ENGIE - Notice of meeting 2020

MESSAGE

WE ARE PURSUING OUR GOAL TO MAKE ENGIE A LEADER IN THE ENERGY AND CLIMATE TRANSITION.

of course, looking to anticipate and limit the financial impacts of this highly exceptional situation. Looking forward, teams can use the Group’s purpose statement to drive their actions. The Group’s purpose statement will be proposed for inclusion in our bylaws at the next General Shareholders’ Meeting. It reads: " ENGIE’s purpose is to act to accelerate the transition towards a carbon- neutral economy, through reduced energy consumption and more environmentally-friendly solutions. The purpose brings together the company, its employees, its clients and its shareholders, and reconciles economic performance with a positive impact on people and the planet. ENGIE’s actions are assessed in their entirety and over time. " ENGIE’s purpose statement was created collaboratively through a robust consultative process with the Group’s employees, our customers and partners, and more generally all our stakeholders, including you, dear Shareholders. This dialogue revealed a strong expectation that the purpose statement will be translated into concrete actions to lend it credibility. Our purpose statement must quickly be turned into action! You can, dear Shareholders, count on the commitment of the Board of Directors and myself to give the Group the means to succeed. 2020 will be a productive year; it will anchor our goal to respond to energy and climate challenges, as well as our positioning as a key player in responsible capitalism.

understand and respond to our customers’ needs, are key to the future of our Group. Two keywords will serve as guidance: first, the simplification of our organization and the way we work to increase agility and efficiency; second, the identification of clearly expressed priorities to ensure better allocation of our human and financial resources. In an increasingly complex world, this search for clarity and ease of understanding should be a constant drive. The Group will have to clarify and strengthen its business model. To do so, we need to resolutely develop our customer solutions businesses to make them a more profitable and sustainable growth engine. We also need to develop our work in the field of renewable energies, which is experiencing very strong growth. We must also highlight our history and our know-how as an infrastructure operator, mainly for gas, and as a power producer using mainly nuclear and gas, and demonstrate how these activities are part of the fight against climate change. This is the roadmap that the executive management team will have to draw and implement. To achieve this goal, the Group can leverage its good results from the 2019 fiscal year, which were driven by the return to normal operations of our Belgian nuclear power plants and the performance of our energy management activities. The Group reported revenues of €60.1 billion (+4.1%), current operating income of €5.7 billion (+14.4%), and net recurring income, Group share of €2.7 billion (+11.1% 1 ). Since these results were published, the coronavirus epidemic has been progressing at an unprecedented rate, and its effect is still uncertain at this stage. The Group is fully committed to managing this crisis; it is being monitored in real time, and detailed action plans are being updated continuously. Our absolute priority is the health of our employees, subcontractors and customers. We must also ensure the continuity of service for our operations, particularly our critical ones, and we are,

(1) Organic growth

ENGIE ORDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING OF MAY 14, 2020 3

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