eQ Oyj - Company Announcement

ISSUE OF OPTION RIGHTS TO NEW KEY EMPLOYEES

eQ PLC                                                                         
  STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 



20 November 2012, at 08:31 a.m.







ISSUE OF OPTION RIGHTS TO NEW KEY EMPLOYEES



eQ Plc's Board of Directors has today decided to issue to Kirsi Hokka, Matti
Mononen and Jyri Viskari 200,000 option rights each in accordance with eQ Plc's
option scheme 2010 (50,000 2010B options, 50,000 2010C options, 50,000 2010D
options and 50,000 2010E options for each). Kirsi Hokka has today been
appointed as Head of customer relations in eQ Asset Management. Mononen and
Viskari are key employees of ICECAPITAL Asset Management which was acquired
today. 



Altogether 240,000 option rights are allocable after this issue (60,000 options
of each 2010B, 2010C, 2010D, 2010E options). The terms and conditions of the
option scheme have been published in a stock exchange release of 18 August
2010, and can be found in their entirety on the company website at www.eQ.fi 



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Janne Larma CEO of eQ Plc comments: “To guarantee a smooth and successful
merger of eQ Asset Management and ICECAPITAL Asset Management new employees
must be committed to the long-term success of the company. Considering this, we
want to commit and incentivise these persons by aligning interests.” 





Helsinki 20 November 2012





eQ Plc



Board of Directors







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.