26th Feb 2009 07:00
26 February 2009
Vedanta Resources Plc
Offer to minority shareholders of MALCO
Vedanta Resources plc ("Vedanta" or the "Group") announces that it is making a cash offer to the minority shareholders of the Madras Aluminium Company Limited ("MALCO"). The offer is being made by Twin Star Holdings Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Vedanta and is consistent with Vedanta's strategy to consolidate the Group structure.
Vedanta currently owns 80% of MALCO. The offer to acquire up to 22,500,000 fully paid equity shares of MALCO, representing 20% of the outstanding issued share capital, is being made by way of a reverse book build process. The minimum floor price in accordance with Indian regulations is Indian Rupees ("INR") 74.77 per equity share. Vedanta does not intend to acquire shares under the offer at a price exceeding INR 105.00 per equity share. The tender period will commence on 17 March 2009 and close on 20 March 2009. A further announcement will be made as appropriate following the close of the offer.
For further information, please contact:
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Sumanth Cidambi Director - Investor Relations Vedanta Resources plc |
Tel: +44 20 7659 4732 / +91 22 6646 1531 |
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James Murgatroyd Robin Walker Finsbury |
Tel: +44 20 7251 3801 |
About Vedanta
Vedanta is a London listed FTSE 100 diversified metals and mining major. The group produces aluminium, copper, zinc, lead, iron ore and commercial energy. Vedanta has operations in India, Zambia and Australia and a strong organic growth pipeline of projects. With an empowered talent pool of 29,000 employees globally, Vedanta places strong emphasis on partnering with all its stakeholders based on the core values of entrepreneurship, excellence, trust, inclusiveness and growth. For more information visit www.vedantaresources.com
About MALCO
MALCO is a primary aluminium producer in South India with operations encompassing mining, refining, smelting and power generation. It has a capacity of 40,000 tpa of aluminium. On 10 December 2008, MALCO announced that it had temporarily suspended aluminium production in response to the fall in LME aluminium prices. MALCO's alumina refinery and power plant continue to operate. MALCO reported profits before tax of INR 752.7 million for the year ended 31 March 2008. Gross assets as at 31 March 2008 were INR 6,843.8 million. Through a wholly owned subsidiary, Vedanta currently holds 80% of the outstanding shares in MALCO.
Disclaimer
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