Decisions of the Aspo Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting

ASPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE December 11, 2014 at 13:30

DECISIONS OF THE ASPO EXTRAORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING

Aspo Plc's Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting was held today on December 11, 2014.

On November 20, 2014, the Board of Directors of Aspo Plc issued an invitation to the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting and proposed authorizing it to pay, at its discretion, a maximum dividend of EUR 0.25 per share to the shareholders, in Leipurin Plc's shares held by Aspo, in cash or as a combination of these two.

On December 3, 2014,the Board of Directors of Leipurin and the Board of Directors of Aspo decided to interrupt the initial public offering announced on November 20, 2014 and cancel for the time being the introduction of Leipurin for public trading in the official list of NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Oy. On December 8, 2014, the Aspo Board of Directors decided to cancel its proposal to the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting concerning the authorization for the Board to pay an extra dividend.

There were no other proposals for decisions on the agenda for the Shareholders' Meeting. The Meeting approved the cancellation of the authorization and therefore no extra dividend will be paid.

ASPO PLC

Aki Ojanen
CEO

Further information:
Aki Ojanen, CEO Aspo Plc, +358 9 5211, +358 400 106 592
aki.ojanen(a)aspo.com

Aspo is a conglomerate that owns and develops business operations in 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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