eQ Oyj — Major Shareholding Notification 2012

Dec 28, 2012

Disclosure 303822

eQ Oyj - Major shareholder announcements

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

eQ PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 28 December 2012, at 5.28 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 Ulkomarkkinat Oy 1 Identity of the issuer of the shares: eQ Plc, corporate ID 1625441-9 2 Reason for the notification: Change in the number of shares of eQ Plc 3 Full name of person subject to the notification obligation: Ulkomarkkinat Oy, corporate ID 0115056-1 4 Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is exceeded or fallen below of: 28 December 2012 5 Threshold that is exceeded or fallen below of: Fallen below 1/10 6 Details Shareholding of Ulkomarkkinat Oy (corporate ID 0115056-1) in eQ Plc is the same after the corporate event as it was before the event. Due to the corporate event the shareholding of Ulkomarkkinat Oy has now fallen below 1/10 and is currently 9.52 per cent. eQ Plc's share capital consists of 36,297,198 shares. Each share has one vote. Helsinki 28 December 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 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 after the acquisition announced on 20 November 2012. 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.