Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Nov 9, 2016
Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements
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Regulated Information
(Article 14, first paragraph, of the Belgian Act of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of major shareholdings)
Nyrstar NV (the "Company") announces today that on 8 November 2016 it has received a transparency notification from BlackRock, Inc.
Pursuant to the aforementioned notification, undertakings controlled by BlackRock, Inc.:
As a result, a total of 5,221,839 voting rights, representing 5.58% 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.
The notification dated 8 November 2016 contains the following information:
Reason for the notification
Disposal of voting rights and acquisition of financial instruments that are treated as voting securities
Notification by
A parent undertaking or a controlling person
Persons subject to the notification requirement
BlackRock, Inc. as parent undertaking and relevant undertakings controlled by it.
For further detail, see the full text of the transparency declaration, available on the website of Nyrstar via http://www.nyrstar.com/investors/en/shareholderinformation/Pages/shareholderstructure.aspx
Date on which the threshold is crossed
4 November 2016
Treshold that is crossed
3%
Denominator
93,563,960
Notified details
Undertakings controlled by BlackRock, Inc.:
As a result, a total of 5,291,704 voting rights, representing 5.66% of the outstanding voting rights in the Company, have been notified by BlackRock, Inc.
For further detail, see the full text of the transparency declaration, available on the website of Nyrstar via http://www.nyrstar.com/investors/en/shareholderinformation/Pages/shareholderstructure.aspx
Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held
The chain of controlled undertakings is comprehensively set out in the full text of the transparency declaration, available on the website of Nyrstar via http://www.nyrstar.com/investors/en/shareholderinformation/Pages/shareholderstructure.aspx
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 above 3%"
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, [email protected].
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 5,000 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.
| Anthony Simms | Group Manager Investor Relations | T: +41 44 745 8157 | M: +41 79 722 2152 | E: [email protected] |
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| Franziska Morroni | Group Manager Corporate Communications | T: +41 44 745 8295 | M: +41 79 719 2342 | E: [email protected] |
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