eQ Oyj - Major shareholder announcements

NOTIFICATION ACCORDING TO CHAPTER 9, SECTION 10 OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES MARKET ACT

eQ PLC

STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE



18 August 2015 at 9:30 a.m.







eQ Plc has gained knowledge of a notification regarding changes in holdings in
accordance with Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act, as
described below. 



eQ Plc has received the following announcement of change in shareholding:



Announcement of Oy Hermitage Ab



1 Identity of the issuer of the shares:

eQ Plc, corporate ID 1625441-9



2 Reason for the notification:

The disposal of shares or voting rights



3 Full name of person subject to the notification obligation:

Oy Hermitage Ab, corporate ID 0848572-7



4 Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is exceeded or fallen
below of: 

The date of the transaction is 17 August 2015



5 Threshold that is exceeded or fallen below of:

Fallen below 5%



6 Notified details:

Oy Hermitage Ab's shareholding after transaction:



eQ Plc            Situation before transaction   Situation after transaction

FI0009009617  Number of shares                 Number of shares                
(%) of shares (%) of votes 



                      1 923 552                             1 817 552          
                  4,95                4,95 



7 Details

Oy Hermitage Ab has disposed 106 000 shares on stock exchange trade executed on
17 August 2015. After the transaction Oy Hermitage Ab holds 1 817 552 shares in
eQ Plc. 



eQ Plc's share capital consists of 36 727 198  shares. Each share has one vote.







Helsinki, 18 August 2015





eQ Plc



Janne Larma, CEO







Additional information: Janne Larma, CEO, tel. +358 9 6817 8920



Distribution: NASDAQ OMX 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 7.8 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.