Annual General Meeting 2026: Getlink presents Its strategy, growth drivers and value-sharing policy 

On 27 May 2026, Getlink brought together its shareholders in Paris for its Annual General Meeting, chaired by Jacques Gounon. This key event in the Group’s calendar provided an opportunity to review the results for the 2025 financial year, to reiterate the strategic priorities presented at the Investor Day in February 2026, and to outline the Group’s medium-term value creation prospects.

Against a still volatile international backdrop, Getlink highlighted the robustness of its business model, the resilience of its operations and the consistency of its development strategy. The Annual General Meeting thus offered a comprehensive perspective on the past year’s performance and the Group’s ambitions for the years ahead.

Strong and diversified growth drivers

Yann Leriche, Chief Executive Officer, detailed the Group’s main growth drivers. He notably emphasised the strong momentum in the cross-Channel high-speed rail market, driven both by the announced expansion of Eurostar’s fleet and by plans to open new routes linking London with Switzerland and Germany, as well as by the emergence of new service projects supported by Trenitalia and Virgin Trains. These developments point to a gradual scaling-up of the market and reinforce Getlink’s growth prospects.

Beyond this dynamic, Getlink also highlighted the growing contribution of its diversification strategy. Eleclink continues on its path towards profitability in a context of electricity price differentials between France and the United Kingdom, while Europorte has confirmed its ability to adapt in a demanding competitive environment.

Together, these growth drivers underpin the Group’s ambition to achieve EBITDA of €1 billion by 2030, in line with the roadmap presented to the market.

Widespread shareholder support for the resolutions

The Annual General Meeting recorded a record quorum, with 89.77% of voting shares represented. All resolutions submitted by the Board of Directors were approved by a very large majority, reflecting clear shareholder support for the Group’s strategy, governance and development priorities.

Following the approval of the parent company and consolidated financial statements for the 2025 financial year, the components of executive compensation received approval rates all above 94.87%, reaching as high as 99.48%. Shareholders also approved the ratification of the co-option and the renewal of Andrea Mangoni’s term of office, as well as the renewal of the mandates of Jacques Gounon, Elisabetta de Bernardi di Valserra, Brune Poirson, Peter Ricketts, Corinne Bach and Bertrand Badré, in accordance with the terms announced at the close of the Meeting.

A confirmed value-sharing policy

The Annual General Meeting approved the payment of a dividend of €0.80 per share in respect of the 2025 financial year, with payment scheduled for 5 June 2026. This decision reflects Getlink’s commitment to sharing the Group’s performance with its shareholders, in a manner consistent with its development outlook.

Shareholders also expressed strong support for employee share ownership and retention schemes for the Group’s teams. In particular, the resolution relating to the allocation of 100 free shares to each of the 3,900 non-executive employees received close to 99.7% of the votes, illustrating very broad endorsement of this value-sharing approach.

This policy reflects the Group’s determination to embed its employees more firmly in collective value creation by more closely aligning operational performance, employee engagement and corporate interest.

Following the Annual General Meeting, the Board of Directors renewed Jacques Gounon’s mandate as Chairman for a further two-year term and appointed Yann Leriche as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors.

With 14 members, including 42% women and 50% independent directors, the Board reflects Getlink’s commitment to balanced governance and its alignment with the requirements of the Women on Boards Directive.