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In the Vedanta order, Sebi said that in February 2022, a news report had said that Vedanta was partnering
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Foxconn to make semiconductors in India. When BSE and NSE sought clarifications from the company, it said
that it was Volcan Investments, the unlisted holding company of Vedanta, that was to form the JV and not the
company, the listed entity. In September 2019, Vedanta had issued a press release stating it had signed an MoU
with the Gujarat government to set up semiconductors and display fab units.
Since this release was contradicting Vedanta's earlier reply of February 2022, NSE again sought clarification from
the company. Subsequently, Vedanta told NSE that the press release was made inadvertently on the company's
letterhead and the same was immediately replaced with the same release without any letterhead. It maintained
that the proposed venture for manufacturing semiconductors would not be done by Vedanta but by Volcan
Investments.
The release, however, continued to be hosted on Vedanta's website. At the end of the release, it carried the
company's profile that said Vedanta was listed on the BSE and the NSE.
After this, Sebi started its investigations into the matter, mainly relating to inadequate disclosure by Vedanta. The
regulator believed that although it was known since February 2022 that the unlisted holding company, Volcan
Investments, would be the one that will enter into the JV with Foxconn, Vedanta continued to mislead investors
with such releases as if it was to enter into the JV.
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