Vedanta Resources : 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 Resources PLC

2:    Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

yes

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

no

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

no

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

yes

Other (please specify ):

no

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

 Standard Life Investments Ltd

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

 Vidacos Nominees

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold 

is crossed or reached):

30.05.2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

02.06.2014

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

8%

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise
price

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion
period

Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

21,040,913

7.876

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the 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:

investments_mo@standardlife.com
Standard Life Investments Ltd

15. Contact telephone number :

(0131) 245 6565