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NOTIFICATION ACCORDING TO CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10 OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES

eQ PLC                                                                         
  STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 



28 December 2012, at 5.28 p.m.



NOTIFICATION ACCORDING TO CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10 OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES

MARKET ACT



eQ Plc has gained knowledge of a notification regarding changes in holdings in
accordance with Chapter 2, Section 9 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act, as
described below. 

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



Announcement of Ulkomarkkinat Oy



1 Identity of the issuer of the shares:

eQ Plc, corporate ID 1625441-9



2 Reason for the notification:

Change in the number of shares of eQ Plc



3 Full name of person subject to the notification obligation:

Ulkomarkkinat Oy, corporate ID 0115056-1



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

28 December 2012



5 Threshold that is exceeded or fallen below of:

Fallen below 1/10



6 Details

Shareholding of Ulkomarkkinat Oy (corporate ID 0115056-1) in eQ Plc is the same
after the corporate event as it was before the event. Due to the corporate
event the shareholding of Ulkomarkkinat Oy has now fallen below 1/10  and is
currently 9.52 per cent. 



eQ Plc's share capital consists of 36,297,198 shares. Each share has one vote.



Helsinki 28 December 2012



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 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 6.0 billion after the acquisition announced on 20
November 2012. 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.