Aspo - Company Announcement

Leipurin Plc's listing application submitted to NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd

ASPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 20 November 2014 at 09.30

Not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the
United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, South Africa,
Singapore or Japan or any other jurisdiction in which the distribution or
release would be unlawful.

LEIPURIN PLC'S LISTING APPLICATION SUBMITTED TO NASDAQ OMX HELSINKI LTD

Leipurin Plc ("Leipurin" or the "Company") has today submitted an application to
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd ("Helsinki Stock Exchange") to admit to trading the
shares (the "Shares") of Leipurin on the regulated market of the Official List
of the Helsinki Stock Exchange. Trading in Shares on the Prelist of the Helsinki
Stock Exchange is expected to commence on or about 9 December 2014 and on the
Official List on or about 11 December 2014 under the share trading code LEIPA.

The total amount of Shares is 30,628,000, provided that the initial public
offering of Leipurin (the "Offering") is subscribed in full. The Shares have
been submitted to the book-entry system on 22 October 2014. The ISIN code of the
Shares is FI4000108428. Leipurin is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of Aspo
Plc ("Aspo").

The Company has submitted a prospectus related to Offering and the planned
distribution of dividends as Shares in Leipurin to be approved by the Finnish
Financial Supervisory Authority. The Financial Supervisory Authority is expected
to approve the prospectus on or about 20 November 2014 and it is available
electronically in Finnish on the Company's webpage at
www.leipurin.com/listautumisanti and at www.op.fi/merkinta as from 21 November
2014, and as a printed version during normal business hours at the Company's
headquarters located at Tahkotie 1 E 2, FI-01530 Vantaa, Finland, at Aspo's
headquarters located at Lintulahdenkuja 10, FI-00500 Helsinki, Finland, at the
Lead Manager Pohjola Bank Plc located at Vääksyntie 4, FI-00510 Helsinki,
Finland, as well as at the Helsinki Stock Exchange office located at
Fabianinkatu 14, FI-00130 Helsinki, Finland as from 24 November 2014.

ASPO PLC

Board of Directors


Further information:
Aki Ojanen, CEO Aspo Plc, +358 9 5211, +358 400 106 592
aki.ojanen(a)aspo.com

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.

DISTRIBUTION:
Nasdaq Helsinki
Key media
www.aspo.com

DISCLAIMER:

The information contained in this stock exchange release shall not constitute an
offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities referred to
herein. Any potential decision to invest in the securities mentioned herein,
either through subscription or purchase, shall be exclusively based on the
prospectus published in connection with such offer, and not on this stock
exchange release.

The information contained herein is not for publication or distribution,
directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Canada, Australia, New
Zealand, South Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore or Japan or any other jurisdiction
in which according to applicable legislation the distribution or release would
be unlawful. This release does not constitute an offer of securities for sale in
the United States, nor may the securities be offered or sold in the United
States absent registration or an exemption from registration as provided in the
U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder. The company does not intend to register any portion of the possible
offering in the United States or to conduct a public offering of securities in
the United States.


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