Aspo Oyj — Capital/Financing Update 2013

Oct 25, 2013

Aspo signs EUR 20 million loan facility agreement

Aspo signs EUR 20 million loan facility agreement

Aspo Plc   STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE  October  25, 2013 at 10:30

Aspo Plc has signed a revolving credit facility agreement amounting to EUR 20
million. The credit is being granted by Danske Bank. The loan maturity is three
years, and the agreement will replace a loan facility agreement of the same
amount, which will expire in 2014.

The agreed loan has been taken to meet the Group's general financing needs.

ASPO Plc

Aki Ojanen
CEO

Further information:
Harri Seppälä, Group Treasurer, Aspo Plc, phone +358 9 5211 or +358 400 617 201
harri.seppala(a)aspo.com

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Aspo is a conglomerate that owns and develops business operations in the
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.

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