ASPO PLC      STOCK EXCHANGE BULLETIN January 13, 2010 at 15:45  

Aspo will arrange a Capital Markets Day for institutional investors, bankers and media representatives on Tuesday January 19, 2010, in Helsinki, at Hilton Strand Helsinki, address John Stenbergin ranta 4.

Aspo's strategy, financial targets as well as the Group's growth strategy in the CIS will be presented. The different business operations of the Group are also presented as well as the possible effects of the changes to the Finnish tonnage tax legislation.

Agenda

08.30      Registering and coffee

08.45      Opening, Gustav Nyberg, chairman of the Aspo Board of Directors

09.00      Aspo Plc, Aki Ojanen, CEO

09.30      ESL Shipping Ltd, Markus Karjalainen, Managing Director

               Effects of changes in tonnage taxation, Arto Meitsalo, CFO, Aspo Plc                  

10.15      Telko Ltd, Kalle Kettunen, Managing Director        

10.45      Coffee

11.00      Kaukomarkkinat Ltd, Jari-Pekka Lehmuskoski, Managing Director                        

11.30      Leipurin Ltd, Matti Väänänen, Managing Director

12.00      Lunch

Presentations will be held in Finnish. The presentation materials (in Finnish) will be available at Aspo's website www.aspo.com on the same day.

ASPO Plc

Aki Ojanen

CEO

For further information, please contact:

Harri Seppälä, Group Treasurer, by phone +358 9 521 4035, or by mail harri.seppala@aspo.com.

Distribution:        

NASDAQ OMX Helsinki

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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. www.aspo.com