
N°.
0888728945
F-cap 6.20
OTHER INFORMATION TO DISCLOSE
Nyrstar
Drag / tag rights: under the terms of the NNV-Trafigura Deed, if Nyrstar Holdings or any Trafigura entity or entities which hold(s) the 98%
stake in NN2 (being the "Majority Shareholder(s)") proposes at any time a transfer of any right or interest to a third party purchaser (on
arms' length terms, for cash or non-cash consideration) that would result in a member of the Trafigura group holding 50% or less of the
shares in NN2, then the Majority Shareholder(s) proposing the transfer will have the right to oblige the Company to transfer (a "drag right"),
and the Company will have an equivalent right to participate in such transfer (a "tag right"), its entire 2% equity stake in NN2 on the same
terms and for the same consideration per share as for the Majority Shareholder(s).
NN2 change of control: the NNV-Trafigura Deed obliges Trafigura and Nyrstar Holdings to procure that the Trafigura group shall only
implement any intragroup reorganisation which would result in at least 75% of the net assets (by value) of the Operating Group no longer
being held by NN2 but being held by another member of the Trafigura group (the "Replacement HoldCo"), if (i) it is bona fide and
undertaken in good faith, (ii) the financial position of Replacement Holdco is substantially the same as that of NN2 immediately prior to
such intragroup reorganisation, (iii) arrangements are put in place such that shareholders of the Replacement Holdco (including the
Company) have substantially equivalent rights and obligations with respect to Replacement Holdco as they did with respect to NN2, and
(iv) the Company has an equity interest in the Replacement Holdco equivalent to its equity interest in NN2 immediately prior to the
intragroup reorganisation, with substantially the same rights and protections. If such conditions are met, then the Company shall take all
steps and provide such reasonable assistance as is necessary to effectuate the intragroup reorganisation, and shall cooperate in
good-faith. Any costs reasonably incurred by the Company in doing so (including reasonable advisor fees), shall be borne by Trafigura.
1.2.The Put Option Deed
Pursuant to the NNV-Trafigura Deed, the Company and Trafigura also agreed that Trafigura shall grant to the Company an option to
require a Trafigura entity to purchase the Company's entire interest in NN2. The terms of this option are set out in a separate deed, dated
25 June 2019, between the Company, Trafigura and Nyrstar Holdings (the "Put Option Deed"). Under the terms of the Put Option Deed,
the Company can put all (but not only a part) of its 2% holding in NN2 to Trafigura at a price equal to EUR 20 million (the "Put Option").
Reference is made in this respect to the related party disclosures in respect of the mandatory prepayment obligations and limited recourse
provisions under the Limited Recourse Loan Facility that will apply to the proceeds of the Put Option (see 1.5.4. and 1.5.5. below). The Put
Option can be exercised by the Company until 31 July 2022, subject to limited triggers allowing earlier termination of the Put Option before
31 July 2022.
On 18 November 2021, the Company announced that it had appointed Moore Corporate Finance, to prepare an independent expert's
opinion for the independent directors of the Company ("Committee of Independent Directors"), in the framework of Article 7:97 of the
Belgian Code of Companies and Associations. The independent expert's opinion is to advise the Committee of Independent Directors in
examining the benefit to the Company, taking all relevant circumstances into account, of the exercise or non-exercise of the Put Option
that the Company has in relation to its (entire) 2% investment in NN2. In making its decision on whether or not to exercise the Put Option,
the Committee of Independent Directors will also duly consider any substantiated third party bids, including of the Company's shareholders
other than Trafigura and/or of other stakeholders and third parties, that it may receive in respect of the 2% shareholding in NN2. Any such
bids for the 2% shareholding in NN2 were requested to be addressed to the Company prior to 15 February 2022. The company has not
received any bids at the date of this report. It is expected that the Board will make a decision as to whether or not to exercise the Put
Option or potentially sell the 2% investment in NN2 to a third party prior to the expiry of the Put Option on 31 July 2022.
1.3.Release from parent company guarantees in favour of Trafigura
As stated above, prior to the effective date of the Restructuring which was 31 July 2019 (the "Restructuring Effective Date"), the Company
was the ultimate parent company of the Nyrstar group, and had previously issued various parent company guarantees (the "PCGs") in
respect of the obligations of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, two parent company guarantees (the "Trafigura PCGs") granted in
respect of the primary financial obligations of the Company's indirect subsidiary at that time, Nyrstar Sales & Marketing AG ("NSM"), to
Trafigura, namely under the USD 650 million Trade Finance Framework Agreement ("TFFA") and the USD 250 million Bridge Finance
Facility Agreement ("BFFA"). The Trafigura PCGs as well as all other security and / or guarantees provided to Trafigura by the Operating
Group in respect of the TFFA and BFFA, were released in full on the Restructuring Effective Date.
1.4.The Company's release from parent company guarantees in favour of third parties and the Company's rights to indemnification by NN2
under the NNV-NN2 SPA
Prior to, and as part of the implementation of, the Restructuring, the Company entered into an agreement for the sale and transfer by the
Company of substantially all of its assets including 100% of its shareholding in Nyrstar Netherlands (Holdings) BV and also its holdings
(direct and indirect) in its subsidiaries, but excluding its shares in NN1, to NN2 (the "NNV-NN2 SPA"). Under the NNV-NN2 SPA, the
Company benefits from contractual agreements with NN2 and Trafigura in respect of its release from, or indemnification for, liabilities for
existing financial indebtedness and obligations owed to third parties in respect of financial, commercial or other obligations of the then
current members of the Operating Group (the "PCGs"), such that those third parties should no longer have recourse to the Company. The
release and / or indemnification obligations of NN2 from which the Company benefits can be summarised as follows.
-Release of PCGs and general indemnity: The NNV-NN2 SPA includes a commitment by NN2 to use reasonable endeavors to procure the
release of obligations owed by the Company under third-party PCGs. This obligation is combined with an obligation on NN2 to indemnify
the Company, to the extent such PCGs are not released, for any and all liabilities in relation to such PCGs in respect of the failure by the
applicable member of the Operating Group to comply fully with its principal obligations.
-Indemnity for specified historic liabilities: Further, the NNV-NN2 SPA also contains an obligation on NN2 to indemnify the Company, to the
extent not covered by the release and/or indemnification of PCGs mentioned above, in respect of certain specified liabilities, including
certain liabilities arising in relation to certain historic disposals by the former Nyrstar group and/or from certain historic mine closures,
which are specified in a schedule to the NNV-NN2 SPA.
-Limitation on recourse to the Company of former subsidiaries: To limit and release further any financial obligations on the Company, the
NNV-NN2 SPA obliges NN2 to procure that, and the NNV-Trafigura Deed obliges Trafigura to procure that no former subsidiaries of the
Company will make any demands for payment from the Company except (i) under the Limited Recourse Loan Facility (as defined below),
(ii) as otherwise agreed following the completion of the Restructuring; or (iii) to the extent that the Company has sufficient funds available
(excluding any dividends or sale proceeds in respect of the Company's direct 2% shareholding in NN2).
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