eQ PLC                                                                            STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE

6 March 2014, at 12:00 noon

eQ PLC HAS RELEASED THE 2013 ANNUAL REPORT AND THE 2013 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT

eQ Plc´s Annual Report, which includes Report by the Board of Directors and the Financial Statements for the financial year 2013, has been published today on eQ’s website www.eQ.fi on section > About eQ Group > Exchange Releases, News and Publications > Annual Reports, and is also enclosed to this release.

The Corporate Governance Statement 2013 has been published today on eQ’s website on section > About eQ Group > Investor Relations > Corporate Governance > Corporate Governance Statement, and is also enclosed to this release.

Helsinki 6 March 2014

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 listed company specialising in asset management and corporate finance business. eQ Asset Management offers a wide range of asset management services (including private equity funds) for institutions and individuals. The assets managed by the Group total approximately EUR 6.7 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.