Aspo - Company Announcement

ASPO SIGNS EUR 20 MILLION LOAN AGREEMENT

Aspo Plc   STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE  November 26,2010 at 14.30

Today on November 26, 2010, Aspo Plc has signed a loan agreement amounting to
EUR 20 million. The credit is being granted by Merchant Banking, Skandinaviska
Enskilda Banken AB (publ). The loan maturity is two years, and the agreement
will replace a loan agreement of the same amount, which has expired in the
autumn of 2010. The loan will be used for general corporate purposes.

ASPO Plc

Aki Ojanen
CEO

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

Distribution:
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
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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.




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