Proposal of the Board of Aspo Plc to Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting regarding payment of dividend

ASPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE December 8, 2014 at 15:00

PROPOSAL OF THE BOARD OF ASPO PLC TO EXTRAORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING REGARDING PAYMENT OF DIVIDEND

On November 20, 2014, the Board of Directors of Aspo Plc ("Aspo") issued an invitation to the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting to be held on December 11, 2014, at 10.00 a.m. at the Stock Exchange Building in Helsinki.

The Board of Directors of Leipurin Plc ("Leipurin") and the Board of Directors of Aspo Plc decided on December 3, 2014 to interrupt the initial public offering announced on November 20, 2014 and cancel for the time being the introduction of Leipurin for public trading in the official list of Nasdaq OMX Helsinki Oy.

The Aspo Board of Directors has decided to cancel its proposal to the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting concerning the authorization for the Board to pay an extra dividend. Aspo does not intend to pay extra dividend in accordance with its previously announced plan. However, if such an authorization were given, the Board would not exercise its right to pay any extra dividend.

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.

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