Company: QLYS
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-013472
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Company: QUALYS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form: PRE 14A
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 and Governance Committee held 4 meetings. Each incumbent director attended at least 75% of the total number of meetings of our board of directors and the committees of which he or she was a member during 2024. Although we do not have a formal policy regarding attendance by members of our board of directors at annual meetings of stockholders, we encourage, but do not require, directors to attend. Mr. Berquist, Mr. Hank, Ms. Pfeiffer, Ms. Rogers, Mr. Thakar, and Dr. Zangardi, representing six of our current directors attended our 2024 annual meeting of stockholders. Our board of directors has three standing committees: an Audit and Risk Committee, a Compensation and Talent Committee, and a Nominating and Governance Committee. The composition and responsibilities of each of these committees is described below. Members serve on these committees until their resignation or until otherwise determined by our board of directors.

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Audit and Risk Committee Our Audit and Risk Committee consists of Mr. Berquist, Ms. Pfeiffer and Dr. Zangardi, with Mr. Berquist serving as Chair. Our board of directors has determined that all members of the Audit and Risk Committee (i) are independent under the Nasdaq Listing Rules and Rule 10A-3(b)(1) of the Exchange Act, and (ii) meet Nasdaq’s financial knowledge and sophistication requirements. In addition, our board of directors has determined that Mr. Berquist is an audit committee financial expert within the meaning of the rules and regulations of the SEC. Among other responsibilities, our Audit and Risk Committee:

| • | selects and hires a qualified firm to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit our financial statements; |

| • | helps to ensure the independence and performance of the independent registered public accounting firm; |

| • | discusses the scope and results of the audit with the independent registered public accounting firm, and reviews, with management and the independent accountants, our interim and year-end operating results; |

| • | oversees procedures for employees to submit concerns anonymously about questionable accounting or audit matters; |

| • | reviews our policies on risk assessment and risk management pertaining to financial, accounting, insurance coverage, investment, tax, and operational infrastructure, including security, data privacy, reliability, business continuity and capacity matters; |

| • | reviews related party transactions; |

| • | obtains and reviews a report by the independent registered public accounting firm at least annually, that describes our internal quality-control procedures, any