Aspo Board of Directors will propose to the Annual Shareholders' Meeting that dividends be paid twice a year starting from 2017

ASPO Plc       STOCK EXCHANGE BULLETIN               April 7, 2016 at 14:30

ASPO BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL PROPOSE TO THE ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS'  MEETING THAT DIVIDENDS BE PAID TWICE A YEAR STARTING FROM 2017

Following the global trend, the Board of Directors of Aspo Plc has decided to propose to the Annual Shareholders' Meeting that a twice-a-year distribution policy be adopted starting from 2017.

Aspo Board of Directors has also confirmed that Aspo will maintain its current dividend policy, whereby the company distributes in dividends at least half of the annual profit on average.

ASPO Plc

Aki Ojanen
CEO

For further information, please contact:
Aki Ojanen, CEO Aspo Plc, +358 9 5211, +358 400 106 592, aki.ojanen@aspo.com or Arto Meitsalo, CFO Aspo Plc, +358 9 5211, +358 40 551 1422, arto.meitsalo@aspo.com

Aspo is a conglomerate that owns and develops business operations in the 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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