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eQ PLC APPLIES FOR LISTING OF ITS 2010 STOCK OPTIONS ON NASDAQ OMX HELSINKI

eQ PLC                                                                         
                      STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 
                                      15 April 2015, at 6.00 p.m. 



eQ PLC APPLIES FOR LISTING OF ITS 2010 STOCK OPTIONS ON NASDAQ OMX HELSINKI

In accordance with a resolution of the board of directors made today, eQ Plc
has applied for listing of 2010 option rights on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki main list
to commence on 8 May 2015. 

Key employees of eQ Plc currently hold a total of 50,000 option rights marked
with the symbol 2010A, 250,000 with the symbol 2010B, 250,000 with the symbol
2010C, 390,000 with the symbol 2010D and 390,000 with the symbol 2010E, in
total 1,330,000 option rights. 

The listing has been applied for the option series 2010A-D, which will be
merged into one option series (“eQ Option rights 2010”). Key employees hold a
total of 940,000 eQ Option rights 2010. The subscription period for the eQ
Option rights 2010 has commenced and it will end on 31 May 2020. Each eQ Option
right 2010 entitles to subscribe for one new share of the company. The share
subscription price is currently EUR 1.61 per share. From the subscription
price, as per the relevant record date, be deducted the amount of dividends and
equity distributed as repayment of equity from the invested non-restricted
equity reserve decided before the share subscription. 

The new shares subscribed with the option rights will be entered to the Trade
Register four times per year according to the following timetable, provided
that the aggregate amount of subscribed shares exceeds 20,000 pcs. 



 Last subscription / payment     Estimated registration      Estimated listing  
             date                          date                     date        
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         4 August 2015              10 September 2015        11 September 2015  
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       23 October 2015               3 December 2015          4 December 2015   
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However, the entry in the Trade Register will be made at least once a year,
within one month from the end of the financial year. The shares subscribed with
the option rights entitle holders to dividends and other shareholder rights
after the shares have been registered. eQ reserves the right to change any of
the Trade Register entry dates indicated above, if necessary. Further, eQ does
not assume any liability for non-registrations occurring on any of the
above-mentioned dates. 

In addition, the board of directors has also resolved that the option rights
marked with the symbol 2010E will be applied for listing in the same series as
the eQ Option rights 2010, once the subscription period for the option rights
2010E has commenced on 1 April 2016. The company will publish a separate stock
exchange release regarding the listing of the 2010E option rights at a later
stage. 

The subscription place for share subscriptions with the 2010 stock options is
eQ Plc. 

The terms and conditions of stock option scheme 2010 and information on
subscribing shares with stock options are available on eQ Plc's website
www.eQ.fi. The issuance of the 2010 stock options was announced as a stock
exchange release on 18 August 2010. 



Helsinki, 15 April 2015



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 publicly listed group of companies that specialises in
asset management and corporate finance operations. eQ Asset Management offers a
wide range of asset management services (including private equity funds) for
both institutional investors and private individuals. The assets managed by the
Group total approximately EUR 7.5 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.