Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * LITCHFIELD STEVEN G 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MAXLINEAR, INC [MXL] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) See remarks (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O MAXLINEAR, INC., 5966 LA PLACE COURT, SUITE 100 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/18/2026 (Street) CARLSBAD, CA 92008 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/20/2026 A 25,978(1) A $ 0 338,181 D Common Stock 02/20/2026 A 19,441(2) A $ 0 357,622 D Common Stock 02/20/2026 M 29,315 A $ 0 430,570 D Common Stock 02/20/2026 F 42,532 D $18.47 388,038 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units

(3)

02/18/2026

A

58,234

(4)

(4)

Common Stock

58,234

$ 0

58,234

D

Restricted Stock Units

(3)

02/20/2026

M

3,074

(5)

(5)

Common Stock

3,074

$ 0

15,348

D

Restricted Stock Units

(3)

02/20/2026

M

26,241

(6)

(6)

Common Stock

26,241

$ 0

65,271

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LITCHFIELD STEVEN G C/O MAXLINEAR, INC. 5966 LA PLACE COURT, SUITE 100 CARLSBAD, CA 92008			See remarks

Signatures

/s/ Connie Kwong, as Attorney-in-Fact		02/23/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	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.
(2)	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.
(3)	Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of MaxLinear, Inc. Common Stock.
(4)	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.
(5)	Subject to the Reporting Person's continuous status as a Service Provider (as defined in the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan) on each applicable vesting date, twenty five percent (25%) of the 30,697 RSUs subject to the award vested on February 20, 2025, and twenty five percent (25%) of the RSUs subject to the award vest annually on each February 20 thereafter, such that the award will be fully vested on February 20, 2028.
(6)	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 195,822 RSUs subject to the award vested on February 20, 2025, and one-third (1/3rd) of the RSUs subject to the award will vest annually on each February 20 thereafter, such that the award will be fully vested on February 20, 2027.
Remarks: Chief Financial Officer and Chief Corporate Strategy Officer

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