Nyrstar NV

Major Shareholding Notification • Dec 17, 2012

Regulated Information

Nyrstar: Shareholder Notification

17 December 2012

Nyrstar NV announces that it received notification of significant shareholdings on 14 December 2012, in accordance with Belgian Law of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of significant shareholdings in listed companies.

Blackrock informed Nyrstar that the participation of Blackrock Group(1) in Nyrstar crossed the threshold of 5% of the outstanding voting rights downwards on 13 December 2012.

Blackrock Group(1) holds in the aggregate on 13 December 2012 6,505,459 voting rights, representing 3.83% of the total outstanding voting rights.

Further details regarding the above notification are available on the Nyrstar website: http://www.nyrstar.com/investors/en/shareholderinformation/Pages/shareholderstructure.aspx

(1) directly and indirectly through Blackrock Inc., Blackrock (Luxembourg) S.A., Blackrock Advisors (UK) Limited, Blackrock Advisors LLC, Blackrock Asset Management Australia Limited, Blackrock Capital Management Inc., Blackrock Financial Management Inc, Blackrock Fund Advisors, Blackrock Institutional Trust Company, National Association, Blackrock International Limited, Blackrock Investment Management (Korea) Limited, Blackrock Investment Management (UK) Limited, Blackrock Investment Management Australia Limited, Blackrock Investment management LLC and Blackrock Japan Co, Ltd.

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About Nyrstar

Nyrstar is an integrated mining and metals business, with market leading positions in zinc and lead, and growing positions in other base and precious metals; 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, China and Australia and employs over 7,000 people. Nyrstar is incorporated in Belgium and has its corporate office in Switzerland. Nyrstar is listed on NYSE Euronext Brussels under the symbol NYR. For further information please visit the Nyrstar website, www.nyrstar.com

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