MAXLINEAR, INC — Director's Dealing 2026

Feb 24, 2026

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MAXLINEAR, INC (MXL)
CIK: 0001288469
Period of Report: 2026-02-18

Reporting Person: LITCHFIELD STEVEN G (See remarks)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2026-02-20	Common Stock	A	25978	—	Acquired	338181	Direct
2026-02-20	Common Stock	A	19441	—	Acquired	357622	Direct
2026-02-20	Common Stock	M	29315	—	Acquired	430570	Direct
2026-02-20	Common Stock	F	42532	$18.47	Disposed	388038	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2026-02-18	Restricted Stock Units	$	A	58234	Acquired		Common Stock (58234)	Direct
2026-02-20	Restricted Stock Units	$	M	3074	Disposed		Common Stock (3074)	Direct
2026-02-20	Restricted Stock Units	$	M	26241	Disposed		Common Stock (26241)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Represents shares of Common Stock issued to the Reporting Person for the 2025 performance period under the Company's Executive Incentive Bonus Plan (the "Bonus Plan"). All shares were issued pursuant to the Company's Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan. Grant amounts were determined based on the award amount earned under the Bonus Plan and the closing price of the Company's Common Stock in trading on The Nasdaq Global Select Market on February 20, 2026.

F2: Represents shares of Common Stock issued to the Reporting Person in connection with the achievement of financial performance conditions for the 2025 fiscal year that were approved as part of the 2025 performance-based restricted stock award granted on August 4, 2025. All shares were issued pursuant to the Company's Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan.

F3: Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of MaxLinear, Inc. Common Stock.

F4: Subject to the Reporting Person continuing to be a Service Provider (as defined in the Company's Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan) through each applicable vesting date, one-third (1/3rd) of the RSUs subject to the award will vest on May 20, 2027, and one-third (1/3rd) of the RSUs subject to the award will vest annually on each May 20 thereafter, such that the award will be fully vested on May 20, 2029.

F5: Subject to the Reporting Person's continuous status as a Service Provider (as defined in the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan) on each applicable vesting date, twenty five percent (25%) of the 30,697 RSUs subject to the award vested on February 20, 2025, and twenty five percent (25%) of the RSUs subject to the award vest annually on each February 20 thereafter, such that the award will be fully vested on February 20, 2028.

F6: Subject to the Reporting Person continuing to be a Service Provider (as defined in the Company's Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan) through each applicable vesting date, one-third (1/3rd) of the 195,822 RSUs subject to the award vested on February 20, 2025, and one-third (1/3rd) of the RSUs subject to the award will vest annually on each February 20 thereafter, such that the award will be fully vested on February 20, 2027.