Q&A
A new matching contribution of up to €500 for an investment of €300 (without any guarantee attached to your personal contribution)
This year, for LINK 2026, ENGIE Group is offering you a matching contribution of up to €500 for an investment of €300. The amount of the matching contribution will be determined by your investment, according to the following two tranches:
- 3 shares offered for every share purchased up to €100 invested
- 1 share offered for every share purchased between €100 and €300 invested
Since the matching contribution must correspond to a whole number of shares per tranche, the number of shares will be rounded down to the nearest whole number for each tranche.
If you invest the equivalent of €300 in LINK 2026, you can receive a maximum matching contribution equivalent to €500, subject to rounding.
Your investment will comprise your personal contribution and the matching contribution paid out by ENGIE.
6 new countries: Australia, Canada, India, Malaysia, Peru and South Africa.
- All employees who have an employment contract on June 17th, 2026 with a company that is part of ENGIE PEGI and have been on that contract for at least three months, whether consecutive or not, since January 1st, 2025.
- Due to the sanctions imposed by the European Union, the offer is not open to citizens or residents of Russia or Belarus, except under the following conditions:
- If the national or resident is Russian and is also a national of a Member State of the European Union, the European Economic Area or Switzerland or holds a temporary or permanent residence permit in one of these States;
- If the national or resident is Belarusian and is also a national of a Member State of the European Union or holds a temporary or permanent residence permit in one of these Member States.
In short:
Eligible employees Ineligible employees Fixed-term contract ≥ 3 months’ service All employees < 3 months’ service Permanent contract ≥ 3 months’ service Interns Professional development contract ≥ 3 months’ service Temporary staff Work-study contract ≥ 3 months’ service Retired employees Suspended contract ≥ 3 months’ service
Yes, an employee on a fixed-term contract can take part providing he/she is on the payroll of one of the companies participating in LINK 2026 on June 17th, 2026 and has 3 months’ service on that date.
These three months’ service can be acquired during the period from January 1st, 2025 through to the last day of the subscription period (scheduled for June 17th, 2026) via several employment contracts and potentially at several companies within the Group.
No, those taking part in the VIE programme don’t have an employment contract with an ENGIE Group company and cannot invest in the transaction.
Yes, an expatriate/impatriate can subscribe to the offer in his host country. However, he must inform the employer in his host country of his participation in LINK 2026.
Please note that a subscription in the home country does not necessarily mean that there will be no tax and/or social security contributions payable in the host country on the benefits resulting from participation in LINK 2026 (in particular the discount and the matching contribution), and vice versa.
In all cases, expatriate employees shall be responsible for checking the tax and social security system applicable to them.
Some countries have specific rules.
Specific measures for Russia and Belarus
Due to the sanctions imposed by the European Union, this offer is not open to citizens or residents of Russia or Belarus, except under the following conditions:
- If the national or resident is Russian and is also a national of a Member State of the European Union, the European Economic Area or Switzerland or holds a temporary or permanent residence permit in one of these States;
- If the national or resident is Belarusian and is also a national of a Member State of the European Union or holds a temporary or permanent residence permit in one of these Member States.
Yes, an expatriate/impatriate can subscribe to the offer in his host country. However, he must inform the employer in his host country of his participation in LINK 2026.
Please note that a subscription in the home country does not necessarily mean that there will be no tax and/or social security contributions payable in the host country on the benefits resulting from participation in LINK 2026 (in particular the discount and the matching contribution), and vice versa.
In all cases, expatriate employees shall be responsible for checking the tax and social security system applicable to them.
Some countries have specific rules.
Specific measures for Russia and Belarus
Due to the sanctions imposed by the European Union, this offer is not open to citizens or residents of Russia or Belarus, except under the following conditions:
- If the national or resident is Russian and is also a national of a Member State of the European Union, the European Economic Area or Switzerland or holds a temporary or permanent residence permit in one of these States;
- If the national or resident is Belarusian and is also a national of a Member State of the European Union or holds a temporary or permanent residence permit in one of these Member States.
No, it is not sufficient to have worked for over 3 months for the Group: this work must be performed with employee status and the individual must have retained his/her employee status with a company that is a member of the ENGIE PEFI on June 17th, 2026.
No, since you have to be on the payroll of a company that is part of ENGIE PEGI on June 17th, 2026.
No, as this employee’s contract is with the temp agency and not a Group entity.
Yes, employees that are working their notice can take part in LINK 2026 providing they are still on the payroll of a company that is part of ENGIE PEGI on June 17th, 2026 and they meet the 3 months service condition.
Yes, because the option is open to each employee on an individual basis.
Your personal contribution must be at least the subscription price of a share.
Your total payments should not exceed 25% of your gross annual remuneration for 2026 (including allowances, bonuses, etc.).
A simulator is available to help you check that your investment in LINK 2026 does not exceed the authorised threshold.
Your gross annual remuneration is made up of your annual salary, your allowances and bonuses paid in 2026, excluding profit sharing.
The username is your work email address. If you have any login issues, get in touch with your LINK Manager.
The LINK Manager (with the power to delegate) will have access to the subscription site and will be able to send you an email with a link to activate your account
The username is your work email address.
As regards your password, it is possible to directly generate it on the subscription site.
The employee will continue to liable towards ENGIE and his employer for any unpaid sums and the employer may, subject to the applicable legal conditions, deduct any sums advanced from his salary, and if the employment contract has been terminated, from the final settlement amount.
In the event of an outstanding payment that has not been settled, ENGIE may sell all the shares subscribed to/acquired under LINK 2026. The details of the planned process are set out in the legal terms and conditions for subscribing to LINK 2026.
You can contact your LINK Manager, who will outline the steps to be followed and the documents to be provided.
All early release cases are indicated in the supplement regulations for your country available on the website under the “Documentation” tab.
This date may be important. Please refer to the supplement regulations for your country for more information.
Furthermore, the event triggering the early release must take place from the day after the subscription period closes to allow for redemption of LINK 2026.
Yes. It is possible to request the redemption of all or part of the shares.
However, a reason for early redemption can only be used once - if during a case of early redemption, you only sell part of your shares, the rest remain locked-in until maturity, unless you are involved in another early redemption case.
Yes, but a special procedure will be implemented. Any qualifying event occurring from the day after the subscription period closes (i.e., as of June 17th, 2026) may allow for early redemption of the shares arising from the subscription, but requests for early redemption will be put on hold and processed only after completion of the transaction, as of August 1st, 2026.
Yes, like any shareholder, you have voting rights linked to the shares you hold. You are automatically subscribed to the electronic meeting notification system for the General Meeting of Shareholders.
After two years of holding the shares under the LINK 2026 offer, you will have double voting rights on these shares.