Decisions Adopted by eQ Plc's Annual General Meeting
eQ Plc Stock Exchange Release
24 March 2026, at 7.30 p.m.
eQ Plc’s Annual General Meeting, held on Tuesday 24 March 2026 as a hybrid meeting in accordance with chapter 5, section 16, subsection 2 of the Finnish Limited Liability Companies Act (“AGM”), decided upon the following:
Confirmation of the financial statements
eQ Plc’s AGM confirmed the financial statement of the company, which included the group financial statements, the report by the Board of Directors and the auditor’s report for the financial year 2025.
Decision in respect of the result shown on the balance sheet and the payment of dividend
The AGM confirmed the proposal by the Board of Directors that a dividend of 0.52 euros per share be paid out. The dividend will be paid out in two separate installments. The first installment, EUR 0.26 per share shall be paid to those shareholders who are registered as shareholders in eQ Plc's shareholder register maintained by Euroclear Finland Ltd on the record date of the dividend payment on 26 March 2026. The first installment of the dividend shall be paid on 2 April 2026. The second installment, EUR 0.26 per share shall be paid in October 2026 to those shareholders who are registered as shareholders in eQ Plc's shareholder register maintained by Euroclear Finland Ltd on the record date of the divided payment. The Board shall decide the record date and the payment date of the second installment of the divided in its meeting in September 2026. It is contemplated that the record date of the second installment will be 7 October 2026 and that the payment date will be 14 October 2026.
Discharge from liability to the Board of Directors and the CEOs
The AGM decided to grant discharge from liability to the Board of Directors and the CEOs for the financial year 1 January – 31 December 2025.
Remuneration Report for Governing Bodies and Remuneration Policy for Governing Bodies
The Annual General Meeting decided to adopt the Remuneration Report for Governing Bodies and the Remuneration Policy for Governing Bodies.
The remuneration of the members of the Board, the number of Board members and appointment of Board members
The AGM decided that the remuneration of the members of the Board remain unchanged, i.e. the Chair of the Board will receive 5,000 euros, Vice Chair of the Board of Directors will receive 4,000 euros and the Board members will receive 3,000 euros per month. In addition, a compensation of 750 euros per meeting will be paid for all the Board members for each attended Board meeting and travel and lodging costs will be compensated in accordance with the company’s expense policy.
According to the decision of the AGM, the Board consists of six members. The current Board members Päivi Arminen, Nicolas Berner, Caroline Bertlin, Georg Ehrnrooth, Janne Larma and Tomas von Rettig were re-elected as members to the Board of Directors. The term of office of the Board members ends at the close of the next Annual General Meeting. The Board appointed Janne Larma as Chair of the Board in its meeting held immediately after the AGM.
Auditor’s remuneration
The AGM decided to elect Authorized Public Accountants KPMG Oy Ab as auditor of the company. The auditor with main responsibility, named by KPMG Oy Ab is Tuomas Ilveskoski, APA. It was decided to compensate the auditor according to their invoices approved by eQ Plc.
Amendment of the Charter of the Shareholders’ Nomination Committee
The AGM decided to adopt the amended Charter for the Shareholders’ Nomination Committee.
Authorising the Board of Directors to decide on the issuance of shares as well as the issuance of special rights entitling to shares
The AGM authorised the Board of Directors to decide on a share issue or share issues and/or the issuance of special rights entitling to shares referred to in Chapter 10 Section 1 of the Companies Act, comprising a maximum total of 3,500,000 new shares. The amount of the authorisation corresponds to approximately 8.45 per cent of all shares in the Company at the date of the notice of the AGM.
The authorisation is to be used in order to finance or carry out potential acquisitions or other business transactions, to strengthen the balance sheet and the financial position of the Company, to fulfill Company’s incentive schemes or to any other purposes decided by the Board. 50 per cent of the shares or special rights entitling to shares issued on the basis of the authorisation may be used to implement incentive schemes or otherwise for remuneration. Based on the authorisation, the Board decides on all other matters related to the issuance of shares and special rights entitling to shares referred to in Chapter 10 Section 1 of the Companies Act, including the recipients of the shares or the special rights entitling to shares and the amount of the consideration to be paid. Therefore, based on the authorisation, shares or special rights entitling to shares may also be issued directed i.e. in deviation of the shareholders pre-emptive rights as described in the Companies Act. A share issue may also be executed without payment in accordance with the preconditions set out in the Companies Act.
The authorisation cancels all previous authorisations to decide on the issuance of shares as well as the issuance of special rights entitling to shares and is effective until the next Annual General Meeting, however no more than 18 months.
Helsinki, 24 March 2026
eQ Plc
Board of Directors
Additional information: Juha Surve, Group General Counsel, tel. 3
Distribution: Nasdaq Helsinki,
eQ is a Finnish group that concentrates on asset management and Corporate Finance business. eQ Asset Management offers a wide range of asset management services to both institutions and individuals. The assets managed by the Group total approximately EUR 13.8 billion. Advium Corporate Finance, which is part of the Group, offers services related to mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions and equity capital markets. The parent company eQ Plc’s shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. More information about the Group is available on our website
