Amanda Capital - Company Announcement

NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

AMANDA CAPITAL PLC                          STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE



                                            31 August 2011, 12:55 PM



NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING



The shareholders of Amanda Capital Plc are convened to the company's
Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM), which will be held on Thursday 22
September 2011 at 3.00 p.m. at eQ Asset Management Ltd, address Mikonkatu 9,
4th floor Helsinki. The reception of the persons who have registered for the
meeting will begin at 2.00 p.m. 



A. Matters on the agenda of the Extraordinary General Meeting

At the EGM, the following matters will be considered:

1. Opening of the meeting

2. Calling the meeting to order

3. Election of persons to scrutinise the minutes and supervise the counting of
votes 

4. Recording the legality of the meeting

5. Recording the attendance at the meeting and adoption of the list of votes

6. Proposal to change the company name

The board of directors proposes to the shareholders' meeting that the company
name-section of the articles of association is amended to read as follows
(translation): 

”1 § The name of the company in Finnish is eQ Oyj, in Swedish eQ Abp and in
English eQ Plc. The seat of the company is Helsinki.” 

7. Board's proposal for a directed issue of shares

The board proposes to the extraordinary shareholders' meeting, that the capital
structure of the company is strengthened by a directed issue of share, whereby
no more than 500,000 new shares are offered to the members of the board of
directors, deviating from the shareholders' pre-emptive subscription rights. 

The allocation of the shares being issued among the members of the board of
directors will be specified as per the shareholders' meeting. 

The subscription price of each new share is the volume-weighted average price
on OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki Oy during the period of 20 trading days
preceding the shareholders' meeting resolving to issue the shares. 

The subscription price of the shares shall be booked in the reserve for
invested free equity. 

The shares issued are to be subscribed at the shareholders' meeting. The shares
subscribed shall be paid no later than 30 September 2011. 

The right to receive dividend and other rights belonging to shareholders will
commence from the day when the new shares are registered with the trade
register. The shares are recorded on the book-entry accounts of the subscribers
and will be applied for public trading on OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki Oy, once
the shares have been registered with the trade register. 

The purpose of the directed share issue is to support the development of the
business of the company by offering incentives to the management of the
company. 

8. Closing of the meeting



B. Meeting documents

The above mentioned proposals of the Board of Directors and other meeting
documents as well as this notice will be kept available to shareholders on
Amanda Capital Plc's website at www.amandacapital.fi on 1 September 2011 at the
latest. The proposals of the Board of Directors and the meeting documents will
be kept available at the EGM, and copies of them and of this notice will be
sent to shareholders upon request. 



C. Instructions to the participants of the EGM

1. Right to participate and registration

A shareholder who has on 12 September 2011 been registered in the shareholders'
register of the company held by Euroclear Finland Ltd has the right to
participate in the EGM. A shareholder whose shares are registered in his/her
personal book-entry account in Finland is registered in the shareholders'
register of the company. 

A shareholder who wishes to participate in the EGM shall register for the
meeting no later than on 19 September 2011 at 3 p.m., by which time the company
shall have received the notice. Such notice can be given 

- in writing to Amanda Capital Plc, EGM 22 September 2011, P.O.Box 896, 00101
Helsinki, 

- by telephone Mon. to Fri, 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. +358 9 6829 600,

- by fax to +358 9 6829 6020, or

- by e-mail to yhtiokokous@amandacapital.fi.

In connection with the registration, a shareholder shall notify his/her name,
personal ID number or business ID, address, telephone number, and the name of a
possible proxy representative and/or assistant. The personal details given by
the shareholder to the company are only used in connection with the EGM and the
related necessary registrations. 

Pursuant to chapter 5 section 25 of the Finnish Limited Liability Companies
Act, a shareholder who is present at the EGM has the right to ask questions on
the matters to be considered at the meeting. 

2. Use of proxy representative and powers of attorney

A shareholder may participate in the EGM and exercise his/her rights at the
meeting by way of proxy representation. A proxy representative shall produce a
dated proxy document or otherwise demonstrate his/her right to represent the
shareholder at the EGM in a reliable manner. If a shareholder participates in
the EGM through several proxy representatives, who represent the shareholder
with shares in different book-entry accounts, the shareholder shall, in
connection with registration, notify the shares on the basis of which each
proxy representative represents the shareholder. It is requested that proxy
documents be sent to Amanda Capital Plc to the above-mentioned registration
address as e-mail attachment (e.g. pdf), by fax or by mail before the last
registration date. 

3. Holders of nominee registered shares

If a holder of nominee registered shares has the right to be entered in the
shareholders' register on the EGM record date, i.e. 12 September 2011, the
shareholder may, according to the instructions of his/her custodian bank,
request that he/she is temporarily entered in the company's shareholders'
register for participation in the EGM on 19 September 2011 at 10.00 a.m. at the
latest. A holder of nominee registered shares is deemed to have registered for
the EGM, if he/she has been announced for temporary registration in the
shareholders' register as described above. A holder of nominee registered
shares is advised to request his/her custodian bank well in advance for the
necessary instructions regarding the temporary registration in the
shareholders' register of the company, the issue of proxy documents and
registration for the EGM. 

4. Other instructions and information

On the date of this notice, the total number of Amanda Capital Plc's shares and
votes is 33 070 351. 

The company holds 163 153 of its own shares.





Helsinki, 31 August 2011



AMANDA CAPITAL PLC



BOARD OF DIRECTORS





eQ gathers Asset Management operations under one brand

Amanda Capital Plc decided to convene an Extraordinary General Meeting to
decide on the change of the parent company name to eQ Plc. The aim is to
combine Asset Management operations under one brand. eQ is a wide known brand
in Finland and the combine supports the groups target to grow fast in the Asset
Management operations. eQ Asset Management offers wide range of asset
management products including mutual funds, tailored asset management services
and private equity funds. eQ has total of 22 mutual funds and 7 private equity
fund of funds. 

The assets under management at June 30th 2011 was EUR 3 829 million. The assets
managed under equity and bond investments totalled EUR 1 069 million and within
private equity investments, the commitments under management were EUR 2 760
million (original investment commitments). 

The asset management business, which covers more than 75% of the Group
personnel, will concentrate its operations to one location during the autumn of
2011. This will enable seamless co-operation between persons working with
different asset management products and create good preconditions for selling
all asset management products in a centralised manner. 

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

www.amandacapital.fi, www.eqvarainhoito.fi and www.advium.fi.