Nyrstar NV

Major Shareholding Notification • Feb 10, 2017

Regulated Information

Publication of a transparency notification

(Article 14, first paragraph, of the Belgian Act of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of major shareholdings)

10 February 2017 at 19.00 CET

Summary of the transparency notification

Nyrstar NV (the "Company") announces today that on 9 February 2017 it has received a transparency notification from BlackRock, Inc.

Pursuant to the aforementioned notification, undertakings controlled by BlackRock, Inc.:

• hold 1,181,622 voting rights of the Company, representing 1.26% of the outstanding voting rights in the Company; and
• can acquire 4,510,890 voting rights of the Company after exercise of equivalent financial instruments, representing 4.82% of the outstanding voting rights in the Company.

As a result, a total of 5,692,512 voting rights, representing 6.08% of the outstanding voting rights in the Company, have been notified by BlackRock, Inc. pursuant to the Belgian Act of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of major shareholdings.

Content of the transparency notification

The notification dated 8 February 2017 contains the following information:

Reason for the notification

Acquisition or disposal of financial instruments that are treated as voting securities

Notification by

A parent undertaking or a controlling person

Persons subject to the notification requirement

BlackRock, Inc. as parent undertaking and relevant undertakings controlled by it.

For further detail, see the full text of the transparency declaration, available on the website of Nyrstar via http://www.nyrstar.com/investors/en/shareholderinformation/Pages/shareholderstructure.aspx

Date on which the threshold is crossed

7 February 2017

Treshold that is crossed

3%

Denominator

93,563,960

Notified details

For further detail, see the full text of the transparency declaration, available on the website of Nyrstar via http://www.nyrstar.com/investors/en/shareholderinformation/Pages/shareholderstructure.aspx

Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held

The chain of controlled undertakings is comprehensively set out in the full text of the transparency declaration, available on the website of Nyrstar via http://www.nyrstar.com/investors/en/shareholderinformation/Pages/shareholderstructure.aspx

Additional information

The transparency declaration included the following additional information:

"The disclosure obligation arose due to financial instruments holding for BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited going below 3%"

Miscellaneous

This press release can be consulted on the website of Nyrstar via http://www.nyrstar.com/investors/en/news/Pages/news.aspx.

Contact person for questions on the transparency press release, the notification and the shareholder structure of the Company: Company Secretary, company.secretary@nyrstar.com.

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About Nyrstar

Nyrstar is a global multi-metals business, with a market leading position in zinc and lead, and growing positions in other base and precious metals, which are 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 and Australia and employs approximately 5,000 people. Nyrstar is incorporated in Belgium and has its corporate office in Switzerland. Nyrstar is listed on Euronext Brussels under the symbol NYR. For further information please visit the Nyrstar website: www.nyrstar.com.

For further information contact:

Anthony Simms	Group Manager Investor Relations	T: +41 44 745 8157	M: +41 79 722 2152	E: anthony.simms@nyrstar.com
Franziska Morroni	Group Manager Corporate Communications	T: +41 44 745 8295	M: +41 79 719 2342	E: franziska.morroni@nyrstar.com