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NOTICE OF PROPOSALS TO ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING CONCERNING THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS, THEIR REMUNERATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF THEIR COSTS, AND NOMINATION OF THE BOARD MEMBERS

eQ PLC                                                                         
                        STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 
                               5 February 2015, at 11.55 a.m. 



NOTICE OF PROPOSALS TO ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING CONCERNING THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS,
THEIR REMUNERATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF THEIR COSTS, AND NOMINATION OF THE
BOARD MEMBERS 



Shareholders of eQ Plc, who control over 60 per cent of the outstanding shares,
have proposed to the Annual General Meeting to be held at 25 March 2015
concerning the number of members of the Board of Directors, their remuneration
and reimbursement of their costs, and the nomination of members of the Board of
Directors. 



Proposal relating to number of persons on the Board of Directors

The shareholders propose that five persons be on the Board of Directors.



Decision relating to the compensation of the members of the Board of Directors

The shareholders propose that the Chairman of the Board of Directors receives
3,300 euros per month, and the members of the Board of Directors receive 1,800
euros per month. In addition, a compensation of 300 euros per meeting is
proposed to be paid for all the Board members for each attended Board meeting
and travel and accommodation expenses be reimbursed according to the effectual
guidelines of eQ Plc. 



Nomination of the Board of Directors

The shareholders propose that Nicolas Berner, Christina Dahlblom, Georg
Ehrnrooth and Jussi Seppälä be re-elected and Annika Poutiainen be elected as a
new member to the Board of Directors. The term of office of the Board members
ends at the close of the next Annual General Meeting. 

Annika Poutiainen (born 1970) has acted as Industrial Advisor in Financial
Communication at JKL Group since fall 2014 and she is also a member of the
Board of Directors of Hoist Finance AB. Previously, she has acted as Head of
Market Surveillance Nordics at NASDAQ OMX Stockholm (2009-2014) and as Head of
Unit at the Swedish Financial Regulatory Authority (2006-2009). Annika
Poutiainen has also worked for law firm Linklaters, in London and Hannes
Snellman Attorneys Ltd, in Helsinki, mainly assisting clients in capital market
transactions. Annika Poutiainen has held an expert position in European
Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) since 2013 and acted as Member of the
Swedish Securities Council (Aktiemarknadsnämnden) in 2010. She holds an LL.M.
degree both from University of Helsinki and King's College, London. 

Ole Johansson, who has been on the eQ Board and the Chairman of the Board since
2011 has informed that he will no longer be available for the eQ Board of
Directors for the next term. 

All nominees have given their consent to the proposal.

CV's of the nominees can be found on the Company's website www.eQ.fi.

The nominees have indicated that on selection, they will select Georg Ehrnrooth
as Chairman of the Board of Directors. 



The above proposals will be included in the Notice of the Annual General
Meeting, which will be published separately later on. 



Helsinki, 5 February 2015

eQ Plc



Additional information: Janne Larma, CEO, tel. +358 9 6817 8920
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 7.4 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.