Aspo - Company Announcement

Publication of Aspo Plc's financial statement release and invitation to press conference

ASPO PLC      STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE      February 6, 2013 at 17.00

Aspo Plc will publish its Financial Statement Release for January 1-December
31, 2012, on Thursday February 14, 2013, approximately at 11.00 a.m. Finnish
time.

A press conference for analysts, investors, bankers and media will be held on
the same day at Hotel Kämp, conference room Paavo Nurmi, address:
Pohjoisesplanadi 29, 00100 Helsinki, at 13.30 (Finnish time). Registrations
beforehand by email to hilkka.jokiniemi (a)aspo.com, by February 13, 2013, at
the latest.

The meeting will be held in Finnish. The 2012 results will be presented by CEO
Aki Ojanen, CFO Arto Meitsalo and Group Treasurer Harri Seppälä. Presentation
material (in English and Finnish) will be available on Aspo's website
www.aspo.com under "Investors > Materials > Presentations" at 13.30.

ASPO Plc

Aki Ojanen
CEO

Further information:
Harri Seppälä, Group Treasurer, Aspo Plc, phone +358 9 5211 or +358 400 617 201
harri.seppala(a)aspo.com

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

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