Regulated Information
(Article 14, first paragraph, of the Belgian Act of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of major shareholdings)
27 April 2017 at 19.00 CET
Summary of the transparency notification
Nyrstar NV (the "Company") announces today that on 26 April 2017 it has received a transparency notification from Norges Bank.
Pursuant to the aforementioned notification, undertakings controlled by Norges Bank.:
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hold 36,640 voting rights of the Company, representing 0.04% of the outstanding voting rights in the Company; and
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can acquire 2,740,238 voting rights of the Company after exercise of equivalent financial instruments, representing 2.93% of the outstanding voting rights in the Company.
As a result, a total of 2,776,878 voting rights, representing 2.97% of the outstanding voting rights in the Company, have been notified by Norges Bank. pursuant to the Belgian Act of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of major shareholdings.
Content of the transparency notification
The notification dated 13 March 2017 contains the following information:
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Reason for the notification
Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights. Downward crossing of the lowest threshold.
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Notification by
A person that notifies alone
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Date on which the threshold is crossed
25 April 2017
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Treshold that is crossed
3%
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Denominator
93,563,960
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Miscellaneous
This press release can be consulted on the website of Nyrstar via http://www.nyrstar.com/investors/en/news/Pages/news.aspx.
Contact person for questions on the transparency press release, the notification and the shareholder structure of the Company: Company Secretary, company.secretary@nyrstar.com.
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About Nyrstar
Nyrstar is a global multi-metals business, with a market leading position in zinc and lead, and growing positions in other base and precious metals, which are 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 and Australia and employs approximately 4,300 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.
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