Aspo - Company Announcement

ASPO TO PURCHASE ITS OWN SHARES

ASPO Plc   STOCK EXCHANGE BULLETIN      August 21, 2008 at 11:30
a.m.

The Board of Directors of Aspo Plc has decided to acquire a maximum
of 400,000 of the Company's own shares through public trading on the
OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki at the current market price at the time
of acquisition according to the terms stated in the regulations of
the OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki. The repurchases will commence on
August 28, 2008, at the earliest.

The shares will be acquired in accordance with the authorization
given to the Board at the Annual Shareholders' Meeting on April 10,
2008. The shares will be acquired for the financing or execution of
corporate acquisitions or other transactions, for the balancing of
the financial risk in the company's share-based incentive scheme or
for other purposes to be decided by the Board. The authorization will
be effective until the Annual Shareholders' Meeting of 2009, but no
more than 18 months from the approval at the Shareholders' Meeting.

ASPO Plc

Gustav Nyberg
CEO

For more information please contact
Gustav Nyberg, +358 40 503 6420
gustav.nyberg@aspo.fi

Aspo is a conglomerate focusing on sectors that require extensive
specialist knowledge. Aspo owns and develops the leading businesses
in its sector, which include ESL Shipping, Leipurin as well as Telko.
Aspo serves demanding business-to-business clients. In 2007, the
company's net sales (pro forma) amounted to EUR 495.3 million.

Distribution:
OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki
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