Nyrstar NV announced that Mr. Jesús Fernandez Lopez has stepped down as a director of the company, with immediate effect. Mr. Fernandez was appointed in April 2016 upon the proposal of Nyrstar's shareholder, Trafigura, where Mr. Fernandez holds a position as head of Mergers & Acquisitions. Accordingly, Mr. Fernandez and Trafigura have agreed with Nyrstar that it would promote clarity around that process if Mr. Fernandez stepped down as a Board member of the company. As previously announced, Mrs. Jane Moriarty will join the board as a new independent director and is proposed to be appointed at the general shareholders' meeting on 14 March 2019.