Nyrstar announces details of 1-for-10 Reverse Stock Split

Regulated Information

20 May 2016

Nyrstar NV (the " Company ") today announces its intention to implement a share consolidation with respect to all outstanding shares of the Company by means of a 1-for-10 reverse stock split (the " RSS ").

Pursuant to the RSS, all outstanding shares of the Company shall be consolidated into a new and reduced number of shares at the ratio of one (1) new share (ISIN BE0974294267) for ten (10) existing shares (ISIN BE0003876936).

The last trading day of the existing shares of the Company will be 6 June 2016 and the RSS will be effective as of 9 June 2016.

The RSS was approved by the extraordinary general shareholders' meeting of the Company on 19 May 2016. The Company believes that the RSS is appropriate given the current stock price and the number of shares that is currently outstanding.

Simultaneous and automatic implementation of the RSS

The RSS will be carried out simultaneously for all outstanding shares of the Company, so that after the completion of the RSS each new share shall represent the same fraction of the Company's share capital. All new shares after the completion of the RSS shall have the same rights and benefits and shall rank pari passu in all respects, including as to entitlements to dividends.

The RSS will not affect the form of the outstanding shares (dematerialised or registered) and the outstanding registered and dematerialised shares will be processed separately. The RSS will be implemented automatically, without the need for shareholders to take any steps whatsoever.

Consolidation and sale of fractions of new shares resulting from the RSS

The RSS might give rise to the appearance of fractions if a shareholder does not hold a number of existing shares which corresponds to a multiple of ten (10). In this case, the number of new shares held by that shareholder will be rounded down to the lower whole number.

Any fractions of shares which might appear shall be consolidated by BNP Paribas Fortis, mandated by the Company for this transaction, which will be responsible between 20 June 2016 and 1 July 2016, or any later date if that should prove necessary, for selling the new shares resulting from the consolidation of fractions on the market (Euronext Brussels).

A shareholder who does not hold a number of existing shares corresponding to a multiple of ten (10), may opt to do the following:

• Sell or purchase existing shares as to obtain, by close  of trading on 6 June 2016 at the latest, a number of existing shares which is a multiple of ten (10).
  
  Shareholders wishing to engage in sale or purchase transactions should obtain from their financial intermediary information with respect to the deadlines for execution and any transaction costs applicable to such sale or purchase transactions.
   
• Do nothing and be allocated a cash compensation, as outlined below.

The net proceeds of the sale of the consolidated shares will be distributed in cash on a pro rata basis to the holders of existing shares that did not have a number of existing shares corresponding to a multiple of ten (10) within one month as from the closing of the aforementioned sale, provided that the net proceeds shall not be less than one euro cent (EUR 0.01) per old share. If net proceeds are less or cannot be distributed on a pro rate basis as aforementioned, these shall accrue to the Company. The Company is unable to anticipate the sales price of the sale of the consolidated shares and therefore cannot estimate the proceeds of such sale.

More information

Additional information with respect to the RSS is available in the form of FAQs that can be accessed on the website of the Company via the following link:

http://www.nyrstar.com/investors/en/shareholderinformation/Pages/faq-share-consolidation.aspx

Admission to the trading of the new shares does not require the publication of a prospectus, under Article 18, §2, b) of the Belgian Act of 16 June 2006 on the public offering of securities and the admission of securities to be traded on a regulated market. As a consequence, no prospectus has been submitted to the FSMA and none will be published.

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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:

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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