eQ Oyj — Major Shareholding Notification 2012

Oct 16, 2012

Disclosure 302366

eQ Oyj - Major shareholder announcements

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

eQ PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 16 October 2012 at 5:10 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: The date of the transaction is 24 September 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 3,413,425 shares. Shareholding of Ulkomarkkinat Oy has now fallen below 1/10 of number of shares and voting rights on 24 September 2012 due to a directed share issue which increased the number of outstanding shares of eQ Plc, and is currently 9,89 per cent. eQ Plc's share capital consists of 34,497,198 shares. Helsinki, 16 October 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.