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Vedanta Resources will sell a 2.6 per cent stake in Indian metals-to-oil firm Vedanta to a group of institutional investors, the former said in a statement on Wednesday.
The move marks an about-turn from a week ago when Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal said there were no plans for a stake sale by the company's controlling shareholders.
Vedanta Resources will sell the stake through its unit Finsider International, which held a 2.63 per cent stake in Mumbai-listed Vedanta as of March-end, according to exchange data.
The firm did not disclose the financial details of the deal or the names of the investors.
Vedanta Resources, whose debt stood at $6 billion as of March 31, has been grappling with a host of rating downgrades since last year as analysts flagged liquidity issues and high default risk.
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On completing the stake sale, the firm would have reduced its debt by $650 million so far in fiscal 2025, the statement said.
Vedanta's shares fell more than 6 per cent in early trade and were last down 2.7 per cent, with about 83 million shares changing hands through block deals at a discount to the previous closing price of 454.05 rupees.
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