MAXLINEAR, INC — Director's Dealing 2010

May 11, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MAXLINEAR INC (MXL)
CIK: 0001288469
Period of Report: 2010-05-10

Reporting Person: MCCREADY PATRICK E (CAO and Controller)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-05-10	Stock Option (right to buy)	$16.58	A	35000	Acquired	2020-05-10	Class A Common Stock ($0.0001 par value) (35000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: This stock option was approved by MaxLinear, Inc.'s Board of Directors on April 23, 2010 and vests over four years. The vesting commencement date of the option is April 23, 2010. Subject to optionee's continuing to provide services, 10% of the shares subject to the stock option vest and become exercisable one year after the vesting commencement date, 20% of the shares subject to the stock option vest and become exercisable on the second anniversary of the vesting commencement date, 30% of the shares subject to the stock option vest and become exercisable on the third anniversary of the vesting commencement date, and 40% of the shares subject to the shares subject to the stock option vest and become exercisable on the fourth anniversary of the vesting commencement date.