MaxLinear, Inc.

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On October 16, 2026, MaxLinear, Inc. (“MaxLinear”) entered into an Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement (the “Third Amendment”), by and among MaxLinear, Exar Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of MaxLinear, MaxLinear Communications, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of MaxLinear, the lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent and collateral agent (“Agent”). The Third Amendment amends that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2021 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the effectiveness of the Third Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among MaxLinear, the lenders from time to time party thereto and the Agent, to, among other things, provide for $70 million in incremental revolving credit commitments (the “Incremental Commitments”) under MaxLinear’s senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Facility”). After giving effect to the Incremental Commitments, the Revolving Facility provides for total revolving commitments in an aggregate principal amount of up to $200 million. The Third Amendment also amends MaxLinear’s liquidity covenant by reducing the threshold thereunder from $80 million to $60 million. The proceeds of the Revolving Facility may be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. Certain of the lenders under the Credit Agreement and their affiliates have engaged in, and may in the future engage in, investment banking and other commercial dealings in the ordinary course of business with MaxLinear or MaxLinear’s affiliates. The lenders and their affiliates have received, or may in the future receive, customary fees and commissions for these transactions. The foregoing description of the Third Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Third Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated by reference.

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On October 22, 2026, MaxLinear issued a press release announcing its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibits 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibits attached hereto are being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report is incorporated herein by reference.