Board deems appropriate. For more information about the director nominees, see page 5.

 

 

 

 

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2022 HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE HIGHLIGHTS

We are committed to establishing and maintaining strong corporate governance practices that reflect high standards of ethics and integrity and promote long-term shareholder value.

 

 

 

 

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2022 COMPENSATION PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Our executive compensation program is designed to facilitate high performance and generate results that will create value for our shareholders. We structure compensation to pay for performance, reward our executives with equity in the Company in order to align their interests with the interests of our shareholders and allow our executives to share in our shareholders’ success, which we believe creates a performance culture, maintains morale and attracts, motivates and retains top executive talent.

The primary elements of our fiscal 2022 executive compensation program are base salary, annual bonuses, equity incentive awards and certain employee benefits. Our Compensation Committee reviews and approves our executive compensation program, and maintains the discretion to adjust awards and amounts paid to our executive officers as it deems appropriate. We believe our named executive officers are compensated in a manner consistent with our strategy, compensation best practices and alignment with shareholders’ interests.

STRUCTURE OF OUR COMPENSATION PROGRAM

 

Our compensation program is structured to be reasonable in magnitude of total opportunity, largely performance-based, and equity-oriented.

 

 

 

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OUR BOARD

PROPOSAL 1 - ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Each of the director nominees listed below are currently directors of the Company. The following is a brief summary of each director nominee’s business experience and qualifications and other public company directorships held currently or in the last five years. The Board believes that each of the seven nominees are well qualified to serve on the Board, and has set forth in the biographies below each nominee’s key experiences, qualifications and attributes that led the Board to conclude that they should serve as a director.

 

 

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RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board recommends a vote “FOR” each of the director nominees.

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

HOW WE ARE SELECTED AND ELECTED

SELECTION OF DIRECTOR NOMINEES

GENERAL CRITERIA AND PROCESS

It is the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee’s responsibility to review and recommend to the Board a slate of nominees for director for election at each annual meeting of shareholders and to identify one or more candidates to fill any vacancies that may occur on the Board. In developing recommendations for new director candidates, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee identifies potential individuals whose qualifications and skills reflect those desired by the Board, and evaluates and recommends to the Board all nominees for board membership as specified in the committee’s charter.

As expressed in our Corporate Governance Guidelines, we do not set specific criteria for directors, but the Company seeks to align the composition of the Board with the Company’s strategic direction so that the directors bring skills, experience and backgrounds that are relevant to the key strategic and operational issues that they will oversee and approve. Directors are selected for their integrity, ethics, seasoned judgment, breadth of experience, insight, knowledge and business acumen, among other things. Diversity of race, ethnicity, gender and age are also important factors in evaluating candidates for election to the Board. Accordingly, pursuant to our Corporate Governance Guidelines, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will ensure that diverse candidates are included in each pool of candidates from which Board nominees are chosen. Leadership skills and executive experience, expertise in recreational boating or vehicles, dealer network knowledge, familiarity with issues affecting global businesses, financial and accounting knowledge, prior experience in the Company’s geographic markets, expertise in operations, strategic planning and marketing expertise, may also be among the relevant selection criteria. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee believes that directors must be willing to devote sufficient time to carrying out their duties and responsibilities effectively and should be committed to serve on the Board for an appropriate period of time. In addition, the Company strives to maintain a Board that reflects passion and commitment to the Company. These criteria will vary over time depending on the needs of the Board.

For each of the nominees to the Board, the biographies included in this Proxy Statement highlight the experience and qualifications that were among the most important to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in concluding that the nominee should serve as a director.

SHAREHOLDER RECOMMENDATION OF CANDIDATES FOR DIRECTOR

Shareholders wishing to recommend candidates to be nominated for election to the Company’s Board may do so by sending to the attention of our Corporate Secretary at the address provided in this Proxy Statement a statement setting forth the information required by the advance notice provision in our Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”). Shareholder recommendations provided to our Corporate Secretary will be considered and evaluated by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in the same manner as candidates recommended from other sources.

For information regarding shareholder nominations of directors and shareholder proposals, please see the “Next Annual Meeting—Shareholder Proposals” section of this Proxy Statement.

DIRECTOR SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Under the terms of its charter, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for determining criteria and qualifications for director nominees to be used in reviewing and selecting director candidates, including those described in the Corporate Governance Guidelines. The Board and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee believe that it is important that our directors demonstrate:

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The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for recommending to the Board a slate of nominees for election at each annual meeting of shareholders. Nominees may be suggested by directors, members of management, shareholders or, in some cases, by a third-party search firm. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers a wide range of factors when assessing potential director nominees. This includes consideration of the current composition of the Board, any perceived need for one or more particular areas of expertise, the balance of management and independent directors, the need for committee-specific expertise, the evaluations of other prospective nominees and the qualifications of each potential nominee relative to the attributes, skills and experience described above.

 

Using our director skills matrix as a guide, as well as the results of our annual Board and committee self-assessment process, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee evaluates the composition of our Board annually and identifies for consideration by the full Board areas of expertise and other qualities that would complement and enhance our current Board. The diverse set of core competencies represented on our current Board is summarized below:

 

 

Seven out of eight current directors, and six of our seven director nominees, are independent. The average tenure of our directors is 5.1 years. For additional information on each director, see the biographies in the “Proposal 1—Election of Directors” section of this Proxy Statement.

BOARD DIVERSITY

The diversity of our Board is an important factor in our director recruitment process. Three of our eight current directors are either women or are racially/ethnically diverse, and we are committed to continuing to focus on diversity in determining the composition and make-up of the Board. In addition to our focus on diversity during the recruitment and evaluation of current directors and potential director nominees, our Corporate Governance Guidelines require that diverse candidates be included in each pool of new director candidates. To achieve diversity among directors, our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider a number of demographic factors, including, but not limited to, race, gender, ethnicity, culture, nationality and age to continue developing a board that reflects diverse backgrounds, viewpoints, experience, skills and expertise.

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BOARD COMPOSITION AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

COMPOSITION

Our Bylaws provide that our Board shall consist of such number of directors as determined from time to time by resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of directors then in office. Our Board currently consists of eight members, W. Patrick Battle, Jaclyn Baumgarten, Frederick A. Brightbill, Donald C. Campion, TJ Chung, Jennifer Deason, Roch Lambert, and Peter G. Leemputte. Mr. Chung will not stand for reelection at the Annual Meeting. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Chung for his many years of service to our Company, our Board, and our shareholders.

We expect to appoint a new diverse director following the Annual Meeting to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Chung’s departure. At the 2019 Annual Meeting, our shareholders approved an amendment to our certificate of incorporation to declassify of our Board over a three-year period. As of the Annual Meeting, our Board will be fully declassified, with each director elected for a one-year term.

INDEPENDENCE

We follow the director independence standards set forth in The Nasdaq Stock Market, or NASDAQ, corporate governance standards and the federal securities laws. The Board reviewed and analyzed the independence of each director and director nominee. The purpose of the review was to determine whether any particular relationships or transactions involving directors, or their affiliates or immediate family members were inconsistent with a determination that the director is independent for purposes of serving on the Board and its committees. During this review, the Board examined whether there were any transactions and/or relationships between directors or their affiliates or immediate family members and the Company and the substance of any such transactions or relationships.

As a result of this review, our Board has determined that Mr. Battle, Ms. Baumgarten, Mr. Campion, Mr. Chung, Ms. Deason, Mr. Lambert and Mr. Leemputte are independent, as defined under the rules of NASDAQ and meet the requirements set forth in our director independence guidelines. In addition, our Board has determined that each member of our Audit Committee, Messrs. Campion, Lambert and Leemputte and Ms. Deason, is independent for Audit Committee purposes, as defined under the rules of NASDAQ.

 

BOARD DIVERSITY MATRIX

NASDAQ requires each listed company to have, or explain why it does not have, two diverse directors on the board, including at least one diverse director who self-identifies as female and one diverse director who self-identifies as an underrepresented minority or LGBTQ+ (subject to the exceptions).  Our current board composition is in compliance with this requirement. The table below provides certain highlights of the composition of our board members and nominees. Each of the categories listed in the below table has the meaning as it is used in NASDAQ Rule 5605(f).

 

 

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HOW WE ARE ORGANIZED

BOARD LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE

The Board is led by our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Brightbill. Under our Corporate Governance Guidelines, the Board has the flexibility to decide when the positions of Chairman and CEO should be combined or separated and whether an executive or independent director should be Chairman. This approach is designed to allow the Board to choose the most appropriate leadership structure for the Company to serve the interests of the Company and our shareholders at the relevant time. At this point in time, the Board believes that the Company and its shareholders are best served by having Mr. Brightbill serve as both Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. As the officer ultimately responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Company and for execution of its strategy, the Board believes Mr. Brightbill is the director best qualified to act as Chairman and to lead Board discussions regarding the performance of the Company. The structure also reinforces accountability for the Company’s performance at the highest levels.

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines also provide that, when the position of Chairman is not held by an independent director, a lead director (“Lead Independent Director”) will be appointed by the independent members of the Board. Since December 2019, Roch Lambert has served as our Lead Independent Director. As Lead Independent Director, Mr. Lambert focuses on overseeing the Board’s processes, prioritizing items for Board and committee discussion, and serving as a liaison between the independent directors and the Chairman. Specifically, Mr. Lambert, among other things, (i) provides leadership to the Board in any situation where there may be a perceived conflict of interest involving any member of the Board (ii) chairs Board meetings in the absence of the Chairman; (iii) consults with the Chairman on, and approves, the schedules, agendas and information provided to the Board for each meeting and on other pertinent matters; (iv) calls and leads independent director meetings; (v) regularly meets with the Chairman and serves as liaison between the Chairman and the independent directors; (vi) makes himself available as the primary Board contact for direct communication with our significant shareholders; (vii) works with the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee to guide the Board’s governance processes, including succession planning and Board evaluations; and (viii) advises the Governance Committee in choosing committee chairs.

The Board continues to believe that its current leadership structure, which has a combined role of Chairman and CEO, counterbalanced by a strong independent Board led by a Lead Independent Director and independent directors chairing each of the Board Committees, is in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders. In the Board’s view, this structure allows Mr. Brightbill, as Chairman and CEO, to drive strategy and agenda setting at the Board level, while maintaining responsibility for executing on that strategy as CEO. At the same time, our Lead Independent Director, Mr. Lambert, works with Mr. Brightbill to set the agenda for the Board and also exercises additional oversight on behalf of the independent directors. The Board will continue to review the appropriateness of this structure in light of the constantly evolving corporate governance landscape.

BOARD COMMITTEES AND MEMBERSHIP

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

 

 

◄ Lead Independent Director♦ Chair ✓ MemberÀ Audit Committee Financial Expert

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

 

Our Board has affirmatively determined that Messrs. Leemputte, Campion, and Chung each meet the definition of “independent director” for purposes of serving on a Compensation Committee under NASDAQ rules.

 

Our Board has affirmatively determined that Ms. Baumgarten and Messrs. Lambert and Battle each meet the definition of “independent director” for purposes of serving on a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee under NASDAQ rules.

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MEETINGS OF THE BOARD

In addition to a number of informal calls throughout the year, the Board held five official meetings during fiscal 2022. All of our directors attended 100% of the total meetings held by the Board and any committee on which the director served during the period of the fiscal year that the director was a member of the Board. We expect that each continuing director will attend the Annual Meeting of shareholders, absent a valid reason.

EXECUTIVE SESSIONS OF NON-MANAGEMENT DIRECTORS

The independent directors met in executive session, without any non-independent directors or members of management present, three times during fiscal 2022.

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION

The directors serving on the Compensation Committee of the Board during fiscal 2022 were Peter G. Leemputte (Chairman), Donald C. Campion and TJ Chung. None of these individuals is or has at any time during the past year been an officer or employee of ours. During fiscal 2022, none of our executive officers served as a director of any corporation for which any of these individuals served as an executive officer and there were no other Compensation Committee interlocks or relationships with the companies with which these individuals or our other directors are affiliated.

HOW WE ARE GOVERNED AND GOVERN

RISK OVERSIGHT

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

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

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

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DIRECTOR RESIGNATION POLICY

In an uncontested election of directors, if an incumbent director fails to receive the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast, he or she must promptly tender an irrevocable offer of resignation to the Board. The Board, upon recommendation by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, will then consider a number of factors in determining whether to accept or reject the resignation, including the director’s contributions to the Company and the reasons he or she did not obtain the requisite shareholder vote.

COMMITTEE CHARTERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES

The charters of each of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Strategy Committee and our Corporate Governance Guidelines are available in print upon request from our Corporate Secretary and may be accessed on our website at https://investors.mastercraft.com/corporate-governance/highlights.

CODE OF ETHICS AND CONDUCT

We have a Code of Ethics and Conduct, which is applicable to all directors and employees, including our executive and financial officers. The Code of Ethics and Conduct is available on our website at https://investors.mastercraft.com/corporate-governance/highlights and is available in print upon request from our Corporate Secretary. Any amendments to, or waivers of, the Code of Ethics and Conduct will be disclosed on our website promptly following the date of such amendment or waiver.

HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH US

SHAREHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

Our active investor relations efforts include regular and ongoing engagement with current and potential investors, financial analysts, and the media through conference calls, face-to-face investor meetings, correspondence, conferences, and other events. Our shareholder outreach and engagement program is designed to ensure that management and the Board understand, consider, and address the issues that matter most to our shareholders. Though the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted travel and investor conferences, we have had one-on-one discussions with shareholders who collectively own about 40 percent of the shares outstanding, through conference calls, virtual non-deal roadshows, and conferences over the past year.

COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE BOARD

Any interested parties who have concerns that they wish to make known to the Company’s non-management directors, should send any such communication to the Board as a group or the non-management directors as a group in care of the Company’s registered office at 100 Cherokee Cove Drive, Vonore, Tennessee 37885 to the attention of our Corporate Secretary or send an email to the Board as a group or the non-management directors as a group to investorrelations@mastercraft.com. Our Corporate Secretary shall review all written and emailed correspondence received from shareholders and other interested parties and forward such correspondence periodically to the directors. Advertisements, solicitations for business, requests for employment, requests for contributions or other inappropriate material will not be forwarded to the directors.

HOW WE ARE PAID

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

The following table sets forth information concerning the fiscal 2022 compensation of our non-employee directors that served during the period from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022:

 

 

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Non-management members of the Board receive a $60,000 annual retainer related to their Board duties and responsibilities, which is paid in advance in four equal installments of $15,000 each. Additionally, there is a $25,000 annual retainer for serving as our Lead Independent Director, also paid in four equal installments. We reimburse directors for their out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof.

Directors also receive an additional annual retainer for each committee on which they serve, paid in four equal installments. Each Audit Committee member receives a $10,000 annual retainer. Additionally, there is a $15,000 annual retainer for serving as the chairman of the Audit Committee. Each Compensation Committee member receives a $7,500 annual retainer. Additionally, there is a $10,000 annual retainer for serving as the chairman of the Compensation Committee. Each Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee member receives a $5,000 annual retainer. Additionally, there is a $7,500 annual retainer for serving as the chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Each Strategy Committee member receives a $5,000 annual retainer. Additionally, there is a $7,500 annual retainer for serving as the chairman of the Strategy Committee.

 

Under the director compensation policy, each director may elect to receive all of his or her annual retainers in the form of common stock (in lieu of cash). Each non-employee director is also eligible to participate in our boat usage and testing program and may therefore receive certain additional benefits that we categorize as compensation for purposes of calculating a director’s compensation in this Proxy Statement.

Pursuant to the director compensation policy in effect during fiscal 2022, we also granted an annual award of restricted stock with a grant date fair value of $75,000 to each non-employee director who received cash compensation. The terms of each restricted stock award are set forth in a written award agreement between each director and us, which we intend will generally provide for vesting after one year of continued service as a director, prorated as necessary to account for changes in service on the Board, subject, in either case, to acceleration upon a change of control. Directors elected or appointed, or those who leave service on the Board mid-quarter will receive a prorated portion of the annual retainer and the annual award, in each case adjusted to reflect his or her period of service.

Under the director compensation policy, the aggregate amount of cash and equity compensation that may be paid or granted to any non-employee director during any calendar year may not exceed $500,000, subject to limited exceptions. We have adopted a director stock ownership policy encouraging directors to hold shares of our common stock with a value equal to four times his or her annual cash retainer fee (exclusive of any committee retainers).  All our directors have achieved the ownership threshold as of the date of this proxy, except one who has a short tenure on our board.

 

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OUR AUDITORS

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

Our Audit Committee appointed Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) to audit our consolidated financial statements for the year ending June 30, 2023 and to prepare a report on this audit. A representative of Deloitte will be present at the Annual Meeting, will have the opportunity to make a statement and will be available to respond to appropriate questions by shareholders.

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

Information regarding fees paid to Deloitte during fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2021 is set out below in “Fees Billed by Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.”

RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board recommends that you vote “FOR” the ratification of the

appointment of Deloitte as our independent registered public accounting firm.

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AUDIT RELATED MATTERS

REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

The Audit Committee is responsible for, among other things, reviewing with Deloitte, our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2022, the scope and results of their audit engagement. In connection with the audit for fiscal 2022, the Audit Committee has:

Management is primarily responsible for the Company’s financial reporting process (including its system of internal control) and for the preparation of the consolidated financial statements of the Company in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Deloitte is responsible for auditing those financial statements and issuing an opinion on whether the audited financial statements conform with GAAP and, for fiscal 2021 and 2022, for auditing the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting and issuing an opinion thereon. The Audit Committee’s responsibility is to monitor and review these processes. It is not the Audit Committee’s duty or responsibility to conduct auditing or accounting reviews or procedures. Therefore, the Audit Committee has relied on management’s representation that the financial statements have been prepared with integrity and objectivity and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and on the representations of Deloitte included in their report to the financial statements of the Company.

Based on the review and the discussions described in the preceding bullet points, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board that the audited financial statements be included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022.

Submitted by the Audit Committee:

Donald C. Campion, Chair

Jennifer Deason

Roch Lambert

Peter G. Leemputte

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FEES BILLED BY INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRMS

The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed by Deloitte, the Company’s independent registered accounting firm, during fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2021:

 

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

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

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

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

 

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OUR LEADERSHIP

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Frederick A. Brightbill serves as a director and as an executive officer. His business experience is discussed above in “Proposal 1—Election of Directors.”

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

 

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ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE

 

As a company whose products are enjoyed outdoors on the water, we recognize the importance of social and environmental responsibility. We are committed to reducing our environmental impact, ensuring a healthy and safe workplace for our employees, and acting as a good corporate citizen in the communities we serve.

 

We are proud to have published our inaugural sustainability report in September 2022 that highlights our commitment to sustainability:

 

 

Additionally, we are very proud that we believe our MasterCraft brand is the only boat manufacturer in the marine industry to achieve three prestigious International Organization for Standardization’s (ISO) global certifications for:

 

 

With these foundations in place, we look forward to Making Boating Better and keeping our company at the forefront of the marine industry. You can access the full sustainability report here: https://investors.mastercraft.com/making-boating-better.  

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OUR PAY

PROPOSAL 3—ADVISORY VOTE ON THE COMPENSATION OF THE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (SAY-ON-PAY VOTE)

In accordance with Section 14A of the Exchange Act, which was amended pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”), we are asking shareholders to approve a non-binding advisory resolution our executive compensation as reported in this Proxy Statement. At our 2021 annual meeting, we received approximately 98.3% approval on our advisory vote on the compensation of the named executive officers.

As described above in this Proxy Statement, our executive compensation program is designed to motivate the Company’s named executive officers to create long-term value for our shareholders and is heavily weighted towards both short and long-term performance-based compensation.

We urge shareholders to read the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section, which describes in more detail our executive compensation objectives and the key elements of our executive compensation program. The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors believe that our executive compensation program is appropriately designed to achieve the objectives of our executive compensation philosophy.

We are asking shareholders to approve the following advisory resolution at the Annual Meeting:

RESOLVED, that the shareholders of the Company approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers set forth under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis”, including Summary Compensation Table and the related compensation tables and narratives in the Proxy Statement for the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

This proposal to approve the compensation paid to our named executive officers is advisory only and will not be binding on the Company, the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee, and will not be construed as overruling a decision by, or creating or implying any additional fiduciary duty for, the Company, the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee. However, the Compensation Committee, which is responsible for designing and administering the Company’s executive compensation program, values the opinions expressed by shareholders in their vote on this proposal and will consider the outcome of the vote when making future compensation decisions for our named executive officers.

Based on the frequency chosen by our shareholders at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers will occur on an annual basis.

RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board recommends that you vote “FOR” the advisory resolution

approving the compensation of our named executive officers.

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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Approximately 50% of our CEO’s target pay, and approximately 38% of our other named executive officers’ target pay, is strictly performance based.

Fiscal 2022 was the most profitable fiscal year in the Company’s history. On a consolidated basis, revenue was $707.9 million, 135.3% of target, and Adjusted EBITDA was $121.1 million, 90.2% of target.

Our annual incentive program resulted in payouts of between 103% and 186% of target for four of our named executive officers.

We completed share repurchases of $25.5 million during the fiscal year, while reducing debt by $36.7 million.

Despite ongoing supply chain disruptions, inflationary pressures and other macroeconomic headwinds, management continued its strong performance with record net sales and increased market share, based on rolling twelve-month data through December 2021.

INTRODUCTION

This Compensation Overview provides a discussion of our executive compensation program, together with a description of the material factors underlying the decisions that resulted in the compensation provided to our named executive officers, as presented in the tables which follow this discussion.

The Company’s named executive officers and positions held during fiscal 2022 are set forth below:

 

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This discussion contains statements regarding our performance targets and goals, with respect to performance metrics including Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA, and Strategic Metrics. These targets and goals are disclosed in the limited context of our compensation program and should not be understood to be statements of management’s expectations or estimates of financial results or other guidance. We specifically caution investors not to apply these statements to other contexts. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measures. See “Appendix A—Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures” below for a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable financial measures presented in accordance with GAAP. Strategic Metrics are the Company’s goals to align executives and provide an ongoing mechanism to monitor progress toward these performance measures, and include market share attainment and consumer satisfaction index (“CSI”) scores for each of our reporting segments.

 

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES

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

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

COMPENSATION BEST PRACTICES

 

 

 

SAY-ON PAY VOTE AND SHAREHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

As approved at our 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the say-on-pay vote will be held on an annual basis. At our 2021 annual meeting, we received 98.3% approval of the “say-on-pay” proposal. With shareholder support of our 2021 pay practices, the Compensation Committee applied the same overall principles to determine the amounts and types of executive compensation for 2022.

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Our shareholder outreach and engagement program is designed to ensure that management and the Board understand, consider, and address the issues that matter most to our shareholders. Though the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted travel and investor conferences, we have had one-on-one discussions with shareholders who collectively own about 40 percent of the shares outstanding, through conference calls, virtual non-deal roadshows, and conferences over the past year.

 

The Compensation Committee will continue to monitor best practices, future advisory votes on executive compensation and other shareholder feedback to guide it in evaluating our named executive officer compensation program. The Compensation Committee invites our shareholders to communicate any concerns or opinions on executive pay directly to our Board. Please refer to “Corporate Governance – How to Communicate with Us – Communications with the Board” for information about communicating to our Board.

ELEMENTS OF OUR COMPENSATION PROGRAM

The primary elements of our fiscal 2022 executive compensation structure are base salary, annual bonuses, equity incentive awards and certain employee benefits. Each principal element of our executive compensation program for fiscal 2022 along with the objectives of each element are summarized in the following table and described in more detail below.

 

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

Since the expiration of Mr. Oxley’s employment agreement on July 1, 2022, we currently do not maintain employment agreements, severance or change in control agreements with any of our named executive officers. For Mr. Brightbill and Mr. Womack, prior to his departure, the basic terms of their employment such as salary, bonus, incentive awards and benefits are set forth in an offer letter. These offer letters do not provide for specific rights upon termination or change in control. All rights relating to accelerated vesting of equity awards upon termination or change in control are set forth in the LTIP or applicable award agreement.  For a discussion of the offer letters, see “Offer Letters with our Named Executive Officers.” For a discussion regarding potential payments upon termination or change in control, see “Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control.”

 

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STRUCTURE OF OUR COMPENSATION PROGRAM

Our compensation program is structured to be reasonable in magnitude of total opportunity, largely performance-based, and majority equity-oriented.

BASE SALARY

The base salary component of executive officer compensation is intended to provide a competitive, stable level of minimum compensation to each officer commensurate with the executive’s role, experience and duties. The Compensation Committee reviews and approves base salaries for our named executive officers based on several factors, including the individual’s experience, responsibilities, performance, expected future contribution, our expected financial performance and salaries of similarly situated executives of our public peers.

The base salaries for our named executive officers were established based on an evaluation of the factors described above, our desire to reward and retain the key executives who we believe are instrumental to our success, and the competitiveness of base salaries based upon a review of publicly available data for our competitors.

 

 

 

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ANNUAL BONUS: SHORT TERM CASH INCENTIVE COMPENSATION

The Company has established the Short-Term Incentive Plan (“STIP”) to provide annual cash incentive compensation to our executives. The graphic below illustrates the weighting of the metrics and the calculation of the objective component of the STIP.

 

 

Each component of the STIP determined on a segment level basis, and then aggregated to determine the consolidated results. For Messrs. Brightbill, Oxley and Steinbarger, STIP payouts are based on consolidated results. For Mr. May, President of Crest, and Mr. Womack, former President of NauticStar, STIP payouts are based on their respective segment performance.  

 

TARGET ANNUAL CASH INCENTIVE

 

The target annual cash incentive is expressed as a percentage of each named executive officer’s base salary and is set at the beginning of each year by the Compensation Committee.  The threshold annual incentive opportunity for each named executive officer ranges from 5.0 percent to 10.0 percent of their target opportunity, and the maximum annual incentive opportunity ranges from 95.0 percent to 190.0 percent of their target opportunity.  The target opportunity for each named executive officer is as follows:

 

 

The STIP sets a threshold, target, and maximum level for each of these metrics applicable to all executive officers. The targets are set for the year by the Compensation Committee based on recommendations from the CEO and the CFO and are communicated to executives at the beginning of each year.

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The target criteria and actual fiscal 2022 results for Total Company Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA, and the strategic metrics, which consist of market share attainment, and CSI scores, are as follows:

 

The table below sets forth the threshold, target and maximum percentages of base salary for awards under the 2022 STIP, together with the achievement and actual bonus levels paid to our named executive officers, based on actual Company and individual results.

 

 

LONG-TERM EQUITY INCENTIVE COMPENSATION

Equity awards represent an important component of our named executive officer compensation. We believe long-term incentive awards align the interests of our shareholders and our named executive officers by increasing the proprietary interest of our named executive officers in the Company’s growth and success, advance the Company’s interests by attracting and retaining qualified employees over time and motivate our executives to act in the long-term best interests of our shareholders. In particular, the Compensation Committee and the Board feel that one way to align the Company’s strategy with the executive long-term incentive compensation is to tie the awards directly to the Company’s performance.

Long-Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”) awards are granted to our executive officers annually under our Amended and Restated MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc. 2015 Incentive Award Plan. In order to balance performance and retention incentives, during fiscal 2022, LTIP awards consisted of 50% restricted stock awards (“RSAs”) and 50% performance stock units (“PSUs”). The Compensation Committee believes that RSAs promote an “ownership” culture, align executives’ interests with those of our shareholders and provide retention incentives for our executive officers, while PSUs act as an additional tool for linking individual interests of our executive officers to those of our shareholders.

RSAs vest annually in equal installments over a three-year period, subject to the executive officer’s continued employment.

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Shares subject to PSUs are earned based upon the Company’s performance, over a three-year period, measured by a cumulative adjusted earnings per share, in each case subject to a potential adjustment based upon the application of a total shareholder return (“TSR”) modifier and subject to the executive officer’s continued employment with the Company. The TSR modifier is determined as the percentile ranking of the Company’s total shareholder return as compared to the total shareholder return of the companies represented in the Russell 2000 Index. At the end of the three-year performance period, the Compensation Committee determines the actual number of shares the individual will receive based on achievement of the established performance goals and the TSR modifier.

Results for the 2020 – 2022 performance period for awards granted in fiscal 2020 are set forth in the table below.

 

 

 

 

The table below sets forth the shares earned by our named executive officers in fiscal 2022 for the fiscal 2020–2022 performance period:

 

 

 

For fiscal 2023, the Compensation Committee will again utilize a 50% RSA and 50% PSU mix of LTIP awards. The RSAs will vest in equal installments on June 30, 2023, 2024 and 2025, subject to the executive officer’s continued employment. Shares subject to PSUs are again earned based on the Company’s performance over a three-year period, measured by the cumulative adjusted earnings per share metric, subject to a TSR modifier and the executive officer’s continued employment with the Company. At the current point in the evolution of the Company, the Compensation Committee believes the adjusted earnings per share metric further aligns executive compensation with shareholder interests.

2021 SUPPLEMENTAL PSUs

As previously disclosed, in July 2020, after consulting with Willis Towers Watson, our outside compensation advisors, and outside legal counsel, reviewing market data and benchmarking expected relative compensation to the market data, the Compensation Committee made the decision to grant additional PSUs under the LTIP Program to certain of the Company’s officers, including its named executive officers (the “Supplemental PSUs”). The “Performance Period” for the Supplemental PSUs was a two-year period commencing July 1, 2020 and ending June 30, 2022.

The Compensation Committee granted these Supplemental PSUs to attract and motivate key employees whose existing fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2020 PSU grants (the “Existing PSUs”), which were not expected to achieve the original minimum performance goals due to the expected unprecedented effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Compensation Committee’s commitment to sound and shareholder-friendly practice was important when designing the Supplemental PSUs, and therefore the Supplemental PSUs were capped at 90% of the Existing PSUs original fair value. In addition, the number of shares issuable upon satisfaction of the performance criteria was capped at 100% of target and reduced for any shares issuable upon satisfaction of the performance criteria pursuant to the Existing PSUs.

Because the performance criteria pursuant to the Existing PSUs was achieved, all Supplemental PSUs were forfeited, and no shares underlying Supplemental PSUs were issued.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND PERQUISITES

Our named executive officers receive the standard benefits received by all employees including: health and welfare plans, including, medical, dental, and vision benefits; medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts; short-term and long-term disability insurance; and life insurance, retirement plans (a 401(k) retirement savings plan), and vacation.

We do not have a defined benefit pension plan or supplemental executive retirement plan. Our named executive officers participate in our various benefit programs, including our 401(k) retirement savings plan discussed below, on the same terms as other employees. The Company does not provide to its named executive officers supplemental executive retirement plans, club memberships or other significant perquisites.

We currently maintain a 401(k) retirement savings plan for our employees, including our named executive officers, who satisfy certain eligibility requirements. Our named executive officers are generally eligible to participate in the 401(k) plan on the same terms as other full-time employees. The Internal Revenue Code, or the Code, allows eligible employees to defer a portion of their compensation, within prescribed limits, on a pre-tax basis through contributions to the 401(k) plan. Currently, we match contributions made by participants in the 401(k) plan up to a specified percentage of the employee contributions, and these matching contributions are fully vested as of the date on which the contribution is made. We believe that providing a vehicle for tax deferred retirement savings though our 401(k) plan, and making fully vested matching contributions, adds to the overall desirability of our executive compensation package and further incentivizes our employees, including our named executive officers, in accordance with our compensation policies.

Each of our named executive officers is provided the opportunity to use one of our MasterCraft boats and trailers in order to better understand the quality, features, components, operation, etc. of our products, and to aid in the product development and portfolio strategy, while minimizing the cost to the Company.  Named executive officers are provided with use of the boat at no charge, but are responsible for paying all insurance, maintenance, fuel and other fees, costs and charges (other than registration for use fees and taxes) related to their operation of the boat.

 

PROCESS FOR DETERMINING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Our Compensation Committee believes that to attract, motivate and retain talented, high-caliber executive officers, we need to provide annual compensation, including cash and equity-based incentives, that is competitive, yet aligns with the interests of our shareholders. Pay-for-performance will continue to be a priority, both through Company financial and market performance, as well as long-term growth and strategic objective attainment.

ROLE OF OUR COMPENSATION COMMITTEES

The Compensation Committee is responsible for approving our executive compensation design, philosophy and overall programs for our named executive officers, which include:

The Compensation Committee acts independently, but works closely with our Board, our executive management team and our independent compensation consultant in its decision-making process.

ROLE OF OUR EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM

To the extent requested, our executive management team provides input on matters to the Compensation Committee as it evaluates, designs and implements our executive compensation program. Our CEO provides recommendations regarding compensation matters with respect to the executive team, but not with respect to his own compensation. The Compensation Committee carefully reviews these

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recommendations, absent any members of the management team, and consults with the independent compensation consultant before making final determinations to compensation changes. We believe this process ensures that our executive compensation program effectively aligns with our overall executive compensation philosophy and interests of our shareholders.

INDUSTRY PEER GROUP

Management and the Compensation Committee, in consultation with Willis Towers Watson (“WTW”), have considered how to best use competitive market data in designing our executive compensation programs. The Compensation Committee considered multiple factors, including how such data would be used, whether the data would be aligned with shareholder expectations, the breadth, consistency and reliability of the data and our ability to compete effectively for top executive talent. As a result of this review, our Compensation Committee determined to use market data from two sources: published survey data reflecting the durable goods manufacturing industry (“Survey Data”) and a customized industry peer group (the “Custom Peer Group”). Together, these sources enable the Compensation Committee to make informed decisions in achieving its compensation objectives.

The Survey Data is based on WTW’s Executive Compensation Survey, which includes approximately 1,000 companies across a broad range of industries. The Survey Data is adjusted, generally through regression analysis, to fit MasterCraft’s revenue scope. The Company did not select the companies that comprise the Survey Data, and the component companies’ identities were not a factor in the analysis. The Survey Data serves as a reliable market reference and is used as the primary source for market compensation data.

The Custom Peer Group is used to provide comparative information for purposes of designing the overall executive compensation program, including design of the STIP and LTIP, and serves as a secondary source for market compensation data for the CEO and CFO positions. The Custom Peer Group is also used for benchmarking our Board of Director compensation program. In developing the Custom Peer Group, the Compensation Committee considered both quantitative factors (such as revenue, employee headcount, and market capitalization) and qualitative factors (such as industry focus within the recreation/leisure/marine markets and product engineering complexity). Based upon this review, the Compensation Committee selected a custom peer group of 14 companies, shown below.

COMPENSATION GOVERNANCE

EXECUTIVE STOCK OWNERSHIP POLICY

The Company has established stock ownership and retention guidelines in order to further align the long-term interests of our executive officers with those of our shareholders. Our stock ownership guidelines require our CEO and CFO to own shares of the Company’s common stock having an aggregate value equal to six times and three times their respective annual base salaries within five years of being appointed. As of June 30, 2022, our CFO owns 6.8 times his annual base salary. Our CEO owns 4.2 times his annual base salary and has made significant progress given his recent hire date of December 2019.

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NO TAX GROSS UPS

Except for excess life insurance, we do not make gross up payments to cover our named executive officers’ personal income taxes that may pertain to any of the compensation or perquisites paid or provided by the Company.

None of the named executive officers are entitled to gross-up payments in the event that any payments or benefits provided to her or him by the Company are subject to the golden parachute excise tax under Sections 280G and 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code.

INSIDER TRADING POLICY PROHIBITION ON HEDGING AND PLEDGING

We have adopted an insider trading compliance policy, which prohibits the hedging and pledging of our securities by our directors and officers. None of our executive officers or directors holds any of our stock subject to a hedge or pledge.

CLAWBACK POLICY

We have adopted a claw-back policy. Under this policy, the Company may seek to recover or cause to be forfeited any or all performance-based compensation received by employees and directors of the Company, including the named executive officers, in the event of restatement of the Company’s financial statements resulting in whole or in part from the fraud or intentional misconduct of such employees or directors.  

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REPORT OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE

The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis with management and, based on such review and discussions, the Compensation Committee recommended to our Board that these disclosures be included in this Proxy Statement and incorporated by reference in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2022.

Submitted by the Compensation Committee:

Peter G. Leemputte, Chair

Donald C. Campion

Tzan-Jin (TJ) Chung

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SUMMARY OF COMPENSATION TABLE

The following table sets forth information concerning the total compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to the named executive officers for fiscal years ended June 30, 2022, June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020, calculated in accordance with SEC rules and regulations.

 

 

 

 

 

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GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS IN 2022

The following table provides information concerning grants of plan-based awards during 2022 to our named executive officers.

 

(1)  Reflects the threshold, target and maximum annual cash incentive opportunities under our 2022 short-term incentive plan. At the time of the filing of this proxy statement, the actual results of our short-term incentive plan were finalized, and our named executive officers received the amounts set forth in the “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” column of the Summary Compensation Table.

(2)  Reflects the number of restricted stock awards and performance stock units granted. These restricted stock awards will vest in equal installments on June 30, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The performance stock units are earned based upon the Company’s performance, over a three-year period, in each case subject to a potential adjustment based upon the application of a total shareholder return.  The amounts reported with respect to PSUs are based on the probable outcome of the performance conditions as of the grant date, which is estimated at target. Had the achievement of the highest level of performance been assumed, the aggregate grant date fair value of the PSUs would be as follows: Mr. Brightbill $1,260,044; Mr. Oxley $310,543; Mr. Steinbarger $174,051; Mr. May $201,612; and Mr. Womack $204,049.

(3)  Reflects the aggregate grant date fair value of equity awards, calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, excluding the estimated effect of forfeitures.

(4)  Mr. Womack left the Company in February 2022.

 

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OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL 2022 YEAR-END

The following table sets forth information with respect to outstanding option awards for each of the named executive officers as of June 30, 2022.

 

*          The table above excludes Mr. Womack as all of his outstanding awards were cancelled in connection with his departure from the Company.

 

POTENTIAL PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION OR CHANGE OF CONTROL

Termination of Employment: Except in connection with a change in control (as defined below), upon a named executive officer’s termination of employment for any reason, all unvested RSUs and PSUs are automatically forfeited (unless the Compensation Committee determines otherwise). Upon the expiration of Mr. Oxley’s employment agreement on June 30, 2022, no named executive officer is entitled to additional severance or other payments upon termination of employment.

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Pursuant to his previously effective employment agreement, as of June 30, 2022, upon a termination by the Company without cause, Mr. Oxley was entitled to severance consisting of (a) continued base salary through the 12 month anniversary of the termination of employment, (b) reimbursement of the COBRA premiums (provided that coverage shall be equivalent to the coverage received while he was employed with the Company) for up to 12 months following termination of employment, and (c) continued STIP and LTIP payments on a pro rata basis for the remainder of the fiscal year following termination of employment (provided he was on track to meet applicable performance targets). Payment of continued base salary would have been subject to reduction for any compensation earned by Mr. Oxley during the 12-month period following termination of employment.

Termination of Employment with Change in Control: In the event a named executive officer’s employment is terminated in connection with a change in control, any unvested RSAs will immediately become vested (assuming no replacement award is offered) and all PSUs (unless the executive is terminated for cause as determined by the Compensation Committee) will be entitled to a payment equal to the target award.

Death or Disability. In the event of death or disability, all PSUs will be entitled to a payment of a pro rata portion of the target award, calculated based on a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days from the grant date until the date of termination of service resulting from death or disability, and the denominator of which is the total number of days from the grant date until the end of the applicable performance period. RSAs do not automatically vest upon death or disability unless the Compensation Committee in its sole discretion determines otherwise.

The information below describes and quantifies the estimated amount of certain compensation that would become payable to each named executive officer as of June 30, 2022 under the following circumstances: (i) upon termination by the Company; (ii) upon termination in connection with a change in control and (iii) upon death or disability. The estimated value of all unvested equity awards in the above below is based on our closing stock price as of June 30, 2022 of $21.05 per share.

 

 

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As defined by the LTIP, “Change in Control” shall mean and includes each of the following:

The Compensation Committee has full and final authority, which shall be exercised in its sole discretion, to determine conclusively whether a change in control has occurred pursuant to the above definition, and the date of the occurrence of such change in control and any incidental matters relating thereto.

OFFER LETTERS WITH OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

In July 2018, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Oxley setting forth the terms of his employment as Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of the Company. The agreement provided for a four-year term, which expired on July 1, 2022. Upon expiration, we no longer maintain employment agreements with any of our named executive officers.

OFFER LETTER WITH FREDERICK A. BRIGHTBILL

On October 30, 2019, the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Brightbill to serve as the Company’s interim Chief Executive Officer following Mr. McNew’s resignation. In connection with his appointment as interim Chief Executive Officer, the Company entered into a letter agreement with Mr. Brightbill regarding the terms of his employment as interim Chief Executive Officer. The letter agreement provided, among other things, a one-time grant of 15,000 RSAs (with terms substantially similar to annual director grants, including a one-year vesting period).

On December 2, 2019, Mr. Brightbill executed an offer letter with the Company to serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, which replaced the letter agreement entered into in connection with Mr. Brightbill’s appointment as interim Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Brightbill’s employment with the Company is “at will” and, as such, may be terminated at any time, by either Mr. Brightbill or the Company, with or without advance notice or cause.

Pursuant to his offer letter, Mr. Brightbill received an initial sign-on bonus of 25,000 RSAs, which will vest on the first and second anniversaries of the grant date, and he is entitled to an initial annual base salary of $700,000. In determining the number of RSAs to award Mr. Brightbill in connection with his appointment as permanent Chief Executive Officer, the Compensation Committee took into account the 15,000 RSAs previously awarded to Mr. Brightbill in connection with this appointment as interim Chief Executive Officer.

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Mr. Brightbill is also eligible for an annual performance-based bonus, based upon annual performance targets established by the Board. The actual annual performance-based bonus paid to Mr. Brightbill under the 2020 STIP, 2021 STIP, and 2022 STIP is set forth above in the Summary Compensation Table in the column entitled “Non-equity incentive plan compensation.” Mr. Brightbill is also eligible for equity awards under our LTIP program up to 150% of base salary should he meet performance targets established by the Board.

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CEO PAY RATIO

As required by Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, and Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K, we are providing the following information about the relationship of the annual total compensation of our median associate to the annual total compensation of Mr. Brightbill, our Chief Executive Officer. We believe that the pay ratio disclosed below is a reasonable estimate and calculated in a manner consistent with the Pay Ratio Rules.

The 2022 annual total compensation of the median associate identified by the Company, and as described in further detail below, was $51,000, and the total annual compensation of our CEO was $2,491,868. Based on this information, the ratio of the median annual total compensation of all associates to the annual total compensation of our CEO is 1:49.

The methodology we used to identify the median of the annual total compensation of all our associates, as well as to determine the annual total compensation of our “median associate,” is as follows:

 

 

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OUR SHAREHOLDERS

BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF THE COMPANY’S SECURITIES

The following table sets forth information concerning beneficial ownership of our common stock as of September 2, 2022, unless otherwise indicated, by each of the directors and nominees for director, by each of the named executive officers, by all directors, nominees for director and executive officers as a group, and by beneficial owners of more than five percent of our common stock.

 

 

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

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

COMPENSATION PROGRAMS

We have entered into certain compensation plans to provide payments to certain of our service providers (including our named executive officers and certain of our non-employee directors) as described under the section titled “Executive Compensation.”

OUR POLICY REGARDING RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

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

 

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NEXT ANNUAL MEETING—SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS

RULE 14A-8 PROPOSALS FOR OUR 2023 PROXY STATEMENT

Pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, a shareholder proposal submitted for inclusion in our proxy statement for the 2023 annual meeting of shareholders (the “2023 Annual Meeting”) must be received by us by May 19, 2023. However, pursuant to such rule, if the 2023 Annual Meeting is held on a date that is before September 25, 2023 or after November 24, 2023, then a shareholder proposal submitted for inclusion in our proxy statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting must be received by us a reasonable time before we begin to print and mail our proxy statement for the 2023 Annual Meeting.

SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS OF BUSINESS

Under our Bylaws that will be in effect for the 2023 Annual Meeting, a shareholder is eligible to submit a shareholder proposal of business (other than nominations of directors, the procedures for which are described below) at an annual meeting outside the processes of Rule 14a-8 if the shareholder is (1) a shareholder of record at the time of giving notice of such proposal, (2) entitled to vote at the meeting and (3) complies with the notice procedures set forth in our Bylaws. Our Bylaws provide that the proposal must be a proper matter for shareholder action under Delaware law and the shareholder must provide timely notice of the proposal in writing to our Corporate Secretary. To be timely under our Bylaws, our Corporate Secretary must receive advance notice of a proposal for business at the 2023 Annual Meeting between June 27, 2023 and July 27, 2023; provided, however, if and only if the 2023 Annual Meeting is not scheduled to be held between September 25, 2023 and January 3, 2024, such shareholder’s notice must be delivered to our Corporate Secretary not earlier than 120 days prior to the date of the 2023 Annual Meeting and not later than the later of (A) the tenth day following the day of the public announcement of the date of the 2023 Annual Meeting or (B) the date which is 90 days prior to the date of the 2023 Annual Meeting. The advance notice of the proposal must contain certain information specified in our Bylaws, including information concerning the proposal and the shareholder proponent. The foregoing description is only a summary of the requirements of our Bylaws. Shareholders intending to submit a proposal of business at the 2023 Annual Meeting outside the processes of Rule 14a-8 must comply with the provisions specified in our Bylaws.

SHAREHOLDER NOMINATION OF DIRECTORS

Shareholders may nominate directors for election without consideration by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee by complying with the eligibility, advance notice and other provisions of our Bylaws. Under our Bylaws that will be in effect for the 2023 Annual Meeting, a shareholder is eligible to submit a shareholder nomination of directors at an annual meeting if the shareholder is (1) a shareholder of record at the time of giving notice of such proposal, on the record date for the annual meeting and at the time of the annual meeting (2) entitled to vote at the meeting and (3) complies with the notice procedures set forth in our Bylaws. The shareholder must provide timely notice of the nomination in writing to our Corporate Secretary. To be timely under our Bylaws, our Corporate Secretary must receive advance notice of a nomination for election of a director at the 2023 Annual Meeting between June 27, 2023 and July 27, 2023; provided, however, if and only if the 2023 Annual Meeting is not scheduled to be held between September 25, 2023 and January 3, 2024, such shareholder’s notice must be delivered to our Corporate Secretary not earlier than 120 days prior to the date of the 2023 Annual Meeting and not later than the later of (C) the tenth day following the day of the public announcement of the date of the 2023 Annual Meeting or (D) the date which is 90 days prior to the date of the 2023 Annual Meeting. The advance notice of the nomination must contain certain information specified in our Bylaws, including information concerning the nominee and the shareholder proponent. The foregoing description is only a summary of the requirements of our Bylaws. Shareholders intending to submit a nomination for the 2023 Annual Meeting must comply with the provisions specified in our Bylaws.

HOUSEHOLDING

The SEC has adopted a rule concerning the delivery of disclosure documents. The rule allows us to send a single annual report, proxy statement, proxy statement combined with a prospectus, information statement, or Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials to any household at which two or more shareholders reside if they share the same last name or we reasonably believe they are members of the same family. This procedure is referred to as “Householding.” This rule benefits both you and MasterCraft. It reduces the volume of duplicate information received at your household and helps MasterCraft reduce expenses. Each shareholder subject to Householding will continue to receive a separate proxy card or voting instruction card.

If any shareholders in your household wish to receive a separate annual report, proxy statement, or Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, they may call us at (423) 884-2221, write to us at 100 Cherokee Cove Drive, Vonore, TN 37885, or e-mail us at investorrelations@mastercraft.com. If you are a shareholder that receives multiple copies of our proxy materials or Notice of Internet

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Availability of Proxy Materials, you may request Householding by contacting us in the same manner and requesting a householding consent

CONTACT INFORMATION

Shareholder proposals or nominations should be sent to:

100 Cherokee Cove Drive,

Vonore, Tennessee 37885

Attention: Corporate Secretary

 

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OUR MEETING

QUESTIONS RELATING TO THIS PROXY STATEMENT

Q:WHAT IS A PROXY?

Q:WHAT IS A PROXY STATEMENT?

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The giving of a proxy will not affect your right to vote at the Annual Meeting should you decide to attend.

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

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

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

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

For Proposal 2—Ratification of the Appointment of our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, you may vote FOR or AGAINST the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors or you may ABSTAIN. A majority of the shares of common stock present in person or represented by proxy at the annual meeting and entitled to vote must be voted FOR approval of this matter in order for it to pass. Votes cast FOR or AGAINST and ABSTENTIONS with respect to this matter will be counted as shares entitled to vote on the matter. Broker non-votes are not applicable to this matter. A vote to ABSTAIN will have the effect of a vote AGAINST the matter.

For Proposal 3—Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers (Say-on-Pay), you may vote FOR or AGAINST the approval of the compensation of our named executive officers or you may ABSTAIN. A majority of the shares of common stock present in person or represented by proxy at the annual meeting and entitled to vote must be voted FOR approval of this matter in order for it to pass. Votes cast FOR or AGAINST and ABSTENTIONS with respect to this matter will be counted as shares entitled to vote on the matter. Broker non-votes will not be counted as shares entitled to vote on this matter. A vote to ABSTAIN will have the effect of a vote AGAINST the matter. As an

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advisory vote, this proposal is not binding. However, the Board of Directors and Compensation Committee will consider the outcome of the vote when making future compensation decisions for our executive officers.

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

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

•our website at www.mastercraft.com by clicking on the Investors link, followed by the Financials link,

•the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov,

•the SEC at 1 (800) SEC-0330, or

•our Corporate Secretary at 100 Cherokee Cove Drive, Vonore, Tennessee 37885.

100 Cherokee Cove Drive,

Vonore, Tennessee 37885

Attention: Corporate Secretary 

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OTHER MATTERS

OTHER BUSINESS

We know of no other business to be transacted, but if any other matters do come before the meeting, the persons named as proxies in the accompanying proxy, or their substitutes, will vote or act with respect to them in accordance with their best judgment.

Whether or not you expect to attend the Annual Meeting, please complete, date and sign and promptly return the accompanying proxy in the enclosed postage paid envelope or vote via the Internet so that your shares may be represented at the Annual Meeting.

 

 

 

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APPENDIX A

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES

 

RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MASTERCRAFT BOAT HOLDINGS, INC YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT! PLEASE VOTE BY: • INTERNET Go To: www.proxypush.com/MCFT Cast your vote online Have your Proxy Card ready Follow the simple instructions to record your vote • PHONE Call 1-855-962-4263 Use any touch-tone telephone Have your Proxy Card ready Follow the simple recorded instructions • MAIL Mark, sign and date your Proxy Card Fold and return your Proxy Card in the postage-paid envelope provided • “ALEXA, VOTE MY PROXY” Open Alexa app and browse skills Search “Vote my Proxy” Enable skill You must register to attend the meeting online and/or participate at www.proxydocs.com/MCFTP.O. BOX 8016, CARY, NC 27512-9903 MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc Annual Meeting of Stockholders For Stockholders as of September 02, 2022 TIME: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 8:00 AM, Eastern Time PLACE: Annual Meeting to be held via the Internet - Please visit www.proxydocs.com/MCFT for more details. This proxy is being solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors The undersigned hereby appoints Frederick A. Brightbill and Timothy M. Oxley, and each or either of them, as the true and lawful attorneys of the undersigned, with full power of substitution and revocation, and authorizes them, and each of them, to vote all the shares of capital stock of MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc. which the undersigned is entitled to vote at said meeting and any adjournment thereof upon the matters specified and upon such other matters as may be properly brought before the meeting or any adjournment thereof, conferring authority upon such true and lawful attorneys to vote in their discretion on such other matters as may properly come before the meeting and revoking any proxy heretofore given. THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED OR, IF NO DIRECTION IS GIVEN, SHARES WILL BE VOTED "FOR" THE ELECTION OF THE DIRECTORS IN ITEM 1, "FOR" THE PROPOSAL IN ITEMS 2 AND 3. You are encouraged to specify your choice by marking the appropriate box (SEE REVERSE SIDE) but you need not mark any box if you wish to vote in accordance with the Board of Directors’ recommendation. The Named Proxies cannot vote your shares unless you sign (on the reverse side) and return this card. PLEASE BE SURE TO SIGN AND DATE THIS PROXY CARD AND MARK ON THE REVERSE SIDE Proposal_Page - VIFL  

 

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MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc Annual Meeting of Stockholders Please make your marks like this:☒ The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the nominees for director listed in proposal 1 and FOR proposals 2 and 3. PROPOSAL YOUR VOTE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS FOR Election of Seven Nominees FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN W. Patrick Battle FOR #P2##P2##P2# Jaclyn Baumgarten FOR #P3##P3##P3# Frederick A. Brightbill FOR #P4##P4##P4# Donald C. Campion FOR #P5##P5##P5# Jennifer Deason FOR #P6##P6##P6# Roch Lambert FOR #P7##P7##7# Peter G. Leemputte FOR #P8##P8##P8# AGAINST ABSTAIN To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered FOR Public Accounting Firm for fiscal year 2023. ^#P9##P9##P9# To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. FOR #P10# #P10# #P10# You must register to attend the meeting online and/or participate at www.proxydocs.com/MCFT Authorized Signatures - Must be completed for your instructions to be executed. Please sign exactly as your name(s) appears on your account. If held in joint tenancy, all persons should sign. Trustees, administrators, etc., should include title and authority. Corporations should provide full name of corporation and title of authorized officer signing the Proxy/Vote Form. Signature (and Title if applicable) Date Signature (if held jointly) Date