ASPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 8.6.2009 at 11.30 Aspo Plc's Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting has today, 8 June 2009, approved the proposal by the Board of Directors to authorize the Board of Directors to decide on an issue of shares and special rights entitling to shares. A maximum of 2,600,000 shares may be issued on the basis of the authorization. The authorization will be used for a convertible capital loan directed to a limited group of investors. The authorization will not supersede the authorization to decide on a share issue given to the Board of Directors by the Annual Shareholders' meeting on 31 March 2009. If the Board of Directors decides on a directed convertible capital loan, the members of the Board of Directors and the company key personnel will be reserved the right to subscribe for the convertible capital loan up to a maximum total of 10% of the amount of the convertible capital loan. ASPO PLC Aki Ojanen CEO For more information, please contact Aki Ojanen, tel. +358 9 7595 363, +358 400 106 592 aki.ojanen@aspo.fi Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki 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.