Nyrstar NV

Major Shareholding Notification • Apr 17, 2012

FORM TR-1 BE PARTI
1) Status of the notification
2) Issuer	Final
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	Zinkstraat 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 il concerning the	Click persons referred to in points 5 and 6
7) Date on which the threshold is crossed
	16/04/2012	(DD/MM/YYYY)
8) Threshold that is crossed (in %)
	$\overline{5}$
	If the holding has fallen below the lowest threshold, you have the option of not filling in point 10
9) Denominator
	170.022.544
	Please enter the denominator before filling in the data

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
Nyrster NV	8.678.686	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)	٥	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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Nyrstar is not being controlled.
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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

$+$ 8

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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

C) Remarks
Done at	Zurich
On	17/04/2012 (DD/MM/YYYY)
Name & capacity
	Signature Virginie Lietaer, Company Secretary	$\div$ $\infty$