Regulated Information
23rd January 2012
Nyrstar NV announces that it received notification of significant shareholdings on 23 January 2012, in accordance with Belgian Law of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of significant shareholdings in listed companies.
Norges Bank has acquired voting rights in Nyrstar NV. Its consolidated holding, as of 14 November 2011, is 5,174,119 ordinary shares, representing 3.04% of the total number of existing voting rights of Nyrstar NV.
Further details regarding the above notification are available on the Nyrstar website: http://www.nyrstar.com/investors/en/shareholderinformation/Pages/shareholderstructure.aspx
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About Nyrstar
The partner of choice in essential resources for the development of a changing world. Nyrstar is a leading global multi-metals business, producing significant quantities of zinc and lead as well as other products (including silver, gold and copper). Nyrstar is listed on NYSE Euronext Brussels under the symbol NYR. For further information 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