Ms. Maggie Hall reports

EQB PUBLISHES PROXY CIRCULAR AND PROVIDES NOTICE OF ANNUAL AND SPECIAL SHAREHOLDER MEETING

EQB Inc. has filed notice of its 2024 annual and special meeting of shareholders, management information circular, and management proxy circular with regulators.

EQB's annual and special meeting of shareholders will be held virtually on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at 10 a.m. ET. Shareholders and interested parties can review relevant information and join the virtual meeting at the company's website.

The proxy circular contains key information for shareholders on the meeting and voting items of note, including director elections, and approvals of an amended share option plan and treasury share unit plan.

The circular, annual report and other relevant annual disclosure can be found on the company's website, on SEDAR+ and on the website of the transfer agent, Odyssey Trust Company. Shareholders may also request paper copies of these documents to be mailed.

About EQB Inc.

EQB is a leading digital financial services company with $119-billion in combined assets under management and administration (as at Jan. 31, 2024). It offers banking services through Equitable Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary and Canada's seventh-largest bank by assets, and wealth management through ACM Advisors, a majority-owned subsidiary specializing in alternative assets. As Canada's Challenger Bank, Equitable Bank has a clear mission to drive change in Canadian banking to enrich people's lives. It leverages technology to deliver exceptional personal and commercial banking experiences and services to over 607,000 customers and more than six million credit union members through its businesses. Through its digital EQ Bank platform, its customers have named it the best bank in Canada on Forbes World's best banks list since 2021.