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CUSIP No. 92242Y100 | | 13D | | Page 15 of 21 Pages |
Explanatory Note
This Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D (“Amendment No. 4”) amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on September 3, 2014 (as amended to date, the “Statement”), relating to the equity shares, par value Re. 1 per equity share (the “Equity Shares”) of Vedanta Limited (formerly known as Sesa Sterlite Limited), a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Republic of India (the “Issuer”). Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meaning set forth in the Statement.
ITEM 2. | Identity and Background |
Item 2 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows to add the following Reporting Persons:
Vedanta Holdings Mauritius II Limited (“Mauritius II”)
Finsider International Company Limited (“Finsider”) is the sole shareholder of Mauritius II.
The Directors of Mauritius II are: Mr. Shakill Ahmad Toorabally and Mr Rajiv Mangar.
The address of the principal business office of Mauritius II is: c/o Amicorp (Mauritius) Limited, 6th Floor, Tower 1, NexTeracom Building, Ebene, Mauritius.
Information with respect to the directors and officers of Mauritius II, including the name, business address, present principal occupation or employment and citizenship of each of their directors and officers is listed on the attached Annex A, which is incorporated herein by reference.
During the past five years, none of the Reporting Persons or Related Persons (i) has been convicted in any criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) was a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
ITEM 3. | Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration |
Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
On December 24, 2020, Mauritius II purchased 185,000,000 Equity Shares for aggregate cash consideration of Rs. 29,589,090,282, or Rs. 159.941 per share, through a bulk deal on the BSE and National Stock Exchange of India (the “December 2020 Equity Share Purchase”). The December 2020 Equity Share Purchase was funded in part by the issuance of approximately $400 million of notes to OCM Verde XI Investment Pte. Ltd., an entity affiliated with Oaktree Capital Group LLC (the “Note Issuance”). The notes are partly secured by Equity Shares held by the Reporting Persons.