Nyrstar NV

Major Shareholding Notification • Sep 19, 2011

FORM TR-1 BE PART I

1) Status of the notification
	Final
2) Issuer
Identification number 0888-728-945	Name NYRSTAR
3) Reason for the notification
	Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
4) Notification by
	A person that notifies alone
5) Persons subject to the notification requirement
	Name (& legal form for legal persons)	Address (for legal persons)
	Nyrstar NV	Zinkstaat 1, 2490 Balen
	6) Persons that dispose of, voting rights (Only to be filled in if art. 7 of the Law applies)
	Name (& legal form for legal persons)	Address (for legal persons)
	Please continue entering the information in part II concerning the	Click persons referred to in points 5 and 6
7) Date on which the threshold is crossed
	19/09/2011	(DD/MM/YYYY)
8) Threshold that is crossed (in %)
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	If the holding has fallen below the lowest threshold, you have the option of not filling in point 10
9) Denominator
	170 022.544

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10) Notified details

A) Voting rights	Previous notification	After the transaction
	# of voting rights	# of voting rights		% of voting rights
Holders of voting rights		Linked to securities	Not linked to the securities	Linked to securities	Not linked to the securities
Nyrstar NV		8678.686		5.10%	$0.00\%$
TOTAL		8.678.686		5.10%	0.00%

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B) Equivalent financial instruments	After the transaction
Holders of equivalent financial instruments	Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise period or date	# of voting rights that may be acquired f the instrument is exercised	% of voting rights
	TOTAL		(in relation to all expiration dates)		0,00%

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TOTAL (Voting rights & Equivalent financial (instruments)		# of voting rights	% of voting rights
	CALCULATE	8.678.686	5,10%

11) Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable

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12) In case of proxy voting for only one GM

Holder

will cease to hold /
will hold again

voting rights as of

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13) Additional information

	A) Convertible bonds and rights to subscribe to voting securities not yet issued
Holder	Type of financial instrument	Expiration date (DD/MM/YYYY)	Exercise/Conversion period or date	Number	# of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted

B) Shares without voting rights
Holder	Number
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C) Remarks
Done at	Balen
On	16/09/2011 (DD/MM/YYYY)
Name & capacity

Virginie Lietaer, Company Secretary

Signature

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