Aspo - Company Announcement

Aspo Board of Directors will propose to the Annual Shareholders' Meeting that dividends be paid twice a year starting from 2017

ASPO Plc       STOCK EXCHANGE BULLETIN               April 7, 2016 at 14:30

ASPO BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL PROPOSE TO THE ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS'  MEETING THAT
DIVIDENDS BE PAID TWICE A YEAR STARTING FROM 2017

Following the global trend, the Board of Directors of Aspo Plc has decided to
propose to the Annual Shareholders' Meeting that a twice-a-year distribution
policy be adopted starting from 2017.

Aspo Board of Directors has also confirmed that Aspo will maintain its current
dividend policy, whereby the company distributes in dividends at least half of
the annual profit on average.

ASPO Plc

Aki Ojanen
CEO

For further information, please contact:
Aki Ojanen, CEO Aspo Plc, +358 9 5211, +358 400 106 592, aki.ojanen@aspo.com or
Arto Meitsalo, CFO Aspo Plc, +358 9 5211, +358 40 551 1422,
arto.meitsalo@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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