ASPO Plc STOCK EXCHANGE September 16, 2011 at 12:00 Aspo Plc will arrange a capital markets day for analysts, financiers and the media in Helsinki on December 8, 2011, from 9 am to 12 noon. The event will address the Aspo Group strategy, its key strengths being diversity, operating in the eastern growth market and the ability to implement structural reorganisation. The respective strategies and earning logic of different business operations will also be introduced. The event will also cover special current themes, such as investments and Aspo's new management system. The actual invitation will be published later. 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 DISTRIBUTION: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Key media www.aspo.com 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. [HUG#1547212]