eQ PLC HAS RELEASED THE 2016 ANNUAL REPORT AND THE

eQ PLC ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT

8 March 2017, at 9:30 a.m.

eQ Plc´s Annual Report, which includes Report by the Board of Directors and the Financial Statements for the financial year 2016 as well as the Corporate Governance Statement 2016 has been published today on eQ’s website www.eQ.fi on section > About eQ Group > Releases and Publications > Annual Reports, and is also enclosed to this release.

Helsinki 8 March 2017

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 managed by the Group total approximately EUR 8.8 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.