Vedanta Set to Trade Ex-Dividend on August 26 for ₹16 Interim Payout

Mumbai, August 25, 2025 -Vedanta Limited (BSE: 500295, NSE: VEDL) will go ex-dividend on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, before its second interim dividend of ₹16 per share for the financial year 2025–26. The dividend is on a face value of ₹1 per share, and the record date is scheduled on Wednesday, August 27, 2025. The development came after Vedanta’s directors, during the August 21, 2025, board meeting, cleared a payout of close to ₹6,256 crore to shareholders.

For shareholders, the ex-dividend date is the date after which Vedanta shares will be traded without the right to the declared dividend. For eligibility, shares should be purchased on or before Monday, August 25, 2025. Shareholders holding a holding as of August 27, the record date, will be entitled to the payout, and it will be credited within the legal timeframes.

Dividend Track Record

Vedanta has set itself up as among the most consistent dividend-paying entities in India, frequently rewarding investors with two interim dividends within a year. In a press release dated August 26, 2025, the company declared an interim dividend of ₹16 per equity share, with the eligibility date set as August 27.

• Previously, on June 24, 2025, Vedanta announced an interim dividend of ₹7 per equity share, the exact date having been fixed for the record date.
• On December 24, 2024, an interim dividend of ₹8.50 per share was paid to the shareholders.
• A much larger payout was made on September 10, 2024, when the company declared an interim dividend of ₹20 per share. It is one of its biggest payouts in recent years.
• On August 2, 2024, a dividend of ₹4 per share was paid to the shareholders. And August 3 has been kept as the record date.
• On the same day, May 24, 2024, Vedanta declared an interim dividend of ₹11 per share, with eligibility being as of May 25.

This consistent pattern over the years speaks volumes about Vedanta’s strategy of providing robust and recurring shareholder returns in the form of regular and large-value dividend declarations.

Vedanta Share Price Update

At 11:26 AM IST on August 25, 2025, Vedanta shares traded at ₹447.30, a 0.69% rise from the previous close. Over the past year, the stock has recorded a mixed trend, down 3.41% year-on-year, yet slightly positive year-to-date with a 0.41% gain. In the shorter term, it has delivered more substantial returns, climbing 9.30% in the last six months.

REF:

https://nsearchives.nseindia.com/corporate/VEDL_21082025164654_VEDLOutcomeofBoardMeeting21Aug2025signed.pdf

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