Leipurin Plc's listing application submitted to NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd

ASPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 20 November 2014 at 09.30

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LEIPURIN PLC'S LISTING APPLICATION SUBMITTED TO Nasdaq OMX HELSINKI LTD

Leipurin Plc ("Leipurin" or the "Company") has today submitted an application to NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd ("Helsinki Stock Exchange") to admit to trading the shares (the "Shares") of Leipurin on the regulated market of the Official List of the Helsinki Stock Exchange. Trading in Shares on the Prelist of the Helsinki Stock Exchange is expected to commence on or about 9 December 2014 and on the Official List on or about 11 December 2014 under the share trading code LEIPA.

The total amount of Shares is 30,628,000, provided that the initial public offering of Leipurin (the "Offering") is subscribed in full. The Shares have been submitted to the book-entry system on 22 October 2014. The ISIN code of the Shares is FI4000108428. Leipurin is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of Aspo Plc ("Aspo").

The Company has submitted a prospectus related to Offering and the planned distribution of dividends as Shares in Leipurin to be approved by the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority. The Financial Supervisory Authority is expected to approve the prospectus on or about 20 November 2014 and it 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.