NOTICE OF CHANGE IN ASPO HOLDINGS PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 2 SECTION 10 OF THE SECURITIES MARKETS ACT

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ASPO Plc              STOCK EXCHANGE BULLETIN     January 19, 2009
at 6:55 p.m.

Henrik Nyberg has announced that his holdings have decreased below
10% of the voting rights and share capital in Aspo Plc. The
notification contains the following information:

1) Name of the company: Aspo Plc (Business ID 1547798-7)

2) Date of change of ownership: January 19, 2009.

3) Exact share of voting rights and share capital in Aspo Plc:

Following the transfer Henrik Nyberg owns shares in Aspo Plc as
follows:
Number of shares: 1 800 000
% of share capital: 6.82%
% of votes: 6.82%

The total registered number of the shares in Aspo Plc is 26,406,063
which entitle to a total of 26,406,063 votes.

4) Complete name of the shareholder: Otto Henrik Bernhard Nyberg

5) Further information:

The amount of shares now transferred corresponds to 5.68% of the
total number of shares in Aspo Plc.

According to the notification Henrik Nyberg will continue as a major
shareholder in the company. In connection with the transfer, Henrik
Nyberg has notified to the company that the shares have been
transferred to members of his family who will continue as committed
long-term shareholders in the company.

According to the notification the voting rights of the shares are
transferred equally between Gustav Nyberg, Paul Nyberg and Veronica
Timgren. The transfer does not trigger any notification thresholds on
the part of the transferees and there are no agreements concerning
the use of the voting rights.

ASPO Plc

Aki Ojanen
CEO

For more information, please contact
Jamima Löfström, Communications Manager, Aspo Oyj
Phone +358 9 7595 306, +358 40 771 0610, email
jamima.lofstrom@aspo.fi

Aspo is a conglomerate focusing on sectors that require extensive
specialist
knowledge. Aspo owns and develops the leading businesses in its
sector, which include ESL Shipping, Leipurin as well as Telko. Aspo
also comprises Kaukomarkkinat which focuses on selected fields of
commerce. Aspo serves demanding business-to-business clients. In
2007, the company's net sales (pro forma) amounted to EUR 495.3
million.

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