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Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd Mining / Minerals / Metals
BSE Code
500900
ISIN Demat
INE268A01049
Book Value
73.6
NSE Symbol
STER
Div & Yield %
1.08964
Market Cap (Rs Cr.)
33931.314
P/E
16.90955
EPS
5.97
Face Value
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STERLITE INDUSTRIES (INDIA) LIMITED 

ANNUAL REPORT 2009-2010

DIRECTOR'S REPORT

Dear shareholders,

The Directors of your Company are pleased to present the 35th Annual Report 
together  with  the statement of audited accounts for  the  financial  year 
ended 31 March 2010.

Financial highlights

The  following  table gives the financial highlights of your Company  on  a 
standalone   basis  according  to  Indian  Generally  Accepted   Accounting 
Principles (GAAP).

                                                           (Rs. in Crore) 
Year ended 31 March                                  2010            2009

Gross Turnover                                  13,676.47       12,277.74
Earnings before interest, tax depreciation 
and amortization                                 1,628.41        1,653.94
Less: Interest                                     256.44          203.92
Gross profit                                     1,371.97        1,450.02
Less: depreciation and amortization                150.64          166.18
Exceptional items                                  273.53         (55.31)
Profit before tax                                  947.80        1,339.15
Taxation                                           116.30          102.72
Net Profit for the year                            831.50        1,236.43
Add: balance brought forward from previous year  2,683.41        1,944.10
Amount available for appropriation               3,514.91        3,180.53
Appropriation:
General reserve                                    500.00          204.00
Debenture redemption reserve                         2.90            3.00

Additional Dividend on ADS issued in 
July 2009 (paid in September 2009)                  53.54               -

Proposed dividend on equity shares 
(including dividend distribution tax thereon)      367.49          290.12

Balance carried forward to next year             2,590.98        2,683.41

Financial performance

During the year under review, the gross turnover of your Company  increased 
by  11.4% from Rs. 12,277.74 Crore to Rs. 13,676.47 Crore. The increase  in 
turnover  was primarily due to increase in the average LME prices from  US$ 
5,885/MT to US$ 6,112/MT and also on account of depreciation of the  Indian 
Rupee against the US dollar.

The  Earnings  before interest, tax depreciation and amortization  for  the 
same period decreased by 1.5% from Rs. 1,653.94 Crore to Rs. 1,628.41 Crore 
and the Net Profit decreased by 32.75% from Rs. 1,236.43 Crore to Rs.831.50 
Crore  in  the current year. During the year the Company  provided  for  an 
exceptional  item  of  Rs. 273.53 Crore on account of  termination  of  the 
Settlement and Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA) with Asarco LLC.

The  issue  proceeds of Convertible Senior Note has been allocated  to  the 
conversion  option  with  the  residual value allocated  to  the  Notes  to 
establish  its initial carrying cost. Subsequently, the  conversion  option 
has  been  measured at fair value through profit and loss with  changes  in 
fair  value to be recognised in the Profit and Loss account and  the  Notes 
been  carried  at  amortised cost. The accounting treatment  of  Notes  has 
resulted into the profit net of tax for the year higher by Rs. 34.55 Crore.

Operational performance

The  year  under review was a very challenging year mainly  due  to  rising 
input  cost,  lower by product margin. The operational performance  was  as 
follows:

Product                             2009-10     2008-09      Variance

Copper Cathodes                    334,174 MT   312,833 MT       6.8%
Copper Rods                        196,882 MT   219,879 MT    (10.5%)
Sulphuric Acid                   1,036,353 MT   987,512 MT       4.9%
Phosphoric Acid                    205,844 MT   163,607 MT      25.8%

During  the  year under review, your Company  consolidated  its  leadership 
position in domestic copper with record sales of 206,149 MT of copper  with 

a market share of 33% in the domestic market and 42% in the refined  copper 
market.  Your Company also exported 127,095 MT of copper including  exports 
of 36,978 MT of copper rods. 

Transfer to general reserves

Out of the total profit of Rs. 831.50 Crore for the financial year 2009-10, 
an  amount  of Rs. 500 Crore is proposed to be transferred to  the  General 
Reserve.

Dividend

Your  Directors are pleased to recommend a dividend of Rs. 3.75 per  equity 
share  of  Rs. 2/- each) for the financial year 2009-10. The  dividend,  if 
approved  at  the  ensuing Annual General Meeting, will be  paid  to  those 
shareholders  holding pre-sub-divided equity shares of Rs. 2/- each,  whose 
names  appear  on  the register of members of the Company as  on  the  Book 
Closure date.

Bonus and split

The Board of Directors in their meeting held on 26 April 2010 has  approved 
sub-division  of the Equity Shares from face value of Rs. 2/- each to  face 
value  of  Re. 1/- each and also a bonus issue in the ratio of  1:1  equity 
shares.  The  sub-division of equity shares has been done with  a  view  to 
broaden  the investor base by encouraging the participation of  the  retail 
investors  and  also with a view to increase the liquidity  of  the  equity 
shares. The Board keeping in view the comfortable reserves position, future 
expansion,   profitability  and  its  constant  endeavour  to  reward   its 
Shareholders has recommended a bonus issue of 1:1, i.e. one equity share of 
face  value of Re. 1/- each for one sub-divided equity share of face  value 
of  Re.  1/-  held. The sub-division and bonus issue  will  be  subject  to 
approval of the Shareholders in the ensuing Annual General Meeting.

Share  capital/Convertible  Senior Notes (CSN) issue During the  year  your 
Company  made an American Depository Shares (ADS) issue of US$ 1.6  billion 
priced at US$ 12.15 per ADS. Consequent to the ADS issue of July 2009,  the 
paid  up share capital of your Company increased by Rs. 26.38 Crore due  to 
allotment of 13,19,06,011 equity shares of Rs. 2/- each representing  equal 
number of ADS.

In  October 2009, the Company issued 4% Convertible Senior Notes  amounting 
to  US$  500 million. Each bond of US$ 1000 is convertible into  42.86  ADS 
based on conversion price of US$ 23.33. 

Credit rating

CRISIL has upgraded its ratings of your Company's cash credit facility  and 
non-convertible  debentures to AA+/Stable' from AA/Stable'.  The  upgrade 
reflects  CRISIL's expectation of significant improvement in the  Company's 
capital structure than previously envisaged, and also reflects the  group's 
continued strong business performance and the good progress in the  group's 
ongoing  projects. The rating on Sterlite's short-term facilities has  been 
reaffirmed at P1+'. CRISIL has granted Very Good' rating for the pre  and 
post  investment made by the Company, which is the highest  rating.  Strong 
credit  ratings by Credit Rating agencies reflect the  Company's  financial 
discipline and prudence. 

Corporate governance and additional information to shareholders

The  Company  is  committed  to maintain  highest  standards  of  corporate 
governance.  A separate report on Corporate Governance, pursuant to  Clause 
49  of  the  Listing  Agreement  with  the  stock  exchange(s),   Auditors' 
Certificate  on  its compliance, including the  Management  Discussion  and 
Analysis, and shareholders' information forms a part of this annual.

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

General economic outlook

The  fiscal year 2009-10 began as a diffi cult one with the aftershocks  of 
the depressed economic and market conditions of 2008 and 2009. There was  a 
significant  slowdown  in the growth rate in the second  half  of  2008-09, 
following the financial crisis that began in the industrialized nations  in 
2007  and spread to the real economy across the world. The GDP growth  rate 
in 2008-09 was 6.7%, with growth in the last two quarters hovering around 6 
per  cent. There was a general apprehension that this trend  would  persist 
for some time, as the full impact of the economic slowdown in the developed 
world  worked through the system. It was also a year of reckoning  for  the 
policymakers,  who  had taken a calculated risk  in  providing  substantial 
fiscal  expansion to counter the negative fallout of the  global  slowdown. 
The  continued  recession in the developed world, for the  better  part  of 
2009-10, meant a sluggish export recovery and a slowdown in financial flows 
into the economy.

Yet,  over  the span of the year, the Indian economy  posted  a  remarkable 
recovery,   not  only  in  terms  of  overall  growth  figures  but,   more 
importantly,  in terms of certain fundamentals, which justify optimism  for 
the Indian economy in the medium to long-term. Your Company also feels that 
the  worst  is over and is fully geared to take advantage of  the  improved 
economic indicators. 

A  detailed Management Discussion and Analysis Report forming part of  this 
report as required under Clause 49(IV)(F) of the Listing Agreement with the 
Stock Exchanges is provided in a separate section of this Annual Report.

Subsidiary companies

Your Company had eleven subsidiary companies as on 31 March 2010.

The  shareholders  may  refer to the statement under  Section  212  of  the 
Companies  Act,  1956  and  information  on  the  financial  statements  of 
subsidiaries  appended  to  the above Statement under Section  212  of  the 
Companies Act, 1956 in this Annual Report for further information on  these 
subsidiaries.

The  Ministry  of Corporate Affairs vide its letter  No.  47/38/2010-CL-III 
dated 08 April 2010 has granted approval to the Company, for not  attaching 
the financial statements of subsidiary companies to the financials of  your 
Company for 2009-10.

Members  may write to the Company Secretary at Sterlite Industries  (India) 
Limited,  SIPCOT Industrial Complex, Madurai-By-pass Road, Tuticorin -  628 
002  to  obtain  a  copy of the  financial  statements  of  the  subsidiary 
companies. The Subsidiary Accounts will also be available on the Website of 
the Company www.sterlite-industries.com

The consolidated financial statements, in terms of Clause 32 of the Listing 
Agreement  and  in  terms  of Accounting  Standards  21  as  prescribed  by 
Companies  (Accounting  Standards)  Rules,  2006  issued  by  Ministry   of 
Corporate  Affairs vide notification no. G.S.R. 739 (E) dated  07  December 
2006 also form part of this Annual Report.

Fixed deposits

Your  Company has not accepted or renewed any fixed deposits under  section 
58A  of  the Companies Act, 1956. No amount of principal  or  interest  was 
outstanding as on 31 March 2010.

Directors

Mr.  Anil  Agarwal and Mr. Gautam Doshi retire by rotation at  the  ensuing 
Annual  General Meeting scheduled on 11 June 2010 and being eligible  offer 
themselves  for re-appointment. The brief profiles of Mr. Anil Agarwal  and 
Mr. Gautam Doshi are given in the chapter on Corporate Governance.

Information pursuant to section 217 of the companies act, 1956

A. Conservation of energy, research & developments, technology  absorption, 
foreign  exchange  earnings and outgo The particulars as  prescribed  under 
section  217(1)(e)  of  the Companies Act, 1956, read  with  the  Companies 
(Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of the Board of Directors)  Rules, 
1988 are set out as an annexure to the Directors' Report.

B. Particulars of employees

Pursuant  to the provisions of Section 217(2A) of the Companies  Act,  1956 
read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 as  amended, 
the names and other particulars of employees are set out as an annexure  to 
the Directors' Report. However, as per provisions of Section  219(1)(b)(iv) 
of  the Companies Act, 1956, the report and the accounts are being sent  to 
all  the shareholders excluding the aforesaid information. Any  shareholder 
desirous  of obtaining such particulars may write to the Company  Secretary 
at the registered office of the Company.

C. Directors' responsibility statement

As  required  under  Section  217(2AA) of the  Companies  Act,  1956,  your 
Directors hereby confirm that:

-  In  the  preparation of the annual  accounts,  applicable  accounting  - 
standards  have  been followed along with proper explanations  relating  to 
material departures;

- Such accounting policies have been selected and they have -  consistently 
applied  them  and made judgements and estimates that  are  reasonable  and 
prudent  so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of  the 
Company  at the end of the financial year and of the profit of the  Company 
for that period. 

-  Proper  and  sufficient care for maintenance of  adequate  -  accounting 
records have been taken in accordance with the provisions of this Act,  for 
safeguarding  the assets of the Company, and for preventing  and  detecting 
fraud  and  other  irregularities;  The accounts  are  prepared  on  going 
concern' basis. 

Auditors

The  statutory auditors of the Company, M/s. Chaturvedi &  Shah,  Chartered 
Accountants  and  M/s.  Deloitte Haskins &  Sells,  Chartered  Accountants, 
retire at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.

M/s.  Chaturvedi  &  Shah  and M/s  Deloitte  Haskins  &  Sells,  Chartered 
Accountants  have  confirmed their eligibility and  willingness  to  accept 
office of Auditors.

The  Audit  Committee and the Board of Directors therefore  recommend  M/s. 
Chaturvedi  & Shah and M/s Deloitte Haskins & Sells, Chartered  Accountants 
as  statutory  auditors  of the Company for 2010-11  for  the  approval  of 
shareholders.

Adequacy of internal controls

The Company, as part of Vedanta Group, has a strong internal control system 
in  place. The internal control system of the Company is supported  by  the 
Management  Assurances  Services (MAS) function. Your Company is  having  a 
documented    Standard   Operating   System   (SOPs)    for    procurement, 
project/expansion management, capex, human resources, sales and  marketing, 
finance,  treasury,  compliance, safety, health and environment  (SHE)  and 
manufacturing.

An annual audit plan is drawn in consultation with the MAS team as approved 
by  the  Audit  Committee. The internal controls system  and  mechanism  is 
reviewed periodically to make it robust so as to meet the challenges of the 
business. The Company has a system of carrying out internal audit, covering 
monthly physical verification of inventory, monthly review of accounts  and 
a quarterly review of all business processes. To enhance internal controls, 
the  internal  audit follows stringent grading mechanism, focusing  on  the 
implementation  of all recommendations of internal auditors.  The  internal 
auditors  make periodical presentations to the Audit Committee, who  review 
the same and ensure strict compliance.

Auditors' qualification on accounts

Notes   to  the  accounts,  as  referred  in  the  auditors   report,   are 
selfexplanatory and a practice consistently followed, and therefore do  not 
call for any further comments and explanations.

Asarco acquisition

During the year the plan proposed by ASARCO and sponsored by the  Company's 
wholly owned subsidiary, Sterlite (USA) Inc was rejected by the US District 
Court. The Company has preferred to appeal against the order of US District 
Court.  Subsequently,  the  Bankruptcy Court also approved  the  motion  of 
ASARCO  to terminate the settlement and Purchase and Sale  Agreement  (PSA) 
and allowed it to draw on the USD 50 million Letter of Credit. The  Company 
has  contested the same and has filed an application before the  Bankruptcy 
Court  for  refund of USD 50 million drawn down by ASARCO  and  payment  of 
compensation for legal expenses. The Company has provided Rs. 273.53  Crore 
(being  the  USD 50 million referred to above and  other  expenses  related 
thereto) as exceptional item during the year ended 31 March 2010. In  March 
2010,  ASARCO  has also filed a complaint in US Bankruptcy  Court  for  the 
alleged breach of the PSA signed in May 2008.

Group structure

Pursuant  to intimation from the Promoters, the names of the Promoters  and 
entities  comprising  Group' are disclosed in the Annual  Report  for  the 
purposes  of  the SEBI (Substantial Acquisitions of Shares  and  Takeovers) 
Regulations, 1997.

Depository system and listing of shares

Details  of  the depository system and listing of shares are given  in  the 
section  'Additional  Shareholder Information', which forms a part  of  the 
Corporate Governance Report and is attached with the Annual Accounts.

Registrar and share transfer agent

M/s. Karvy Computershare Private Limited, Hyderabad, are the Registrar  and 
Share  Transfer Agent of the Company. Details of the depository system  and 
listing  of  shares  are  given  in  the  section  'Additional  Shareholder 
Information', which forms a part of the Corporate Governance Report and  is 
attached with the Annual Accounts.

Human resources

Your  Company, as a part of Vedanta' group, believes that people  are  the 
biggest  strength  in  line  with  its  vision  to  create  a   world-class 
organisation.  It  focuses  on learning and  development,  to  enhance  the 
knowledge  and skill, preparing its people to face the  challenges.  During 
the  year  your  Company  organised various  training  programmes  with  an 
objective to achieve a minimum of three to four days of training for  every 
employee.

Corporate social responsibility

Guided  by Group's overarching philosophy of creating and sustaining  value 
and  equity, year on year, our connection with the communities in which  we 
operate has continued to strengthen. Corporate Social Responsibility  (CSR) 
at your Company is a separate and focused function being managed by a young 
and enthusiastic team, with the complete involvement of the entire Sterlite 
fraternity.  We  have  made significant investments  in  improving  health, 
education   and  generating  livelihood  opportunities  with  the   overall 
objective  of  enhancing the quality of life. One of our  most  recent  and 
successful  initiatives  has been the creation of self-help  groups  (SHGs) 
under  the  Sterlite Women Empowerment Project (SWEP) in  partnership  with 
registered  and  likeminded  associates, government  bodies  and  volunteer 
organisations with a view to empower women to not only enhance their  skill 
sets  but  also  actively contribute to their household  incomes.  We  will 
continue  these initiatives and will attempt to add new vocational  courses 
to our portfolio.

A detailed report on the Corporate Social Responsibility of your Company is 
given in a separate section in this Annual Report.

Acknowledgements

Your   Company  maintained  healthy,  cordial  and  harmonious   industrial 
relations  at  all  levels. The enthusiasm and unstinting  efforts  of  the 
employee  have  enabled  your Company to remain at  the  forefront  of  the 
industry.  The  Directors place on record their  sincere  appreciation  for 
significant  contributions made by the employees through their  dedication, 
hard work and commitment towards the success and growth of the Company.

The Directors also acknowledge the support and assistance extended to us by 
the  Government  of  India,  various  state  governments,  and   government 
departments, financial institutions, bankers, shareholders and investors at 
large, and look forward to having the same support in our endeavours.

For and on behalf of the Board of Directors

Anil Agarwal
Chairman

Place : Mumbai
Dated : 26 April 2010

Annexure-A

Statement  containing particulars required under the companies  (Disclosure 
of particulars in the report of Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 and forming 
part of the Directors' Report for the year ended 31 March 2010. 

(A) Conservation of energy:

a) Conservation of natural resources continues to be the key focus area  of 
our  company.  Following  are some of the important  steps  taken  in  this 
direction.

i.  Waste  Heat  Recovery  based  power  generation  capacity   utilization 
increased from 7.5 MW to 8 MW.

ii.  LPG  consumption  reduced  by 1 Kg/MT of  anode  by  covering  exposed 
launders to avoid heat loss.

iii. ISA furnace fuel oil line was modified to minimize oil consumption 1.2 
T/day.

iv.  New  ID  fan was installed in primary  smelting  scrubber  instead  of 
running two fans thereby power consumption was reduced by 4,800 units.

v. Fuel oil consumption reduced by 0.4 T/day by increasing the  temperature 
of FO and proper insulation.

vi.  Gravity  circulation  in electro winning process  was  converted  into 
forced  circulation to speed up the process thereby power  consumption  was 
reduced by 2,500 units.

vii.  Solenoid  Operated Valves were provided in plant air  lines  in  feed 
preparation area to minimize plant air consumption by 5,000 M3/day.

viii. De-clusters were installed in LPG pipeline in Continuous Cast  Copper 
(CCR) to reduce LPG consumption.

ix.  Bus  bar gapes were filled with silver alloy to increase  the  current 
effi ciency thereby reducing power consumption of 500 units/day.

x.  Impellers  were  trimmed for electrolyte circulation  pumps  and  power 
consumption was reduced by 207 units.

xi.  Covering  of cell house bottom area during winters and  various  other 
initiatives  have  resulted  in the reduction in steam  consumption  to  80 
kgs/MT in 2009-10 against 88 kgs/MT in 2008-09 at Silvassa refinery.

xii. Natural briquette has been used for firing boiler in place of  Furnace 
Oil  at  Silvassa. Use of briquettes has reduced the steam  cost  from  Rs. 
1,737/MT steam to Rs. 1,422/MT steam at Silvassa.

xiii.  5A burners have been put up in Anode Casting Plant at  Silvassa  and 
the blowers have also been modified during the year. These have resulted in 
the reduction of Furnace Oil consumption from 57.02 lit/MT to 55.23 lit/MT.

xiv.  In CCR and Refinery plants high efficiency pumps have been  installed 
that  have  resulted  in  savings of 4 Units/MT in CCR  and  1  Unit/MT  in 
Refinery.

b)  Additional  investments and proposals, if any,  being  implemented  for 
reduction of consumption of energy

i.  Installation  of Vapor absorption machine in Sulphuric  acid  plant  to 
generate  refrigeration  from  the waste heat and utilize  for  intake  air 
cooling in oxygen plant.

ii.  Energy  efficiency lighting system for Tuticorin  complex  leading  to 
reduction in power consumption.

iii. Energy efficiency coating for all major pumps to save 3% of energy for 
pumping.

iv.  Interconnection of RHF-E supply and return lines to stop return  water 
pumps during non-granulation time.

v. To build an automated energy management center to optimize and fine tune 
all energy flow across the system.

vi. Replacing compressed air with blower air for cake drying in ETP.

vii. Use of LNG at CCR Chinchpada in place of LPG.

viii. Use of twin lobe blowers in place of compressed air in PMB, ASWM  and 
other places

ix. Use of fan less cooling tower in place of conventional cooling towers

x.  Exploration  of  use of solar energy for heating CSM  wash  waters  and 
Boiler feed water

xi.  Replacement of 8 motors and pumps with high efficiency pumps  at  both 
CCR and Refinery

xii. Use of Flux Maxios at CCR Piparia

xiii.  Nickel  Sulfate plant expansion to reduce Ni levels  in  electrolyte 
resulting in power savings to the tune of 13 Units/MT

c)  Impact  of  above  measures  in a)  and  b)  for  reduction  of  energy 
consumption and consequent impact of cost of production of goods.

The  efforts taken to conserve energy will not only bring down the cost  of 
production   significantly,  but  will  also  help  us  to   preserve   the 
environment.

d) Total energy consumption and energy consumption per unit of production.

As per Form A annexed.

(B) Technology absorption

Efforts made in technology absorption As per Form B annexed.

(C) Foreign exchange earnings and outgo

(a)  Activities relating to export, initiatives taken to  increase  export; 
development  of  new export markets for products and services;  and  export 
plan:

1.  The export volume for 2009-10 was 127,095 MT, representing an  increase 
of 11.4% from the previous year.

2.  There was a decrease in the volume of export of copper rods by  38%  in 
the  value added products (copper wire rods) over the achievement  made  in 
2008-09, mainly due to the surplus availability in the overseas market.

(b) Total Foreign Exchange used and earned:

                                        Amount (Rs. in Crore)
S.No.  Particulars                        2009-10     2008-09

1) Foreign exchange earnings             5,945.01    4,580.17

2) Foreign exchange outgo:

CIF Value of imports of Raw Material,
Components & Spare Parts                12,110.99    8,197.01
Capital Goods                                5.71       19.21
Others                                     540.73      183.33

FORM A'

Disclosure of particulars with respect to conservation of energy

                                                Year Ended    Year Ended
                                                  31 March      31 March
Particulars                               Unit        2010          2009

A. Power and Fuel Consumption

Electricity
Purchase Unit                              MWH    2,11,047      1,84,740
Total Amount (Excluding Demand Charges)    Rs.Crore  87.32         74.34
Rate/Unit                                  Rs.        4.14          4.02
Own generation Unit*                       MWH    3,39,301      3,25,368
Unit per unit of fuel                                 4.83          4.85
Cost/Unit                                  Rs.        5.32          5.50

Furnace Oil
Quantity**                                 KL       90,385        76,740
Total Amount                               Rs.Crore 206.31        177.57
Average Cost per litre                     Rs.       22.83         23.14

Diesel
Quantity                                   KL          621           484
Total Amount                               Rs.Crore   1.90          1.64
Average Cost per litre                     Rs.       30.66         33.97

L.P.G./Propane/IPA
Quantity                                   MT       10,710        11,658
Total Amount                               Rs.Crore  36.42         47.21
Average Cost per litre                     Rs.       34.00         40.50

LSHS
Quantity                                   MT            -         7,411
Total Amount                               Rs.Crore      -         21.35
Average Cost per litre                     Rs.           -         28.81

B. Consumption per MT of Production:

Electricity                                MWH        1.65          1.63
Furnace Oil                                KL         0.27          0.25
Diesel                                     KL         0.01          0.01
L.P.G./Propane/IPA                         MT         0.03          0.04
LSHS                                       MT            -          0.02

* This includes the WHRB Generation also.

** This includes the FO consumed in CPP also.

FORM B'

Form of disclosure of particulars with respect to technology absorption

Research and development (R & D)

1. Specific areas in which R & D 
carried out by the Company         : Not Applicable

2. Benefits as a result of R & D   : Not Applicable

3. Future plan of action           : Not Applicable

4. Expenditure on R & D:

a. Capital                         }
b. Recurring                       } Not Applicable
c. Total                           }
d. Total R & D expenditure as a    }
   percentage of total turnover    }

Technology absorption, adaptation and innovation

1.  Efforts  in brief made towards technology  absorption,  adaptation  and 
innovation:

i. Commissioning of Reverse Osmosis plant

ii. DO Plant commissioning

iii. Change in Launder castables for a longer life.

iv.  Installation of PMI Testing kit resulting in finding material  MOC  of 
all grades of steel.

v. Redesigning of Furnace Blower which led to better productivity in  Anode 

Casting Plant at Silvassa

vi.  Installed  bearing-less  pumps  in  Silvassa  plant  to  reduce  power 
consumption.

2. Benefits derived as a result of above efforts e.g., product improvement, 
cost reduction, product development, import substitution: 

The Above mentioned initiatives have resulted in a lower cost of production 
and a better working environment.

3.  In  case  of  imported technology (imported during  the  last  5  years 
reckoned  from the beginning of the financial year)  following  information 
may be furnished

a. Technology imported    Selenium Plant - Outokempu Outotec OYJ 
b. Year of import         (Year 2005) Bismuth Plant - IBC Advanced 
                          Technologies (Year 2007) 
                          Dore Plant - Outokempu Outotec OYJ (Year 2009)

c. Has technology been    The technology has been fully absorbed.
fully absorbed 

Annexure to the Directors' Report

List  of companies/persons constituting Group coming within the  definition 
of 'group' for the purpose of the SEBI (Substantial Acquisitions of  Shares 
and Takeovers) Regulations, 1997, include the following:

Sr. Name of Group Companies
No.
1.  Volcan Investments Limited, Bahamas
2.  Vedanta Resources Plc, United Kingdom
3.  Vedanta Finance Jersey Limited, Jersey
4.  Vedanta Resources Holdings Limited, United Kingdom
5.  Twinstar Holdings Limited, Mauritius
6.  Welter Trading Limited, Cyprus
7.  Vedanta Resources Finance Limited, United Kingdom
8.  Vedanta Resources Cyprus Limited, Cyprus
9.  Richter Holding Limited, Cyprus
10. Westglobe Limited, Mauritius
11. Finsider International Company Limited, United Kingdom
12. Sesa Goa Limited, India
13. Sesa Industries Limited, India
14. Konkola Copper Mines Plc, Zambia
15. Vedanta Aluminium Limited, India
16. The Madras Aluminium Company Limited
17. Sterlite Infra Limited, India
18. Sterlite Opportunities and Ventures Limited, India
19. Talwandi Sabo Power Limited, India
20. Hindustan Zinc Limited, India
21. Bharat Aluminium Company Limited, India
22. THL KCM Limited, Mauritius
23. KCM Holdings Limited, Mauritius
24. Vedanta Resources Investments Limited, United Kingdom
25. THL Aluminium Limited, Mauritius
26. Monte Cello BV, Netherlands
27. Sterlite Energy Limited, India
28. Copper Mines of Tasmania Pty Ltd, Australia
29. Sterlite (USA) Inc., USA
30. Fujairah Gold FZE, UAE
31. Thalanga Copper Mines Pty Ltd., Australia
32. Monte Cello NV, Netherlands Antilles
33. Anil Agarwal Discretionary Trust, Bahamas
34. Onclave PTC Limited, Bahamas
35. Lakomasko BV, Netherlands
36. Vedanta Jersey Investments Limited, Jersey
37. Vedanta Resources Jersey Limited, Jersey
38. Vedanta Resources Jersey II Limited, Jersey
39. V S Dempo & Co. Private Limited, India
40. Dempo Mining Corporation Private Limited, India
41. Goa Maritime Private Limited, India
42. Vizag General Cargo Berth Private Limited, India
43. Allied Port Services Private Limited, India
44. MALCO Industries Limited, India
45. MALCO Power Company Limited, India
46. Mr. Anil Agarwal

For and on behalf of the Board of Directors

Anil Agarwal
Chairman

Place : Mumbai
Dated : 26 April 2010