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
Chunk 45
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     | ➢Provide environment for direct engagement among Board members, senior management, and stockholders                                               
 ➢Opportunity for stockholders to ask questions about the Company                                                                                  
 ➢Determine voting results for Company and stockholder proposals                                                                                   |
| Off-Season Engagement and Evaluation of Best Practices |     |                                                                                                                                                                |     | Post Annual Meeting |     |                                                                                                                                                   |
|                                                        |     | ➢Engage with stockholders and other stakeholders to better understand their viewpoints and inform discussions in the boardroom                                 
 ➢Evaluate potential changes to environmental, social, governance and executive compensation practices in light of stockholder feedback and review of practices |     |                     |     | ➢Discuss vote outcomes in light of existing practices, as well as feedback received from stockholders during the proxy season                     
 ➢Review corporate governance trends, recent regulatory developments and the Company’s own corporate governance documents, policies and procedures 
 ➢Determine topics for discussion during off-season stockholder engagement                                                                         |

Stockholder Engagement and Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation Our Compensation and Talent Committee considers the results of the annual stockholder advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers (“Say on Pay”) and stockholder feedback on our executive compensation program as part of its annual executive compensation review. In 2024, our “Say on Pay” proposal received nearly 93% support (excluding abstentions and broker non-votes) and we continued to reach out to our stockholders to discuss our compensation programs. Based on this strong stockholder support and the positive feedback we received during our stockholder outreach, our Compensation and Talent Committee determined to maintain the parameters of our existing executive compensation program and policies. We will continue to incorporate stockholder feedback into our compensation structure in future years as applicable. In addition to our ongoing dialogue with our stockholders on our strategy and value proposition, we reached out to 38 of our top stockholders in early 2025 to discuss our executive compensation program and other ESG initiatives. These top 38 stockholders held approximately 72% of our outstanding stock as of December 31, 2024. Eight stockholders, representing approximately 35% of our outstanding stock as of December 31, 2024, accepted our invitation for engagement.

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Our outreach included 38 of our top stockholderswho held 72%of our outstanding stock as of December 31, 2024 % Qualys Stock Ownership Compensation-Setting Process Role of the Compensation and Talent Committee Our Compensation and Talent Committee oversees our