Aspo - Corporate Action

NEW SHARES IN ASPO PLC ENTERED INTO THE TRADE REGISTER

Aspo Plc  STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE  May 12,2010 at 8:30 am.

Eight loan units of Aspo Plc's Convertible Capital Loan 2009 have been converted
into 61,520 new shares in Aspo Plc. The new shares have been entered into the
Trade Register today on May 12, 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 26,467,583 shares. The shares entered into the Trade Register will be
applied for public trading on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd on May 14, 2010.

Helsinki May 12, 2010

ASPO Plc

Aki Ojanen
CEO

Further information:
CEO Aki Ojanen, Aspo Plc, +358 9 5211, +358 400 106 592,aki.ojanen@aspo.com<mailto:aki.ojanen@aspo.com>

Distribution:
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
Key Media
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.



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