ASPO to purchase its own shares

ASPO Plc Stock Exchange Release, June 13, 2011

The Board of Directors of Aspo Plc has decided to acquire a maximum of 500,000 of the company's own shares through public trading on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki at the current market price at the time of acquisition according to the terms stated in the regulations of NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. The repurchases will commence on June 20, 2011, at the earliest.

The shares will be acquired in accordance with the authorization given to the Board at the Annual Shareholders' Meeting on April 5, 2011. The shares will be acquired for the financing or execution of corporate acquisitions or other transactions, for execution of the company's share-ownership program or for other purposes to be decided by the Board. The authorization will be effective until the Annual Shareholders' Meeting of 2012, but no more than 18 months from the approval at the Shareholders' Meeting.

Aspo is a conglomerate that owns and develops business operations in Northern Europe and growth markets focusing on demanding B-to-B customers. Our strong company brands - ESL Shipping, Leipurin, Telko and Kaukomarkkinat - aim to be the market leaders in their sectors. They are responsible for their own operations, customer relationships and the development of these. Together they generate Aspo's goodwill. Aspo's Group structure and business operations are continually developed without any predefined schedules.

Source: ASPO Plc press release