BEAVER CAROLYN 4

What Happened
Carolyn Beaver, a director of MaxLinear, Inc. (MXL), received an award of 1,963 restricted stock units (RSUs) on May 20, 2026. The RSUs are derivative awards (each RSU entitles the holder to one share of common stock upon settlement). The grant shows an acquisition price of $0.00 (typical for equity awards); no cash was paid at grant and the reported value at grant is $0 on the Form 4.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-20; Form 4 filed: 2026-05-22 (filed within the usual two-business-day window).
• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A); 1,963 RSUs granted at $0.00.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing.
• Footnotes: F1 — each RSU converts to one share upon settlement; F2 — 100% of the RSUs vest on the earlier of May 1, 2027 or the day immediately preceding the next annual meeting, subject to continued service as a director.
• No 10b5-1 plan, tax-withholding sale, or option exercise indicated in this filing.

Context
This is a standard director equity grant (derivative RSUs) intended as compensation and is contingent on continued board service. Such awards do not represent an open-market purchase or sale by the insider and should be viewed as routine compensation rather than a direct buy/sell signal. Upon vesting and settlement the RSUs will convert to common shares and may have tax consequences for the recipient.