Convertible Bond Offering

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN OR TO THE U.S., CANADA, AUSTRALIA, OR JAPAN, OR IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW

2 March 2010

Convertible Bond Offering

Vedanta Resources plc (the "Group", the "Company" or "Vedanta") today announces the launch of an offering of approximately US$775 million of Convertible Bonds due 2017 (the "Bonds").

The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to refinance debt redemptions and for general corporate purposes. Priority in allocation of the Bonds will be given to existing shareholders of the Company. Volcan Investments Limited, the majority shareholder of the Company, has indicated it will not participate in the transaction.

The Bonds will be issued at par by the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary Vedanta Resources Jersey II Limited (the "Issuer") and will be guaranteed by the Company. The Bonds are expected to have a coupon of 3.50% to 4.00% payable semi-annually in arrear and will be convertible into fully paid ordinary shares with a nominal amount of US$0.10 of the Company ("Ordinary Shares"). The conversion price is expected to be set at a premium of between 35% to 40% to the volume weighted average price of the Ordinary Shares on the London Stock Exchange between launch and pricing. The announced size of US$775 million may be increased by up to US$75 million by way of an over-allotment option granted to the joint bookrunners allowing them to subscribe for up to an additional US$75 million of Bonds by 26 March 2010.

Vedanta has recently redeemed US$1,146 million of bond debt from existing cash resources, including US$546 million of its US$725 million 4.60% convertible bonds due 2026 and US$600 million of its 6.625% bonds due 2010. The redemption of US$546 million of its US$725 million 4.60% convertible bonds due 2026 resulted in a reduction of 21.08 million of the possible non voting global depositary receipts representing Ordinary Shares that could have been issued pursuant to the terms of such bonds. Based on the announced issue size of US$775 million, the Bonds to be issued are expected to represent approximately 14.56 million Ordinary Shares or 5.245% of the current total number of issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Company.

For all Ordinary Shares issued under the offering representing more than 5.00% of the current issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares, Shareholder approval will be sought by the Company at the next General Meeting to facilitate full conversion in Ordinary Shares. Until the Company receives this approval, conversions will be partially cash settled.

Settlement is expected to take place on or about 30 March 2010 (the "Settlement Date"). If not converted or previously redeemed the Bonds will be redeemed at par 7 years from the Settlement Date. Investors have the option to have the Bonds redeemed at par 3 (and 30 days) and 5 years from the Settlement Date or otherwise for a certain period following a change of control of the Company. The Company will have the option to call the Bonds from approximately 3 years after the Settlement Date until maturity, in the event that the volume weighted average price of the Ordinary Shares on the London Stock Exchange exceeds 130% of the conversion price over a certain period. In addition, the Company has the right to redeem the Bonds if at any time the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds outstanding is equal to or less than 15% of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds initially issued. It is intended that an application will be made for the Bonds to be listed on the Official List and admitted to trading on the Professional Securities Market (PSM) of the London Stock Exchange.

J.P. Morgan Cazenove and Morgan Stanley are acting as joint bookrunners for the offering. J.P. Morgan Cazenove is a marketing name for the UK investment banking business of J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd.

For further information, please contact:

About Vedanta Resources plc

Vedanta is a London listed FTSE 100 diversified metals and mining major. The Group produces aluminium, copper, zinc, lead, iron ore and commercial energy. Vedanta has operations in India, Zambia and Australia and a strong organic growth pipeline of projects. With an empowered talent pool of 30,000 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 visit www.vedantaresources.com

STABILISATION/FSA

THIS COMMUNICATION IS DIRECTED EXCLUSIVELY AT MARKET PROFESSIONALS AND INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS AND IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE RELIED UPON IN SUBSTITUTION FOR THE EXERCISE OF INDEPENDENT JUDGEMENT.

IT IS NOT INTENDED AS INVESTMENT ADVICE AND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IS IT TO BE USED OR CONSIDERED AS AN OFFER TO SELL, OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY SECURITY NOR IS IT A RECOMMENDATION TO BUY OR SELL ANY SECURITY.

ANY DECISION TO PURCHASE ANY OF THE SECURITIES SHOULD ONLY BE MADE ON THE BASIS OF AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW BY A PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR OF THE ISSUER'S AND THE COMPANY'S PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION. NEITHER THE BOOKRUNNERS NOR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES ACCEPT ANY LIABILITY ARISING FROM THE USE OF, OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION AS TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF, THIS COMMUNICATION OR THE ISSUER'S AND THE COMPANY'S PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS COMMUNICATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO THE INFORMATION SET OUT IN THE FINAL PROSPECTUS RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES.

THIS COMMUNICATION IS NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES. THIS COMMUNICATION IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL SECURITIES OR THE SOLICITATION OF ANY OFFER TO BUY SECURITIES IN THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION, NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY OFFER OF SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. THE SECURITIES MENTIONED IN THIS COMMUNICATION HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED IN THE UNITED STATES UNDER THE US SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "US SECURITIES ACT"), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES, ABSENT REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE US SECURITIES ACT. THERE WILL BE NO PUBLIC OFFER OF THE SECURITIES IN THE UNITED STATES OR IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

EACH PERSON RECEIVING THIS COMMUNICATION SHOULD CONSULT HIS/HER PROFESSIONAL ADVISER TO ASCERTAIN THE SUITABILITY OF THE SECURITIES AS AN INVESTMENT. FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, NEITHER THE ISSUER, THE COMPANY NOR THE BOOKRUNNERS MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT THEY INTEND TO ACCEPT OR BE BOUND BY ANY OF THE TERMS HEREIN NOR SHALL THE ISSUER, THE COMPANY OR THE BOOKRUNNERS BE OBLIGED TO ENTER INTO ANY FURTHER DISCUSSIONS OR NEGOTIATIONS PURSUANT HERETO, BUT THEY SHALL BE ENTITLED IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION TO ACT IN ANY WAY THAT THEY SEE FIT IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. THIS IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL, NOR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY AND ANY DISCUSSIONS, NEGOTIATIONS OR OTHER COMMUNICATIONS THAT MAY BE ENTERED INTO, WHETHER IN CONNECTION WITH THE TERMS SET OUT HEREIN OR OTHERWISE, SHALL BE CONDUCTED SUBJECT TO CONTRACT. NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS OR WILL BE MADE AS TO, OR IN RELATION TO, AND NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY IS OR WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE BOOKRUNNERS OR BY ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, SERVANTS OR AGENTS AS TO OR IN RELATION TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THIS COMMUNICATION, OR ANY OTHER WRITTEN OR ORAL INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY INTERESTED PARTY OR ITS ADVISERS AND ANY LIABILITY THEREFORE IS HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED.

AN INVESTMENT IN THE BONDS INCLUDES A SIGNIFICANT DEGREE OF RISK. IN MAKING ANY DECISION TO PURCHASE THE BONDS, AN INVESTOR WILL BE DEEMED TO (A) HAVE SUCH BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL EXPERIENCE AS IS REQUIRED TO GIVE IT THE CAPACITY TO PROTECT ITS OWN INTERESTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE PURCHASE OF THE BONDS, (B) NOT RELY ON ANY INVESTIGATION THAT THE BOOKRUNNERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE BOOKRUNNERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, MAY HAVE CONDUCTED WITH RESPECT TO THE ISSUER, THE COMPANY OR THE BONDS, (C) HAVE MADE ITS OWN INVESTMENT DECISION REGARDING THE BONDS BASED ON ITS OWN KNOWLEDGE AND INVESTIGATION OF THE ISSUER, THE COMPANY AND OF THE TERMS OF THE BONDS, (D) RELY ON ITS OWN EXAMINATION OF THE ISSUER AND THE COMPANY, THEIR RESPECTIVE SUBSIDIARIES, THE BONDS AND THE TERMS OF THE PLACEMENT OF THE BONDS, INCLUDING THE MERITS AND RISKS INVOLVED, (E) MAKE ITS OWN ASSESSMENT OF THE ISSUER AND THE COMPANY, THEIR RESPECTIVE SUBSIDIARIES, THE BONDS AND THE TERMS OF THE PLACEMENT OF THE BONDS AND SUCH OTHER INFORMATION AS IS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AND IT DEEMS REASONABLY SUFFICIENT (WHICH SUCH INVESTOR IS DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCESS, READ AND UNDERSTAND), AND (F) CONSULT ITS OWN INDEPENDENT ADVISORS OR OTHERWISE SATISFY ITSELF CONCERNING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ACCOUNTING, REGULATORY, TAX OR OTHER CONSEQUENCES IN THE LIGHT OF ITS PARTICULAR SITUATION UNDER THE LAWS OF ALL RELEVANT JURISDICTIONS GENERALLY.

THE BOOKRUNNERS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES MAY PERFORM SERVICES FOR, OR SOLICIT BUSINESS FROM, THE ISSUER, THE COMPANY OR MEMBERS OF THE ISSUER'S GROUP OR THE COMPANY'S GROUP, MAY MAKE MARKETS IN THE SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER, THE COMPANY OR MEMBERS OF THE ISSUER'S GROUP OR THE COMPANY'S GROUP AND/OR HAVE A POSITION OR EFFECT TRANSACTIONS IN SUCH SECURITIES.

COPIES OF THIS COMMUNICATION ARE NOT BEING, AND MUST NOT BE, MAILED, OR OTHERWISE FORWARDED, DISTRIBUTED OR SENT IN, INTO OR FROM THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH MAILING WOULD BE ILLEGAL, OR TO PUBLICATIONS WITH A GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THOSE JURISDICTIONS, AND PERSONS RECEIVING THIS COMMUNICATION (INCLUDING CUSTODIANS, NOMINEES AND TRUSTEES) MUST NOT MAIL OR OTHERWISE FORWARD, DISTRIBUTE OR SEND IT IN, INTO OR FROM THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH MAILING WOULD BE ILLEGAL OR TO PUBLICATIONS WITH A GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THOSE JURISDICTIONS.

IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING OF THE BONDS, THE BOOKRUNNERS AND ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES ACTING AS AN INVESTOR FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT MAY TAKE UP BONDS AND IN THAT CAPACITY MAY RETAIN, PURCHASE OR SELL FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT SUCH SECURITIES AND ANY SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER, THE COMPANY OR RELATED INVESTMENTS, AND MAY OFFER OR SELL SUCH SECURITIES OR OTHER INVESTMENTS OTHERWISE THAN IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING OF THE BONDS.

EACH PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR SHOULD PROCEED ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT IT MUST BEAR THE ECONOMIC RISK OF AN INVESTMENT IN THE SECURITIES FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD. NEITHER THE ISSUER, THE COMPANY NOR THE BOOKRUNNERS MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION AS TO (I) THE SUITABILITY OF THE SECURITIES FOR ANY PARTICULAR INVESTOR, (II) THE APPROPRIATE ACCOUNTING TREATMENT AND POTENTIAL TAX CONSEQUENCES OF INVESTING IN THE SECURITIES OR (III) THE FUTURE PERFORMANCE OF THE SECURITIES EITHER IN ABSOLUTE TERMS OR RELATIVE TO COMPETING INVESTMENTS.

IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING, THE BOOKRUNNERS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES MAY, FOR THEIR OWN ACCOUNT, ENTER INTO ASSET SWAPS, CREDIT DERIVATIVES OR OTHER DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS RELATING TO THE SECURITIES AND/OR THE SHARES AT THE SAME TIME AS THE OFFER AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES OR IN SECONDARY MARKET TRANSACTIONS. THE BOOKRUNNERS OR ANY OF THEIR AFFILIATES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME HOLD LONG OR SHORT POSITIONS IN OR BUY AND SELL SUCH SECURITIES OR DERIVATIVES OR THE UNDERLYING SHARES. NO DISCLOSURE WILL BE MADE OF ANY SUCH POSITIONS. THE BOOKRUNNERS ARE ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE ISSUER AND THE COMPANY AND NO ONE ELSE IN CONNECTION WITH THE SECURITIES AND WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE TO ANY OTHER PERSON FOR PROVIDING THE PROTECTIONS AFFORDED TO CLIENTS OF THE BOOKRUNNERS OR FOR PROVIDING ADVICE IN RELATION TO THE SECURITIES. THE BOOKRUNNERS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES MAY PERFORM SERVICES FOR OR SOLICIT BUSINESS FROM THE ISSUER AND/OR MEMBERS OF THE ISSUER'S GROUP AND/OR THE COMPANY AND/OR MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY'S GROUP, MAY MAKE MARKETS IN THE SECURITIES OF SUCH PERSONS AND/OR HAVE A POSITION OR EFFECT TRANSACTIONS IN SUCH SECURITIES.

ANY ALLOCATION OF THE BONDS WILL BE MADE EXPRESSLY SUBJECT TO THE CONDITION THAT ANY OFFERING OF THE BONDS IS COMPLETE AND THAT THE BONDS ARE ISSUED. IN PARTICULAR, IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT ANY SUCH OFFERING AND FORMAL DOCUMENTATION RELATING THERETO WILL BE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS PRECEDENT AND TERMINATION EVENTS, INCLUDING THOSE WHICH ARE CUSTOMARY FOR SUCH AN OFFERING. ANY SUCH OFFERING WILL NOT COMPLETE UNLESS SUCH CONDITIONS PRECEDENT ARE FULFILLED AND ANY SUCH TERMINATION EVENTS HAVE NOT TAKEN PLACE OR THE FAILURE TO FULFIL SUCH A CONDITION PRECEDENT OR THE OCCURRENCE OF A TERMINATION EVENT HAS BEEN WAIVED, IF APPLICABLE. THE BOOKRUNNERS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO EXERCISE OR REFRAIN FROM EXERCISING ITS RIGHTS IN RELATION TO THE FULFILMENT OR OTHERWISE OF ANY SUCH CONDITION PRECEDENT OR THE OCCURRENCE OF ANY TERMINATION EVENT IN SUCH MANNER AS THEY MAY DETERMINE IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION.

NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY THE ISSUER, THE COMPANY, THE BOOKRUNNERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES THAT WOULD PERMIT AN OFFERING OF THE SECURITIES OR POSSESSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF THIS COMMUNICATION OR ANY OFFERING OR PUBLICITY MATERIAL RELATING TO SUCH SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE ACTION FOR THAT PURPOSE IS REQUIRED. PERSONS INTO WHOSE POSSESSION THIS COMMUNICATION COMES ARE REQUIRED BY THE ISSUER, THE COMPANY AND THE BOOKRUNNERS TO INFORM THEMSELVES ABOUT AND TO OBSERVE ANY SUCH RESTRICTIONS.

EEA SELLING RESTRICTION AND DEEMED INVESTOR REPRESENTATION

THIS COMMUNICATION AND THE OFFER WHEN MADE ARE ONLY ADDRESSED TO AND DIRECTED, IN MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA WHICH HAVE IMPLEMENTED THE PROSPECTUS DIRECTIVE (EACH, A "RELEVANT MEMBER STATE"), AT PERSONS WHO ARE "QUALIFIED INVESTORS" WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 2(1)(E) OF THE PROSPECTUS DIRECTIVE (DIRECTIVE 2003/71/EC) ("QUALIFIED INVESTORS"). EACH PERSON WHO INITIALLY ACQUIRES ANY SECURITIES OR TO WHOM ANY OFFER OF SECURITIES MAY BE MADE WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED, ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED THAT IT IS A "QUALIFIED INVESTOR" WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 2(1)(E) OF THE PROSPECTUS DIRECTIVE. IN ADDITION, IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, THIS COMMUNICATION IS BEING DISTRIBUTED ONLY TO, AND IS DIRECTED ONLY AT, QUALIFIED INVESTORS (I) WHO HAVE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN MATTERS RELATING TO INVESTMENTS FALLING WITHIN ARTICLE 19(5) OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (FINANCIAL PROMOTION) ORDER 2005, AS AMENDED (THE "ORDER") AND QUALIFIED INVESTORS FALLING WITHIN ARTICLE 49(2)(A) TO (D) OF THE ORDER, AND (II) TO WHOM IT MAY OTHERWISE LAWFULLY BE COMMUNICATED (ALL SUCH PERSONS TOGETHER BEING REFERRED TO AS "RELEVANT PERSONS"). THIS COMMUNICATION MUST NOT BE ACTED ON OR RELIED ON (I) IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, BY PERSONS WHO ARE NOT RELEVANT PERSONS, AND (II) IN ANY MEMBER STATE OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA OTHER THAN THE UNITED KINGDOM, BY PERSONS WHO ARE NOT QUALIFIED INVESTORS. ANY INVESTMENT OR INVESTMENT ACTIVITY TO WHICH THIS COMMUNICATION RELATES IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO RELEVANT PERSONS AND WILL BE ENGAGED IN ONLY WITH RELEVANT PERSONS

THE ISSUER, THE COMPANY AND THE BOOKRUNNERS AND OTHERS WILL RELY UPON THE TRUTH AND ACCURACY OF THE FOREGOING REPRESENTATIONS, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, AND AGREEMENTS. NOTWITHSTANDING THE ABOVE, A PERSON WHO IS NOT A QUALIFIED INVESTOR AND WHO HAS NOTIFIED THE BOOKRUNNERS OF SUCH FACT IN WRITING MAY, WITH THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE BOOKRUNNERS, BE PERMITTED TO PURCHASE SECURITIES.