21 November 2014
Nyrstar NV (the "Company") wishes to remind its shareholders that they are cordially invited to attend a Special General Shareholders' meeting to vote on the agenda item about change of control provisions relating to the Company's Comprehensive Strategic Financing.
The Special General Shareholders' meeting will be held on Thursday 4 December 2014 at 11:00 a.m., at Diamant Building, A. Reyerslaan 80, 1030 Brussels, Belgium.
Shareholders who wish to participate are advised to register to attend or register a vote by mail or by proxy by Friday, 28th of November, 2014, at the latest. Shareholders are reminded to contact their financial intermediary before that date in order to obtain the necessary certificates to register for the meeting. Please be aware that brokers or custodians are likely to have set earlier deadlines to process instructions.
Please note that in their analysis, the proxy advisory firms, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) and Glass Lewis & Co., are recommending support "For" the agenda item.
Further information on the agenda of the special general shareholders' meeting, including the notice convening the meeting and an explanatory note by the board of directors in connection with the item on the agenda, is available on the Company's website (http://www.nyrstar.com/investors/en/shareholderinformation/Pages/Shareholder-Meetings.aspx).
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About Nyrstar
Nyrstar is an integrated mining and metals business, with market leading positions in zinc and lead, and growing positions in other base and precious metals; essential resources that are fuelling the rapid urbanisation and industrialisation of our changing world. Nyrstar has mining, smelting, and other operations located in Europe, the Americas, China and Australia and employs approximately 6,500 people. Nyrstar is incorporated in Belgium and has its corporate office in Switzerland. Nyrstar is listed on NYSE Euronext Brussels under the symbol NYR. For further information please visit the Nyrstar website, www.nyrstar.com
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