Notice of change in Aspo voting rights pursuant to Chapter 9 Section 10 of the Securities Markets Act

ASPO Plc   STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE      May 31, 2016 at 18:20     
 

NOTICE OF CHANGE IN ASPO VOTING RIGHTS PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 9 SECTION 10 OF THE SECURITIES MARKETS ACT

Aspo Plc has received a notification from Tatu Vehmas that his share of the voting rights in Aspo Plc has increased above five per cent (5%). The notification contains the following information:

1) Name of the company: Aspo Plc (Business ID 1547798-7)

2) Date of change of the voting rights: May 30, 2016.

3) Exact share of voting rights and share capital in Aspo Plc:

Tatu Vehmas has informed that Aatos Vehmas and Liisa Vehmas have authorized him to use the voting rights of Aspo shares owned by them. Aatos Vehmas owns 1,043,394 Aspo shares i.e. 3.37% of the share capital and Liisa Vehmas owns 930,693 shares i.e. 3.00% of the share capital.

Tatu Vehmas owns 943,900 Aspo shares i.e. 3.05% of the share capital and votes and furthermore he now has by proxy 6.37% of the voting rights i.e. in total 9.42% of the voting rights.

The total registered number of the shares in Aspo Plc is 30,975,524 which entitles to a total of 30,975,524 votes.

4) Complete name of the shareholder: Tatu Antti Aleksi Vehmas.

5) Further information: The change does not trigger any notification thresholds on the part of the authorizers.

ASPO Plc

Aki Ojanen     
CEO    

For more information, please contact
Arto Meitsalo, CFO of Aspo Plc, +358 9 521 4020, arto.meitsalo(a)aspo.com

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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 Kauko - 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.