eQ Oyj — Major Shareholding Notification 2018

Jun 4, 2018

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 June 2018 at 6:35 p.m.

eQ Plc has received on 4 June 2018 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 Rettig Capital Oy Ab

1 Identity of the issuer of the shares:

eQ Plc, corporate ID 1625441-9

2 Reason for the notification:

The acquisition of shares or voting rights

3 Full name of person subject to the notification obligation:

Rettig Capital Oy Ab

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

The date of the transaction is 4 June 2018

5 Threshold that is exceeded or fallen below of:

Exceed 15%

6 Notified details:

Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
	% of shares and voting rights	% of shares and voting rights through financial instruments	Total of both in %	Total number of shares and voting rights of issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	15,53 %	-	15,53 %	37.507.198
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	10,11 %	-	10,11 %

Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:
A: Shares and voting rights
Class/type of shares ISIN code	Number of shares and voting rights	% of shares and voting rights
Direct (SMA 9:5)	Indirect (SMA 9:6 and 9:7)	Direct (SMA 9:5)	Indirect (SMA 9:6 and 9:7)
FI0009009617	-	5.823.677	-	15,53 %
SUBTOTAL A	5.823.677		15,53 %

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity:
Name	% of shares and voting rights	% of shares and voting rights through financial instruments	Total of both
Rettig Capital Oy Ab	-	-	-
Oy Neonest Ab	0,05 %		0,05 %
Rettig Group Oy Ab	-	-	-
Anchor Oy Ab	15,47 %	-	15,47 %

7 Details

Anchor Oy Ab has acquired 1.900.000 shares on stock exchange trade executed on 4 June 2018. Amount corresponds to 5.07 % of total shares in the company. Through the transaction Anchor Oy Ab increases its holding from 3.903.677 shares to 5.803.677 shares in eQ Plc, corresponding increase from 10,41 % to 15,47 %.

In addition Oy Neonest Ab owns 20.000 shares of eQ Plc at the date of the notification, corresponding 0,05 % of the outstanding shares in the company.

Anchor Oy Ab is fully owned subsidiary of Rettig Group Oy Ab. Rettig Group Oy Ab and Oy Neonest Ab are both subsidiaries of Rettig Capital Oy Ab.

Helsinki, 4 June 2018

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 group of companies that concentrates on 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 private individuals. The assets managed by the Group total approximately EUR 8.6 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 www.eQ.fi.