Company: QLYS
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-015182
Chunk: 32

Company: QUALYS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 32
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 Incorporation to provide such exculpation to the extent permitted by the DGCL and, in accordance with the DGCL, hereby seeks approval of the amendment of our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation as described herein. However, even if the amendment is approved by our stockholders, our board of directors may, at any time prior to the effectiveness of the filing of the Certificate of Amendment with the Delaware Secretary of State, abandon the filing of such amendment without further action by our stockholders. The proposed Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation reflecting the foregoing amendment is attached as Appendix Ato this proxy statement and is incorporated herein by reference. Proposed Resolution Accordingly, we ask our stockholders to vote “ FOR” the following resolution at the 2025 Annual Meeting (new language is underlined and italicizedfor effect): “RESOLVED, that the Company’s stockholders approve an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to amend and restate Article VIII, Section 8.1 thereof in its entirety, to read as follows: ‘8.1 Limitation of Personal Liability. To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended from time to time, a director or officerof the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer. If the DGCL is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors or officers, then the liability of a director or officerof the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended.’”

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Vote Required The approval of the amendment of our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to permit the exculpation of officers requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of our capital stock entitled to vote on the proposal. You may vote FOR or AGAINST this proposal, or you may indicate that you wish to ABSTAIN from voting on this proposal. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted for purposes of determining the presence or absence of a quorum and will also count as votes against this proposal, i.e., will have the same effect as a vote AGAINST this proposal. If this Proposal 4 is not approved by the requisite vote of our stockholders, then the Certificate of Amendment will not be filed with the Secretary of State of the