NEW SHARES IN ASPO PLC ENTERED INTO THE TRADE REGISTER

Aspo Plc   STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE  December 22,2010 at 9.30 am. Seventeen loan units of Aspo Plc's Convertible Capital Loan 2009 have been converted into 130,730 new shares in Aspo Plc. The new shares have been entered into the Trade Register today on December 22, 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 26,836,703 shares. The shares entered into the Trade Register will be applied for public trading on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd on December 23, 2010. Helsinki December 22, 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 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. This announcement is distributed by Thomson Reuters on behalf of Thomson Reuters clients. The owner of this announcement warrants that: (i) the releases contained herein are protected by copyright and other applicable laws; and (ii) they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein. Source: Aspo Oyj via Thomson Reuters ONE [HUG#1474759]