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 4, 2015
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.) |
1600 Bridge Parkway
Redwood City, California 94065
(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)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 4, 2015, Qualys, Inc. (“Qualys”) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, proxies representing 27,686,160 shares of Qualys’ common stock, or approximately 81.56% of the total shares entitled to vote, were present and voted on the following two proposals, each of which is described in more detail in Qualys’ definitive proxy statement filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2015:
Proposal One – Election of Directors. The following nominees were elected as Class III directors to serve until the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.
| Nominee |
Votes For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Philippe F. Courtot |
23,071,306 | 346,669 | 4,268,185 | |||||||||
| Jeffrey P. Hank |
22,923,600 | 494,375 | 4,268,185 | |||||||||
| Howard A. Schmidt |
23,261,091 | 156,884 | 4,268,185 | |||||||||
Qualys’ Board of Directors is comprised of seven members who are divided into three classes with overlapping three-year terms. The term of Qualys’ Class I directors, Sandra E. Bergeron and Kristi M. Rogers, will expire at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The term of Qualys’ Class II directors, Donald R. Dixon and General Peter Pace, will expire at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Proposal Two – Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as Qualys’ independent registered public accounting firm for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 was ratified.
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 27,647,541 |
30,056 | 8,563 | — |
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/ Bruce K. Posey | |
| Bruce K. Posey | ||
| Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||
Date: June 5, 2015