KISHORE SEENDRIPU - 18 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for MAXLINEAR, INC (MXL)

Role: Chairman, President and CEO, Director, 10%+ Owner
Signature: /s/ Connie Kwong, as Attorney-in-Fact
Issuer symbol: MXL
Transactions as of: 18 Feb 2026
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 23 Feb 2026, 18:53:30 UTC
Previous filing: 05 Aug 2025
Next filing: 04 Mar 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
SEENDRIPU KISHORE	Chairman, President and CEO, Director, 10%+ Owner	C/O MAXLINEAR, INC., 5966 LA PLACE COURT, SUITE 100, CARLSBAD	/s/ Connie Kwong, as Attorney-in-Fact	23 Feb 2026	0001478340

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	MXL	Common Stock	Award	$0	+56,216	+7.3%	$0.000000	827,000	20 Feb 2026	Direct	F1
transaction	MXL	Common Stock	Award	$0	+49,651	+6%	$0.000000	876,651	20 Feb 2026	Direct	F2
holding	MXL	Common Stock						896,747	18 Feb 2026	See footnote	F3
holding	MXL	Common Stock						300,000	18 Feb 2026	See footnote	F4
holding	MXL	Common Stock						300,000	18 Feb 2026	See footnote	F5
holding	MXL	Common Stock						182,893	18 Feb 2026	See footnote	F6
holding	MXL	Common Stock						18,920	18 Feb 2026	See footnote	F7
holding	MXL	Common Stock						448,413	18 Feb 2026	See footnote	F8
holding	MXL	Common Stock						448,413	18 Feb 2026	See footnote	F9
holding	MXL	Common Stock						295,727	18 Feb 2026	See footnote	F10
holding	MXL	Common Stock						295,727	18 Feb 2026	See footnote	F11
holding	MXL	Common Stock						295,727	18 Feb 2026	See footnote	F12
holding	MXL	Common Stock						295,727	18 Feb 2026	See footnote	F13
holding	MXL	Common Stock						250,799	18 Feb 2026	See footnote	F14
holding	MXL	Common Stock						250,799	18 Feb 2026	See footnote	F15

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	MXL	Restricted Stock Units	Award	$0	+138,136		$0.000000	138,136	18 Feb 2026	Common Stock	138,136		Direct	F16, F17

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
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. The Reporting Person has deferred settlement of the shares pursuant to a Restricted Stock Unit Election Form entered into by the Reporting Person on December 31, 2025 until the earliest of (i) the date of termination of the executive officer's service to the Company; or (ii) a qualifying change in control.
F3	Shares held by the Seendripu Family Trust dated 10/5/09, a trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person and the Reporting Person's spouse, for which the Reporting Person and the Reporting Person's spouse serve as trustees.
F4	Shares held by the Kishore V. Seendripu 2024 Annuity Trust A, a grantor retained annuity trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person, for which the Reporting Person serves as trustee.
F5	Shares held by the Rekha S. Seendripu 2024 Annuity Trust A, a grantor retained annuity trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person, for which the Reporting Person serves as trustee.
F6	Shares held by The Seendripu Family Fund, a donor advised fund, for which the Reporting Person serves an advisor.
F7	Shares held by the Seendripu Relatives Trust dated 10/5/09, a trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person's parents and siblings, and for which the Reporting Person serves as trustee.
F8	Shares held by the Samira Seendripu Trust dtd 10/5/2009, a trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person's child, and for which the Reporting Person's sibling serves as trustee. The Reporting Person disclaims Section 16 beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such shares for Section 16 or any other purpose.
F9	Shares held by the Ishan Krishna Seendripu Trust dtd 10/5/09, a trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person's child, and for which the Reporting Person's sibling serves as trustee. The Reporting Person disclaims Section 16 beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such shares for Section 16 or any other purpose.
F10	Shares held by the Ishan Krishna Seendripu Trust #2 dtd 07/14/2023, a trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person's child, and of which the trustee is an independent entity. The Reporting Person disclaims Section 16 beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such shares for Section 16 or any other purpose.
F11	Shares held by the Samira Seendripu Trust #2 dtd 07/14/2023, a trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person's child, and of which the trustee is an independent entity. The Reporting Person disclaims Section 16 beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such shares for Section 16 or any other purpose.
F12	Shares held by the IKS Heritage Trust #2 dtd 07/14/2023, a trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person's child, and of which the trustee is an independent entity. The Reporting Person disclaims Section 16 beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such shares for Section 16 or any other purpose.
F13	Shares held by the SS Heritage Trust #2 dtd 07/14/2023, a trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person's child, and of which the trustee is an independent entity. The Reporting Person disclaims Section 16 beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such shares for Section 16 or any other purpose.
F14	Shares held by the SS Heritage Trust dated July 13, 2020, a trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person's child, and for which the Reporting Person serves as co-trustee.
F15	Shares held by the IKS Heritage Trust dated July 13, 2020, a trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person's child, and for which the Reporting Person serves as co-trustee.
F16	Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of MaxLinear, Inc. Common Stock.
F17	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.