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Balen, Belgium (29 October 2008) - Nyrstar NV received the following shareholder notification on 27 October 2008:

 

Trade Date	Shareholder Name	Number Declared	% Voting Rights
1 September 2008	OZ Minerals Limited	7,791,622	7.79 %

 

Further details regarding the above notifications are available on the Nyrstar website: http://www.nyrstar.com/nyrstar/en/investors/shareholderstructure/

 

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Nyrstar NV is the world's largest producer of zinc metal and alloys, and in addition, is one of the world's largest primary lead smelting and refining companies. The company produces other valuable by-products including copper, gold and indium, along with significant quantities of refined silver. In 2007 Nyrstar produced more than one million tonnes of zinc. Incorporated in Belgium and with its corporate offices in London (United Kingdom) and Balen (Belgium), Nyrstar has wholly-owned operations in Australia, Belgium, France, the Netherlands and the USA and joint ventures in Australia, China and France. Nyrstar is listed on Euronext Brussels under the symbol NYR. For further information visit the Nyrstar website, www.nyrstar.com