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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · MaxLinear (MXL)

MaxLinear stockholders approve equity plan with 3,204,107 added shares at May 20 meeting

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 shareholder Written later

At its annual meeting on May 20, 2026, MaxLinear stockholders approved an amended and restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan that adds 3,204,107 reserved shares and sets a new ten-year term. They also approved an amended and restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan that now stays in effect until terminated and no longer has an annual automatic share increase. Both plans took effect on approval, and shareholders re-elected two Class II directors and ratified Grant Thornton LLP as auditor.

Key points

  • Equity Incentive Plan: 53,023,149 votes for, 22,625,779 against, 28,797 abstentions, 8,746,914 broker non-votes
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan: 75,305,372 votes for, 315,686 against, 56,667 abstentions
  • Re-elected Carolyn D. Beaver and Theodore L. Tewksbury, Ph.D. as Class II directors, with terms ending at the 2029 annual meeting
  • Say-on-pay advisory vote: 64,001,500 for and 11,281,333 against

The filing

CompanyMaxLinear (MXL)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 21, 2026, 4:40 PM ET
Accession number0001288469-26-000035

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change5.07 Shareholder Vote Results

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

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