eQ Oyj — Share Issue/Capital Change 2019

Mar 25, 2019

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF eQ PLC HAS DECIDED TO APPROVE THE SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR OPTION RIGHTS 2018

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF eQ PLC HAS DECIDED TO APPROVE THE SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR OPTION RIGHTS 2018

eQ PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE

25 March 2019, at 3:30 pm

Based on the option program 2018, the Board of Directors of eQ Plc has on 25 October 2018 decided to offer option rights for subscription. The company has on 30 November 2018 released a stock exchange release according to which the option right recipients have subscribed for altogether 1 875 000 option rights. The company has received the payments of subscription prices, altogether EUR 1.35 million, by 22 March 2019 in accordance with the terms of the option program.

The Board of Directors of eQ Plc has on 25 March 2019 decided to approve all subscriptions made by the option rights holders based on the subscription rights. The subscription price of the option rights shall be entered to the reserve for invested unrestricted equity in full.

Helsinki 25 March 2019

eQ Plc

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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 9.5 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.