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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001040161-26-000021"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PXLW"
cik: "0001040161"
company_name: "PIXELWORKS, INC"
filed_at: "2026-03-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T08:05:22.083664+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Pixelworks approves $5M share repurchase program, first in company history

## Summary
- Board authorized up to $5M in common stock repurchases over two years starting May 15, 2026.
- Projected cash position of ~$58M as of March 31, 2026 provides flexibility for repurchases and working capital.
- Chairman and CEO Todd DeBonis cites confidence in strategy and belief that shares are 'meaningfully undervalued'.
- Repurchases may occur in open market, block trades, or privately negotiated transactions; Rule 10b5-1 plans possible.
- First-ever buyback program for Pixelworks, reflecting board's commitment to returning capital to shareholders.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001040161-26-000021
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PXLW
- cik: 0001040161
- company_name: PIXELWORKS, INC
- filed_at: 2026-03-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1040161/000104016126000021/0001040161-26-000021-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1040161/000104016126000021/pxlw-20260330.htm

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