eQ Plc STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE
17 February 2012, at 3:15 pm
NOTICE OF PROPOSALS CONCERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHICH WILL BE MADE IN eQ PLC’S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 13 MARCH 2012
Shareholders of eQ Plc, who control over 60% of the outstanding shares, have announced that they will make a proposal in the Annual General Meeting, relating to the number of persons on the Board of Directors, their nomination, compensation and reimbursement of costs.
Proposal relating to number of persons on the Board of Directors
The shareholders propose that five persons be on the Board of Directors.
Nomination of the Board of Directors
The shareholders propose that Ole Johansson, Georg Ehrnrooth, Eero Heliövaara and Jussi Seppälä be re-elected and that Christina Dahlblom be elected as 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.
All nominees have given their consent to the proposal.
Christina Dahlblom (born 1978) is the founder and CEO of Dahlblom & Sparks Oy. She works as a consultant and coach in leadership development and customer understanding. She has worked as CEO of Hanken & SSE Executive Education Ab from 2006 to 2011 and as Business unit director at TNS Gallup Oy from 2004 to 2006. Prior to that, she has worked e.g. as a researcher at Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki. Christina Dahlblom holds a Ph.D. in marketing and is a trained business coach. Her doctoral dissertation from 2004 focused on customer loyalty in the banking sector.
CV´s of other nominees can be found on the website of eQ Plc www.eQ.fi.
The nominees have indicated that on selection, they will select Ole Johansson as Chairman of 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 receive 3,300 euros per month, and the members of the Board of Directors receive 1,800 euros per month. In addition, travel and accommodation expenses be reimbursed according to the effectual guidelines of eQ Plc.
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.