Aspo - Company Announcement

Invitation to the press conference on Aspo's Interim Report

ASPO PLC      STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE     August 13, 2013, at 8.30

Aspo Plc's Interim Report for January-June 2013 will be published on Tuesday,
August 20, 2013, at about 10.00 a.m. Finnish time.

A press conference (in Finnish) for analysts, investors, bankers and media will
be held on the same day at Hotel Kämp, conference room Akseli Gallen-Kallela,
address: Pohjoisesplanadi 29, 00100 Helsinki, at 14.00 (Finnish time).
Registrations beforehand by email to hilkka.jokiniemi (a)aspo.com, by Monday
August 19, 2013, at the latest.

The results for January-June will be presented by CEO Aki Ojanen, CFO Arto
Meitsalo and Group Treasurer Harri Seppälä. The presentation material (in
English and Finnish) will be available on Aspo's website www.aspo.com under"Investors > Materials > Presentations" on August 20, at 14.00.

ASPO Plc

Aki Ojanen
CEO

Further information:
Harri Seppälä, Group Treasurer, Aspo Plc, phone +358 9 5211 or +358 400 617 201
harri.seppala (a)aspo.com

DISTRIBUTION:
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
Key media
www.aspo.com

Aspo is a conglomerate that owns and develops business operations in the
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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