eQ PLC   STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE

31 August 2016 at 9.00 a.m.

A total number of 200,000 new shares in eQ Plc have been subscribed for with stock options of eQ Plc’s option scheme 2010. The entire subscription price of EUR 222,000.00 will be credited to the reserve for invested non-restricted equity. This means that eQ Plc's share capital remains unchanged. The total number of shares after the subscription is 36,927,198.

The corresponding increase in the number of eQ Plc's shares has been entered into the Finnish trade register on 31 August 2016, as of which date the new shares will establish shareholder rights. The shares will be traded on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd together with the old shares as of 1 September 2016.

The terms and conditions of eQ Plc’s option scheme 2010 are available on Company's website at www.eQ.fi.

Helsinki, 31 August 2016

eQ Plc

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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