eQ Oyj — Major Shareholding Notification 2012

May 16, 2012

Disclosure 300031

eQ Oyj - Company Announcement

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.