Aspo - Company Announcement

ADVANCE INFORMATION ABOUT ASPO GROUP'S NET SALES AND OPERATING PROFIT IN JANUARY-MARCH 2011

ASPO Plc STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE April 12, 2011 at 9:00 am.

ADVANCE INFORMATION ABOUT ASPO GROUP'S NET SALES AND OPERATING PROFIT IN
JANUARY-MARCH 2011

Aspo: Net sales and operating profit growing

Based on initial information, Aspo Group's net sales in the first quarter of
2011 would increase by about 28% from the first quarter in the previous year and
would be approximately EUR 107 million (January-March 2010: EUR 83.4 million).
Aspo estimates the increase of operating profit in the first quarter of 2011 as
approximately 38% and operating profit as approximately EUR 2.9 million
(January-March 2010: EUR 2.1 million).

Business Segments

Aspo estimates that the respective net sales and operating profit of the
Leipurin division, Telko, and Kaukomarkkinat increased and were clearly higher
than in the comparison period. Administrative costs were as planned.

The operating profit of ESL Shipping fell short of the previous year because the
difficult ice situation affected the shipping company's result as expenses
increased in winter traffic. The fuel consumption of vessels increased
substantially and vessels had to wait for icebreakers to help them. Regarding
ice, the past winter was the hardest in the quarter of a century, and
approximately 75% of the Baltic Sea was covered by ice. Despite the ice
situation, the net sales and transport volumes of ESL Shipping met the expected
level.

Aspo's guidance for 2011

Aspo maintains its guidance unchanged: Aspo has the preconditions to increase
its net sales and improve its earnings per share.

Publication of the first quarter 2011 interim report

Aspo has announced to change the publication date for the first quarter interim
report. Interim report for January-March 2011 will be published on May 11, 2011.


Helsinki, April 12, 2011

ASPO Plc

Aki Ojanen
CEO

For more information:
Aki Ojanen, CEO of Aspo Plc, tel. +358 9 5211, +358 400 106 592

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

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.



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