Aspo - Changes in company's own shares

TRANSFER OF OWN SHARES

Aspo Plc   STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE  November 9,2010 at 13.30

TRANSFER OF OWN SHARES

The Board of Directors of Aspo Plc decided on October 26, 2010 on a new
shareholding plan directed to the management of the Aspo Group. The purpose of
the plan is to enable the participants to acquire a considerable long-term
shareholding in Aspo. As a part of the plan, the Board of Directors decided to
transfer a maximum of 330,000 shares held by the company in a share issue
against payment directed to Aspo Management Oy, a holding company acquired by
the management.

Aspo Plc has on November 9, 2010 transferred a total of 322,637 shares (ASU1V)
in a directed share issue decided by the Board of Directors on October
26, 2010, as a part of the shareholding plan of the Aspo Group management. The
transfer price is EUR 7.93 per share and EUR 2,558,511.41 in total.

The number of the company´s shares will remain unchanged as shares held by Aspo
were transferred in the share issue.

Taking into account the above-specified transfer, the company holds a total of
254,233 shares.

Helsinki November 9, 2010

ASPO Plc

Aki Ojanen
CEO

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

Distribution:
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
Key Media
www.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.


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