Mr Anil Agarwal, Chairman of Vedanta Resources plc said, "Vedanta has delivered strong production growth, successfully integrated the Zinc International assets acquired from Anglo American and acquired over 1 billion tonnes of iron ore reserves and resources in Liberia. Vedanta, with its significant exposure to fast growing economies and its strong organic investment programme, supplemented by select acquisitions, is well placed and remains confident about the future."
Dividend Arrangements
Vedanta Resources plc ("Vedanta") announced an interim dividend of US 20 cents per Ordinary Share on 10 November 2011 in respect of the six months ended 30 September 2011. The dividend will be paid out in US dollars on 15 December 2011 to those shareholders on the Register on 18 November 2011.
Shareholders may elect to receive the dividend in UK pounds sterling if they wish. The Board has determined that the exchange rate to be applied to convert the dividend into UK pounds will be £0.6246 to the US dollar, equating to 12.49 pence per Ordinary Share
