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Vedanta Limited disclosed that its promoter group entities — Twin Star Holdings Limited (Borrower), Vedanta Resources Limited, and Welter Trading Limited (Guarantors) — entered into a USD 530 million Facility Agreement on April 17, 2025 with lenders including Barclays, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Mashreqbank, Standard Chartered Bank, and Deutsche Bank. Vedanta Limited itself is not a party to the agreement. The facility is meant for servicing financial indebtedness of the VRL Group, transaction expenses, and general corporate purposes. As part of the deal, encumbrances have been created over shares of Vedanta Limited, and several restrictions have been imposed on Vedanta, including limits on creating security over its assets, selling assets outside ordinary course, making non-core investments, mergers, and distributions. The promoter group directly holds about 41% in Vedanta (Twin Star 40.02% + Welter Trading 0.98%), and required disclosures under Takeover Regulations 29(1) and 31 are being made.
Shareholders should note that the promoter group is pledging Vedanta shares as collateral for its own borrowing, which introduces encumbrance risk and has resulted in operational restrictions on Vedanta Limited despite the company not being a party to the deal. This is often viewed negatively as it signals financial activity at the promoter level that can constrain Vedanta's strategic flexibility and is a common concern among minority shareholders.