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

eQ PLC                                                           
  STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 

2 July 2015 at 5:30 p.m.



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

eQ Plc has gained knowledge on 2 July 2015 of a notification regarding changes
in holdings in accordance with Chapter 9, Section 5 of the Finnish Securities
Markets Act, as described below. 



eQ Plc has received the following announcement of change in shareholding:

Announcement of Mikko Koskimies and Teamet Oy



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:

Mikko Tapani Koskimies and Teamet Oy (corporate ID 2085013-3)



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:

Exceed 10%



6 Notified details:

Holdings of Mikko Koskimies and Teamet Oy after the transaction:



eQ Plc               Situation before         Situation after transaction       
                      transaction                                               
FI0009009617         Number of      (%) of     Number of     (%) of     (%) of  
                      shares         votes       shares      shares      votes  
                        1 200 000     3,27     3 700 000      10,07      10,07  
2010 A-D Option            60 000     0,16       60 000       0,16        0,16  
 rights                                                                         
2010 E Option              50 000     0,14       50 000       0,14        0,14  
 rights                                                                         
Total                   1 310 000     3,56     3 810 000      10,37      10,37  
Of which owned by                              3 700 000                        
 Teamet Oy                   

Teamet Oy is a company owned by Mikko Koskimies.



7 Details

Teamet Oy has acquired 2 500 000 shares on stock exchange trade executed today.
After the transaction the combined holdings of Mikko Koskimies and Teamet Oy in
eQ Plc exceeds 10 % being currently 10,37 %. 



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



Helsinki, 2 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.