Vedanta Limited has fully released encumbrances over 2,139,651,763 equity shares held by its promoter group, representing 54.72% of the company’s total share capital. The release took effect on August 21, 2026, following the complete repayment of outstanding facilities and liabilities under multiple credit agreements.

The disclosure was made by Vedanta Resources Limited (VRL) under Regulation 31 of the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011. Kroll Trustee Services (HK) Limited acted as agent for the lenders. The encumbrances had been created over shares held by direct and indirect subsidiaries of VRL, including Twin Star Holdings Ltd., Welter Trading Limited, Vedanta Holdings Mauritius Limited, Vedanta Holdings Mauritius II Limited, and Vedanta Netherlands Investments BV.

Debt Facilities Repaid

The released encumbrances were linked to three primary facility agreements:

• An April 2025 agreement for facilities aggregating up to US$530 million, involving lenders such as Barclays Bank PLC, First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC, Mashreqbank PSC, Standard Chartered Bank (Mauritius) Limited, Deutsche Bank AG Singapore Branch, and Standard Chartered Bank GIFT City.
• A June 2025 agreement for facilities aggregating up to US$600 million, with lenders including First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC, Mashreqbank PSC, Standard Chartered Bank, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Singapore Branch.
• A January 2026 agreement, amended in May 2026, for total commitments aggregating up to US$600 million, involving DB International (Asia) Limited, JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Development Bank PLC, Bank of Maharashtra IFSC Banking Unit, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Singapore Branch.

Under these agreements, a negative lien was placed on Vedanta shares held by obligors, prohibiting further encumbrances and requiring the VRL Group to retain control or own at least 50.1% of issued equity share capital.

What the Numbers Show

The release clears all lender-held encumbrances from the promoter group’s stake. Prior to this transaction, Kroll reported holding encumbrances over 2,139,651,763 shares (54.72%). Post-release, the encumbered holding stands at Nil. This follows a June 23, 2026 transaction where Twin Star Holdings Ltd. sold 65,072,990 shares, reducing its stake from 40.02% to 38.35%.

Demerged Entities Also Cleared

Consequent to the repayment, encumbrances over equity shares of four demerged entities—Vedanta Aluminium Metal Limited, Vedanta Oil and Gas Limited, Vedanta Power Limited, and Vedanta Iron and Steel Limited—were also fully released. These entities commenced trading on BSE and NSE on June 15, 2026, pursuant to a scheme of arrangement. The release for these entities took effect on July 24, 2026.

Vedanta 's promoter is likely to sell shares through a block deal very soon at a discount of 5-7%, according to a report by NDTV Profit.

Block deal details

The reported transaction involves a promoter-level share sale executed via the block deal mechanism, which allows large institutional trades to be conducted outside the open market at a negotiated price. The indicated discount range of 5-7% suggests the shares would be offered below the prevailing market price to attract bulk buyers.

No further details regarding the exact deal size, number of shares, or the identity of potential buyers were disclosed in the source report.