Nyrstar NV

Major Shareholding Notification • Mar 14, 2012

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
	Downward crossing of the lowest threshold An acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights		$\ddot{\theta}$
4) Notification by
	A person that notifies alone
			$\ddot{\phantom{1}}$
5) Persons subject to the notification requirement
	Name (& legal form for legal persons)	Address (for legal persons)
	Norges Bank (the Central Bank of Norway)	Bankplassen 2, P.O Box 1179, Sentrum, 0107 Oslo, Norway	$\bullet$
	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)	$\left \Phi \right $
	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
	12/03/2012	(DD/MM/YYYY)
8) Threshold that is crossed (in %)
	3
	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
	# 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
Norges Bank	5,174,119	4,828,639		2.84%
	TOTAL	4,828,639	$\mathbf{0}$	2.84 %	0.00%
			Start with "groups" of holders. Calculate subtotals and then finish with the		persons who are "alone".
			The totals, subtotals and % will be updated once you have clicked on
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)	$\bf{0}$	0.00%	$\left \cdot \right $
	TOTAL (Voting rights & Equivalent financial instruments)		The totals will be updated once you have clicked on	# of voting rights	% of voting rights
			CALCULATE	4,828,639	2.84%
Please describe, or join a diagram in attachment	11) Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable
	Norges Bank (NB) is the central bank of Norway. As part of its central bank activities, NB manages Norway's foreign exchange reserves and is responsible for management of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global. The formal responsibility for management of the Government Pension Fund Global is placed with the Ministry of Finance, but is delegated to NB. All investments are executed by NB acting as principal and all holdings are registered in the name of NB.
12) In case of proxy voting for only one GM
Holder	N/A	will cease to hold / will hold again	$\circ$		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
						$\ddot{\bullet}$
B) Shares without voting rights
Holder	Number					$\Phi$
C) Remarks
Done at	Oslo, Norway
On	13/03/2012	(DD/MM/YYYY)
Name & capacity
	Jonas Lexmark, Analyst - Legal & Compliance		Signature		Bras Hexman	æ