ASPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE August 10, 2011 at 14.45 Aspo Plc's Interim Report for January-June 2011 will be published on Thursday, August 18, 2011, at about 10.00 a.m. Finnish time. A press conference (in Finnish) for analysts, bankers and media will be held on the same day at Hotel Kämp, conference room Gallen-Kallela, address: Pohjoisesplanadi 28, 00100 Helsinki, at 13.30 (Finnish time). Registrations beforehand by email to hilkka.jokiniemi@aspo.com, by August 16, 2011, at the latest. The second quarter results will be presented by CEO Aki Ojanen, CFO Arto Meitsalo and Group Treasurer Harri Seppälä. The new Managing Director of Kaukomarkkinat, Jukka Nieminen, will also be present. The presentation material (in English and Finnish) will be available on Aspo's websitewww.aspo.com under "Investors > Materials > Presentations". 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#1537512]