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S-8 1 a20260129forms-8.htm S-8 Document

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 29, 2026

Registration No. 333- .

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

MaxLinear, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


			Delaware			14-1896129
			(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)			(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

5966 La Place Court, Suite 100

Carlsbad, California 92008

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)

2010 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

2010 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

(Full title of the plan)

Kishore Seendripu, Ph.D.

5966 La Place Court, Suite 100

Carlsbad, California 92008

(Name and address of agent for service)

(760) 692-0711

(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:

Mark Baudler

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Professional Corporation

650 Page Mill Road

Palo Alto, California 94304

(650) 493-9300

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filer	☑	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐
		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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act ☐

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ON FORM S-8 NO. 333-217021, NO. 333-223847, NO. 333-230606, NO. 333-237274, NO. 333-254961, NO. 333-263824, NO. 333-269507, NO. 333-276784 and NO. 333-284579

This Registration Statement is being filed for the purpose of increasing the number of securities of the same class as other securities for which a Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to the same benefit plans is effective. The Registrant previously registered shares of its Common Stock for issuance under the MaxLinear, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan and the 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan:

•the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on March 30, 2017 (File No. 333-217021);

•the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Commission on March 22, 2018 (File No. 333-223847);

•the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Commission on March 29, 2019 (File No. 333-230606);

• the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Commission on March 19, 2020 (File No. 333-237274);

•the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Commission on April 1, 2021 (File No. 333-254961);

•the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Commission on March 24, 2022 (File No. 333-263824);

•the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Commission on February 1, 2023 (File No. 333-269507);

• the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Commission on January 31, 2024 (File No. 333-276784); and

•the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Commission on January 2 9, 2025 (File No. 333-284579).

Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, this Registration Statement hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the Registration Statements referenced above.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 8. Exhibits.


Exhibit Number						Description
4.1						Specimen Common Stock Certificate of the Registrant (which is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Amendment No. 1 to Form 8-A (Registration No. 001-34666), filed on March 30, 2017).
4.2+						2010 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended December 13, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-34666), filed on December 19, 2018).
4.3+						Form of Agreement under the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-34666), filed on July 28, 2011).
4.4+†						Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for Performance-Based Awards under the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 of the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-34666), filed on January 31, 2024).
4.5+†						Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for Performance-Based Awards under the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-34666), filed on October 23, 2025).
4.6+						2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-34666), filed on August 15, 2016).
5.1						Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation.
23.1						Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

23.2						Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
24.1						Power of Attorney (contained on signature page hereto).
107.1						Filing Fee Table


+						Indicates management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.
†						Certain portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K. The Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally an unredacted copy of the exhibit to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Carlsbad, State of California, on this 29th day of January 2026.

MAXLINEAR, INC.

(Registrant)

By:

/s/ KISHORE SEENDRIPU, PH.D.

Kishore Seendripu, Ph.D.

President and Chief Executive Officer

Date:

January 29, 2026

(Principal Executive Officer)

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each individual whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Kishore Seendripu, Ph.D. and Steven G. Litchfield, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

Signature

Title

Date

/s/ KISHORE SEENDRIPU, PH.D.

President and Chief Executive Officer

January 29, 2026

Kishore Seendripu, Ph.D.

(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ STEVEN G. LITCHFIELD

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Corporate Strategy Officer

January 29, 2026

Steven G. Litchfield

(Principal Financial Officer)

/s/ CONNIE KWONG

Corporate Controller

January 29, 2026

Connie Kwong

(Principal Accounting Officer)

/s/ THOMAS E. PARDUN

Lead Director

January 29, 2026

Thomas E. Pardun

/s/ DANIEL A. ARTUSI

Director

January 29, 2026

Daniel A. Artusi

/s/ CAROLYN D. BEAVER

Director

January 29, 2026

Carolyn D. Beaver

/s/ GREGORY P. DOUGHERTY

Director

January 29, 2026

Gregory P. Dougherty

/s/ ALBERT J. MOYER

Director

January 29, 2026

Albert J. Moyer

/s/ THEODORE TEWKSBURY, PH.D.

Director

January 29, 2026

Theodore Tewksbury, Ph.D.

SEC Form S-8 filed by MaxLinear Inc.