Identification

Symbol
NYR
ISIN code
BE0003876936
Trading location
Brussels
ICB
Nonferrous Metals
Website address
http://www.nyrstar.com
Issuer website
http://www.nyrstar.com

Operation

IPO date
Mon 29/10/2007
IPO price
20.00 euros
IPO type
Initial Public offering
Catégorie
IPO
Operation procedure

Initial reference price: will be the subscription price that will be published in the financial press on or around 29/10/2007. Thresholds of listing: As provided in the ETA Nr 2004-433 dated 20/09/2002, the static price range will be set at +/- 20% around the reference price. If the price is outside the static price range the stock will be reserved during 15 minutes. The new reference price used will be the treshold (up or down) reached previously. The static price range will be set at +/- 10% of this new reference price. This procedure will be repeated until an opening price will be established. At the opening of the security, the opening price will be the new reference price with a static price range of +/- 10% and a dynamic price range of +/- 5%. Usual trading rules in term of thresholds and of reservation period will be applied.

Operation description

From 29/10/2007, the common shares described below issued by Nyrstar NV will be listed on Eurolist by Euronext:

- 69,565,218 existing ordinary shares, qualifying for dividend as from 01/01/2008, that are offered in public subscription as from 15/10/2007 up to and including 26/10/2007 4 pm (Brussels time), unless early closing. These shares will be mentioned in the official price list under the name Nyrstar NV with the mention WI up to and including 31/10/2007 (When Issued: cf infra).

- a maximum of 17,391,304 existing ordinary shares, qualifying for dividend as from 01/01/2008 within the framework of the Increase option.

- a maximum of 13,043,478 existing ordinary shares of the company Nyrstar NV, qualifying for dividend as from 01/01/2008 within the framework of the Greenshoe option.

When Issued: according to the terms of the offering described in the prospectus, investors have to be aware that the offered shares must be delivered on 01/11/2007. Euronext Brussels has indicated that it will cancel all transactions realized on the regulated market Eurolist by Euronext Brussels if the offered shares are not delivered on 01/11/2007. The attention of the public is drawn upon the fact that, from the first listing of the shares on the regulated market Eurolist by Euronext Brussels and until 01/11/2007, it has to take into account the eventuality as described above for every operation that it intends to realise through Euronext or over the counter.

Operation calendar

29/10/2007 : listing of the common shares issued by NYRSTAR on Eurolist by Euronext.

Price range
18.00 euros - 23.00 euros
Broker to issue

KBC SECURITIES
FORTIS BANK