Aspo - Company Announcement

ASPO'S CAPITAL MARKETS DAY ON JANUARY 19, 2010

ASPO PLC    STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE   JANUARY 19, 2010 AT 08:30

As announced previously, Aspo Plc will today, January 19, 2010, starting from
8:30 a.m., arrange a Capital Markets Day. The presentation material in Finnish
will be available at the company's website, www.aspo.fi <http://www.aspo.fi/>,
at approximately 12:30 p.m. today.

Summary:

Aspo Group's strategy and financial targets will remain unchanged. The company
aims to achieve an operating profit of 5% to 10%, return on investment and on
equity at 20%, and to annually share average dividends amounting to
approximately at least half of the profit for the fiscal year.

The outlook for 2009 issued by Aspo in its interim report for January to
September will remain unchanged. According to the previous announcement, it has
been estimated that Aspo has the preconditions to reach the operating profit
level of continuing operations seen last year, whereas earnings per share is
expected to be below the previous year's record level.

The Finnish state has announced that it will renew the tonnage taxation. In its
interim report for January to September 2009, Aspo expects ESL Shipping to agree
to follow the possible revised tonnage taxation principle. Adopting the new
tonnage taxation depends on an approval process by the European Commission,
which is expected to be concluded during 2010. If the new tonnage taxation
becomes valid as has been proposed, it would have a positive impact on Aspo's
profit.

During the event, the business units will present their strategies and the focus
areas for future operational development. In the future, Aspo's business
operations will focus on growth in the developing markets of Russia and the CIS.
As announced previously, already almost one third of the company's turnover
comes from Russia and other CIS countries. According to forecasts, future growth
will be enabled by the annual growth of the Russian GDP, an increased consumer
demand for Western bakery food in particular, as well as the industry's
increasing investments in developing local industry. Telko is going to launch
operations in China during 2010 in order to provide services to its current
northern European clientele who have transferred more and more of their
production to China. Moreover, during 2010, Leipurin and Telko will increase the
number of their offices in Russia, and possibly in Kazakhstan.

ASPO Plc

Aki Ojanen
CEO

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

Distribution:
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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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