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

eQ Plc

Company Announcement



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

MARKET ACT



eQ Plc                                      STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE





                                            6 March 2012, at 07:30 am





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,described below. 
eQ Plc has received the following announcement of change in shareholding: 
Announcement of Janne Larma and Chilla Capital SA:
1 Identity of the issuer of the shares:
eQ Plc, corporate ID 1625441-9
2 Reason for the notification:
The acquisition of shares or voting rights 
3 Full name of person subject to the notification obligation:
Janne Olavi Larma and Chilla Capital SA, domicile Luxembourg, corporate ID B
147465 
4 Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is exceeded or fallen
below of: 
The date of the transaction is 5 March 2012. 
5 Threshold that is exceeded or fallen below of:
Exceed 1/10 (10 %)
6 Notified details:
Janne Larma´s and Chilla Capital SA´s holdings after the transaction:

eQ Oyj                  Situation before      Situation after transaction       
                        transaction                                             
FI0009009617            Number of    (%)of    Number of   (%)of     (%) of      
                         shares       votes    shares      shares    voting     
                                                                     rights     
                        3 013 698    9,01     3 374 731      10,09         10,09
2010 Option scheme      450 000      1,34     450 000         1,34          1,34
Total                   3 463 698    10,35    3 824 731      11,43         11,43
Of which owned by                             3 374 731                         
 Chilla Capital SA                                                              



Chilla Capital SA is a company fully owned by Janne Larma.
eQ Plc's share capital consists of 33,460,351 shares.
Each share has one vote.
Helsinki, 6 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 3.7 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