Qualys, Inc. (QLYS) June 10, 2026 Annual General Meeting Transcript

Good morning and welcome to Qualys' 2026 annual meeting of stockholders. I'm Sumit Thakkar, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Qualys. As provided in the company's bylaws, I will act as chair of this meeting, which I now call to order. I would like to introduce the other members of the company's board of directors who are attending this meeting virtually. They are Brad Brooks, who is standing for re-election, Wendy Pfeiffer, who is also standing for re-election, John Zangardi, who is standing for re-election. Tom Berquist, Jeff Hank, Christie Rogers. Also with us are Kathy Blackwell of C.T. Hackberg, LLC, our Inspector of Election, and Stephen Legg, representing Grant Thornton LLP, our independent auditors. I will now turn the meeting over to Bruce Posey, our Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, to conduct the formal portion of the meeting.

Thank you, Sumit. The rules of procedure for this meeting are available to review on the meeting website. Please abide by these rules in order to facilitate an orderly meeting and allow us to accomplish the items on the agenda. This meeting is being held in accordance with the company's bylaws and Delaware law. During the meeting, we will address and vote upon the proposals described in the company's proxy statement dated April 22, 2026. After voting has been completed, we will announce preliminary results and then adjourn the formal meeting. Following adjournment, we will provide time to answer appropriate questions from stockholders. Only validated stockholders may ask questions in the designated field on the meeting website. Questions may be submitted at any time during the meeting and prior to the end of the Q&A session. I have proof by affidavit that notice that this meeting has been duly given and that the proxy materials for this meeting were made available to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 14, 2026, the record date for the meeting.

The affidavit together with copies of the proxy materials will be filed within minutes of this meeting.

A list of stockholders as of the record date is available on the meeting website. We have appointed Kathy Blackwell to act as inspector of election for this meeting. Ms. Blackwell has signed an oath of office which will also be filed within minutes of this meeting. The inspector of election has advised me that we have present virtually in person or by proxy. A sufficient number of shares to constitute a quorum. Therefore, the meeting is duly constituted and we may proceed with business. We will vote today via the meeting website. If you previously sent in your proxy or voted via telephone or internet, do not intend to change your vote, then it is not necessary to vote during the meeting. If you are eligible to vote and have not done so, or if you want to change your vote, you may vote by clicking on the voting button on meeting website and following the instructions there. Please note that if you logged into the meeting website as a guest, you will not be able to vote during the meeting. Any votes cast today will be counted in the final tally along with proxies previously received. It is now 11.03 a.m. Pacific time on June 10, 2026. The polls for each matter to be voted on at this meeting are now open. Those of you who are voting today should vote on the meeting website now. The first proposal is to elect Wendy M. Pfeiffer, John A. Zangardi, Bradford L. Brooks as class two directors, each to hold office for a three-year term expiring in 2029 or until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified. The second proposal is to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The third proposal is to hold an advisory and non-binding vote to approve the compensation of the company's named executive officers as described in the proxy statement. Fourth and last is to approve our 2012 equity incentive plan as an amendment restated. Company's board directors recommend that you vote in favor of each of the four proposals. I will pause at this time to allow stockholders to complete any online voting on the closing of the polls, no ballots, proxies, votes, or any revocations or changes will be accepted.

It is now 11.04 a.m.

Pacific time on June 10, 2026, and the polls are closed. Ms. Blackwell, will you please report on the preliminary results of voting?

Mr. Posey, based upon the proxies received prior to the meeting and subject to final adjustments for any votes made during the meeting, I can report that Wendy M. Pfeiffer, John A. Zangardi and Bradford L. Brooks have been duly elected as class two directors of the company. The proposal to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm has passed. The advisory proposal to approve the compensation of the company's named executive officers has passed. And the proposal to approve the 2012 equity incentive plans as amended and restated has passed.

Thank you, Ms. Blackwell. The inspector of election will conduct a final count of all votes and we will announce the final results in a current report on form 8k to be filed within four business days of this meeting this concludes the formal business of the meeting meeting is now adjourned and we will open it up for appropriate questions if you'd like to ask questions please do so by following the instructions on the meeting website the rules of procedure also include information about any forward-looking statements made in response to questions. It looks like there are no questions remained in today's meeting. Thank you again for attending today's meeting and for the interest you have shown in the affairs of Paulus.

That will conclude the meeting. We thank you for your participation. You may disconnect.