ASPO Plc        STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE      March 27, 2012 at 16:00

Aspo's Annual Report 2011, comprising the financial statements, the Report of the Board of Directors and the Auditors' report is now available in Finnish and English. A summary of 2011 releases is included in the Annual Report, and all releases are available on the company website www.aspo.com > Media. The printed annual report 2011 will be mailed to registered shareholders.

Pdf versions of the report are available on the company website www.aspo.com > Media > Annual Reports. Copies of the printed report can be ordered through the company's website, by telephone at +358 9 521 4050 or by e-mail to jamima.lofstrom(a)aspo.com.

Aspo Plc's Corporate Governance Statement 2011 is published on the company website www.aspo.com > About us > Corporate Governance in pdf format.

ASPO Plc

Aki Ojanen
CEO

For more information, please contact
Aki Ojanen, +358 9 5211, +358 400 106 592
aki.ojanen(a)aspo.com

DISTRIBUTION:
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
Key media
www.aspo.com  

ATTACHMENTS:
Annual Report 2011
Corporate Governance Statement 2011

Aspo is a conglomerate that owns and develops businesses in Northern Europe and growth markets focusing on demanding B-to-B customers. The aim of our strong corporate brands - ESL Shipping, Leipurin, Telko and Kaukomarkkinat - is 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 developed persistently without any predefined schedules.