Nyrstar NV

Major Shareholding Notification • Oct 2, 2014

Regulated information

3 October 2014

Shareholder Notification

Nyrstar NV announced today that on 1 and 2 October 2014, it received shareholder notifications from, amongst others, Urion Holdings (Malta) Ltd, in accordance with the Belgian Act of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major shareholdings in issuers shares of which are admitted to trading on a regulated market and laying down miscellaneous provisions.

Pursuant to the aforementioned notifications, Urion Holdings (Malta) Ltd, a subsidiary of Trafigura, has acquired voting rights in Nyrstar NV. Its consolidated holding, as of 2 October 2014, is 34,651,369 ordinary shares, representing 10.19 % of the total number of existing shares of Nyrstar NV.

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

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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 commercial operations located in Europe, the Americas, China and Australia and employs approximately 6,500 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.

For further information

Amy Rajendran Group Manager Investor Relations T: +41 44 745 8103 M:+41 79 722 3089 E: amy.rajendran@nyrstar.com