Aspo - Prospectus/Announcement of Prospectus

ASPO PLC'S PROSPECTUS FOR RIGHTS OFFERING PUBLISHED

Aspo Plc    Stock Exchange Release April 8, 2011 at 15:00

Not for release, publication or distribution in or into the United States,
Australia, Japan, Canada, Hong Kong or Singapore.

Aspo Plc's prospectus for rights offering published

Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority has today, April 8, 2011, approved Aspo
Plc's ("Aspo" or "Company") prospectus ("Prospectus") relating to Aspo's rights
offering published on April 5, 2011. The terms and conditions for the rights
offering were published on April 5, 2011, in a separate stock exchange release.
The subscription period of the rights offering begins on April 13, 2011. The
Prospectus will be available in printed form and in Finnish language beginning
on or about April 11, 2011, at Aspo's headquarters at Lintulahdenkuja 10, FI-
00500 Helsinki, Finland, and at the office of NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd at
Fabianinkatu 14, FI-00100 Helsinki, Finland, as well as in electronic form on
Aspo's websitewww.aspo.fi and on the lead manager's website www.op.fi/merkinta.

Helsinki, April 8, 2011

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 Ltd.
Key media
www.aspo.com

Aspo is a conglomerate that owns and develops businesses in Northern Europe and
growth markets focusing on demanding B-to-B customers. The aim of our strong
corporate brands - ESL Shipping, Leipurin, Telko and Kaukomarkkinat - is 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
developed persistently without any predefined schedules.


IMPORTANT NOTICE:

This press release is not an offer for subscription for shares in the Company.
The Prospectus relating to the Rights Offering referred to in this press release
and the subsequent listing of the offer shares on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki has been
approved by the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority.

The distribution of this press release in certain jurisdictions may be
restricted by law and persons into whose possession it or any part of it comes
should inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions. The
information in this press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the securities
referred to herein in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale
would require preparation of further prospectuses or other offer documentation,
or be unlawful prior to registration, exemption from registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

This press release has not been approved by any regulatory authority. This press
release is not a prospectus and investors should not subscribe for or purchase
any securities referred to in this press release except on the basis of
information provided in the prospectus to be published by the Company on its
website in due course.

Pohjola Corporate Finance Ltd is acting for the Company and no one else in
connection with the Rights Offering and will not be responsible to anyone other
than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its clients or for
providing advice in relation to the Rights Offering and/or any other matter
referred to in this announcement.

Pohjola Corporate Finance Ltd accepts no responsibility whatsoever and makes no
representation or warranty, express or implied, for the contents of this
announcement, including its accuracy, completeness or verification or for any
other statement made or purported to be made by it, or on its behalf, in
connection with the Company and the offer shares, or the Rights Offering, and
nothing in this announcement is, or shall be relied upon as, a promise or
representation in this respect, whether as to the past or future.

Pohjola Corporate Finance Ltd disclaims to the fullest extent permitted by law
all and any responsibility and liability whether arising in tort, contract or
otherwise which they might otherwise have in respect of this announcement or any
such statement.

United States

This press release does not constitute or form part of an offer or solicitation
of an offer to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States. The
securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the
U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and may not be
offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the Securities
Act or an exemption therefrom. No public offering of the securities referred to
herein is being made in the United States. Copies of this announcement are not
being, and may not be, distributed or sent, in whole or in part, directly or
indirectly, into the United States, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan or
Singapore.

European Economic Area

The Company has not authorised any offer to the public of shares or rights in
any Member State of the European Economic Area other than Finland. With respect
to each Member State of the European Economic Area other than Finland (each, a"Relevant Member State"), no action has been undertaken to date to make an offer
to the public of shares or rights requiring a publication of a prospectus in any
Relevant Member State. As a result, the shares or rights may only be offered in
Relevant Member States in circumstances, not requiring the company to publish a
prospectus as provided under the Directive 2003/71/EC.

United Kingdom

This communication is directed only at (i) persons who are outside the United
Kingdom or (ii) persons who have professional experience in matters relating to
investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets
Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order") and (iii) high net worth
entities, and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling
within Article 49(2) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to
as "relevant persons"). Any investment activity to which this communication
relates will only be available to and will only be engaged with, relevant
persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this
document or any of its contents.


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