Regulated Information
(Article 14, first paragraph, of the Belgian Act of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of major shareholdings)
30 May 2017 at 19.00 CET
Summary of the transparency notification
Nyrstar NV (the "Company") announces today that on 30 May 2017 it has received a transparency notification from BlackRock, Inc.
Pursuant to the aforementioned notification, undertakings controlled by BlackRock, Inc.:
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hold 714,624 voting rights of the Company, representing 0.76% of the outstanding voting rights in the Company; and
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can acquire 3,647,793 voting rights of the Company after exercise of equivalent financial instruments, representing 3.90% of the outstanding voting rights in the Company.
As a result, a total of 4,362,417 voting rights, representing 4.66% of the outstanding voting rights in the Company, have been notified by BlackRock, Inc. pursuant to the Belgian Act of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of major shareholdings.
Content of the transparency notification
The notification dated 30 May 2017 contains the following information:
- Reason for the notification
Acquisition or disposal of financial instruments that are treated as voting securities
- Notification by
A parent undertaking or a controlling person
- Date on which the threshold is crossed
25 May 2017
- Treshold that is crossed
3%
- Additional information
The transparency declaration included the following additional information:
"The disclosure obligation arose due to financial instruments holding for BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited going below 3%"
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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