Form 8-K - Current report


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): May 23, 2024

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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):


☐			Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐			Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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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).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

We held our Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) on May 23, 2024. At the Annual Meeting, 75,426,004 shares of our common stock were present or represented by proxy, representing 90.81% of voting power of the shares of our common stock outstanding as of March 28, 2024, the record date for the Annual Meeting. The matters voted on at the Annual Meeting and the votes cast with respect to each such matter are set forth below.

1.Election of Three Class III Directors. The following nominees were re-elected by the holders of our common stock to serve as our Class III directors to hold office until our 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified:


Nominee	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
Kishore Seendripu, Ph.D.	64,696,574	1,219,157	114,303	9,395,970
Thomas E. Pardun	62,441,830	3,533,631	54,573	9,395,970
Gregory P. Dougherty	50,224,462	15,685,937	119,635	9,395,970

2.Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation. On an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2023, as disclosed in our proxy statement for our 2024 annual meeting of stockholders, was approved by our stockholders based on the following results of voting:


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
57,427,163	7,987,891	614,980	9,395,970

3.Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 was ratified based on the following results of voting:


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
75,065,594	261,277	99,133	—

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:	May 24, 2024	MAXLINEAR, INC.

		(Registrant)

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

Cover	May 23, 2024
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	8-K
Document Period End Date	May 23, 2024
Entity Registrant Name	MaxLinear, Inc.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity File Number	001-34666
Entity Central Index Key	0001288469
Entity Tax Identification Number	14-1896129
Entity Address, Address Line One	5966 La Place Court, Suite 100
Entity Address, City or Town	Carlsbad
Entity Address, State or Province	CA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	92008
City Area Code	760
Local Phone Number	692-0711
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Amendment Flag	false
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Common stock, $0.0001 par value
Trading Symbol	MXL
NASDAQ/NGS (GLOBAL SELECT MARKET)
Entity Information [Line Items]
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ