Regulated Information
7 January 2016
Nyrstar NV ("Nyrstar" or the "Company") today announces the formal launch of the sale process for all or the majority of its mining assets. The sale process, which was initially announced on 9 November 2015, is being led by BMO Capital Markets Limited ("BMO Capital Markets"), Lazard & Co., Limited and Lazard BVBA/SPRL (collectively "Lazard").
Nyrstar has received a number of unsolicited expressions of interest for its mining assets from various potential buyers and will seek to engage with all prospective buyers for the mining assets, individually and as a portfolio, to ensure a fair and transparent sales process.
The sale process is expected to require a period of several months and may or may not result in a sale of all or the majority of Nyrstar's mining assets. Nyrstar will issue an update in the event a sale is agreed or disclosure is otherwise required.
For enquiries about the sale process, please e-mail Contact.Nyrstar@bmo.com or contact:
BMO CAPITAL MARKETS
95 Queen Victoria Street, 4th Floor London, EC4V 4HG
Jeffrey Couch Managing Director Tel: +44 20 7664 8102
Gary Mattan Managing Director Tel: +1 416 359 6425 |
LAZARD
50 Stratton Street London, W1J 8LL
Spiro Youakim Managing Director Tel: +44 20 7187 2134
Wouter Gabriels Managing Director Tel: +32 2 627 1380 |
BMO Capital Markets, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting exclusively as financial adviser to the Company and no one else in connection with the sale process and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to clients of BMO Capital Markets nor for providing advice in relation to the sale process or any other matters referred to in this announcement.
Lazard & Co., Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting exclusively as financial adviser to the Company and no one else in connection with the sale process and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to clients of Lazard & Co., Limited nor for providing advice in relation to the sale process or any other matters referred to in this announcement.
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 over 5,500 people. Nyrstar is incorporated in Belgium and has its corporate office in Switzerland. Nyrstar is listed on Euronext Brussels under the symbol NYR. For further information please visit the Nyrstar website: www.nyrstar.com
For further information contact:
Anthony Simms Group Manager Investor Relations T: +41 44 745 8157 M: +41 79 722 2152 anthony.simms@nyrstar.com
Greg Morsbach Group Manager Corporate Communications T: +41 44 745 8295 M: +41 79 719 2342 gregory.morsbach@nyrstar.com
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