Completion of Cairn India acquisition

8 December 2011

PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF CONTROLLING STAKE IN CAIRN INDIA LIMITED ("CAIRN INDIA")

Vedanta Resources plc ("Vedanta") today announces the completion of the acquisition of 30% of the fully diluted share capital of Cairn India from Cairn Energy PLC by the Vedanta group. The Vedanta group now holds 58.5% of the fully diluted share capital of Cairn India and has paid a total gross consideration of US$8.67 billion. Of the 58.5% stake, 20% is held by Sesa Goa Limited, a subsidiary of Vedanta.

Commenting on the transaction, Anil Agarwal, Chairman of Vedanta said: " The acquisition is a landmark event for the global natural resources sector and for India, which is looking at sustainable energy sources to fuel its growing economy. We would like to express our deep sense of gratitude to the Government of India for their support and cooperation. Vedanta and Cairn India have a shared vision of sustainable development with focus on delivery, excellence and costs and we are delighted with this partnership. Cairn India possesses an enviable talent pool and we welcome them to the Vedanta family. We firmly believe that Cairn India has the potential to double its current capacity and we will work together to achieve it."

The readmission of Vedanta's ordinary shares to listing on the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities and commencement of dealings in such shares took place at 08.00 this morning.

Vedanta management will host a conference call today, 8 December, at 12pm UK time (7am New York/ 5:30pm India) to discuss the completion of the acquisition. A presentation will be available for download on Vedanta's website at www.vedantaresources.com, approximately 1 hour prior to the call.

Conference call dial-in details:

UK toll free: 0 808 101 1573

USA toll free: 1 866 746 2133

India: +91 22 6629 0014 and +91 22 3065 0014

India toll free: 1 800 200 1221

Singapore toll free: 800 101 2045

Hong Kong toll free: 800 964 448

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UK toll free: 0 800 901 2906

India: +91 22 3065 1212

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About Vedanta Resources plc

Vedanta Resources plc ("Vedanta") is a London listed FTSE 100 diversified metals and mining major. The group produces aluminium, copper, zinc, lead, silver, iron ore and commercial energy. Vedanta has operations in India, Zambia, Namibia, South Africa, Ireland and Australia and a strong organic growth pipeline of projects. With an empowered talent pool of 31,000 employees globally, Vedanta places strong emphasis on partnering with all its stakeholders based on the core values of entrepreneurship, excellence, trust, inclusiveness and growth. For more information, please visit:

www.vedantaresources.com.

Disclaimer

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