Director/PDMR shareholding

1.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")

a)

Name

ANIL AGARWAL (being a PDMR)

2

Reasons for the Notification

a)

Position / status

Notification relates to a PCA of Anil Agarwal, VOLCAN INVESTMENTS LIMITED

b)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a

Name

VEDANTA RESOURCES PLC (the "COMPANY")

b

LEI

2138007MYEKPEAZQTW83

4.

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument

· Vedanta Resources plc ordinary shares of US$0.10 each ISIN: GB0033277061

b)

Nature of the transaction

ON 30 AUGUST 2017, PURSUANT TO A FINANCING ARRANGEMENT WITH J.P. MORGAN, LONDON ('J.P. MORGAN') ENTERED INTO BY VOLCAN INVESTMENTS LIMITED ('VOLCAN') ON 15 MARCH 2017, AND FOLLOWING A PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON 25 AUGUST 2017 BY VOLCAN WHICH REDUCED THE OUTSTANDING BALANCE OF THE FINANCING ARRANGEMENT, J.P MORGAN RELEASED A SECURITY PREVIOUSLY GRANTED OVER 8,775,024 ORDINARY SHARES IN THE CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY (REPRESENTING 3.25 PER CENT OF THE ORDINARY SHARES IN THE CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY, EXCLUDING SHARES HELD IN TREASURY (INCLUDING THOSE SHARES HELD BY GOREY INVESTMENTS LIMITED) AND SHARES HELD THROUGH A GLOBAL DEPOSITARY RECEIPT (WHICH, AS A RESULT, CARRY NO VOTING RIGHTS)) ('THE SHARES').

c)

Currency

N/A

d)

Price(s) and volume(s)

e)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A

f)

Date of the transaction

30 August 2017

g)

Place of the transaction

OUTSIDE A TRADING VENUE

Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification

DEEPAK KUMAR, COMPANY SECRETARY

Date of notification: 31 August 2017