eQ Oyj - Company Announcement

eQ PLC’S NEW SHARES ADMITTED TO PUBLIC TRADING

eQ Plc                                      STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE







                                            25 January 2012, at 11:40 am





eQ PLC'S NEW SHARES ADMITTED TO PUBLIC TRADING



A total of 390,000 new shares subscribed in the share issue of eQ Plc directed
to the members of the Board of Directors of eQ Plc, which was announced on 22
September 2011, have been entered into the Trade Register on 13 October 2011.
The shareholder rights have commenced when the new shares have been entered
into the Trade Register. 

After the Trade Register entry of the new shares, the number of the Company's
all shares is 33,460,351 shares. The shares entered into the Trade Register
will be subject to public trading on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki on 25 January
2012. 

eQ Plc's extraordinary shareholders' meeting of 22 September 2011 decided to
strengthen the capital structure of the Company by offering 390,000 new shares
to the members of the Board of Directors deviating from the shareholders
pre-emptive right. The subscription price was EUR 1.63 per share and the
subscription price was entered in the reserve for invested unrestricted equity. 



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.