ASPO Plc STOCK EXCHANGE BULLETIN, April 10, 2008 at 5:20 p.m. The Annual Shareholders' Meeting of Aspo Plc on April 10, 2008, approved the parent and consolidated financial statements and discharged the members of the Board of Directors and the CEO from the liability for fiscal 2007. The shareholders approved the payment of a dividend totaling EUR 0.42 per share. The record date will be April 15, 2008, and the dividend will be paid on April 22, 2008. Board of Directors and Auditor It was decided that there would be six members on the company's Board of Directors. Matti Arteva, Esa Karppinen, Roberto Lencioni and Kari Stadigh were re-elected to the Board of Directors. Risto Salo and Gustav Nyberg were elected as new members to the Board of Directors. At the meeting held after the Annual Shareholders' Meeting Kari Stadigh was elected to carry on as Chairman of the Board and Matti Arteva as Vice-Chairman. Auditor The authorized public accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy will continue as company auditor. Board Membership Fees The shareholders approved the chairman's monthly fee of EUR 4,000 or EUR 48,000 per year, and EUR 2,000 for other members or EUR 24,000 per year. Board members with a full-time position in an Aspo Group company are not paid a fee. Board's Authorizations The shareholders authorized the Board to decide on a share issue, through one or several instalments, by transferring an aggregate maximum number of 1,158,250 treasury shares. The shares will be used to finance any acquisitions or other transactions, or for other purposes to be decided on by the Board of Directors. The authorization includes the right for the Board to decide on the terms and conditions applicable to the share issue, as well as the right to decide on a directed share issue deviating from the shareholders' pre-emptive right on conditions laid down by law. The shareholders further authorized the Board to use funds included in distributable profit to repurchase a maximum of 400,000 company shares irrespective of the shareholders' holdings. The shares will be purchased through public trading organized by the OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki at the going price under the terms stated in the regulations of the OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki. The shares will be acquired to finance any acquisitions or other transactions, for the balancing of the financial risk in the company's share-based incentive plan or for other purposes to be decided on by the Board of Directors. The Board may not exercise the authorization if, after the acquisition, the company or its subsidiary were to possess or have as a pledge more than ten percent of the company's stock. The authorizations are valid until the Annual Shareholders' Meeting of 2009, but no more than 18 months from the approval at the Shareholders' Meeting. ASPO Plc Gustav Nyberg CEO For more information, please contact Gustav Nyberg at +358 9 7595 256 or +358 40 503 6420 gustav.nyberg@aspo.fi Distribution: OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki The Media www.aspo.com 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 22% of this figure.