16th Nov 2006 12:30
Vedanta Resources PLC16 November 2006 16 November 2006 Dividend Arrangements Vedanta Resources plc ("Vedanta") announced an interim dividend of US 15 centsper Ordinary Share on 16 November 2006 in respect of the six months ended 30September 2006. The dividend will be paid out in US dollars on 11 January 2007to those shareholders on the Register on 8 December 2006. Shareholders may elect to receive the dividend in UK pounds sterling if theywish. The Board has determined that the exchange rate to be applied to convertthe dividend into UK pounds will be £0.526 to the US dollar, equating to 7.89pence per Ordinary Share. This exchange rate is based on the average exchangerate for the five business days prior to the announcement of the Company'sinterim results on 16 November 2006. Shareholders wishing to receive their dividends in UK pounds sterling shouldnotify the Company's Registrars by 27 December 2006. The Company's Registrarscan also arrange for dividends to be paid direct into shareholders' UK bankaccounts. This arrangement will only be available in respect of dividends paidin UK pounds sterling. The Company's Registrars are Computershare Investor Services PLC and can becontacted at PO Box 82, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 7NH or ontelephone number +44 (0) 870 702 0000. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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