eQ Oyj - Decisions of general meeting

DECISIONS ADOPTED BY eQ PLC'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

eQ PLC                                                                         
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26 March 2013, at 7:30 p.m.



DECISIONS ADOPTED BY eQ PLC'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING



eQ Plc's annual general meeting, held on Tuesday 26 March 2013 in Helsinki
(“AGM”), decided upon the following: 



Confirmation of the financial statements

eQ Plc's AGM confirmed the financial statement of the company, which included
the group financial statements, the report by the board of directors and the
auditor's report for the financial year 2012. 



Decision in respect of the result shown on the balance sheet

The AGM confirmed the proposal by the board of directors that a dividend of EUR
0.12 per share be paid. The dividend shall be paid to shareholders who on the
record date for the dividend payment, 2 April 2013, are recorded in the
shareholders register held by Euroclear Finland Ltd. The dividend shall be paid
on 9 April 2013. 



Discharge from liability to the board of directors and the CEO

The AGM decided to grant discharge from liability to the board of directors and
the CEO. 



The number of board members, appointment of board members and the remuneration
of the members of the board 

According to the decision of the AGM, five board members, being Christina
Dahlblom, Georg Ehrnrooth, Ole Johansson, Jussi Seppälä and as a new member,
Nicolas Berner, be elected to the board of directors. The term of office of the
board members ends at the close of the next annual general meeting. The AGM
decided that the members of the board would receive remuneration as follows:
the chairman of the board will receive 3,300 Euros and the board members will
receive 1,800 Euros per month. Travel and lodging costs will be compensated in
accordance with the company's expense policy. The board appointed Ole Johansson
as chairman of the board in its constituting meeting held immediately after the
AGM. 



Auditors and auditors' compensation

Ernst & Young Oy, corporation of authorised public accountants, will continue
as auditor of the company, and Ulla Nykky APA will act as Lead Auditor. It was
decided to compensate the auditor according to the auditor's invoice approved
by the eQ Plc. 



Authorising the board of directors to decide on the repurchase of the Company's
own shares 

The AGM authorised the board of directors to decide on the repurchase of no
more than 1,000,000 Company's own shares, which can be repurchased otherwise
than in proportion to the shareholdings of the shareholders with assets from
the company's unrestricted equity. Shares will be purchased at the market price
in public trading on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki as per the time of purchase. The
number of the repurchased shares corresponds to approximately 2.76 per cent of
all shares in the Company. Own shares may be repurchased in order to develop
the Company's capital structure, to finance or carry out acquisitions or other
business transactions, or to use the shares as part of the Company's incentive
schemes. The repurchased shares may be held for reissue, canceled or
transferred further. The board of directors decides on all other matters
related to the repurchase of own shares. The authorisation cancels all previous
authorisations to decide on the repurchase of the Company's own shares and is
effective until the next annual general meeting. 



Authorising the board of directors to decide on the issuance of shares as well
as the issuance of special rights entitling to shares 

The AGM authorised the board of directors to decide on a share issue or share
issues and/or the issuance of special rights entitling to shares referred to in
Chapter 10 Section 1 of the Companies Act, comprising a maximum total of
5,000,000 new shares. The amount of the authorisation corresponds to
approximately 13.76 per cent of all shares in the Company. The authorisation is
to be used in order to finance or carry out potential acquisitions or other
business transactions, to strengthen the balance sheet and the financial
position of the Company, to fulfill Company's incentive schemes or to any other
purposes decided by the board. Based on the authorisation, the board decides on
all other matters related to the issuance of shares and special rights
entitling to shares referred to in Chapter 10 Section 1 of the Companies Act,
including the recipients of the shares or the special rights entitling to
shares and the amount of the consideration to be paid. Therefore, based on the
authorisation, shares or special rights entitling to shares may also be issued
directed i.e. in deviation of the shareholders pre-emptive rights as described
in the Companies Act. A share issue may also be executed without payment in
accordance with the preconditions set out in the Companies Act. The
authorisation will cancels all previous authorisations to decide on the
issuance of shares as well as the issuance of special rights entitling to
shares and is effective until the next annual general meeting. 



Helsinki 26 March 2013



eQ Plc

BOARD OF DIRECTORS



Additional information: Janne Larma, CEO, tel. +358 40 500 4366

Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, www.eQ.fi



eQ Group is a Finnish listed company specialising in asset management and
corporate finance business. eQ Asset Management offers a wide range of asset
management services (including private equity funds) for institutions and
individuals. The assets managed by the Group total approximately EUR 6.3
billion. 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.