Aspo Oyj — Major Shareholding Notification 2012

Jun 27, 2012

Notice of change in Aspo holdings pursuant to Chapter 2 Section 10 of the Securities Markets Act

Notice of change in Aspo holdings pursuant to Chapter 2 Section 10 of the Securities Markets Act

ASPO Plc   STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE     June 27, 2012 at 12:50

Henrik Nyberg has announced that his holdings have decreased below five per cent
(5%) of the share capital and voting rights in Aspo Plc. The notification
contains the following information:

1) Name of the company: Aspo Plc (Business ID 1547798-7)

2) Date of change of ownership: June 27, 2012.

3) Exact share of voting rights and share capital in Aspo Plc:

Henrik Nyberg has sold 600,000 shares and the corresponding 600,000 voting
rights.

Following the transaction Henrik Nyberg owns shares in Aspo Plc as follows:
Number of shares: 1,200,000
% of share capital: 3.88%
% of votes: 3.88%

The total registered number of the shares in Aspo Plc is 30,967,450 which
entitles to a total of 30,967,450 votes.

4) Complete name of the shareholder: Otto Henrik Bernhard Nyberg

5) Further information:

The amount of shares now transferred corresponds to 1.9% of the total number of
shares in Aspo Plc.
According to the notification the shares have been transferred to Havsudden Oy
Ab, the Nyberg family holding company. Havsudden Oy Ab has notified to Aspo that
the shares have been transferred as part of an internal arrangement of Nyberg
family's Aspo ownership, as an off-exchange deal. Through the holding company,
the members of the Nyberg family will continue as committed long-term
shareholders in Aspo.

ASPO Plc

Aki Ojanen
CEO

For more information, please contact
Arto Meitsalo, CFO of Aspo Plc, +358 9 521 4020. arto.meitsalo(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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