Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd: NGT Judgment Allows Continued Operations for Tuticorin Copper Smelter

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has today in its judgment upheld its interim order of May 31, 2013, and has allowed the Tuticorin Copper Smelter to continue to operate.

We welcome this judgment and shall implement all recommendations laid down by the NGT appointed Expert Committee in a time bound manner. We will work closely with the regulatory authorities and the Government and will continue to ensure the highest environment standards at our operations.

About Sterlite Industries

Sterlite Industries (India) Limited is India’s largest diversified metals and mining company. The company produces aluminium, copper, zinc, lead, silver, and commercial energy. Sterlite Industries has a portfolio of world class assets in India, Australia, Namibia, South Africa and Ireland. Sterlite Industries is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange in India and the New York Stock Exchange in the United States. For more information, please visit www.sterlite-industries.com

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This press release contains “forward-looking statements” – that is, statements related to future, not past, events. In this context, forward-looking statements often address our expected future business and financial performance, and often contain words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “should” or “will.” Forward–looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. For us, uncertainties arise from the behaviour of financial and metals markets including the London Metal Exchange, fluctuations in interest and or exchange rates and metal prices; from future integration of acquired businesses; and from numerous other matters of national, regional and global scale, including those of a political, economic, business, competitive or regulatory nature. These uncertainties may cause our actual future results to be materially different that those expressed in our forward-looking statements. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements.

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Sterlite Industries (India) LimitedAshwin Bajaj, [phone]Senior Vice President – Investor [e-mail] Khanduja, [phone]AGM – Investor [e-mail]