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 5, 2017

Qualys, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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)

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. below):

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).

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On June 5, 2017, Qualys, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy were holders of 34,946,442 shares of the Company’s common stock, or approximately 94.4% 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 2020 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.

The Company’s Board of Directors is comprised of seven members who are divided into three classes with overlapping three-year terms. The term of the Company’s Class III directors, Philippe F. Courtot and Jeffrey P. Hank, will expire at the Company’s 2018 annual meeting of stockholders. The term of the Company’s Class I directors, Sandra E. Bergeron, Todd P. Headley and Kristi M. Rogers, will expire at the Company’s 2019 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, 2017 was ratified.

Proposal Three – Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation. The executive compensation as described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2017, was approved on an advisory and non-binding basis.

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.

Date: June 6, 2017