Aspo signs EUR 25 million loan agreement

ASPO Plc       STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE     December 15, 2015 at 15:00 

ASPO SIGNS EUR 25 MILLION LOAN AGREEMENT

Aspo Plc has signed a loan agreement amounting to EUR 25 million. The loan maturity is five years. The loan will be repaid in one installment at the end of the loan period. The credit is being granted by Pohjola Bank plc. Through the agreement, Aspo Plc will lengthen the maturity of the loan portfolio. The loan has been taken to meet the Group's general financing needs and a part of the loan will replace a EUR 15 million loan which will expire in the beginning of 2016. 

ASPO Plc

Aki Ojanen
CEO

Further information:
Harri Seppälä, Group Treasurer, Aspo Plc, phone +358 9 5211 or +358 400 617 201
harri.seppala (a)aspo.com

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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.