eQ Oyj — M&A Activity 2013

Jan 2, 2013

Disclosure 303840

eQ Oyj - Company Announcement

eQ HAS EXECUTED THE BUSINESS TRANSFERS RELATING TO THE INTEGRATION OF THE ASSET MANAGEMENT AND FUND MANAGEMENT COMPANIES

eQ PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 2 January 2013, at 9.30 a.m. eQ HAS EXECUTED THE BUSINESS TRANSFERS RELATING TO THE INTEGRATION OF THE ASSET MANAGEMENT AND FUND MANAGEMENT COMPANIES eQ Plc (eQ) announced on 20 November 2012 that it has acquired Icecapital Asset Management Ltd and its fully owned subsidiaries, excluding real estate private equity fund business. It was stated in the stock exchange release that the acquired business is planned to be integrated into eQ Group as soon as possible by executing business transfers in early 2013, where the business of Icecapital Asset Management Ltd is transferred to eQ Asset Management Ltd and business of Icecapital Fund Management Company Ltd to eQ Fund Management Company Ltd. The abovementioned business transfers were executed on 1 January 2013, and hereinafter the asset management business of eQ Group will be run through eQ Asset Management Ltd and its subsidiaries, and accordingly the fund management business of eQ Group will be executed through eQ Fund Management Company Ltd. After the executed business transfers, Icecapital Asset Management Ltd will be merged to eQ Asset Management Ltd and Icecapital Fund Management Company Ltd will be merged to eQ Fund Management Company Ltd. during spring 2013. Helsinki, 2 January 2013 eQ Plc Janne Larma, CEO Additional information: Janne Larma, CEO, tel. +358 40 500 4366 Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, www.eQ.fi eQ Group is a Finnish publicly listed group of companies that specialises in asset management and corporate finance operations. eQ Asset Management offers a wide range of asset management services (including private equity funds) for both institutional investors and private individuals. The assets managed by the Group total approximately EUR 6.0 billion. Advium Corporate Finance Ltd, which is part of the Group, offers services related to mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions and equity capital markets. More information about the Group is available on our website at www.eQ.fi.