Proposed Offering of Bonds

20 May 2011

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES

VEDANTA RESOURCES PLC ANNOUNCES PROPOSED OFFERING OF BONDS

LONDON, May 20, 2011 - Vedanta Resources plc ("Vedanta", LSE: VED) today announced that it intends to offer Bonds in one or more tranches in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Securities Act"), and outside the United States under Regulation S under the Securities Act.

Barclays Capital, Citi, Credit Suisse, The Royal Bank of Scotland and Standard Chartered Bank (all appearing in alphabetical order) will act as Joint Global Coordinators, Joint Lead Managers and Joint Bookrunners, Goldman Sachs International and Morgan Stanley will act as Joint Bookrunners and UniCredit Capital Markets LLC will act as Co-Manager. A global roadshow for the offering will commence on May 23, 2011. The offering will be subject to market and other conditions.

Vedanta expects the bonds to be rated "Ba3", upon completion of the acquisition of 40% stake in Cairn India (the "Acquisition"), or "Ba2" in the event the Acquisition does not proceed, by Moody's, "BB" by S&P ,"BB" by Fitch. Vedanta expects to use the proceeds of the offering for, among other things, to finance a portion of the purchase price for the Acquisition and to pay related fees and expenses, which will result in a cancellation of commitments under a bridge facility for a total aggregate amount of up to $1.5 billion. In the event that the Acquisition does not proceed for any reason, Vedanta intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to fund capital expenditure, repay debt and for other general corporate purposes.

The Bonds have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities laws of the United States, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state laws. Vedanta has no intent to register the Bonds in the United States or any other jurisdiction.

This announcement is neither an offer to sell nor the solicitation of an offer to buy the Bonds and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.

A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision, suspension or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating organisation.

 The Bonds will only be offered to persons in the United Kingdom who (i) have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended, the "Financial Promotion Order"), (ii) are persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) ("high net worth companies, unincorporated associations etc") of the Financial Promotion Order, or (iii) are outside the United Kingdom, and are persons to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) in connection with the issue or sale of any Bonds may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated.

About Vedanta Resources plc

Vedanta Resources plc ("Vedanta") is a London listed FTSE 100 diversified metals and mining major. The group produces aluminium, copper, zinc, lead, silver, iron ore and commercial energy. Vedanta has operations in India, Zambia, Namibia, South Africa, Ireland and Australia and a strong organic growth pipeline of projects. With an empowered talent pool of 31,000 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, please visit:

www.vedantaresources.com.

Disclaimer

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