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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Prober Charles J. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NETGEAR, INC. [NTGR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 3553 N. FIRST STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/31/2026 (Street) SAN JOSE, CA 95134 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 01/31/2026 M(1) 157,714 A $ 0 767,750 D Common Stock 01/31/2026 F(2) 85,087 D $20.91 682,663 D Common Stock 01/31/2026 F(3) 61,790 D $20.91 620,873 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Performance Restricted Stock Units

(4)

01/31/2026

M(1)

157,714

(5)

(5)

Common Stock

157,714

$ 0

151,940

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Prober Charles J. 3553 N. FIRST STREET SAN JOSE, CA 95134	X		Chief Executive Officer

Signatures

/s/ Kirsten Daru, Attorney-in-Fact		02/03/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Common stock issued on vesting and conversion of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units ("PRSUs") granted under the Company's 2024 Inducement Plan, based on achievement in excess of target performance-based vesting conditions for the performance period ending on December 31, 2025.
(2)	Represents the withholding of shares by the Issuer to satisfy the Reporting Person's tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting and settlement of PRSUs reported in Table II of this form 4.
(3)	Represents the withholding of shares by the Issuer to satisfy the Reporting Person's tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting and settlement of previously reported restricted stock units.
(4)	PRSUs convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(5)	1/3rd of the PRSUs will be allocated to a Performance Period (PP) beginning on the date that Participant commenced employment with the Company and ending on December 31, 2024; 1/3rd of the PRSUs will be allocated to a PP beginning on January 1, 2025, and ending on December 31, 2025; and 1/3rd of the PRSUs will be allocated to a PP on January 1, 2026, and ending on December 31, 2026 based upon the level of achievement of the performance-based vesting condition set forth in the Performance Matrix during the applicable Performance Period or Adjusted Performance Period, or (ii) pursuant to the "True-Up" section in the Performance Matrix. 100% of the Eligible PRSUs (if any) for each Tranche will vest on the anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date that immediately follows the end of the Performance Period that relates to that Tranche, provided that Participant continues to be a Service Provider through that Vesting Date.

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