Astana Gas Service (Kazakhstan) announces cease of licenses, receipt of claim for debt recovery

/KASE, March 13, 12/ - JSC "Astana Gas Service" (Astana), whose shares are officially listed at Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has by an official letter informed KASE of the following: quote ... we inform you of a cease of validity of state licenses entitling to the following types of activities: - "Operation of gas storage facilities", - "Operation of systems for gasification of residential and communal facilities". unquote In the mentioned letter it is also said "of the receipt of a statement of claim from the public prosecutor of district "Almaty" of Astana in favor of JSC "Astana- Finance" to recover debts amounting to KZT289,641,644 (two hundred eighty nine million six hundred forty one thousand six hundred forty four)". [2012-03-13]