eQ Oyj — Major Shareholding Notification 2016

Jul 4, 2016

NOTIFICATION ACCORDING TO CHAPTER 9, SECTION 10 OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES MARKET ACT

NOTIFICATION ACCORDING TO CHAPTER 9, SECTION 10 OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES MARKET ACT

EQ PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE

4 July 2016 at 2:30 p.m.

eQ Plc has gained knowledge on 4 July 2016 of a notification regarding changes
in holdings in accordance with Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Finnish Securities
Markets Act, as described below.

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

Announcement of Mandatum Life Insurance Company Limited

1 Identity of the issuer of the shares:

eQ Plc, corporate ID 1625441-9

2 Reason for the notification:

The disposal of shares or voting rights

3 Full name of person subject to the notification obligation:

Mandatum Life Insurance Company Limited (corporate ID 0641130-2)

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

The date of the transaction is 4 July 2016

5 Threshold that is exceeded or fallen below of:

Fallen below 5%

6 Notified details:

Mandatum Life Insurance Company Limited’s shareholding after transaction:

eQ Plc Situation before Situation after transaction
transaction
FI000900961 Number of (%) of Number of (%) of (%) of
7 shares shares shares shares votes

         1 946 402      5.30         46 500         0.13         0.13

7 Details

Mandatum Life Insurance Company Limited has disposed 1 899 902 shares on stock
exchange trade executed today. After the transaction Mandatum Life Insurance
Company Limited holds 46 500 shares in eQ Plc and less than 5% of shares and
votes being currently 0.13%.

eQ Plc's share capital consists of 36 727 198 shares. Each share has one vote.

Helsinki, 4 July 2016

eQ Plc

Janne Larma, CEO

Additional information: Janne Larma, CEO, tel. +358 9 6817 8920

Distribution: Nasdaq Helsinki, www.eQ.fi

eQ Group is a Finnish group of companies specialising in asset management and
corporate finance business. eQ Asset Management offers a wide range of asset
management services (including private equity funds and real estate asset
management) for institutions and individuals. The assets managed by the Group
total approximately EUR 7.5 billion. Advium Corporate Finance, 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.