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

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

November 20, 2025

MaxLinear, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-34666	14-1896129
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

5966 La Place Court, Suite 100, Carlsbad, California 92008

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (760) 692-0711

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.0001 par value	MXL	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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Item 8.01 Other Events

On November 20, 2025, the board of directors of MaxLinear, Inc., (the “Company”) approved the repurchase of up to $75 million of the Company’s common stock over a period ending November 20, 2028. The program may be effected through open market purchases, block transactions, and privately negotiated transactions, in compliance with Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”), including through Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. The share repurchase program does not obligate the Company to make any repurchases and may be modified, suspended, or terminated by the Company at any time without prior notice. The amount and timing of repurchases are subject to a variety of factors including liquidity, share price, market conditions, and legal requirements.

The information contained in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

A copy of the press release announcing the Company’s board of directors’ authorization of the share repurchase program is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit			Description
99.1			Press Release dated N o vember 24, 2025
104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



Date:	November 24, 2025	MAXLINEAR, INC.

		(Registrant)

		By:	/s/ Steven Litchfield
			Steven Litchfield
			Chief Financial Officer and Chief Corporate Strategy Officer

MAXLINEAR, INC 8-K