eQ Oyj - Major shareholder announcements

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

eQ PLC                                                                         
  STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 

3 July 2015 at 8:55 a.m.



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

eQ Plc has gained knowledge on 3 July 2015 of changes in holdings in accordance
with Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act, as described
below. 



eQ Plc has gained knowledge of the following change in shareholding:

Veikko Laine Oy



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:

Veikko Laine Oy, corporate ID 0110592-0



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

The date of the transaction is 2 July 2015



5 Threshold that is exceeded or fallen below of:

Fallen below 5% and 10%



6 Notified details:

Veikko Laine Oy shareholding after transaction:



eQ Plc            Situation before transaction   Situation after transaction

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

                             3 672 802                             0           
                              0,00                0,00 



7 Details

Veikko Laine Oy has disposed 3 672 802 shares on stock exchange trade executed
on 2 July 2015. After the transaction Veikko Laine Oy does not hold shares in
eQ Plc. 



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



Helsinki, 3 July 2015



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 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.