Nyrstar NV

Major Shareholding Notification • Apr 17, 2012

FORM TR-1 BE PART I 1) Status of the notification Final 2) Issuer Name NYRSTAR Identification number 0888-728-945 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 Address (for legal persons) (& legal form for legal persons) Zinkstraat 1, 2490 Balen Nyrstar NV Name Address (for legal persons) (& legal form for legal persons) Please continue entering the information in part il concerning the Click persons referred to in points 5 and ( 16/04/2012 (DD/MM/YYYY) 5 l If the holding has fallen below the lowest threshold, you have the option of not filling in point 10 170.022.544 Please enter the denominator before filling in the data
6) Persons that dispose of, voting rights (Only to be filled in if art. 7 of the Law applies)
7) Date on which the threshold is crossed 8) Threshold that is crossed (in %) 9) Denominator

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	8.103.520	8.103.520		4,77%	0,00%
TOTAL		8.103.520		4,77%	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 if 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	8.103.520	4.77%

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

will cease to hold /
will hold again Holder $\circ$ voting rights as of

$+ 3$

$\left\vert +\right\rangle$

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
Number Holder
C) Remarks

Done at

On

Name & capacity

Virginie Lietaer, Company Secretary

Zurich

17/04/2012 (DD/MM/YYYY)

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