Aspo - Company Announcement

ASPO SIGNS FINANCING CONTRACTS OF EUR 35 MILLION

ASPO Plc   STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE  January 15, 2010 at 09.15

The Aspo Group has signed financing contracts totaling approximately EUR 35
million.

Aspo Plc has signed revolving credit facility agreements of EUR 30 million with
its partner banks. The agreements replace the corresponding agreements of EUR
60 million, which expired at the beginning of 2010. After the signing, the total
amount of Aspo's revolving credit facility agreements is EUR 50 million, which
replaces the formerly valid agreements of EUR 80 million. At the same time, the
maturity of the revolving credit facility agreements was extended.

Moreover, Telko Ltd, part of Aspo Group, has signed a sales contract of
approximately EUR 5 million concerning the trade receivables of the company. The
introduction of the new source of financing makes the working capital management
of Telko Ltd more effective.

ASPO Plc

Aki Ojanen
CEO

For further information, please contact:
Harri Seppälä, Group Treasurer, phone +358 9 521 4035,
mailharri.seppala@aspo.com <mailto:harri.seppala@aspo.com>

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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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