Director/PDMR Shareholding

VEDANTA RESOURCES PLC

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons- Grant of Forfeitable Shares Awards

This notification is made in accordance with DTR 3.1.4(1)(a).

On 4 January 2016, Mr Anil Agarwal and Mr Navin Agarwal have been granted forfeitable shares awards over ordinary shares of US$0.10 each in Vedanta Resources plc (the "Company") under the Vedanta Resources Deferred Share Bonus Plan 2015, as follows:

No consideration has been paid for the grant of the awards of forfeitable shares.

The awards were granted in respect of annual bonuses earned for the Financial Year ended 31 March 2015.

Subject to the executive continuing to be a director or employee in the Vedanta Resources Plc group of companies, the shares held under the forfeitable shares awards shall normally cease to be subject to restrictions and at risk of forfeiture ("vest") on the dates and over the proportions of shares set out below.

(a) Awards to Mr Anil Agarwal shall normally vest over the proportions of shares and on the dates set out below:

1. 40% of the total number of shares held shall vest on 22 May 2016;

2. 30% of the total number of shares held shall vest on 22 May 2017; and

3. 30% of the total number of shares held shall vest on 22 May 2018; and

(b) Awards to Mr Navin Agarwal shall normally vest over the proportions of shares and on the dates set out below:

1. 40% of the total number of shares held shall vest on 12 August 2016;

2. 30% of the total number of shares held shall vest on 12 August 2017; and

3. 30% of the total number of shares held shall vest on 12 August 2018.

The forfeitable shares will be held by and on behalf of the executive by Sanne Fiduciary Services Limited, acting as the executive's nominee (the "Nominee"). On vesting, the Nominee will transfer legal ownership of the shares to the executive.

The number of shares over which awards were granted was calculated by reference to, in the case of Mr Anil Agarwal, the average middle market quotation of a share over the five dealing days immediately following the date of announcement of the Company's results for the 2014/2015 financial year on 14 May 2015 and, in the case of the shares awarded to Mr Navin Agarwal, the average middle market quotation of a share over the five dealing days immediately before the date of payment of his cash bonus on 12 August 2015.

The Company was informed of the above transactions on 4 January 2016.

For any queries in respect of the above, please contact:

Vedanta Resources plc

Tel: 020 7459 5900

Deepak Kumar, Company Secretary

4 January 2016