eQ PLC HAS RELEASED THE 2014 ANNUAL REPORT AND THE 2014 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT

eQ PLC                                                                            STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE

4 March 2015, at 11:00 a.m.

eQ PLC HAS RELEASED THE 2014 ANNUAL REPORT AND THE 2014 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT

eQ Plc´s Annual Report, which includes Report by the Board of Directors and the Financial Statements for the financial year 2014, 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 2014 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 4 March 2015

eQ Plc

Janne Larma, CEO

Additional information: Janne Larma, CEO, tel. +358 9 6817 8920

Distribution: NASDAQ Helsinki, www.eQ.fi

eQ Group is a Finnish group of companies specialising in asset management and corporate finance business. eQ Asset Management offers a wide range of asset management services (including private equity funds and real estate asset management) for institutions and individuals. The assets management by the Group total approximately EUR 7.5 billion. Advium Corporate Finance, 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.