2021 May Shareholders' Meeting

The Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders and the Special General Meeting of Shareholders of Elia Group SA/NV will be held on Tuesday 18 May 2021 at the Square Brussels Meeting Centre, Coudenberg Entrance, Coudenberg 3, 1000 Brussels.

In view of the current exceptional circumstances and the measures taken by the government to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, this notice assumes that the shareholders will not be able to attend the aforementioned General Meetings in person. Following the Ministerial Decree of 28 October 2020 "on urgent measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19", it is in fact not possible to hold general meetings in which shareholders physically participate in the traditional way. If the same rule remains in force until the date of the General Meetings, this means that only the members of the panel (which, pursuant to the articles of association, consists of the chairman, the secretary, two scrutineers and the directors who are present) and one proxy holder will be able to attend the General Meetings.

The company is closely monitoring the relevant legislation and the possible future amendments to it. Based on the currently publicly available information, the company assumes that the shareholders will only be able to participate in the General Meetings in one of the following three ways: (i) by means of the electronic communication tool made available by the company through the Lumi platform, (ii) by means of a proxy or (iii) by means of a vote by letter.

You will find in the convening notice more information on the specific arrangements for taking part in the General Meetings. Possible changes to these arrangements will be announced by means of a press release and on the website of the company.