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The authors establish necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of bounded solutions to the neutral differential equation with ``maxima'' \[ [x(t) - x(t-\tau)]'+ p(t) \max_{s \in [t-\sigma,t]} x(s)=0, \quad \tau,\sigma \in (0,\infty), \tag{1} \] and sufficient conditions for the existence of unbounded solutions to (1) such that \(\lim_{t \to \infty} {\frac {x(t)}t} = 0\). The differential equations with ``maxima'' (including PDE with ``maxima'') are an adequate apparatus for simulation of many real processes in nature and their investigation underwent rapid development in recent years. For reference see \textit{C. Swanson} [Comparison and oscillation theory of linear differential equations, Academic Press, New York and London (1968; Zbl 0191.09904)].