Financial and Capital Market Commission (FCMC), pursuant to Item 2.5 of

FCMC  "Regulations  on  buyout  of  shares", hereby advises that it has

issued a permission to Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Latvia, a

"Latvijas  Gāze"  shareholder,  to  launch a share buyout offer for JSC

"Latvijas Gāze"shares, paying LVL 5.50 per share.