MaxLinear Announces Closing of Initial Public Offering and Exercise of Over-Allotment Option

MaxLinear, Inc. (NYSE:MXL), a provider of radio frequency (RF) and mixed-signal IC solutions for broadband communications applications, today announced that it has closed its previously announced initial public offering of 6,444,100 shares of Class A common stock at a price to the public of $14.00 per share. In connection with the initial public offering, the underwriters exercised in full their option to purchase an additional 966,614 shares of Class A common stock from the company and selling stockholders. As a result, the total initial public offering size was 7,410,714, which consisted of 5,919,528 shares of Class A common stock sold by the company, and the remaining 1,491,186 shares of Class A common stock sold by the selling stockholders. MaxLinear will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholders. The shares of Class A common stock are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "MXL.”

Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. acted as joint book-running managers for the offering. UBS Securities LLC, Thomas Weisel Partners LLC, and Needham & Company, LLC acted as co-managers.

A registration statement relating to this offering was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2010. A copy of the final prospectus for this offering may be obtained from: Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, New York 10014, Attention: Prospectus Department, or by calling (866) 718-1649 or by emailing prospectus@morganstanley.com; or by contacting Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Attn: Prospectus Department, 100 Plaza One, Jersey City, New Jersey 07311, telephone: (800) 503-4611 or e-mail at prospectusrequest@list.db.com.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About MaxLinear, Inc.

MaxLinear, Inc. is a provider of radio frequency (RF) and mixed-signal IC solutions for broadband communications applications. MaxLinear’s high performance RF receiver products capture and process digital and analog broadband signals to be decoded for various applications. MaxLinear’s current products enable the display of broadband video in a wide range of electronic devices, including cable and terrestrial set top boxes, digital televisions, mobile handsets, personal computers, netbooks, and in-vehicle entertainment devices. MaxLinear is based in Carlsbad, California.