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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

June 10, 2020

 

Qualys, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-35662

 

77-0534145

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

919 East Hillsdale Boulevard

Foster City, California 94404

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(650) 801-6100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2):

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common stock, $0.001 par value per share

 

QLYS

 

NASDAQ Stock Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  

 

 


Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 10, 2020, Qualys, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2020 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy were holders of 35,966,145 shares of the Company’s common stock, or approximately 92.2% of the total shares entitled to vote. The voting results for each of the proposals considered at the Annual Meeting are provided below.

Proposal One – Election of Directors. The following nominees were elected as Class II directors to serve until the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.

Nominee

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

General Peter Pace

 

31,903,009

 

1,396,016

 

2,667,120

Wendy M. Pfeiffer

 

33,106,863

 

192,162

 

2,667,120

The Company’s Board of Directors is comprised of six members who are divided into three classes with overlapping three-year terms. The term of the Company’s Class I directors, Sandra E. Bergeron and Kristi M. Rogers, will expire at the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders. The term of the Company’s Class III directors, Philippe F. Courtot and Jeffrey P. Hank, will expire at the Company’s 2021 annual meeting of stockholders.

Proposal Two – Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 was ratified.

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

35,693,690

 

231,974

 

40,481

Proposal Three – Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation. The stockholders cast their votes with respect to the advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2020, as follows:

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Broker Non-Votes

31,892,001

 

1,245,511

 

161,513

 

2,667,120


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

QUALYS, INC.

     

By:

 

/s/ Philippe F. Courtot

 

Philippe F. Courtot

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Date: June 11, 2020