eQ Oyj — Major Shareholding Notification 2012

May 16, 2012

NOTIFICATION ACCORDING TO CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10 OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES

NOTIFICATION ACCORDING TO CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10 OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES

eQ PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE

16 May 2012 at 6:40 p.m.

NOTIFICATION ACCORDING TO CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10 OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES

MARKET ACT

eQ Plc has gained knowledge of a notification regarding changes in holdings in
accordance with Chapter 2, Section 9 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act, as
described below.

eQ Plc has received the following announcement of change in shareholding:

Announcement of Berling Capital Oy

1 Identity of the issuer of the shares:

eQ Plc, corporate ID 1625441-9

2 Reason for the notification:

The sale of shares or voting rights

3 Full name of person subject to the notification obligation:

Berling Capital Oy, corporate number 0799293-8

4 Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is exceeded or fallen
below of:

The date of the transaction is 16 May 2012.

5 Threshold that is exceeded or fallen below of:

Fallen below 1/10 and 1/20

6 Details

Shareholding of Berling Capital Oy in eQ Plc has fallen below 1/10 and 1/20 of
number of shares and voting rights on stock exchange trade made in 16 May 2012.

eQ Plc's share capital consists of 33,460,351 shares.

Helsinki, 16 May 2012

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 group of companies that specialises in asset management
and corporate finance operations. The Group offers services related to mutual
funds, private equity funds and hedge funds as well as traditional asset
management for institutions and individuals. The assets managed by the Group
total approximately EUR 3.6 billion. In addition, 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.