MOSCOW, October 11 - RAPSI. Gazprombank has filed a complaint with the Moscow Commercial Court to overturn the Federal Antimonopoly Service's July 6 decision to reject its acquisition of 50.9 percent of the voting shares in Moscow United Electric Grid Company (MOESK) for the purposes of trust management, the court told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com).

A date for a preliminary hearing has yet to be set. The decision to once again deny the acquisition was influenced by several facts, including the bank's affiliation with Gazprom, according to the regulator's statement.

The service holds that such a transaction would combine the power distribution business with the power generation business under a single entity-Gazprom-which is against the law.

Furthermore, the bank has failed to disclose the requisite information in full, said the service.

Gazpombank ranks third in Russia in terms of assets.

MOESK is Russia's largest electric grid company, serving Moscow and the Moscow region.