ASPO Plc STOCK EXCHANGE BULLETIN February 28, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. Aspo Plc acquires the entire stock portfolio of Kauko-Telko Oy from Kesko Corporation. The debt-free acquisition price is approximately EUR 76 million (including EUR 1.8 million of leasing liabilities), financed through a bank loan. With the acquisition, Aspo's net sales will grow to EUR 500 million, and even bigger part of the business will be harvested from Russia and other emerging markets. The acquisition is anticipated to improve Aspo's earnings per share starting from the current fiscal year. Gustav Nyberg, CEO of Aspo: "The acquisition will place Aspo in a larger size category, enabling more efficient global procurement and even stronger expansion in the Russian and other East European markets. Both Aspo and Kauko-Telko already have a strong presence in the Baltic Sea region. The companies employ in total about 1,200 personnel, almost half of them abroad.""Kauko-Telko has strong business areas that are very well suited to the Aspo Group. The raw materials, equipment and services for the food industry will constitute Aspo's fourth division, adding to our stability. The industrial raw materials, in turn, will place Aspo Chemicals in a larger size category. The new Aspo will be a more balanced Group, with more diversity in terms of risks. It also holds more potential for developing the Group structure further.""Aspo and Kauko-Telko both have a long history in serving Finnish industry. Our business concepts are also similar: we offer our customers comprehensive service packages in carefully selected sectors requiring extensive, specialist knowledge. We play a key role in our customers' value chain in all of our business areas.""Aspo appreciates Kauko-Telko's solid expertise and will develop it further. We will invest in our new brands to achieve top form for exploiting the strong growth potential in the Baltic Sea region. The acquisition is naturally estimated to bring cost savings as we integrate overlapping business functions." Aspo is a conglomerate, which currently operates in three divisions: Chemicals imports and markets industrial chemicals and plastic raw materials and produces branded automotive chemicals, Shipping handles marine raw material transports for the energy and industrial sectors, and Systems provides maintenance services and automated distribution systems for service stations. The Group's net sales for 2007 amounted to EUR 266.6 million and the operating profit totaled EUR 23.8 million. Kauko-Telko's main businesses include industrial raw materials, as well as the raw materials, equipment and services for the food industry. In combination, they account for about two-thirds of Kauko-Telko's net sales of EUR 234 million. In 2007 Kauko-Telko's operating profit excluding non-recurring items was EUR 9.9 million (including divested or discontinued operations). Approval by the competition authorities in a number of countries is required for carrying out the acquisition. It is estimated that the acquisition will be completed within a few months. Subsequently, Aspo will introduce its new Group structure and objectives. Aspo Plc Gustav Nyberg CEO Aspo has arranged a press conference to be held today, February 28, 2008 starting at 11:00 at Palace Gourmet, Eteläranta 10, 00130 Helsinki. For more information, please contact Gustav Nyberg, +358 40 503 6420 gustav.nyberg@aspo.fi Aspo is a conglomerate focusing on sectors that require extensive, specialist knowledge. Our customers include companies in the energy and process industry sectors, in particular. Aspo's net sales amounted to EUR 266.6 million in 2007. Aspo Chemicals accounted for about 46%, Aspo Shipping for about 32%, and Aspo Systems for about 22x% of this figure. DISTRIBUTION: OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki The Media www.aspo.fi