eQ Oyj - Decisions of general meeting

DECISIONS ADOPTED BY eQ PLC'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

eQ Plc                                      STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE







                                            13 March 2012, at 5:50 pm







DECISIONS ADOPTED BY eQ PLC'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING



eQ Plc's annual general meeting, held on Tuesday 13 March 2012 in Helsinki
(“AGM”), decided upon the following: 





Confirmation of the financial statements



eQ Plc's AGM confirmed the financial statement of the company, which included
the group financial statements, the report by the board of directors and the
auditor's report for the financial year 2011. 





Decision in respect of the result shown on the balance sheet



The AGM confirmed the proposal by the board of directors that a dividend of EUR
0.12 per share be paid. The dividend shall be paid to shareholders who on the
record date for the dividend payment, 16 March 2012, are recorded in the
shareholders register held by Euroclear Finland Ltd. The dividend shall be paid
on 26 March 2012 





Discharge from liability to the board of directors, managing directors and
deputy managing director 



The AGM decided to grant discharge from liability to the board of directors and
the managing directors and the deputy managing directors. 





The number of board members, appointment of board members and the remuneration
of the members of the board 



According to the decision of the AGM, five board members, being Ole Johansson,
Georg Ehrnrooth, Eero Heliövaara, Jussi Seppälä and as a new member, Christina
Dahlblom, be elected to the board of directors. The term of office of the board
members ends at the close of the next annual general meeting. The AGM decided
that the members of the board would receive remuneration as follows: the
chairman of the board will receive 3,300 Euros and the board members will
receive 1,800 Euros per month. Travel and lodging costs will be compensated in
accordance with the company's expense policy. The board appointed Ole Johansson
as chairman of the board in its constituting meeting held immediately after the
AGM. 





Auditors and auditors' compensation



Ernst & Young Oy, corporation of authorised public accountants, will continue
as auditor of the company, and Ulla Nykky APA will act as Lead Auditor. It was
decided to compensate the auditor according to the auditor's invoice approved
by the eQ Plc. 





Authorising the board of directors to decide on the repurchase of the Company's
own shares 



The AGM authorised the board of directors to decide on the repurchase of no
more than 500,000 Company's own shares, which can be repurchased otherwise than
in proportion to the shareholdings of the shareholders with assets from the
company's unrestricted equity. Shares will be purchased at the market price in
public trading on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki as per the time of purchase. The
number of the repurchased shares corresponds to approximately 1.49 per cent of
all shares in the Company. Own shares may be repurchased in order to develop
the Company's capital structure, to finance or carry out acquisitions or other
business transactions, or to use the shares as part of the Company's incentive
schemes. The repurchased shares may be held for reissue, canceled or
transferred further. The board of directors decides on all other matters
related to the repurchase of own shares. The authorisation cancels all previous
authorisations to decide on the repurchase of the Company's own shares and is
effective until the next annual general meeting. 





Authorising the board of directors to decide on the issuance of shares as well
as the issuance of special rights entitling to shares 



The AGM authorised the board of directors to decide on a share issue or share
issues and/or the issuance of special rights entitling to shares referred to in
Chapter 10 Section 1 of the Companies Act, comprising a maximum total of
5,000,000 new shares. The amount of the authorisation corresponds to
approximately 14.94 per cent of all shares in the Company. The authorisation is
to be used in order to finance or carry out potential acquisitions or other
business transactions, to strengthen the balance sheet and the financial
position of the Company, to fulfill Company's incentive schemes or to any other
purposes decided by the board. Based on the authorisation, the board decides on
all other matters related to the issuance of shares and special rights
entitling to shares referred to in Chapter 10 Section 1 of the Companies Act,
including the recipients of the shares or the special rights entitling to
shares and the amount of the consideration to be paid. Therefore, based on the
authorisation, shares or special rights entitling to shares may also be issued
directed i.e. in deviation of the shareholders pre-emptive rights as described
in the Companies Act. A share issue may also be executed without payment in
accordance with the preconditions set out in the Companies Act. The
authorisation will cancels all previous authorisations to decide on the
issuance of shares as well as the issuance of special rights entitling to
shares and is effective until the next annual general meeting. 









Helsinki, 13 March 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 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 3.5 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