Document:

2010 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended

 Exhibit 10.6 
 MAXLINEAR, INC. 
 2010 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 

(Amended and Restated as of May 10, 2012) 
 1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Plan are: 
  

	 	•	 	 to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility, 

 

	 	•	 	 to provide additional incentive to Employees, Directors and Consultants, and 

 

	 	•	 	 to promote the success of the Company’s business. 

 The Plan permits the grant of Incentive Stock Options, Nonstatutory Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Units and Performance Shares.

 2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions will apply: 

(a) “Administrator” means the Board or any of its Committees as will be administering the Plan, in accordance with
Section 4 of the Plan. 
 (b) “Applicable Laws” means the requirements relating to the administration of
equity-based awards under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any foreign country or
jurisdiction where Awards are, or will be, granted under the Plan. 
 (c) “Award” means, individually or
collectively, a grant under the Plan of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Units or Performance Shares. 
 (d) “Award Agreement” means the written or electronic agreement setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to each Award granted under the Plan. The Award Agreement is subject to
the terms and conditions of the Plan. 
 (e) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 

(f) “Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events: 

(i) A change in the ownership of the Company which occurs on the date that any one person, or more than one person acting as a group
(“Person”), acquires ownership of the stock of the Company that, together with the stock held by such Person, 

 
constitutes more than 50% of the total voting power of the stock of the Company; provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (i), the acquisition of additional stock by any one
Person, who is considered to own more than 50% of the total voting power of the stock of the Company will not be considered a Change in Control; or 
 (ii) A change in the effective control of the Company which occurs on the date that a majority of members of the Board is replaced during any twelve (12) month period by Directors whose appointment
or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board prior to the date of the appointment or election. For purposes of this clause (ii), if any Person is considered to be in effective control of the Company, the acquisition of
additional control of the Company by the same Person will not be considered a Change in Control; or 
 (iii) A change in the
ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets which occurs on the date that any Person acquires (or has acquired during the twelve (12) month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons)
assets from the Company that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than 50% of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions; provided, however, that for
purposes of this subsection (iii), the following will not constitute a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets: (A) a transfer to an entity that is controlled by the Company’s stockholders immediately
after the transfer, or (B) a transfer of assets by the Company to: (1) a stockholder of the Company (immediately before the asset transfer) in exchange for or with respect to the Company’s stock, (2) an entity, 50% or more of the
total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company, (3) a Person, that owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the total value or voting power of all the outstanding stock of the Company, or (4) an
entity, at least 50% of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by a Person described in this subsection (iii)(B)(3). For purposes of this subsection (iii), gross fair market value means the value of the assets of
the Company, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets. 
 For purposes of this Section 2(f), persons will be considered to be acting as a group if they are owners of a corporation that enters into a merger, consolidation, purchase or acquisition of stock,
or similar business transaction with the Company. 
 (g) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended. Any reference to a section of the Code herein will be a reference to any successor or amended section of the Code. 

(h) “Committee” means a committee of Directors or of other individuals satisfying Applicable Laws appointed by the Board
in accordance with Section 4 hereof. 
 (i) “Common Stock” means the Class A common stock of the
Company. 
 (j) “Company” means MaxLinear, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or any successor thereto. 

(k) “Consultant” means any person, including an advisor, engaged by the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary to render
services to such entity. 

  
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 (l) “Director” means a member of the Board. 

(m) “Disability” means total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, provided that in
the case of Awards other than Incentive Stock Options, the Administrator in its discretion may determine whether a permanent and total disability exists in accordance with uniform and non-discriminatory standards adopted by the Administrator from
time to time. 
 (n) “Employee” means any person, including Officers and Directors, employed by the Company or
any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. Neither service as a Director nor payment of a director’s fee by the Company will be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company. 

(o) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

(p) “Exchange Program” means a program under which (i) outstanding Awards are surrendered or cancelled in exchange
for Awards of the same type (which may have higher or lower exercise prices and different terms), Awards of a different type, and/or cash, (ii) Participants would have the opportunity to transfer any outstanding Awards to a financial
institution or other person or entity selected by the Administrator, and/or (iii) the exercise price of an outstanding Award is reduced. The Administrator will determine the terms and conditions of any Exchange Program in its sole discretion.

 (q) “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined as follows: 

(i) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including, without limitation, the New
York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market or the Nasdaq Capital Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value will be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were
reported) as quoted on such exchange or system on the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; 

(ii) If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market
Value of a Share will be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; 

(iii) For purposes of any Awards granted on the Registration Date, the Fair Market Value will be the initial price to the public as set
forth in the final prospectus included within the registration statement in Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the initial public offering of the Company’s Common Stock; or 

(iv) In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value will be determined in good faith by the
Administrator. 
 (r) “Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of the Company. 

  
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 (s) “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option intended to qualify as an
incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. 
 (t)
“Nonstatutory Stock Option” means an Option that by its terms does not qualify or is not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option. 
 (u) “Officer” means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. 

(v) “Option” means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan. 

(w) “Parent” means a “parent corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in
Section 424(e) of the Code. 
 (x) “Participant” means the holder of an outstanding Award. 

(y) “Performance Share” means an Award denominated in Shares which may be earned in whole or in part upon attainment of
performance goals or other vesting criteria as the Administrator may determine pursuant to Section 10. 
 (z)
“Performance Unit” means an Award which may be earned in whole or in part upon attainment of performance goals or other vesting criteria as the Administrator may determine and which may be settled for cash, Shares or other
securities or a combination of the foregoing pursuant to Section 10. 
 (aa) “Period of Restriction” means
the period during which the transfer of Shares of Restricted Stock are subject to restrictions and therefore, the Shares are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture. Such restrictions may be based on the passage of time, the achievement of
target levels of performance, or the occurrence of other events as determined by the Administrator. 
 (bb)
“Plan” means this 2010 Equity Incentive Plan. 
 (cc) “Registration Date” means the effective
date of the first registration statement that is filed by the Company and declared effective pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, with respect to any class of the Company’s securities. 

(dd) “Restricted Stock” means Shares issued pursuant to a Restricted Stock award under Section 7 of the Plan, or
issued pursuant to the early exercise of an Option. 
 (ee) “Restricted Stock Unit” means a bookkeeping entry
representing an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of one Share, granted pursuant to Section 8. Each Restricted Stock Unit represents an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company. 

(ff) “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or any successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect when discretion is
being exercised with respect to the Plan. 

  
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 (gg) “Section 16(b)” means Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.

 (hh) “Service Provider” means an Employee, Director or Consultant. 

(ii) “Share” means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 14 of the Plan. 

(jj) “Stock Appreciation Right” means an Award, granted alone or in connection with an Option, that pursuant to
Section 9 is designated as a Stock Appreciation Right. 
 (kk) “Subsidiary” means a “subsidiary
corporation”, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code. 
 3.
Stock Subject to the Plan. 
 (a) Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to
the provisions of Section 14 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan is fourteen million two hundred twenty-two thousand four hundred seventy-nine (14,222,479) Shares, which includes, as of the
Registration Date (i) a new number of Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan (as of March 3, 2010, nine million forty-one thousand five hundred ninety-one (9,041,591) (as adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split expected to
occur on March 5, 2010)) (ii) any Shares that have been reserved but not issued pursuant to any awards granted under the MaxLinear, Inc. 2004 Stock Plan (the “Existing Plan”) and are not subject to any awards granted
thereunder (as of March 3, 2010, one hundred fifty-four thousand one hundred ninety-seven (154,197) (as adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split expected to occur on March 5, 2010)) and (iii) any Shares subject to stock
options or other awards granted under the Existing Plan that expire or otherwise terminate without having been exercised in full and Shares issued pursuant to awards granted under the Existing Plan that are forfeited to or repurchased by the Company
(as of March 3, 2010, five million twenty-six thousand six hundred ninety-one (5,026,691) (as adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split expected to occur on March 5, 2010)). The Shares may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired
Common Stock. 
 (b) Automatic Share Reserve Increase. The number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan will be
increased on the first day of each Fiscal Year beginning with the 2011 Fiscal Year, in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) two million five hundred eighty-three thousand three hundred eleven (2,583,311) Shares, (ii) four percent
(4%) of the number of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock and Class B common stock outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding Fiscal Year, calculated on a fully diluted basis, and (ii) such lesser number of
Shares as may be determined by the Board. 
 (c) Lapsed Awards. If an Award expires or becomes unexercisable without
having been exercised in full, is surrendered pursuant to an Exchange Program, or, with respect to Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Units or Performance Shares, is forfeited to or repurchased by the Company due to failure to
vest, the unpurchased Shares (or for Awards other than Options or Stock Appreciation Rights the forfeited or repurchased Shares) which were subject thereto will become available for future grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has
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(i.e., the net Shares issued) pursuant to a Stock Appreciation Right will cease to be available under the Plan; all remaining Shares under Stock Appreciation Rights will remain available for
future grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has terminated). Shares that have actually been issued under the Plan under any Award will not be returned to the Plan and will not become available for future distribution under the Plan;
provided, however, that if Shares issued pursuant to Awards of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares or Performance Units are repurchased by the Company or are forfeited to the Company, such Shares will become available for
future grant under the Plan. Shares used to pay the exercise price of an Award or to satisfy the tax withholding obligations related to an Award will become available for future grant or sale under the Plan. To the extent an Award under the Plan is
paid out in cash rather than Shares, such cash payment will not result in reducing the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing and, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 14, the maximum
number of Shares that may be issued upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options will equal the aggregate Share number stated in Section 3(a), plus, to the extent allowable under Section 422 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations
promulgated thereunder, any Shares that become available for issuance under the Plan pursuant to Sections 3(b) and 3(c). 
 (d)
Share Reserve. The Company, during the term of this Plan, will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as will be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan. 

4. Administration of the Plan. 
 (a) Procedure. 
 (i) Multiple Administrative Bodies. Different
Committees with respect to different groups of Service Providers may administer the Plan. 
 (ii) Section 162(m).
To the extent that the Administrator determines it to be desirable to qualify Awards granted hereunder as “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, the Plan will be administered by a Committee
of two (2) or more “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code. 
 (iii) Rule
16b-3. To the extent desirable to qualify transactions hereunder as exempt under Rule 16b-3, the transactions contemplated hereunder will be structured to satisfy the requirements for exemption under Rule 16b-3. 

(iv) Other Administration. Other than as provided above, the Plan will be administered by (A) the Board or (B) a
Committee, which committee will be constituted to satisfy Applicable Laws. 
 (b) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to
the provisions of the Plan, and in the case of a Committee, subject to the specific duties delegated by the Board to such Committee, the Administrator will have the authority, in its discretion: 

(i) to determine the Fair Market Value; 

  
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 (ii) to select the Service Providers to whom Awards may be granted hereunder; 

(iii) to determine the number of Shares to be covered by each Award granted hereunder; 

(iv) to approve forms of Award Agreements for use under the Plan; 

(v) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any Award granted hereunder. Such terms and
conditions include, but are not limited to, the exercise price, the time or times when Awards may be exercised (which may be based on performance criteria), any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions, and any restriction or
limitation regarding any Award or the Shares relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator will determine; 
 (vi) to determine the terms and conditions of any, and to institute any Exchange Program; 
 (vii) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and Awards granted pursuant to the Plan; 
 (viii) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including rules and regulations relating to sub-plans established for the purpose of satisfying applicable foreign laws;

 (ix) to modify or amend each Award (subject to Section 19 of the Plan), including but not limited to the discretionary
authority to extend the post-termination exercisability period of Awards and to extend the maximum term of an Option (subject to Section 6(b) of the Plan regarding Incentive Stock Options); 

(x) to allow Participants to satisfy withholding tax obligations in such manner as prescribed in Section 15 of the Plan;

 (xi) to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company any instrument required to effect the grant of an Award
previously granted by the Administrator; 
 (xii) to allow a Participant to defer the receipt of the payment of cash or the
delivery of Shares that would otherwise be due to such Participant under an Award; and 
 (xiii) to make all other
determinations deemed necessary or advisable for administering the Plan. 
 (c) Effect of
Administrator’s Decision. The Administrator’s decisions, determinations and interpretations will be final and binding on all Participants and any other holders of Awards. 

(d) No Liability. Under no circumstances shall the Company, any Parent or Subsidiary, the Administrator, or the Board incur
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consequential or special damages (including lost profits) of any form incurred by any person, whether or not foreseeable and regardless of the form of the act in which such a claim may be
brought, with respect to the Plan or the Company’s, any Parent’s or Subsidiary’s, the Administrator’s or the Board’s roles in connection with the Plan. 

5. Eligibility. Nonstatutory Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance
Units, and Performance Shares may be granted to Service Providers. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees. 

6. Stock Options. 
 (a) Limitations. Each Option will be designated in the Award Agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. However, notwithstanding such designation, to the extent
that the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by the Participant during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds one
hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), such Options will be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this Section 6(a), Incentive Stock Options will be taken into account in the order in which they were granted. The Fair Market
Value of the Shares will be determined as of the time the Option with respect to such Shares is granted. 
 (b) Term of
Option. The term of each Option will be stated in the Award Agreement. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the term will be ten (10) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the Award Agreement.
Moreover, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Participant who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock
of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the Incentive Stock Option will be five (5) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the Award Agreement. 

(c) Option Exercise Price and Consideration. 
 (i) The per Share exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option will be determined by the Administrator, but will be no less than one hundred percent (100%) of the
Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. In addition, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an Employee who owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or
any Parent or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price will be no less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6(c)(i), Options
may be granted with a per Share exercise price of less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant pursuant to a transaction described in, and in a manner consistent with, Code Section 424(a).

 (ii) Waiting Period and Exercise Dates. At the time an Option is granted, the Administrator will fix the period
within which the Option may be exercised and will determine any conditions that must be satisfied before the Option may be exercised. 

  
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 (iii) Form of Consideration. The Administrator will determine the acceptable form of
consideration for exercising an Option, including the method of payment. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the Administrator will determine the acceptable form of consideration at the time of grant. Such consideration may consist entirely
of: (1) cash; (2) check; (3) other Shares, provided that such Shares have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which such Option will be exercised and provided further
that accepting such Shares will not result in any adverse accounting consequences to the Company, as the Administrator determines in its sole discretion; (4) consideration received by the Company under a broker-assisted (or other) cashless
exercise program (whether through a broker or otherwise) implemented by the Company in connection with the Plan; (5) by net exercise; (6) such other consideration and method of payment for the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted by
Applicable Laws; or (7) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment. 
 (d) Exercise of Option. 

(i) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Stockholder. Any Option granted hereunder will be exercisable according to the terms of
the Plan and at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Award Agreement. An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share. 

An Option will be deemed exercised when the Company receives: (i) notice of exercise (in such form as the Administrator may specify
from time to time) from the person entitled to exercise the Option, and (ii) full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised (together with applicable withholding taxes). Full payment may consist of any consideration
and method of payment authorized by the Administrator and permitted by the Award Agreement and the Plan. Shares issued upon exercise of an Option will be issued in the name of the Participant or, if requested by the Participant, in the name of the
Participant and his or her spouse. Until the Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a
stockholder will exist with respect to the Shares subject to an Option, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Company will issue (or cause to be issued) such Shares promptly after the Option is exercised. No adjustment will be made for a
dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued, except as provided in Section 14 of the Plan. 
 Subject to Section 3(c), exercising an Option in any manner will decrease the number of Shares thereafter available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of
Shares as to which the Option is exercised. 
 (ii) Termination of Relationship as a Service Provider. If a Participant
ceases to be a Service Provider, other than upon the Participant’s termination as the result of the Participant’s death or Disability, the Participant may exercise his or her Option within such period of time as is specified in the Award
Agreement to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement). In the absence of a specified time in the Award Agreement, the
Option will remain exercisable for three (3) months following the Participant’s termination. 

  
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Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, if on the date of termination the Participant is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the
Option will revert to the Plan. If after termination the Participant does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified by the Administrator, the Option will terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option will revert to the Plan.

 (iii) Disability of Participant. If a Participant ceases to be a Service Provider as a result of the
Participant’s Disability, the Participant may exercise his or her Option within such period of time as is specified in the Award Agreement to the extent the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration
of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement). In the absence of a specified time in the Award Agreement, the Option will remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following the Participant’s termination. Unless otherwise
provided by the Administrator, if on the date of termination the Participant is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option will revert to the Plan. If after termination the Participant does
not exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein, the Option will terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option will revert to the Plan. 
 (iv) Death of Participant. If a Participant dies while a Service Provider, the Option may be exercised following the Participant’s death within such period of time as is specified in the Award
Agreement to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of death (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement), by the Participant’s designated beneficiary, provided such
beneficiary has been designated prior to Participant’s death in a form acceptable to the Administrator. If no such beneficiary has been designated by the Participant, then such Option may be exercised by the personal representative of the
Participant’s estate or by the person(s) to whom the Option is transferred pursuant to the Participant’s will or in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution. In the absence of a specified time in the Award Agreement, the Option
will remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following Participant’s death. Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, if at the time of death Participant is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the
unvested portion of the Option will immediately revert to the Plan. If the Option is not so exercised within the time specified herein, the Option will terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option will revert to the Plan. 

7. Restricted Stock. 
 (a) Grant of Restricted Stock. Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, the Administrator, at any time and from time to time, may grant Shares of Restricted Stock to Service Providers in
such amounts as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine. 
 (b) Restricted Stock Agreement. Each Award
of Restricted Stock will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the Period of Restriction, the number of Shares granted, and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine. Unless the
Administrator determines otherwise, the Company as escrow agent will hold Shares of Restricted Stock until the restrictions on such Shares have lapsed. 

  
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 (c) Transferability. Except as provided in this Section 7, Shares of Restricted
Stock may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated until the end of the applicable Period of Restriction. 
 (d) Other Restrictions. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may impose such other restrictions on Shares of Restricted Stock as it may deem advisable or appropriate. 

(e) Removal of Restrictions. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 7, Shares of Restricted Stock covered by each
Restricted Stock grant made under the Plan will be released from escrow as soon as practicable after the last day of the Period of Restriction or at such other time as the Administrator may determine. The Administrator, in its discretion, may
accelerate the time at which any restrictions will lapse or be removed. 
 (f) Voting Rights. During the Period of
Restriction, Service Providers holding Shares of Restricted Stock granted hereunder may exercise full voting rights with respect to those Shares, unless the Administrator determines otherwise. 

(g) Dividends and Other Distributions. During the Period of Restriction, Service Providers holding Shares of Restricted Stock will
be entitled to receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to such Shares, unless the Administrator provides otherwise. If any such dividends or distributions are paid in Shares, the Shares will be subject to the same
restrictions on transferability and forfeitability as the Shares of Restricted Stock with respect to which they were paid. 

(h) Return of Restricted Stock to Company. On the date set forth in the Award Agreement, the Restricted Stock for which
restrictions have not lapsed will revert to the Company and again will become available for grant under the Plan. 
 8.
Restricted Stock Units. 
 (a) Grant. Restricted Stock Units may be granted at any time and from time to time as
determined by the Administrator. After the Administrator determines that it will grant Restricted Stock Units under the Plan, it will advise the Participant in an Award Agreement of the terms, conditions, and restrictions related to the grant,
including the number of Restricted Stock Units. 
 (b) Vesting Criteria and Other Terms. The Administrator will set
vesting criteria in its discretion, which, depending on the extent to which the criteria are met, will determine the number of Restricted Stock Units that will be paid out to the Participant. The Administrator may set vesting criteria based upon the
achievement of Company-wide, business unit, or individual goals (including, but not limited to, continued employment), or any other basis determined by the Administrator in its discretion. 

(c) Earning Restricted Stock Units. Upon meeting the applicable vesting criteria, the Participant will be entitled to receive a
payout as determined by the Administrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time after the grant of Restricted Stock Units, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may reduce or waive any vesting criteria that must be met to receive a
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 (d) Form and Timing of Payment. Payment of earned Restricted Stock Units will be made
as soon as practicable after the date(s) determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Award Agreement. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may only settle earned Restricted Stock Units in cash, Shares, or a combination of both.

 (e) Cancellation. On the date set forth in the Award Agreement, all unearned Restricted Stock Units will be forfeited
to the Company. 
 9. Stock Appreciation Rights. 

(a) Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, a Stock Appreciation Right may be granted
to Service Providers at any time and from time to time as will be determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion. 

(b) Number of Shares. The Administrator will have complete discretion to determine the number of Stock Appreciation Rights granted
to any Service Provider. 
 (c) Exercise Price and Other Terms. The per share exercise price for the Shares to be issued
pursuant to exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right will be determined by the Administrator and will be no less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant. Otherwise, the Administrator, subject to the
provisions of the Plan, will have complete discretion to determine the terms and conditions of Stock Appreciation Rights granted under the Plan. 
 (d) Stock Appreciation Right Agreement. Each Stock Appreciation Right grant will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the exercise price, the term of the Stock Appreciation Right,
the conditions of exercise, and such other terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine. 

(e) Expiration of Stock Appreciation Rights. A Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan will expire upon the date
determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, and set forth in the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the rules of Section 6(b) relating to the maximum term and Section 6(d) relating to exercise also will apply to
Stock Appreciation Rights. 
 (f) Payment of Stock Appreciation Right Amount. Upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation
Right, a Participant will be entitled to receive payment from the Company in an amount determined by multiplying: 
 (i) The
difference between the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise over the exercise price; times 
 (ii) The number
of Shares with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised. 
 At the discretion of the Administrator, the
payment upon Stock Appreciation Right exercise may be in cash, in Shares of equivalent value, or in some combination thereof. 

  
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 10. Performance Units and Performance Shares. 

(a) Grant of Performance Units/Shares. Performance Units and Performance Shares may be granted to Service Providers at any time
and from time to time, as will be determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion. The Administrator will have complete discretion in determining the number of Performance Units and Performance Shares granted to each Participant. 

(b) Value of Performance Units/Shares. Each Performance Unit will have an initial value that is established by the Administrator
on or before the date of grant. Each Performance Share will have an initial value equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant. 
 (c) Performance Objectives and Other Terms. The Administrator will set performance objectives or other vesting provisions (including, without limitation, continued status as a Service Provider) in
its discretion which, depending on the extent to which they are met, will determine the number or value of Performance Units/Shares that will be paid out to the Service Providers. The time period during which the performance objectives or other
vesting provisions must be met will be called the “Performance Period.” Each Award of Performance Units/Shares will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify the Performance Period, and such other terms and conditions as the
Administrator, in its sole discretion, will determine. The Administrator may set performance objectives based upon the achievement of Company-wide, divisional, or individual goals, applicable federal or state securities laws, or any other basis
determined by the Administrator in its discretion. 
 (d) Earning of Performance Units/Shares. After the applicable
Performance Period has ended, the holder of Performance Units/Shares will be entitled to receive a payout of the number of Performance Units/Shares earned by the Participant over the Performance Period, to be determined as a function of the extent
to which the corresponding performance objectives or other vesting provisions have been achieved. After the grant of a Performance Unit/Share, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may reduce or waive any performance objectives or other vesting
provisions for such Performance Unit/Share. 
 (e) Form and Timing of Payment of Performance Units/Shares. Payment of
earned Performance Units/Shares will be made as soon as practicable after the expiration of the applicable Performance Period. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may pay earned Performance Units/Shares in the form of cash, in Shares (which
have an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the value of the earned Performance Units/Shares at the close of the applicable Performance Period) or in a combination thereof. 
 (f) Cancellation of Performance Units/Shares. On the date set forth in the Award Agreement, all unearned or unvested Performance Units/Shares will be forfeited to the Company, and again will be
available for grant under the Plan. 
 11. Compliance With Code Section 409A. Awards will be designed and operated
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be subject to the additional tax or interest applicable under Code Section 409A, except as otherwise determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator. The Plan and each Award Agreement
under the Plan is intended to meet the requirements of Code Section 409A and will be construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent, except as otherwise determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator. To the extent that
an Award or payment, or the settlement or deferral thereof, is subject to Code Section 409A the Award will be granted, paid, settled or deferred in a manner that will meet the requirements of Code Section 409A, such that the grant,
payment, settlement or deferral will not be subject to the additional tax or interest applicable under Code Section 409A, except as otherwise determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator. 

12. Leaves of Absence/Transfer Between Locations. Unless the Administrator provides otherwise, vesting of
Awards granted hereunder will be suspended during any unpaid leave of absence. A Participant will not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i) any leave of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between locations of the
Company or between the Company, its Parent, or any Subsidiary. For purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave may exceed three (3) months, unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by statute or contract. If
reemployment upon expiration of a leave of absence approved by the Company is not so guaranteed, then six (6) months following the first (1st) day of such leave, any Incentive Stock Option held by the Participant will cease to be treated as an Incentive
Stock Option and will be treated for tax purposes as a Nonstatutory Stock Option. 
 13. Transferability of Awards.
Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, an Award may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the
lifetime of the Participant, only by the Participant. If the Administrator makes an Award transferable, such Award will contain such additional terms and conditions as the Administrator deems appropriate. 

14. Adjustments; Dissolution or Liquidation; Merger or Change in Control. 

(a) Adjustments. In the event that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities, or
other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, or other change in the corporate
structure of the Company affecting the Shares occurs, the Administrator, in order to prevent diminution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, will adjust the number and class of Shares
that may be delivered under the Plan and/or the number, class, and price of Shares covered by each outstanding Award, and the numerical Share limits in Section 3 of the Plan. 

(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator will
notify each Participant as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed transaction. To the extent it has not been previously exercised, an Award will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.

  
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 (c) Change in Control. In the event of a merger or Change in Control, each
outstanding Award will be treated as the Administrator determines without a Participant’s consent, including, without limitation, that (i) Awards will be assumed, or substantially equivalent Awards will be substituted, by the acquiring or
succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof) with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares and prices; (ii) upon written notice to a Participant, that the Participant’s Awards will terminate immediately prior to the
consummation of such merger or Change in Control; (iii) outstanding Awards will vest and become exercisable, realizable, or payable, or restrictions applicable to an Award will lapse, in whole or in part prior to or upon consummation of such
merger or Change in Control, and, to the extent the Administrator determines, terminate upon the effectiveness of such merger of Change in Control; (iv) (A) the termination of an Award in exchange for an amount of cash and/or property, if
any, equal to the amount that would have been attained upon the exercise of such Award or realization of the Participant’s rights as of the date of the occurrence of the transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, if as of the date of the
occurrence of the transaction the Administrator determines in good faith that no amount would have been attained upon the exercise of such Award or realization of the Participant’s rights, then such Award may be terminated by the Company
without payment), or (B) the replacement of such Award with other rights or property selected by the Administrator in its sole discretion; or (v) any combination of the foregoing. In taking any of the actions permitted under this
subsection 14(c), the Administrator will not be obligated to treat all Awards, all Awards held by a Participant, or all Awards of the same type, similarly. 
 In the event that the successor corporation does not assume or substitute for the Award, the Participant will fully vest in and have the right to exercise all of his or her outstanding Options and Stock
Appreciation Rights, including Shares as to which such Awards would not otherwise be vested or exercisable, all restrictions on Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units will lapse, and, with respect to Awards with performance-based vesting, all
performance goals or other vesting criteria will be deemed achieved at one hundred percent (100%) of target levels and all other terms and conditions met. In addition, if an Option or Stock Appreciation Right is not assumed or substituted in
the event of a Change in Control, the Administrator will notify the Participant in writing or electronically that the Option or Stock Appreciation Right will be exercisable for a period of time determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion,
and the Option or Stock Appreciation Right will terminate upon the expiration of such period. 
 For the purposes of this
subsection (c), an Award will be considered assumed if, following the Change in Control, the Award confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share subject to the Award immediately prior to the Change in Control, the consideration (whether
stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the Change in Control by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration
chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the Change in Control is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the Administrator may, with the
consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right or upon the payout of a Restricted Stock Unit, Performance Unit or Performance Share, for each Share
subject to such Award, to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the Change in Control. 

  
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 Notwithstanding anything in this Section 14(c) to the contrary, an Award that vests, is
earned or paid-out upon the satisfaction of one or more performance goals will not be considered assumed if the Company or its successor modifies any of such performance goals without the Participant’s consent; provided, however, a modification
to such performance goals only to reflect the successor corporation’s post-Change in Control corporate structure will not be deemed to invalidate an otherwise valid Award assumption. 

15. Tax Withholding. 
 (a) Withholding Requirements. Prior to the delivery of any Shares or cash pursuant to an Award (or exercise thereof), the Company will have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require
a Participant to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, local, foreign or other taxes (including the Participant’s FICA obligation) required to be withheld with respect to such Award (or exercise thereof).

 (b) Withholding Arrangements. The Administrator, in its sole discretion and pursuant to such procedures as it may
specify from time to time, may permit a Participant to satisfy such tax withholding obligation, in whole or in part by (without limitation) (a) paying cash, (b) electing to have the Company withhold otherwise deliverable cash or Shares
having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum statutory amount required to be withheld, or (c) delivering to the Company already-owned Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum statutory amount required to be withheld. The Fair
Market Value of the Shares to be withheld or delivered will be determined as of the date that the taxes are required to be withheld. 
 16. No Effect on Employment or Service. Neither the Plan nor any Award will confer upon a Participant any right with respect to continuing the Participant’s relationship as a Service Provider
with the Company, nor will they interfere in any way with the Participant’s right or the Company’s right to terminate such relationship at any time, with or without cause, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws. 

17. Date of Grant. The date of grant of an Award will be, for all purposes, the date on which the Administrator makes the
determination granting such Award, or such other later date as is determined by the Administrator. Notice of the determination will be provided to each Participant within a reasonable time after the date of such grant. 

18. Term of Plan. Subject to Section 22 of the Plan, the Plan will become effective upon its adoption by the Board. It will
continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years from the date adopted by the Board, unless terminated earlier under Section 19 of the Plan. 
 19. Amendment and Termination of the Plan. 
 (a) Amendment and
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 (b) Stockholder Approval. The Company will obtain stockholder approval of any Plan
amendment to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Applicable Laws. 
 (c) Effect of Amendment or
Termination. No amendment, alteration, suspension or termination of the Plan will impair the rights of any Participant, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Participant and the Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed
by the Participant and the Company. Termination of the Plan will not affect the Administrator’s ability to exercise the powers granted to it hereunder with respect to Awards granted under the Plan prior to the date of such termination.

 20. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. 
 (a) Legal Compliance. Shares will not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Award unless the exercise of such Award and the issuance and delivery of such Shares will comply with Applicable Laws
and will be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance. 
 (b) Investment
Representations. As a condition to the exercise of an Award, the Company may require the person exercising such Award to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without
any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required. 
 21. Inability to Obtain Authority. The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be
necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, will relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority will not have been obtained. 

22. Stockholder Approval. The Plan will be subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company within twelve (12) months
after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board. Such stockholder approval will be obtained in the manner and to the degree required under Applicable Laws. 
 23. Underwater Option Exchange Offer. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may institute a one-time Exchange Program, commencing within 12 months following approval of such Exchange Program
by the Company’s stockholders, that permits each eligible Participant who holds an eligible Option as of the commencement of the one-time Exchange Program to elect to cancel such eligible Option in exchange for Restricted Stock Units issued
under the Plan, under such terms and conditions as described in the proxy statement with respect to the annual meeting of stockholders held in May 2012. Nothing in this Section 23 shall be construed to limit the authority of the Administrator
to determine the terms conditions of, and to institute any, Exchange Program in accordance with Section 4(b)(vi) of the Plan. 

  
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 Exhibit 10.8 
 MAXLINEAR, INC. 
 2010 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN 

Amended February 4, 2011 
 Amended November 4, 2011 
 Amended October 30, 2012 

1.        Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to provide employees of the
Company and its Designated Subsidiaries with an opportunity to purchase Common Stock through accumulated payroll deductions. The Company’s intention is to have the Plan qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under
Section 423 of the Code. The provisions of the Plan, accordingly, will be construed so as to extend and limit Plan participation in a uniform and nondiscriminatory basis consistent with the requirements of Section 423 of the Code.

 2.        Definitions. 

(a)        “Administrator” means the Board or any Committee
designated by the Board to administer the Plan pursuant to Section 14. 

(b)        “Applicable Laws” means the requirements relating to
the administration of equity-based awards under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any foreign
country or jurisdiction where Awards are, or will be, granted under the Plan. 

(c)        “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 (d)        “Change in Control” means the occurrence
of any of the following events: 
 (i)        A change in the ownership
of the Company which occurs on the date that any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (“Person”), acquires ownership of the stock of the Company that, together with the stock held by such Person, constitutes more than 50%
of the total voting power of the stock of the Company; provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection, the acquisition of additional stock by any one Person, who is considered to own more than 50% of the total voting power of the stock of
the Company will not be considered a Change in Control; or 

(ii)        A change in the effective control of the Company which occurs on the
date that a majority of members of the Board is replaced during any twelve (12) month period by Directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board prior to the date of the appointment or election.
For purposes of this clause, if any Person is considered to be in effective control of the Company, the acquisition of additional control of the Company by the same Person will not be considered a Change in Control; or 

 (iii)        A change in the
ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets which occurs on the date that any Person acquires (or has acquired during the twelve (12) month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons)
assets from the Company that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than 50% of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions; provided, however, that for
purposes of this subsection, the following will not constitute a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets: (A) a transfer to an entity that is controlled by the Company’s stockholders immediately after
the transfer, or (B) a transfer of assets by the Company to: (1) a stockholder of the Company (immediately before the asset transfer) in exchange for or with respect to the Company’s stock, (2) an entity, 50% or more of the total
value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company, (3) a Person, that owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the total value or voting power of all the outstanding stock of the Company, or (4) an entity,
at least 50% of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by a Person described in this subsection (iii)(B)(3). For purposes of this subsection, gross fair market value means the value of the assets of the Company,
or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets. 
 For purposes of this definition, persons will be considered to be acting as a group if they are owners of a corporation that enters into a merger, consolidation, purchase or acquisition of stock, or
similar business transaction with the Company. 

(e)        “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended. Any reference to a section of the Code herein will be a reference to any successor or amended section of the Code. 
 (f)        “Committee” means a committee of the Board appointed in accordance with Section 14 hereof. 

(g)        “Common Stock” means the Class A common stock
of the Company. 
 (h)        “Company” means
MaxLinear, Inc., a Delaware corporation. 

(i)        “Compensation” means an Employee’s base
straight time gross earnings, commissions (to the extent such commissions are an integral, recurring part of compensation), overtime and shift premium, but exclusive of payments for incentive compensation, bonuses and other compensation. 

(j)        “Designated Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that
has been designated by the Administrator from time to time in its sole discretion as eligible to participate in the Plan. 
 (k)        “Director” means a member of the Board. 
 (l)        “Eligible Employee” means any individual who is a common law employee of an Employer and is customarily employed for at least
twenty (20) hours per week and more than five (5) months in any calendar year by the Employer. For purposes of the Plan, the employment relationship will be treated as continuing intact while the individual is on sick leave or other leave
of absence that the Employer approves. Where the period of leave exceeds three (3) months and the individual’s right to reemployment is not guaranteed either by statute or by contract, the employment relationship will be deemed to have
terminated three (3) months and one (1) day following the 

  
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commencement of such leave. The Administrator, in its discretion, from time to time may, prior to an Offering Date for all options to be granted on such Offering Date, determine (on a uniform and
nondiscriminatory basis) that the definition of Eligible Employee will or will not include an individual if he or she: (i) has not completed at least two (2) years of service since his or her last hire date (or such lesser period of time
as may be determined by the Administrator in its discretion), (ii) customarily works not more than twenty (20) hours per week (or such lesser period of time as may be determined by the Administrator in its discretion),
(iii) customarily works not more than five (5) months per calendar year (or such lesser period of time as may be determined by the Administrator in its discretion), (iv) is an executive, officer or other manager, or (v) is a
highly compensated employee under Section 414(q) of the Code. 

(m)        “Employer” means any one or all of the Company and
its Designated Subsidiaries. 
 (n)        “Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. 
 (o)        “Exercise Date” means the first Trading Day on or after May 15 and November 15 of each year. The first Exercise Date under the
Plan will be November 15, 2010. 
 (p)        “Fair Market
Value” means, as of any date and unless the Administrator determines otherwise, the value of Common Stock determined as follows: 
 (i)        If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the New York Stock Exchange,
the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market or the Nasdaq Capital Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value will be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such
exchange or system on the date of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; 
 (ii)        If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value will be the mean of
the closing bid and asked prices for the Common Stock on the date of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; 

(iii)        In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the
Fair Market Value thereof will be determined in good faith by the Administrator; or 

(iv)        For purposes of the Offering Date of the first Offering Period under
the Plan, the Fair Market Value will be the initial price to the public as set forth in the final prospectus included within the registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the initial public
offering of the Common Stock (the “Registration Statement”). 

(q)        “Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of the Company.

 (r)        “New Exercise Date” means a new Exercise
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 (s)        “Offering
Date” means the first Trading Day of each Offering Period. 

(t)        “Offering Periods” means: 

(i)        For the first Offering Period under the Plan, the period of
approximately twenty-seven (27) months during which an option granted pursuant to the Plan may be exercised, commencing on the first Trading Day on or after the date on which the Securities and Exchange Commission declares the
Company’s Registration Statement effective and, subject to Section 25, terminating on the first Trading Day on or following May 15, 2012; and 
 (ii)        For the second and all subsequent Offering Periods under the Plan, the periods of approximately six (6) months during which an option granted
pursuant to the Plan may be exercised, (i) commencing on the first Trading Day on or after May 15 of each year and terminating on the first Trading Day on or following November 15, approximately six (6) months later, and
(ii) commencing on the first Trading Day on or after November 15 of each year and terminating on the first Trading Day on or following May 15, approximately six (6) months later; provided, however, that the second Offering Period
under the Plan will commence on the first Trading Day on or after November 15, 2010 and will end on the first Trading Day on or after May 15, 2011. 
 The duration and timing of Offering Periods may be changed pursuant to Sections 4 and 20. 
 (u)        “Parent” means a “parent corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

 (v)        “Plan” means this MaxLinear, Inc. 2010
Employee Stock Purchase Plan. 
 (w)        “Purchase
Period” means the period during an Offering Period in which shares of Common Stock may be purchased on a participant’s behalf in accordance with the terms of the Plan. For the first Offering Period, unless the Administrator provides
otherwise, the first Purchase Period will mean the period commencing on the Offering Date and ending with the first Exercise Date and all subsequent Purchase Periods during the first Offering Period will mean the approximately six (6) month
period commencing on one Exercise Date and ending with the next Exercise Date. For the second and all subsequent Offering Periods, unless the Administrator provides otherwise, the Purchase Period will have the same duration and coincide with the
length of the Offering Period. 
 (x)        “Purchase
Price” means an amount equal to eighty-five percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Offering Date or on the Exercise Date, whichever is lower; provided however, that the Purchase Price may be adjusted
for subsequent Offering Periods by the Administrator subject to compliance with Section 423 of the Code (or any successor rule or provision or any other applicable law, regulation or stock exchange rule) or pursuant to Section 20.

 (y)        “Subsidiary” means a “subsidiary
corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code. 

  
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 (z)        “Trading
Day” means a day on which the national stock exchange upon which the Common Stock is listed is open for trading. 
 3.        Eligibility. 
 (a)        First Offering Period. Any individual who is an Eligible Employee immediately prior to the first Offering Period will be automatically enrolled in
the first Offering Period. 
 (b)        Subsequent Offering
Periods. Any Eligible Employee on a given Offering Date subsequent to the first Offering Period will be eligible to participate in the Plan, subject to the requirements of Section 5. 

(c)        Limitations. Any provisions of the Plan to the contrary
notwithstanding, no Eligible Employee will be granted an option under the Plan (i) to the extent that, immediately after the grant, such Eligible Employee (or any other person whose stock would be attributed to such Eligible Employee pursuant
to Section 424(d) of the Code) would own capital stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company and/or hold outstanding options to purchase such stock possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined voting power
or value of all classes of the capital stock of the Company or of any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company, or (ii) to the extent that his or her rights to purchase stock under all employee stock purchase plans (as defined in Section 423 of
the Code) of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company accrues at a rate which exceeds twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) worth of stock (determined at the Fair Market Value of the stock at the time such option is granted) for
each calendar year in which such option is outstanding at any time. 

4.        Offering Periods. The first Offering Period under the Plan will
commence with the first Trading Day on or after the date upon which the Company’s Registration Statement is declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission and end on the first Trading Day after May 15, 2012. Subsequent to the
commencement of the first Offering Period, the Plan will be implemented by consecutive Offering Periods that overlap the first Offering Period while such Offering Period is in effect with a new Offering Period commencing on the first Trading Day on
or after May 15 and November 15 each year, or on such other date as the Administrator will determine; provided, however, that the second Offering Period under the Plan will commence on the first Trading Day on or after November 15,
2010. The Administrator will have the power to change the duration of Offering Periods (including the commencement dates thereof) with respect to future offerings without stockholder approval if such change is announced prior to the scheduled
beginning of the first Offering Period to be affected thereafter. 

5.        Participation. 

(a)        First Offering Period. An Eligible Employee will be entitled
to continue to participate in the first Offering Period pursuant to Section 3(a) only if such individual submits a subscription agreement authorizing payroll deductions in a form determined by the Administrator (which may be similar to the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A) to the Company’s designated plan administrator (i) no earlier than the effective date of the Form S-8 registration statement with respect to the issuance of Common Stock under this Plan and
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following the effective date of such S-8 registration statement or such other period of time as the Administrator may determine (the “Enrollment Window”). An Eligible
Employee’s failure to submit the subscription agreement during the Enrollment Window will result in the automatic termination of such individual’s participation in the first Offering Period. 

(b)        Subsequent Offering Periods. An Eligible Employee may
participate in the Plan pursuant to Section 3(b) by (i) submitting to the Company’s payroll office (or its designee), on or before a date prescribed by the Administrator prior to an applicable Offering Date, a properly completed
subscription agreement authorizing payroll deductions in the form provided by the Administrator for such purpose, or (ii) following an electronic or other enrollment procedure prescribed by the Administrator. 

6.        Payroll Deductions. 

(a)        At the time a participant enrolls in the Plan pursuant to
Section 5, he or she will elect to have payroll deductions made on each pay day during the Offering Period in an amount not exceeding fifteen percent (15%) of the Compensation which he or she receives on each pay day during the Offering
Period; provided, however, that should a pay day occur on an Exercise Date, a participant will have the payroll deductions made on such day applied to his or her account under the subsequent Purchase Period or Offering Period. A participant’s
subscription agreement will remain in effect for successive Offering Periods unless terminated as provided in Section 10 hereof. 
 (b)        Payroll deductions for a participant will commence on the first pay day following the Offering Date and will end on the last pay day prior to the
Exercise Date of such Offering Period to which such authorization is applicable, unless sooner terminated by the participant as provided in Section 10 hereof; provided, however, that for the first Offering Period, payroll deductions will
commence on the first pay day on or following the end of the Enrollment Window. 

(c)        All payroll deductions made for a participant will be credited to his
or her account under the Plan and will be withheld in whole percentages only. A participant may not make any additional payments into such account. 
 (d)        A participant may discontinue his or her participation in the Plan as provided in Section 10, or may decrease the rate of his or her payroll
deductions during the Offering Period by (i) properly completing and submitting to the Company’s payroll office (or its designee), on or before a date prescribed by the Administrator prior to an applicable Exercise Date, a new subscription
agreement authorizing the reduction in payroll deduction rate in the form provided by the Administrator for such purpose, or (ii) following an electronic or other procedure prescribed by the Administrator; provided, however, that a participant
may only make one payroll reduction change during each Purchase Period. If a participant has not followed such procedures to reduce the rate of payroll deductions, the rate of his or her payroll deductions will continue at the originally elected
rate throughout the Offering Period and future Offering Periods (unless terminated as provided in Section 10). The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, limit the nature and/or number of payroll deduction rate changes that may be made by
participants during any Offering Period. Any reduction in payroll deduction rate made pursuant to this Section 6(d) will be effective as of the first full payroll period following five (5) business days after the date on which the change

  
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is made by the participant (unless the Administrator, in its sole discretion, elects to process a given reduction in payroll deduction rate more quickly). Any increase in payroll deduction rates
made by any participant will be effective for the next Purchase Period or Offering Period which begins after the effective date of any such requested payroll increase. 

(e)        Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to comply with
Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and Section 3(c), a participant’s payroll deductions may be decreased to zero percent (0%) at any time during a Purchase Period. Subject to Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and Section 3(c)
hereof, payroll deductions will recommence at the rate originally elected by the participant effective as of the beginning of the first Purchase Period which is scheduled to end in the following calendar year, unless terminated by the participant as
provided in Section 10. 
 (f)        At the time the option is
exercised, in whole or in part, or at the time some or all of the Common Stock issued under the Plan is disposed of, the participant must make adequate provision for the Company’s or Employer’s federal, state, or any other tax liability
payable to any authority, national insurance, social security or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon the exercise of the option or the disposition of the Common Stock. At any time, the Company or the Employer may, but will
not be obligated to, withhold from the participant’s compensation the amount necessary for the Company or the Employer to meet applicable withholding obligations, including any withholding required to make available to the Company or the
Employer any tax deductions or benefits attributable to sale or early disposition of Common Stock by the Eligible Employee. 
 7.        Grant of Option. On the Offering Date of each Offering Period, each Eligible Employee participating in such Offering Period will be granted an
option to purchase on each Exercise Date during such Offering Period (at the applicable Purchase Price) up to a number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing such Eligible Employee’s payroll deductions accumulated prior to such
Exercise Date and retained in the Eligible Employee’s account as of the Exercise Date by the applicable Purchase Price; provided that in no event will an Eligible Employee be permitted to purchase during each Purchase Period that occurs during
each Offering Period in which an Eligible Employee participates more than 3,125 shares of the Common Stock (subject to any adjustment pursuant to Section 19), and provided further that such purchase will be subject to the limitations set forth
in Sections 3(c) and 13. The Eligible Employee may accept the grant of such option with respect to the first Offering Period by submitting a properly completed subscription agreement in accordance with the requirements of Section 5(a) on
or before the last day of the Enrollment Window, and (ii) with respect to any future Offering Period under the Plan, by electing to participate in the Plan in accordance with the requirements of Section 5(b). The Administrator may, for
future Offering Periods, increase or decrease, in its absolute discretion, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that an Eligible Employee may purchase during each Purchase Period of an Offering Period. Exercise of the option will occur as
provided in Section 8, unless the participant has withdrawn pursuant to Section 10. The option will expire on the last day of the Offering Period. 

  
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 8.        Exercise of Option.

 (a)        Unless a participant withdraws from the Plan as provided
in Section 10, his or her option for the purchase of shares of Common Stock will be exercised automatically on the Exercise Date, and the maximum number of full shares subject to the option will be purchased for such participant at the
applicable Purchase Price with the accumulated payroll deductions in his or her account. No fractional shares of Common Stock will be purchased; any payroll deductions accumulated in a participant’s account which are not sufficient to purchase
a full share will be retained in the participant’s account for the subsequent Purchase Period or Offering Period, subject to earlier withdrawal by the participant as provided in Section 10. Any other funds left over in a participant’s
account after the Exercise Date will be returned to the participant. During a participant’s lifetime, a participant’s option to purchase shares hereunder is exercisable only by him or her. 

(b)        If the Administrator determines that, on a given Exercise Date, the
number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which options are to be exercised may exceed (i) the number of shares of Common Stock that were available for sale under the Plan on the Offering Date of the applicable Offering Period, or
(ii) the number of shares of Common Stock available for sale under the Plan on such Exercise Date, the Administrator may in its sole discretion provide that the Company will make a pro rata allocation of the shares of Common Stock available for
purchase on such Offering Date or Exercise Date, as applicable, in as uniform a manner as will be practicable and as it will determine in its sole discretion to be equitable among all participants exercising options to purchase Common Stock on such
Exercise Date, and continue all Offering Periods then in effect or terminate all Offering Periods then in effect pursuant to Section 20. The Company may make a pro rata allocation of the shares available on the Offering Date of any applicable
Offering Period pursuant to the preceding sentence, notwithstanding any authorization of additional shares for issuance under the Plan by the Company’s stockholders subsequent to such Offering Date. 

9.        Delivery. As soon as reasonably practicable after each Exercise
Date on which a purchase of shares of Common Stock occurs, the Company will arrange the delivery to each participant of the shares purchased upon exercise of his or her option in a form determined by the Administrator (in its sole discretion) and
pursuant to rules established by the Administrator. The Company may permit or require that shares be deposited directly with a broker designated by the Company or to a designated agent of the Company, and the Company may utilize electronic or
automated methods of share transfer. The Company may require that shares be retained with such broker or agent for a designated period of time and/or may establish other procedures to permit tracking of disqualifying dispositions of such shares. No
participant will have any voting, dividend, or other stockholder rights with respect to shares of Common Stock subject to any option granted under the Plan until such shares have been purchased and delivered to the participant as provided in this
Section 9. 
 10.        Withdrawal. 

(a)        A participant may withdraw all but not less than all the payroll
deductions credited to his or her account and not yet used to exercise his or her option under the Plan at any time prior to the end of the Offering Period by (i) submitting to the Company’s payroll office (or its designee) a written
notice of withdrawal in the form prescribed by the Administrator for such purpose (which may be similar to the form attached hereto as Exhibit B), or (ii) following an electronic or other withdrawal procedure prescribed by the
Administrator. All of the participant’s payroll deductions credited to his or her account will be paid to such participant promptly after receipt of notice of withdrawal and such participant’s option for the Offering Period will be

  
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automatically terminated, and no further payroll deductions for the purchase of shares will be made for such Offering Period. If a participant withdraws from an Offering Period, payroll
deductions will not resume at the beginning of the succeeding Offering Period, unless the participant re-enrolls in the Plan in accordance with the provisions of Section 5. 

(b)        A participant’s withdrawal from an Offering Period will not have
any effect upon his or her eligibility to participate in any similar plan which may hereafter be adopted by the Company or in succeeding Offering Periods which commence after the termination of the Offering Period from which the participant
withdraws. 
 11.        Termination of Employment. Upon a
participant’s ceasing to be an Eligible Employee, for any reason, he or she will be deemed to have elected to withdraw from the Plan and the payroll deductions credited to such participant’s account during the Offering Period but not yet
used to purchase shares of Common Stock under the Plan will be returned to such participant or, in the case of his or her death, to the person or persons entitled thereto under Section 15, and such participant’s option will be
automatically terminated. 
 12.        Interest. No interest
will accrue on the payroll deductions of a participant in the Plan. 

13.        Stock. 

(a)        Subject to adjustment upon changes in capitalization of the Company
as provided in Section 19 hereof, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which will be made available for sale under the Plan will be six hundred forty-five thousand eight hundred twenty-seven (645,827) shares (as adjusted to reflect
the reverse stock split expected to occur on March 5, 2010), plus an annual increase to be added on the first day of each Fiscal Year beginning with the 2011 Fiscal Year, equal to the least of (i) nine hundred sixty-eight thousand seven
hundred forty-one (968,741) shares of Common Stock (as adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split expected to occur on March 5, 2010), (ii) one and a quarter percent (1.25%) of the outstanding shares of the Company’s
Class A common stock and Class B common stock on such date, or (iii) an amount determined by the Administrator. 
 (b)        Until the shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), a
participant will only have the rights of an unsecured creditor with respect to such shares, and no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder will exist with respect to such shares. 

(c)        Shares of Common Stock to be delivered to a participant under the
Plan will be registered in the name of the participant or in the name of the participant and his or her spouse. 

14.        Administration. The Plan will be administered by the Board or a
Committee appointed by the Board, which Committee will be constituted to comply with Applicable Laws. The Administrator will have full and exclusive discretionary authority to construe, interpret and apply the terms of the Plan, to determine
eligibility and to adjudicate all disputed claims filed under the Plan. Every finding, decision and determination made by the Administrator will, to the full extent permitted by law, be final and binding upon all parties. Notwithstanding any
provision to the contrary in this Plan, the Administrator may adopt rules or procedures relating to the operation and administration of the Plan to accommodate the specific requirements of local laws and procedures

  
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for jurisdictions outside of the United States. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrator is specifically authorized to adopt rules and procedures regarding eligibility
to participate, the definition of Compensation, handling of payroll deductions, making of contributions to the Plan (including, without limitation, in forms other than payroll deductions), establishment of bank or trust accounts to hold payroll
deductions, payment of interest, conversion of local currency, obligations to pay payroll tax, determination of beneficiary designation requirements, withholding procedures and handling of stock certificates which vary with local requirements.

 15.        Designation of Beneficiary. 

(a)        A participant may file a designation of a beneficiary who is to
receive any shares of Common Stock and cash, if any, from the participant’s account under the Plan in the event of such participant’s death subsequent to an Exercise Date on which the option is exercised but prior to delivery to such
participant of such shares and cash. In addition, a participant may file a designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any cash from the participant’s account under the Plan in the event of such participant’s death prior to exercise of
the option. If a participant is married and the designated beneficiary is not the spouse, spousal consent will be required for such designation to be effective. 

(b)        Such designation of beneficiary may be changed by the participant at
any time by notice in a form determined by the Administrator. In the event of the death of a participant and in the absence of a beneficiary validly designated under the Plan who is living at the time of such participant’s death, the Company
will deliver such shares and/or cash to the executor or administrator of the estate of the participant, or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of the Company), the Company, in its discretion, may deliver such
shares and/or cash to the spouse or to any one or more dependents or relatives of the participant, or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known to the Company, then to such other person as the Company may designate. 

(c)        All beneficiary designations will be in such form and manner as the
Administrator may designate from time to time. 

16.        Transferability. Neither payroll deductions credited to a
participant’s account nor any rights with regard to the exercise of an option or to receive shares of Common Stock under the Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of in any way (other than by will, the laws of descent
and distribution or as provided in Section 15 hereof) by the participant. Any such attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition will be without effect, except that the Company may treat such act as an election to withdraw funds
from an Offering Period in accordance with Section 10 hereof. 

17.        Use of Funds. The Company may use all payroll deductions
received or held by it under the Plan for any corporate purpose, and the Company will not be obligated to segregate such payroll deductions. Until shares of Common Stock are issued, participants will only have the rights of an unsecured creditor
with respect to such shares. 
 18.        Reports. Individual
accounts will be maintained for each participant in the Plan. Statements of account will be given to participating Eligible Employees at least annually, which statements will set forth the amounts of payroll deductions, the Purchase Price, the
number of shares of Common Stock purchased and the remaining cash balance, if any. 

  
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 19.        Adjustments,
Dissolution, Liquidation, Merger or Change in Control. 

(a)        Adjustments. In the event that any dividend or other
distribution (whether in the form of cash, Common Stock, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of
Common Stock or other securities of the Company, or other change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting the Common Stock occurs, the Administrator, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits
intended to be made available under the Plan, will, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust the number and class of Common Stock which may be delivered under the Plan, the Purchase Price per share and the number of shares of Common Stock
covered by each option under the Plan which has not yet been exercised, and the numerical limits of Sections 7 and 13. 
 (b)        Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, any Offering Period then in progress will be
shortened by setting a New Exercise Date, and will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed dissolution or liquidation, unless provided otherwise by the Administrator. The New Exercise Date will be before the date of the
Company’s proposed dissolution or liquidation. The Administrator will notify each participant in writing, at least ten (10) business days prior to the New Exercise Date, that the Exercise Date for the participant’s option has been
changed to the New Exercise Date and that the participant’s option will be exercised automatically on the New Exercise Date, unless prior to such date the participant has withdrawn from the Offering Period as provided in Section 10 hereof.

 (c)        Merger or Change in Control. In the event of a
merger or Change in Control, each outstanding option will be assumed or an equivalent option substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor corporation refuses to
assume or substitute for the option, the Offering Period with respect to which such option relates will be shortened by setting a New Exercise Date and will end on the New Exercise Date. The New Exercise Date will occur before the date of the
Company’s proposed merger or Change in Control. The Administrator will notify each participant in writing prior to the New Exercise Date, that the Exercise Date for the participant’s option has been changed to the New Exercise Date and
that the participant’s option will be exercised automatically on the New Exercise Date, unless prior to such date the participant has withdrawn from the Offering Period as provided in Section 10 hereof. 

20.        Amendment or Termination. 

(a)        The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may amend, suspend, or
terminate the Plan, or any part thereof, at any time and for any reason. If the Plan is terminated, the Administrator, in its discretion, may elect to terminate all outstanding Offering Periods either immediately or upon completion of the purchase
of shares of Common Stock on the next Exercise Date (which may be sooner than originally scheduled, if determined by the Administrator in its discretion), or may elect to permit Offering Periods to expire in accordance with their terms (and

  
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subject to any adjustment pursuant to Section 19). If the Offering Periods are terminated prior to expiration, all amounts then credited to participants’ accounts which have not been
used to purchase shares of Common Stock will be returned to the participants (without interest thereon, except as otherwise required under local laws) as soon as administratively practicable. 

(b)        Without stockholder consent and without limiting Section 20(a),
the Administrator will be entitled to change the Offering Periods, limit the frequency and/or number of changes in the amount withheld during an Offering Period, establish the exchange ratio applicable to amounts withheld in a currency other than
U.S. dollars, permit payroll withholding in excess of the amount designated by a participant in order to adjust for delays or mistakes in the Company’s processing of properly completed withholding elections, establish reasonable waiting and
adjustment periods and/or accounting and crediting procedures to ensure that amounts applied toward the purchase of Common Stock for each participant properly correspond with amounts withheld from the participant’s Compensation, and establish
such other limitations or procedures as the Administrator determines in its sole discretion advisable which are consistent with the Plan. 
 (c)        In the event the Administrator determines that the ongoing operation of the Plan may result in unfavorable financial accounting consequences, the
Administrator may, in its discretion and, to the extent necessary or desirable, modify, amend or terminate the Plan to reduce or eliminate such accounting consequence including, but not limited to: 

(i)        amending the Plan to conform with the safe harbor definition under
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 123(R), including with respect to an Offering Period underway at the time; 
 (ii)        altering the Purchase Price for any Offering Period including an Offering Period underway at the time of the change in Purchase Price; 

(iii)        shortening any Offering Period by setting a New Exercise Date,
including an Offering Period underway at the time of the Administrator action; 

(iv)        reducing the maximum percentage of Compensation a participant may
elect to set aside as payroll deductions; and 
 (v)        reducing
the maximum number of Shares a participant may purchase during any Offering Period or Purchase Period. 
 Such
modifications or amendments will not require stockholder approval or the consent of any Plan participants. 

21.        Notices. All notices or other communications by a participant
to the Company under or in connection with the Plan will be deemed to have been duly given when received in the form and manner specified by the Company at the location, or by the person, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof.

 22.        Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. Shares of
Common Stock will not be issued with respect to an option unless the exercise of such option and the issuance and delivery of such shares pursuant thereto will comply with all applicable provisions of law, domestic or foreign,

  
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including, without limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which
the shares may then be listed, and will be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance. 
 As a condition to the exercise of an option, the Company may require the person exercising such option to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the shares are being purchased only
for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of the aforementioned applicable provisions of law. 

23.        Term of Plan. The Plan will become effective upon the earlier
to occur of its adoption by the Board or its approval by the stockholders of the Company. It will continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years, unless sooner terminated under Section 20. 

24.        Stockholder Approval. The Plan will be subject to approval by
the stockholders of the Company within twelve (12) months after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board. Such stockholder approval will be obtained in the manner and to the degree required under Applicable Laws. 

25.        Automatic Transfer from First Offering Period to Low Price Offering
Period. To the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, if the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on any Exercise Date during the first Offering Period is lower than the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Offering Date of such Offering
Period, then all participants in such Offering Period will be automatically withdrawn from such Offering Period immediately after the exercise of their option on such Exercise Date and automatically re-enrolled in the immediately following Offering
Period and the first Offering Period will terminate. 

  
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 EXHIBIT A 

MAXLINEAR, INC. 
 2010 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN 
 SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

  

			
	          Original Application
	  	Offering Date:
                                        

	         Change in Payroll Deduction Rate	  	
	         Change of Beneficiary(ies)	  	

1.                   
                              hereby elects to participate in the MaxLinear, Inc. 2010 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan (the “Plan”) and subscribes to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock in accordance with this Subscription Agreement and the Plan. 

2.        I hereby authorize payroll deductions from each paycheck in the amount
of         % of my Compensation on each payday (from 0 to 15%) during the Offering Period in accordance with the Plan. (Please note that no fractional percentages are permitted.) 

3.        I understand that said payroll deductions will be accumulated for the
purchase of shares of Common Stock at the applicable Purchase Price determined in accordance with the Plan. I understand that if I do not withdraw from an Offering Period, any accumulated payroll deductions will be used to automatically exercise my
option and purchase Common Stock under the Plan. 
 4.        I have
received a copy of the complete Plan and its accompanying prospectus. I understand that my participation in the Plan is in all respects subject to the terms of the Plan. 

5.        Shares of Common Stock purchased for me under the Plan should be issued
in the name(s)
                                        
of (Eligible Employee or Eligible Employee and Spouse only). 

6.        I understand that if I dispose of any shares received by me pursuant to
the Employee Stock Purchase Plan within two (2) years after the Offering Date (the first day of the Offering Period during which I purchased such shares) or one (1) year after the Exercise Date, I will be treated for federal income tax
purposes as having received ordinary income at the time of such disposition in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares at the time such shares were purchased by me over the price which I paid for the shares. I hereby
agree to notify the Company in writing within thirty (30) days after the date of any disposition of my shares and I will make adequate provision for Federal, state or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon the disposition
of the Common Stock. The Company may, but will not be obligated to, withhold from my compensation the amount necessary to meet any applicable withholding obligation including any withholding necessary to make available to the Company any tax
deductions or benefits attributable to sale or early disposition of Common Stock by me. If I dispose of such shares at any time after the expiration of the two (2)-year and one (1)-year holding periods, I understand that I will be treated
for federal income tax purposes as having received income only at the time of such disposition, and that such income will be taxed as ordinary income only to the extent of an 

 
amount equal to the lesser of (a) the excess of the fair market value of the shares at the time of such disposition over the purchase price which I paid for the shares, or (b) 15% of
the fair market value of the shares on the first day of the Offering Period. The remainder of the gain, if any, recognized on such disposition will be taxed as capital gain. 

7.        I hereby agree to be bound by the terms of the Plan. The effectiveness
of this Subscription Agreement is dependent upon my eligibility to participate in the Plan. 

8.        In the event of my death, I hereby designate the following as my
beneficiary(ies) to receive all payments and shares due me under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan: 
  

							
	 NAME: (please print)
	  	  

		  	First	  	Middle	  	Last
		
	  
	  	  

	 Relationship
	  		  		  	
		
	  
	  	  

	 Percentage Benefit
	  		  		  	
		
		  	  

		  	 Address
	  		  	
		
	 NAME: (please print)
	  	  

		  	First	  	Middle	  	Last
		
	  
	  	  

	 Relationship
	  		  		  	
		
	  
	  	  

	 Percentage Benefit
	  		  		  	
		
		  	  

		  	 Address
	  		  	

  
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	Employee’s Social	 		 	
	Security Number:	 		 	  

			
	Employee’s Address:	 		 	  

			
		 		 	  

			
		 		 	  

 I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGHOUT SUCCESSIVE
OFFERING PERIODS UNLESS TERMINATED BY ME. 
  

							
	Dated:	 	  
	 		 	  

		 		 		 	Signature of Employee
				
	Dated:	 	  
	 		 	  

		 		 		 	Spouse’s Signature (If beneficiary other than spouse)

 EXHIBIT B 

MAXLINEAR, INC. 
 2010 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN 
 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL 

The undersigned participant in the Offering Period of the MaxLinear, Inc. 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan that began on
                         ,          (the “Offering Date”)
hereby notifies the Company that he or she hereby withdraws from the Offering Period. He or she hereby directs the Company to pay to the undersigned as promptly as practicable all the payroll deductions credited to his or her account with respect to
such Offering Period. The undersigned understands and agrees that his or her option for such Offering Period will be automatically terminated. The undersigned understands further that no further payroll deductions will be made for the purchase of
shares in the current Offering Period and the undersigned will be eligible to participate in succeeding Offering Periods only by delivering to the Company a new Subscription Agreement. 

 

			
	 Name and Address of Participant:

	
	  

	
	  

	
	  

	
	 Signature:

	
	  

		
	 Date:

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