Leipurin Plc publishes a prospectus related to the share issue, share sale and issue of scrip dividend

ASPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 20 November 2014 at 15.45

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LEIPURIN PLC PUBLISHES A PROSPECTUS RELATED TO THE SHARE ISSUE, SHARE SALE AND ISSUE OF SCRIP DIVIDEND

The Board of Directors of Leipurin Plc ("Leipurin" or the "Company"), and the Board of Directors of its sole shareholder Aspo Plc ("Aspo"), have decided on 19 November 2014 to arrange a share issue (the "Share Issue") and a share sale (the "Share Sale"), together (the "Offering") and apply for listing of the shares in Leipurin on the Official List of Nasdaq OMX Helsinki Ltd ("Helsinki Stock Exchange").

The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority has today approved the prospectus related to the Offering and the planned distribution of dividends as shares in Leipurin. The prospectus is available electronically in Finnish on the Company's webpage at www.leipurin.com/listautumisanti and at www.op.fi/merkinta as from 21 November 2014, and as a printed version during normal business hours at the Company's headquarters located at Tahkotie 1 E 2, FI-01530 Vantaa, Finland, at Aspo's headquarters located at Lintulahdenkuja 10, FI-00500 Helsinki, Finland, at the Lead Manager Pohjola Bank Plc located at Vääksyntie 4, FI-00510 Helsinki, Finland, as well as at the Helsinki Stock Exchange office located at Fabianinkatu 14, FI-00130 Helsinki, Finland as from 24 November 2014.

ASPO PLC

Board of Directors

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.

DISTRIBUTION:
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DISCLAIMER:

The information contained in this stock exchange release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities referred to herein. Any potential decision to invest in the securities mentioned herein, either through subscription or purchase, shall be exclusively based on the prospectus published in connection with such offer, and not on this stock exchange release.

The information contained herein is not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore or Japan or any other jurisdiction in which according to applicable legislation the distribution or release would be unlawful. This release does not constitute an offer of securities for sale in the United States, nor may the securities be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration as provided in the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder. The company does not intend to register any portion of the possible offering in the United States or to conduct a public offering of securities in the United States.