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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-171918"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "QLYS"
cik: "0001107843"
company_name: "QUALYS, INC."
filed_at: "2022-06-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T02:37:43.622948+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Qualys stockholders approve 2012 Equity Incentive Plan amendment adding up to 3.3M new shares plus carryover

## Summary
- 92.6% of shares represented at June 8 annual meeting; stockholders approved Plan amendment, elected directors, ratified auditor, and approved say-on-pay.
- Amended Plan allows up to 3,300,000 new shares plus up to ~2,771,799 from expired/forfeited prior awards (net of certain grants after March 31, 2022).
- Outside Director annual compensation limit set at $1M ($2M initial year); no exchange programs or excise tax gross-ups allowed.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation: 30,335,350 for (88.2% of votes cast); frequency of say-on-pay set at 1 year.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-171918
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: QLYS
- cik: 0001107843
- company_name: QUALYS, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-06-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1107843/000119312522171918/0001193125-22-171918-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1107843/000119312522171918/d286585d8k.htm

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