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NOTICE OF PROPOSALS CONCERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHICH WILL BE MADE IN eQ PLC’S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 13 MARCH 2012

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                                            17 February 2012, at 3:15 pm











NOTICE OF PROPOSALS CONCERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHICH WILL BE MADE IN eQ
PLC'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 13 MARCH 2012 





Shareholders of eQ Plc, who control over 60% of the outstanding shares, have
announced that they will make a proposal in the Annual General Meeting,
relating to the number of persons on the Board of Directors, their nomination,
compensation and reimbursement of costs. 





Proposal relating to number of persons on the Board of Directors



The shareholders propose that five persons be on the Board of Directors.





Nomination of the Board of Directors



The shareholders propose that Ole Johansson, Georg Ehrnrooth, Eero Heliövaara
and Jussi Seppälä be re-elected and that Christina Dahlblom be elected as new
member to the Board of Directors. The term of office of the Board members ends
at the close of the next Annual General Meeting. 



All nominees have given their consent to the proposal.



Christina Dahlblom (born 1978) is the founder and CEO of Dahlblom & Sparks Oy.
She works as a consultant and coach in leadership development and customer
understanding. She has worked as CEO of Hanken & SSE Executive Education Ab
from 2006 to 2011 and as Business unit director at TNS Gallup Oy from 2004 to
2006. Prior to that, she has worked e.g. as a researcher at Hanken School of
Economics in Helsinki. Christina Dahlblom holds a Ph.D. in marketing and is a
trained business coach. Her doctoral dissertation from 2004 focused on customer
loyalty in the banking sector. 



CV´s of other nominees can be found on the website of eQ Plc www.eQ.fi.



The nominees have indicated that on selection, they will select Ole Johansson
as Chairman of the Board of Directors. 





Decision relating to the compensation of the members of the Board of Directors



The shareholders propose that the Chairman of the Board of Directors receive
3,300 euros per month, and the members of the Board of Directors receive 1,800
euros per month. In addition, travel and accommodation expenses be reimbursed
according to the effectual guidelines of eQ Plc. 







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 specializes 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 3.7 billion. In addition, Advium Corporate Finance Ltd,
which is part of the Group, offers advisory services related to mergers and
acquisitions, real estate transactions and equity capital markets. 





More information about the Group is available on the following websites:



www.eq.fi.