eQ PLC HAS RELEASED THE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT AND THE 2012 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT

eQ PLC                                                                            STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE

5 March 2013, at 4:30 p.m.

eQ PLC HAS RELEASED THE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT AND THE 2012 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT

eQ Plc´s Annual Report 2012 has been published on eQ’s web site www.eQ.fi on section > About eQ Group > Exchange Releases, News and Publications > Annual Reports.

The Corporate Governance Statement 2012 has been published on eQ’s web site on section > About eQ Group > Investor Relations > Corporate Governance.

Helsinki 5 March 2013

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 6.3 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.