Regulated information
18 May 2015
Nyrstar NV announced today that on 18 May 2015, it received a shareholder notification from BlackRock Inc, 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 notification, BlackRock Inc has acquired voting rights in Nyrstar NV. Its holding, as of 11 May 2015, is 10,772,165 ordinary shares, representing 3.17 % 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 other 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 Euronext Brussels under the symbol NYR. For further information please visit the Nyrstar website, www.nyrstar.com
For further information:
Anthony Simms Group Manager Investor Relations T: +41 44 745 8157 M: +41 79 722 2152
E: anthony.simms@nyrstar.com
Greg Morsbach Group Manager Corporate Communications T: +41 44 745 8295 M: +41 79 719 2342
E: greg.morsbach@nyrstar.com
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