UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
Washington, D.C. 20549 |
FORM 8-K |
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 19, 2015
MaxLinear, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-34666 | 14-1896129 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
5966 La Place Court, Suite 100, Carlsbad, California 92008
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (760) 692-0711
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
We held our 2015 annual meeting of the stockholders on May 19, 2015 (the “Annual Meeting”). Of the 31,310,729 shares of our Class A common stock and 6,971,834 shares of our Class B common stock outstanding as of April 20, 2015, 27,862,411 shares of Class A common stock and 6,720,643 shares of Class B common stock were represented, either in person or by proxy, constituting, of the shares entitled to vote, approximately 89% of the outstanding shares of Class A common stock, approximately 96% of the outstanding shares of Class B common stock, and collectively, approximately 90% of the outstanding shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock. The matters voted on at the Annual Meeting and the votes cast with respect to each such matter are set forth below.
1. | Election of Class III Director by Holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock. The following nominee was re-elected by the holders of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock, voting together as a single class, to serve as the Class III director to hold office until our 2018 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor has been duly elected and qualified: |
Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
Thomas E. Pardun | 26,685,771 | 2,361,134 | 5,536,149 | ||||
2. | Election of Class III Director by Holders of Class B Common Stock. The following nominee was re-elected by the holders of our Class B common stock, voting as a separate class, to serve as the Class III director to hold office until our 2018 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor has been duly elected and qualified: |
Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
Kishore Seendripu, Ph.D. | 6,720,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||
3. | Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation. On an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2014, as disclosed in our proxy statement relating to the Annual Meeting, was approved by our stockholders based on the following results of voting: |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
27,848,787 | 1,166,399 | 31,719 | 5,536,149 | ||||
4. | Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 was ratified based on the following results of voting: |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
34,552,683 | 19,037 | 11,334 | — | ||||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 20, 2015 | MAXLINEAR, INC. | ||
(Registrant) | |||
By: | /s/ Adam C. Spice | ||
Adam C. Spice | |||
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
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