Nyrstar NV

Major Shareholding Notification • Feb 1, 2011

FORM TR-1 BE PART I

1) Status of the notification

2) Issuer

	Name NYRSTAR
Identification number 0888-728-945

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3) Reason for the notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights

4) Notification by

A parent undertaking or a controlling person

5) Persons subject to the notification requirement

Name (& legal form for legal persons)	Address (for legal persons)
BlackRock, Inc.	40 East 52nd Street, New York, 10022 USA
BlackRock Asset Management Japan Limited	Marunouchi Trust Tower Main, 1-8-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8217
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	Murray House, 1 Royal Mint Court, London, EC3N 4HH
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.	400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105-2618
BlackRock Fund Advisors	Murray House, 1 Royal Mint Court, London, EC3N 4HH
BlackRock (Luxembourg) SA	6 D rte de Treves, L-2633 Sennengerbierg, Luxembourg
BlackRock International Limited	40 Torphichen Street, Edinburgh, UK, EH3 8JB
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited	33 King William St, London EC4R 9AS UK
BlackRock Asset Management Australia Limited	Level 43, Grosvenor Place, 225 George Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
BlackRock Advisors LLC	100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington DE 19809, United States
BlackRock Capital Management, Inc.	100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington DE 19809, United States
BlackRock Investment Management Australia Limited	Level 43, Grosvenor Place, 225 George Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	40 East 52nd Street, New York NY 10022, United States
BlackRock Investment Management LLC	40 East 52nd Street, New York, 10022 USA
BlackRock Investment Management (Korea) Limited	Seoul Finance Centre, 84 Taepyungro, 1-Ka, Jung-Ku, Seoul, 100-768, Korea, Repub

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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)	靍
	Please continue entering the information in part il concerning the	Click persons referred to in points 5 and 6
7) Date on which the threshold is crossed
	25/01/2011	(DD/MM/YYYY)
8) Threshold that is crossed (in %)
	7.5
	If the holding has fallen below the lowest threshold, you have the option of not filling in point 10
9) Denominator
	100,000,000
	Please enter the denominator before filling in the data

10) Notified details

A) Voling rights	Previous notification		After the transaction
	# of voting rights		# of voting rights		% of voting rights
Holders of voting rights		Linked to secunties	Not linked to the securities	Linked to securities	Not linked to the securities
BlackRock, Inc.	٥	0		0.00%
BlackRock Asset Management Australia	90.338	28,050		0.03%
BlackRock Asset Management Japan Lii	437,287	177,492		0.18%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited	876,857	340,900		0 3 4 %
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, I	2,840,635	1,430 967		143%
BlackRock Fund Advisors	127,655	109,848		0.11%
BlackRock (Luxembourg) S A.	3,500,000	3,500 000		3 50%
BlackRock International Limited	238,239	155,293		0.16%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK	1,657,500	1,520,000		1.52%
BlackRock Investment Management Aus	105,400	0		0.00%
BlackRock Capital Management, Inc.	72,300	0		0.00%
BlackRock Advisors LLC	19,800	û		0.00%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.	0	78,857		0.08%
BlackRock Investment Management LLC	0	12,379		0.01%
BlackRock Investment Management (Ko	0	98,300		0.10%
Sous total	9,966,011	7,452,086 BALLAS	STATISTICS	7.45%
		7.452.086	٥	7.45%	0.00%

Start with "groups" of holders. Calculate subtotals and then finish with the
"gersons who are "alone".
The totals, subtotals and % will be updated once you have clicked on
"CALCULATE>

[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 if the instrument is exercised	% of voting rights
	TOTAL		(in relation to all expiration dates)	0	0.00%

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TOTAL (Voting rights & Equivalent financial instruments)		# of voting nghts	% of voting nghts
	CALCULATE	7.452.086	7.45%

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

Please describe, or join a diagram in attachment

BlackRock Inc. is the ultimate controller but the legal entities detailed in section 10 above are the discretionary Investment Managers who holds the shares and exercise the voting nghts.

12) In case of proxy voting for only one GM

Hotder

will cease to hold /
will hold ag sin voling rights as of $|0|$

13) Additional information

A) Convertible bonds and rights to subscribe to voting securities not vet 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
BlackRock Investment Management (UK Convertible bonds		10/07/2014	5 years	172.414	172.414
BlackRock (Luxembourg) S A.	Convertible bonds	10/07/2014	5 years	663,130	663,130
BlackRock (Channel Islands) Limited	Convertible bonds	10/07/2014	5 years	26.525	26.525
BlackRock Investment Management Aus Convertible bonds		10/07/2014	5 years	59.682	59,682

and all the states and B) Shares without voting rights	and the control of the con- CONTRACT
Holder	CONTRACTOR . Number
--------- STATISTICS	----

C) Remarks
Done at	33 King William Street, London, UK. EC4R 9AS
On	31/01/2011 (DD/MM-YYYY)
Name & capacity			0.011
	Matt Beattie, Compliance Associate	Signature

FORM TR-1 BE
PART II

Persons subject to the notification requirement

(& legal form for legal persons) Name	(registered office for legal persons) Address	Phone number	E-mail	Contact person for legal persons
BlackRock, Inc.	40 East 52nd Street, New York, 10022 USA
	BlackRock Asset Management Ja Marunouchi Trust Tower Main, 1-8-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8217
	BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited Murray House, 1 Royal Mint Court, London, EC3N 4HH
	BlackRock Institutional Trust Corr 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105-2618
BlackRock Fund Advisors	Murray House, 1 Royal Mint Court, London, EC3N 4HH
BlackRock (Luxembourg) SA	6 D rte de Treves, L-2633 Sennengerbierg, Luxembourg
	BlackRock International Limited 40 Torphichen Street, Edinburgh, UK, EH3 8JB
	BlackRock Investment Manageme33 King William St. London EC4R 9AS UK
	BlackRock Asset Management AulLevel 43, Grosvenor Place, 225 George Street. Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
BlackRock Advisors LLC	100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington DE 19809, United States
	BlackRock Capital Management 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington DE 19809 United States
	BlackRock Investment Manageme Level 43, Grosvenor Place, 225 George Street, Sydney, NSW 2000. Australia
	BlackRock Financial Management 40 East 52nd Street, New York NY 10022, United States
	BlackRock Investment Managem440 East 52nd Street, New York, 10022 USA
	BlackRock Investment Managemd23F, Seoul Finance Centre, 84 Taepyungro, 1-Ka. Jung-Ku, Seoul, 100-768, Korea, Republic of

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