Aspo Plc   STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE  April 1, 2011 at 9.00 am.

NEW SHARES IN ASPO PLC ENTERED INTO THE TRADE REGISTER

Nine loan units of Aspo Plc's Convertible Capital Loan 2009 have been converted into 69,210 new shares in Aspo Plc. The new shares have been entered into the Trade Register today on April 1, 2011. 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 27,121,233 shares. The shares entered into the Trade Register will be applied for public trading on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd on April 4, 2011.

Helsinki April 1, 2011

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