Link Classic

In brief

Advantages

By participating in Link Classic, you enjoy:

• A 20% discount
  Through the 20% discount on the reference price, you increase any returns and mitigate your potential losses depending on share price trends.
• A maximum matching contribution of €500
  The Group supplements your personal contribution with an immediate matching contribution of 200 % up to a maximum investment of €250. Thus, if you subscribe to €250 of shares in Link Classic, you will receive a gross matching contribution of €500. Your initial investment (personal contribution + matching contribution) will therefore be €750.

New: unlike with Link 2022, the free shares allocated under the matching contribution will not be delivered at the end of the five-year period (and subject to a condition of presence), but instead will be deposited into the FCPE upon completion of the transaction (scheduled for 7 November 2024). Depending on your country of residence, the matching contribution may be subject to income tax and/or social security contributions.

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Through your investments, you enjoy:

• Potential dividends
  The potential dividends and any income associated with each share will be reinvested in the “LINK CLASSIC 2024” sub-fund, thereby increasing the value of your ENGIE holdings. After a two-year shareholding period, the “LINK CLASSIC 2024” sub-fund will benefit from a bonus dividend of 10%, as stipulated in ENGIE’s Articles of Association, which will further enhance the value of your holdings.
• A potential return
  The potential return¹ corresponds to: the sale price of your shares valued according to the ENGIE share price - amount of your initial investment (personal contribution + matching contribution)².
  Your potential return takes account of any dividends, which will be automatically reinvested in the FCPE and will increase the value of your holdings. It will also depend on the fluctuation in the exchange rates between the euro and your currency and may go up or down.

What does Link Classic entail?

• Your investment depends on the upward or downward fluctuations in the share price, so your investment comes with a capital risk. In fact, depending on the share price when you redeem your shares, the value of your holdings may be lower than your personal contribution. Consequently, you are advised to assess the need to diversify your savings.
• Your investment is locked in for five years, i.e., until 6 November 2029 inclusive, except in the event of early release.
  
• The value of your investment will also depend on the fluctuation in the exchange rates between the euro and your currency and may go up or down.
  

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What happens to my investment at the end of the lock-in period?

By investing in Link Classic, you will hold shares in the LINK CLASSIC 2024” sub-fund of the LINK INTERNATIONAL FCPE.

At the end of the 5-year lock-in period, you can choose to either:

• keep your holdings in the “LINK CLASSIC 2024” sub-fund; your holdings are available and you have the option of requesting their redemption in full or in part at any time, and,
• request total or partial redemption of your holdings, which will be converted into your currency based on the applicable exchange rate at that time.

¹ Before taxes and social charges.
² Adjusted, where applicable, to take account of the taxes and social contributions paid within the framework of the Link Classic, as specified in the Country Supplement Regulations.