Nyrstar NV

M&A Activity • Sep 1, 2017

Nyrstar: Completion of the Contonga mine sale

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1 September 2017 at 07:00 CEST

Nyrstar NV ("Nyrstar") today announces it has successfully completed the sale of its Contonga mine in Peru to a subsidiary of Glencore plc, a global diversified natural resources company, for a total cash consideration of USD 21 million.

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.

For further information contact:

Anthony Simms - Head of Investor Relations T: +41 44 745 8157 M: +41 79 722 2152 anthony.simms@nyrstar.com Franziska Morroni - Head of Corporate Communications T: +41 44 745 8295 M: +41 79 719 2342 franziska.morroni@nyrstar.com