Aspo Oyj — Share Issue/Capital Change 2010

Sep 3, 2010

NEW SHARES IN ASPO PLC ENTERED INTO THE TRADE REGISTER

NEW SHARES IN ASPO PLC ENTERED INTO THE TRADE REGISTER

Aspo Plc   STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE  September 3,2010 at 9:30 am.

Four loan units of Aspo Plc's Convertible Capital Loan 2009 have been converted
into 30,760 new shares in Aspo Plc. The new shares have been entered into the
Trade Register today on September 3, 2010. The shareholder rights of the new
shares arise as from the date of the Trade Register entry.

After the Trade Register entry of the new shares, the number of the Company's
shares is 26,498,343 shares. The shares entered into the Trade Register will be
applied for public trading on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd on September 6, 2010.

Helsinki September 3, 2010

ASPO Plc

Aki Ojanen
CEO

Further information:
CEO Aki Ojanen, Aspo Plc, +358 9 5211, +358 400 106 592,aki.ojanen@aspo.com

Distribution:
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
Key Media
www.aspo.com

Aspo is a conglomerate that owns and develops business operations in the Baltic
Sea region 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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