MaxLinear, Inc. (NYSE:MXL) Files An 8-K Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

MaxLinear, Inc. (NYSE:MXL) Files An 8-K Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of AssetsItem 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On May12, 2017, MaxLinear, Inc. (“MaxLinear” or the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the“Form8-K”)disclosing that to the March 28, 2017 Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) between MaxLinear, Eagle Acquisition Corporation (“Purchaser”), a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of MaxLinear, and Exar Corporation (“Exar”), Purchaser merged with and into Exar, with Exar surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, following acceptance of validly tendered shares of Exar's common stock to a cash tender offer by Purchaser for a purchase price of $13.00 per share (the “Offer Price”), net to the holders thereof in cash, and subject to reduction for any applicable U.S. federal withholding, back-up withholding or other applicable tax withholdings, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the offer to purchase dated April 13, 2017 (the “Offer to Purchase”) filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit (a)(1)(A) to the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (the “Schedule TO”), and in the related letter of transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal”), filed as Exhibit (a)(1)(B) to the Schedule TO, which, together with any other related materials, collectively constituted the “Offer.” MaxLinear also assumed certain of Exar's outstanding stock-based awards and settled the remaining stock-based awards in cash as part of the merger.

The aggregate cash paid by Purchaser in the Offer and Merger was approximately $688.1 million, including $12.7 million paid to settle Exar's outstanding stock-based awards that were not assumed by MaxLinear. The Company also assumed certain stock-based awards from Exar Corporation in the Merger. The Company provided Purchaser with sufficient funds to purchase all Shares validly tendered in the Offer and not validly withdrawn and to make payments in respect of the remaining shares upon their conversion in the Merger.

The Company funded the acquisition of the Shares in the Offer and the Merger from its available cash on hand, cash on hand at Exar, and net proceeds from borrowings under a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Company, the lenders from time to time party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent. The Credit Agreement provides for a secured term B loan facility (the “Initial Term Loan”) in an aggregate principal amount of $425.0 million. The Initial Term Loan was fully drawn at the closing of the merger and the proceeds of the Initial Term Loan were used to finance the Offer (as defined below) and the Merger (as defined below) and pay fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith.

This amendment to the Form 8-K, or Form 8-K/A, is being filed for the purpose of satisfying MaxLinear's undertaking to file the financial statements and pro forma condensed combined financial statements required by Item 2.01 of Form 8-K, and this Form 8-K/A should be read in conjunction with the Form8-K. Except as set forth herein, no modifications have been made to information contained in the Form 8-K, and MaxLinear has not updated any information contained therein to reflect events that have occurred since the date of the Form 8-K.

Item 2.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Exar Corporation as of April2, 2017 and March27, 2016 and for the three months then ended and related notes thereto, and the audited consolidated financial statements of Exar Corporation as of April2, 2017 and March27, 2016, and for each of the three years in the period ended April2, 2017, the notes related thereto and the related report of independent auditors are filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. The consent of independent auditors is attached as Exhibit 23.1 hereto.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of March31, 2017 and the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations of MaxLinear, Inc. and Exar Corporation for the year ended December31, 2016 and for the three months ended March31, 2017, and the notes related thereto, are filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this report.

(c) Exhibits.

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About MaxLinear, Inc. (NYSE:MXL)
MaxLinear, Inc. is a provider of integrated, radio-frequency (RF) and mixed-signal integrated circuits for broadband communications and data center, metro, and long-haul transport network applications. The Company’s RF receiver products capture and process digital and analog broadband signals to be decoded for various applications. The Company’s products enable the display of broadband video and data content in a range of electronic devices, including cable and terrestrial and satellite set-top boxes, data over cable service interface specification (DOCSIS) data and voice gateways, hybrid analog and digital televisions, satellite low-noise blocker transponders or outdoor units, and optical modules for data center, metro and long-haul transport network applications. The Company offers semiconductor products, such as RF Receivers, RF Receiver systems-on-chip (SoCs), Laser Modulator Drivers, Transimpedance Amplifiers, and Clock and Data Recovery Circuits.