Company: QLYS
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-015182
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Company: QUALYS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-23
Form: DEF 14A
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 our board of directors and its committees; |

| • | oversees our corporate governance practices; |

| • | oversees the annual performance evaluation of our board of directors and of individual directors; and |

| • | oversees our ESG activities, programs and public disclosure. |

Our Nominating and Governance Committee operates under a written charter that was adopted by our board of directors and satisfies the applicable rules of the SEC and the Nasdaq Listing Rules. A copy of the Nominating and Governance Committee charter is available on our website at http://investor.qualys.com. Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation During fiscal 2024, Thomas P. Berquist, William S. Berutti, Kristi M. Rogers, and John A. Zangardi served as members of our Compensation and Talent Committee. None of them is or has been an officer or employee of our company. None of our executive officers currently serves, or in the past year has served, as a member of the compensation committee or director (or other board committee performing equivalent functions or, in the absence of any such committee, the entire board of directors) of any entity that has one or more executive officers serving on our Compensation and Talent Committee or our board of directors. Considerations in Evaluating Director Nominees Our Nominating and Governance Committee uses a variety of methods for identifying and evaluating director nominees. In its evaluation of director candidates, our Nominating and Governance Committee will consider the current size and composition of our board of directors and the needs of our board and its committees. Some of the qualifications that the committee considers include, without limitation, issues of character, integrity, judgment, diversity of experience, independence, area of expertise, corporate experience, length of service, potential conflicts of interest and other commitments. Nominees must also have the ability to offer advice and guidance to our Chief Executive Officer based on past experience in positions with a high degree of responsibility and be leaders in the

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companies or institutions with which they are affiliated. Director candidates must have sufficient time available in the judgment of our Nominating and Governance Committee to perform all board of director and committee responsibilities. Members of our board of directors are expected to prepare for, attend, and participate in all board and applicable committee meetings. Other than the foregoing, there are no stated minimum criteria for director nominees, although our Nominating and Governance Committee may also consider such other factors as it may deem, from time to time, are in our and our stockholders’ best interests. Our