Total Voting Rights

Vedanta Resources plc

30 November 2012

Total Voting Rights

In accordance with the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6.1, Vedanta Resources Plc ('Vedanta') today notifies the market of the following:

As at 29 November 2012, Vedanta's issued share capital included 297,295,830 ordinary shares of US 10 cents each, of which 266,184,019 carry voting rights in relation to all circumstances at general meetings of Vedanta. Vedanta currently holds 22,502,483 ordinary shares in treasury. As at 29 November 2012, a further 1,704,333 shares which had been purchased under Vedanta's Buyback Programme are held by an independent company, Gorey Investments Limited (Gorey) and this company will not vote on these shares. These shares purchased by Gorey will be treated in the consolidated accounts of Vedanta as treasury shares.

The remaining 6,904,995 ordinary shares of US 10 Cents each were issued on the conversion of certain convertible bonds issued by one of Vedanta's subsidiaries. These 6,904,995 ordinary shares are held through a global depositary receipt and, as a result, carry no voting rights.

During the month, 384,585 ordinary shares of US 10 cents each were issued after LTIP grants of options were exercised by employees.

The above figure of 266,184,019 may be used by shareholders (and others with notification obligations) as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, Vedanta under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Contact:

Vedanta Resources plc

Tel: 020 7459 5900

Deepak Kumar

Company Secretary