Proposal of Aspo's Nomination Board as members of

ASPO Plc            STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE      January 2, 2017 at 10:00 a.m.   PROPOSAL OF ASPO'S NOMINATION BOARD AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THEIR REWARDS The Nomination Board of Aspo Plc's shareholders proposes to the Annual Shareholders' Meeting of Aspo Plc to be held on April 5, 2017 that the Board of Directors will have six members. Full-time Chairman of the Board Gustav Nyberg, Chairman of the Board of Directors, stated to the Nomination Board that he will no longer be available as the full-time Chairman of the Board of Directors following the Annual Shareholders' Meeting 2017. Members of the Board The Nomination Board proposes that Mammu Kaario, Mikael Laine, Roberto Lencioni, Gustav Nyberg, Salla Pöyry and Risto Salo, current members of the company's Board of Directors, be re-elected as members of the Board of Directors for the term closing at the end of the Annual Shareholders' Meeting 2018. Remuneration paid to the members of the Board The Nomination Board proposes that members of the Board of Directors receive the following monthly remuneration:

• EUR 2,700 per month for members of the Board of Directors (EUR 2,400 per month in 2016)
• 1.5 × the remuneration paid to ordinary members, i.e. EUR 4,050 per month, for the Vice Chairman (EUR 3,600 per month in 2016)
• 2 × the remuneration paid to ordinary members, i.e. EUR 5,400 per month, for the Chairman (EUR 15,500 per month for the full-time Chairman in 2016)

The Nomination Board proposes that the meeting fees paid to members of the Audit Committee remain unchanged, i.e. EUR 700 per meeting. However, the Nomination Board proposes that 1.5 × the meeting fee paid to members of the Audit Committee be paid to the Chairman of the Audit Committee, i.e. EUR 1,050 per meeting (EUR 700 per meeting in 2016). If the Chairman of the Audit Committee is also the Vice Chairman or the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Nomination Board proposes that the fee paid to the Chairman of the Audit Committee is the same as that paid to members of the Audit Committee. Board members having a full-time position in an Aspo Group company are not paid a fee. Members of the Nomination Board The Shareholders' Nomination Board consists of the representatives of the four largest shareholders. According to the list of shareholders as of August 31, 2016, the following representatives of the largest shareholders were members of the Nomination Board which prepared proposals for the Annual Shareholders' Meeting 2017: Tatu Vehmas, Chairman (Vehmas family); Veronica Timgren (Nyberg family, including Oy Havsudden Ab); Reima Rytsölä (Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company); and Mikko Mursula (Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company). In addition, Gustav Nyberg, Chairman of Aspo Board of Directors, has acted as an expert member of the Nomination Board. ASPO Plc Aki Ojanen CEO Further information: Tatu Vehmas, Chairman of the Nomination Board, tel. +358 400 785 461, vehmastatu@gmail.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 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. 

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