Good morning, and welcome to Qualys' twenty twenty one annual meeting of stockholders. I am Sumit Takar, chief executive officer and a director of Qualys. As provided in the company's bylaws, I will act as chair of this meeting, which I now call to order. Before proceeding further, let me take a moment to say how deeply saddened I am about the passing of Philippe Couto. Philippe was an exceptional leader, and he deeply cared about Qualys, its employees, and its investors.
We will miss him greatly. I would now like to introduce the other members of the company's board of directors who are attending this meeting virtually. They are Sandra Bergeron, Christie Rogers, and John Zengardi. Also with us are Kathy Blackwell of CT Hegberg LLC, our inspector of election, and Amanda McCarthy representing Grant Thornton LLP, our independent auditors. I will now turn the meeting over to Bruce Posey, our VP general counsel and corporate secretary, to conduct the formal portion of the meeting.
Thank you, Suned. 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 04/22/2021.
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 and a session. I have proof by affidavit that notice of 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 04/12/2021, the record date for the meeting.
The affidavit together with copies of the proxy materials will be filed with the 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. Miss Blackwell has signed an oath of office, which will also be filed with the minutes of this meeting. The inspector of election has advised me that we have present 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 and 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 the 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 the proxies previously received. 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 Jeffrey Hanks and that the car's class three directors, each to hold office for a three year term expiring in 2024 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 12/31/2021.
The third proposal is to hold an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the company's named executive officers as described in the proxy statement. The last proposal is to approve the company's twenty twenty one employee stock purchase plan and its material terms. Company's board of directors recommends that you vote in favor of each of these proposals. I will pause at this time to allow stockholders to complete any online voting. Upon the closing of the polls, no ballots, proxies, votes, or any revocations or changes will be accepted.
Again, I'm pausing. It is now 11:05AM Pacific time, and the polls are closed. Miss Blackwell, will you please report on the preliminary results of the voting?
Mister Cozzi, based upon the proxies received prior to the meeting and subject to final adjustment for any votes made during the meeting, I can report that Jeffrey Hank and Samed Sarkar have been duly elected as class three 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 not been approved, and the proposal to approve the company's twenty twenty one employee stock purchase plan and its material terms has passed.
Thank you, miss Blackwell. The inspector of election will conduct the final count of all votes, and we will announce final results in a current report on Form eight k to be filed within four business days at this meeting. This concludes the formal business of the meeting. The meeting is now adjourned, and we will open it up for appropriate questions. I would like to note that during the course of the Q and A session, representatives of the company may make projections or forward looking statements regarding future events or the future financial performance of the company that involve risks and uncertainties.
False disclaims any obligation to update these forward looking statements except as may be required by law. Such statements are only predictions, and actual events or results could differ materially from those predictions due to a number of risks and uncertainties. I refer you to the company's filings with the SEC, including the company's most recent quarterly report on Form 10 Q, which identifies important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the company's projections or forward looking statements. It looks like there are no questions. Thank you again for attending today's meeting and for the interest you have shown in the affairs of Qualys.
Goodbye.