Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex 

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

VEDANTA 

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):______________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

25/11/2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

26/11/2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

3327706

16,105,170

16,105,170

994,120

994,120

14,409,651

0.34

5.00

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

15,403,771

5.34%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Name of the Company / Fund Number of Shares % of issued share capital 

Alliance Capital Management   661,560.00 0.22937

Direct 

AXA 293,481.00 0.10175

Direct 

AXA Australia 13,229.00 0.00459 

Indirect 

AXA Financial, Inc 14,371,336.00 4.98270

Indirect 

AXA France 25,086.00 0.008697585

Indirect 

AXA IM UK 1,790.00 0.00

Direct 

AXA Winterthur 36,627.00 0.012698973

Direct 

Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd 662.00 0.000229522

Direct 

Total Direct 994,120 0.34467

Total Indirect 14,409,651   4.99598

 TOTAL  15,403,771 5.34065 

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14 Contact name:

Kyere Tabirl 

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7003 1510