secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MAXLINEAR, INC (MXL)
CIK:        0001288469
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-17T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001288469-26-000017
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

MaxLinear appoints Kris Sennesael to Board of Directors, effective Feb 13, 2026
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- Sennesael is EVP & CFO of Western Digital; over 25 years semiconductor industry experience.
- Appointed as Class I director, also joins Audit Committee.
- Compensation: $60,000 annual retainer, $10,000 audit retainer, initial RSU grant valued at $380,000.
- Annual initial award vests by May 1, 2026; full term award vests in three equal annual installments.
- Board expanded to eight directors.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1288469/000128846926000017/0001288469-26-000017-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1288469/000128846926000017/mxl-20260213.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001288469-26-000017

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