---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001288469-26-000045"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MXL"
cik: "0001288469"
company_name: "MAXLINEAR, INC"
filed_at: "2026-06-01T20:35:55+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T20:50:25.389210+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MaxLinear dismisses Grant Thornton, appoints KPMG as auditor for FY2026

## Summary
- Grant Thornton dismissed effective May 28, 2026; no adverse opinions or disagreements in prior audits.
- No reportable events occurred during fiscal years 2024/2025 or interim period through dismissal.
- Audit committee approved KPMG as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001288469-26-000045
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MXL
- cik: 0001288469
- company_name: MAXLINEAR, INC
- filed_at: 2026-06-01T20:35:55+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 4.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1288469/000128846926000045/0001288469-26-000045-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1288469/000128846926000045/mxl-20260528.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001288469-26-000045.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 3b7b1a70a64850fef66dd97adc775c5e39031870
  claim: MAXLINEAR, INC dismissed Grant Thornton LLP as its auditor.
  evidence_excerpt: On May 28, 2026 (the “Effective Date”), MaxLinear, Inc. (the “Company”) dismissed Grant Thornton LLP (“Grant Thornton”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1288469/000128846926000045/0001288469-26-000045-index.htm
- claim_id: c0ad752b334a57e82c37a123cf92a57eddd51266
  claim: MAXLINEAR, INC engaged KPMG LLP as its auditor.
  evidence_excerpt: The Audit Committee also approved the engagement of KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and appointed KPMG as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1288469/000128846926000045/0001288469-26-000045-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.