25 April 2012
Nyrstar held its Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders in Brussels today. The shareholders approved all agenda items of the Annual General Meeting, including the financial statements for the financial year ended 31 December 2011.
The quorum requirement for deliberation and voting on the agenda items of the Extraordinary General Meeting was not met. A second Extraordinary General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 22 May at 10.30 a.m. at the Diamond Building, A. Reyerslaan 80, 1030 Brussels, Belgium, or at such other place as will be indicated at that place at that time.
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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 over 7,000 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 contact:
| Anthony Simms | Group Manager Investor Relations | T: +41 44 745 8157 | M: +41 79 722 2152 | anthony.simms@nyrstar.com |
| Kate Dinon | Group Manager Corporate Communications | T: +41 44 745 8154 | M: +41 79 722 84 66 | kate.dinon@nyrstar.com |
| Geert Lambrechts | Manager Corporate Communications | T: +32 14 449 646 | M: +32 473 637 892 | geert.lambrechts@nyrstar.com |