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Qualys, Inc. 2025 Annual Report
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QUALYS, INC. 919 East Hillsdale Boulevard, 4th Floor Foster City, California 94404 NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS To Be Held at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time on Wednesday, June 10, 2026 TO THE HOLDERS OF COMMON STOCK OF QUALYS, INC.: The 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Qualys, Inc., a Delaware corporation, will be held online on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time. The annual meeting will be held for the following purposes as more fully described in the accompanying proxy statement: 1. To elect the three Class II directors named in this proxy statement to serve until the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified; 2. To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2026; 3. To approve, on an advisory and non-binding basis, the compensation of our named executive officers as described in this proxy statement; 4. To approve our 2012 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated; and 5. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof. The board of directors of Qualys, Inc. has fixed the close of business on April 14, 2026 as the record date for the meeting. Only stockholders of record of our common stock on April 14, 2026 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting. Further information regarding voting rights and the matters to be voted upon is presented in the accompanying proxy statement. On or about April 22, 2026, we expect to mail to our stockholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the Notice ) containing instructions on how to access the proxy statement for the 2026 annual meeting and our 2025 annual report to stockholders. The Notice provides instructions on how to vote online or by telephone and includes instructions on how to receive a paper copy of proxy materials by mail. The proxy statement and our annual report can also be accessed directly at www.proxyvote.com. All you have to do is enter the control number located on the Notice or your proxy card. YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. Whether or not you plan to participate in the annual meeting, we urge you to submit your vote via the Internet, telephone or mail in advance of the meeting. If you plan to participate in the annual meeting, please see the instructions in the accompanying proxy statement. We appreciate your continued support of Qualys, Inc. By order of the Board of Directors, /s/ Sumedh S. Thakar Sumedh S. Thakar Director, President and Chief Executive Officer Foster City, California April 22, 2026 Proxy Statement Stockholders may participate in the meeting only by logging in at: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/QLYS2026 Stockholders will be able to listen to the meeting live, vote and submit questions. There will be no physical location for stockholders to attend the meeting.
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Qualys, Inc.
2025 Annual Report


2026 Proxy Statement
Proxy Statement
Qualys, Inc.

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QUALYS, INC.
919 East Hillsdale Boulevard, 4th Floor
Foster City, California 94404
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To Be Held at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time on Wednesday, June 10, 2026
TO THE HOLDERS OF COMMON STOCK
OF QUALYS, INC.:
The 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Qualys, Inc., a Delaware corporation, will be held
online on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time.
The annual meeting will be held for the following purposes as more fully described in the
accompanying proxy statement:
1.
To elect the three Class II directors named in this proxy statement to serve until the 2029 annual
meeting of stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified;
2.
To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public
accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2026;
3.
To approve, on an advisory and non-binding basis, the compensation of our named executive
officers as described in this proxy statement;
4.
To approve our 2012 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated; and
5.
To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournments
or postponements thereof.
The board of directors of Qualys, Inc. has fixed the close of business on April 14, 2026 as the
record date for the meeting. Only stockholders of record of our common stock on April 14, 2026 are
entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting. Further information regarding voting rights and the
matters to be voted upon is presented in the accompanying proxy statement.
On or about April 22, 2026, we expect to mail to our stockholders a Notice of Internet Availability of
Proxy Materials (the       Notice      ) containing instructions on how to access the proxy statement for the
2026 annual meeting and our 2025 annual report to stockholders. The Notice provides instructions on
how to vote online or by telephone and includes instructions on how to receive a paper copy of proxy
materials by mail. The proxy statement and our annual report can also be accessed directly at
www.proxyvote.com. All you have to do is enter the control number located on the Notice or your
proxy card.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. Whether or not you plan to participate in the annual meeting,
we urge you to submit your vote via the Internet, telephone or mail in advance of the meeting.
If you plan to participate in the annual meeting, please see the instructions in the accompanying proxy
statement.
We appreciate your continued support of Qualys, Inc.
By order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ Sumedh S. Thakar
Sumedh S. Thakar
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
Foster City, California
April 22, 2026
Proxy Statement
Stockholders may participate in the meeting only by logging in at:
www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/QLYS2026
Stockholders will be able to listen to the meeting live, vote and submit questions. There will be no
physical location for stockholders to attend the meeting.


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