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Vedanta shares in focus today on account of first interim dividend announcement and likely block deal to offload Hindustan Zinc shares.
Vedanta 1st interim dividend 2025 record date
Vedanta Share Price: Mining giant Vedanta Ltd’s shares are in the spotlight today ahead of the board meeting to consider the first interim dividend for the financial year 2025-26. Moreover, Vedanta Ltd will likely offload its stakes worth Rs 7,500 crore in subsidiary Hindustan Zinc via block deal.
The shares are likely to be offered at a discount of up to 10% to the previous closing price. DAM Capital and Citi are reportedly managing the deal as brokers, according to CNBC-TV18 report.
The Board of Directors is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, to consider and approve the first interim dividend on equity shares for the 2025-26 financial year.
On Tuesday, shares of Vedanta Ltd ended in red at Rs 461 apiece with a fall of 0.63 per cent. The scrip opened at Rs 464 apiece, against the previous day close at Rs 463 apiece.
Vedanta Dividend 2025 Record Date
The record date to determine shareholders’ entitlement to the dividend, if declared, will be Tuesday, June 24, 2025.
Vedanta boasts nearly 20 lakh retail shareholders—those with authorised share capital up to Rs 2 lakh—who held an 11.25% stake in the company as of the end of the March quarter.
This dividend discussion follows Hindustan Zinc, a Vedanta unit, announcing a first interim dividend of Rs 10 per share for its shareholders. Vedanta Ltd. stands to receive up to Rs 3,000 crore from this payout, given its stake in Hindustan Zinc.
Vedanta Dividend History
The mining giant, owned by Anil Agarwal, had distributed Rs 43.5 per share as dividends in the 2025 financial year, totalling over Rs 17,000 crore. Over the past four years, the company has disbursed dividends exceeding Rs 200 per share.
In a note dated May 1, brokerage firm JPMorgan projected that for the 2026 financial year, Vedanta’s dividend payout might reduce by nearly half to Rs 25 per share, and is expected to remain stable in the 2027 financial year at Rs 27 per share.
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Varun Yadav is a Sub Editor at News18 Business Digital. He writes articles on markets, personal finance, technology, and more. He completed his post-graduation diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Inst…Read More
Varun Yadav is a Sub Editor at News18 Business Digital. He writes articles on markets, personal finance, technology, and more. He completed his post-graduation diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Inst… Read More
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