AST Astron Connect Inc

VANCOUVER, July 12, 2016 /CNW/ - The following issues have been halted by IIROC:

Company:  Strongbow Exploration Inc.

TSX-Venture Symbol: SBW

Reason: At the Request of the Company Pending News

Halt Time (ET): 7:46 AM

Company: Astur Gold Corp.

TSX-Venture Symbol: AST

Reason: At the Request of the Company Pending News

Halt Time (ET): 7:46 AM

IIROC can make a decision to impose a temporary suspension (halt) of trading in a security of a publicly-listed company. Trading halts are implemented to ensure a fair and orderly market. IIROC is the national self-regulatory organization which oversees all investment dealers and trading activity on debt and equity marketplaces in Canada.

SOURCE Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) - Halts/Resumptions