Form 8 (OPD): Vedanta Resources Plc

(a) Full name of discloser:

Vedanta Resources plc

(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

Offeree

(d) Is the discloser the offeror or the offeree?

OFFEREE

(e) Date position held:

16 July 2018

(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

N/A

Class of relevant security:

Interests

Short positions

Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

Nil

-

Nil

-

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

Nil

-

Nil

-

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

Nil

-

Nil

-

TOTAL:

Nil

-

Nil

-

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:

None

Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

None

Details of any interests, short positions and rights to subscribe (including directors' and other employee options) of any person acting in concert with the party to the offer making the disclosure:

1. INTERESTS HELD BY CONCERT PARTIES

Notes

(1) Based on 281,824,154 ordinary shares in issue, as disclosed pursuant to the Rule 2.9 disclosure in the 2.4 announcement dated 2 July 2018.

2. INTERESTS HELD BY DIRECTORS OF VEDANTA RESOURCES PLC

Please refer to the opening position disclosure released by Volcan Investments Ltd in respect of interests held by Mr. Anil Agarwal and Mr. Navin Agarwal.

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the party to the offer making the disclosure or any person acting in concert with it:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

Gorey Investments Limited ("Gorey") was established in 2010 as part of a share buy-back programme of Vedanta Resources plc (the "Company"). Under the terms of a purchase and nomination agreement dated 31 March 2010 (the "Purchase and Nomination Agreement") entered into between Gorey Investments Limited ("Gorey") and a subsidiary of the Company, Vedanta Jersey Investment Limited ("Vedanta Jersey"), Vedanta Jersey has been granted a right to direct Gorey to transfer some or all of the shares in the Company which are beneficially owned by Gorey or its nominees to one or more third party transferees nominated by Vedanta Jersey. In the context of any offer for the Company the trustees of Gorey have indicated to the Company that they shall accept the Company shares held by Gorey into any offer at the direction of Vedanta Jersey in accordance with the terms of the Purchase and Nomination Agreement.

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the party to the offer making the disclosure, or any person acting in concert with it, and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

None.

Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)

NO

Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)

NO

16 July 2018

Deepak Kumar, Company Secretary

+44 20 7499 5900