ASPO Plc STOCK EXCHANGE BULLETIN March 10, 2009 at 13:30 a.m. The Board of Aspo Plc has approved a new share-ownership plan for the Aspo Group key employees. The aim of the plan is to combine the objectives of the shareholders and the key employees in order to increase the value of the company, to commit the employees, and to offer them a competitive reward plan based on holding of company shares. The earning period of the plan commenced on January 1, 2009, and it will end on December 31, 2011. The prerequisite for inclusion in the program and for receipt of any gains is that key employees acquire Aspo shares to the amount determined by the Board in advance, in the maximum. The potential gain is based on the cumulative Earnings per Share (EPS) for the Aspo Group in 2009-2011 and the requirement for receiving the bonus involved is that the employment relationship is still effective. The potential gain will be paid partly in Aspo shares and partly in cash during January-March 2012. The proportion to be paid in cash will cover taxes and tax-related costs arising from the reward. The plan encompasses about 40 people. The rewards to be paid on the basis of the plan correspond to the value of a maximum total of 950,000 Aspo shares including also the proportion to be paid in cash. Furthermore, the Board decided to continue the 2006 management share-ownership plan by granting the people included in the plan a possibility to receive Aspo shares in spring 2010. The potential gain will be paid partly in Aspo shares and partly in cash. The proportion to be paid in cash will cover taxes and tax-related costs arising from the reward. The employee must retain ownership of the shares until October 1, 2010. If the employment relationship ends before this date, the shares received as reward must be returned to the company without any compensation. The 2006 share-ownership plan encompasses about 30 people. The gross rewards to be paid in spring 2010 will correspond to the value of a maximum total of 90,000 Aspo shares. ASPO Plc Aki Ojanen CEO For more information, please contact Aki Ojanen, +358 9 7595 363, +358 400 106 592 aki.ojanen@aspo.fi Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Oy Key Media www.aspo.com Aspo is a conglomerate that owns and develops businesses in the Baltic Sea region focusing on demanding B-to-B customers. The aim of our strong corporate brands - ESL Shipping, Leipurin, Telko and Kaukomarkkinat - is 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 developed persistently without any predefined schedules.