In connection with the captioned matter, it has come to our notice that certain sections of the media has carried out the news article that Vedanta Limited is selling the Sterlite Copper Plant, Thoothukudi. The said media articles are wrong, baseless and incorrect and the same is refuted by the Company. Sterlite Copper is a national asset and had contributed to 40% of India''s Copper. As the Country has become a net importer of Copper, which has adversely impacted inter-alia the downstream and ancillary industries and hence, there has been a growing demand for Vedanta-Sterlite Copper to restart its operations. This is for your information and records.