Vedanta Record Date information
To receive the Vedanta upcoming dividend, investors must buy and hold shares of Vedanta Limited before the record date.
Only those shareholders who are holding the stock on Saturday, March 28, 2026, will be considered eligible for the dividend.
Due to the holiday on March 28th, 2026, the Ex date has been set on March 27th, 2026, which means the company’s share should be within the ex date. After 28th March, the stock buying process will not be considered for the dividend payment.
Vedanta Dividend History
Though Vedanta Limited has given a second interim dividend of ₹16 per share, with the ex-date on August 27, 2025, and a ₹7 per share first interim dividend, the ex-date is on June 24, 2025.
Vedanta Share Price:
On March 24th, 2026, the stock opened at around ₹664 and closed at ₹653 due to market uncertainty.
Vedanta Share Price Recommendation:
| Analysis | Recomandation |
| 13 Analysts | Buy |
| 9 Analysts | Strong Buy |
| 1 Analysis | Buy |
| BofA Securities | “Buy” from previous suggestion “NEUTRAL” |
Vedanta speaks about Jaiprakash Associates
The company has also informed regarding Jaiprakash Associates.
Many media reports claimed that Vedanta had approached NCLAT to challenge the NCLT approval given to the Adani Group’s bid for acquiring Jaiprakash Associates.
In its filing on Monday, Vedanta said, The matter referred to in the media article pertains solely to a legal proceeding initiated by the Company in its capacity as a stakeholder, in accordance with applicable law, and does not have any material impact on the operations, financial position, or performance of the Company.
As per the sources, Adani Group offered ₹14,543 crore to buy Jaiprakash Associates. Vedanta was also interested, but lenders chose Adani’s bid as it was higher.
Last November, lenders chose Adani’s offer to buy Jaiprakash Associates because it was higher than Vedanta’s bid.
Vedanta Limited, backed by Anil Agarwal, described the approval of Adani Group’s bid as a “commercial conspiracy. Because of this, the company requested a reconsideration of all bids.
As per the Goodsreturns, Vedanta also argued that it was actually the highest bidder for Jaiprakash Associates, with an offer of ₹12,505.85 crore, calculated on a net present value NPV) basis.
There is no new update on Vedanta’s 1:5 demerger. The company has got approvals and is now working on splitting into five different listed companies.
