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EX-4.2 First Supplemental Indenture

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Exhibit 4.2

 

 

STERLITE INDUSTRIES (INDIA) LIMITED

and

WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,

as Trustee

and

CITIBANK, N.A.

as Securities Administrator

 

4.00% CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES DUE 2014

 

FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Dated as of

October 29, 2009

to

INDENTURE

Dated as of

October 29, 2009

 

 

 

 

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	 	 	 	 	Page	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 1.01
	 	Relation to Base Indenture	 	 	1	 
	Section 1.02
	 	Definitions	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 2 THE NOTES	 	 	8	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 2.01
	 	Designation and Principal Amount	 	 	8	 
	Section 2.02
	 	Form and Denominations	 	 	8	 
	Section 2.03
	 	Payment at Maturity	 	 	8	 
	Section 2.04
	 	Payment of Interest	 	 	8	 
	Section 2.05
	 	Registrar, Transfer Agent, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent	 	 	10	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 3 PURCHASE OF NOTES	 	 	10	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.01
	 	Purchase of Notes at Option of the Holder upon a Fundamental Change	 	 	10	 
	Section 3.02
	 	Effect of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice	 	 	12	 
	Section 3.03
	 	Deposit of Fundamental Change Purchase Price	 	 	14	 
	Section 3.04
	 	Repayment to the Company	 	 	14	 
	Section 3.05
	 	Notes Purchased in Part	 	 	14	 
	Section 3.06
	 	Compliance with Securities Laws upon Purchase of Notes	 	 	14	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 4 CONVERSION	 	 	15	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 4.01
	 	Conversion Privilege and Conversion Rate	 	 	15	 
	Section 4.02
	 	Conversion Procedure	 	 	18	 
	Section 4.03
	 	Fractional Shares	 	 	20	 
	Section 4.04
	 	Taxes on Conversion	 	 	21	 
	Section 4.05
	 	Company to Provide Shares	 	 	21	 
	Section 4.06
	 	Adjustment of Conversion Rate	 	 	22	 
	Section 4.07
	 	No Adjustment.	 	 	31	 
	Section 4.08
	 	Voluntary Adjustment	 	 	31	 
	Section 4.09
	 	Limit to Adjustments	 	 	32	 
	Section 4.10
	 	Notice of Adjustment	 	 	32	 
	Section 4.11
	 	Reorganization Events	 	 	33	 
	Section 4.12
	 	Notice of Certain Transactions	 	 	34	 
	Section 4.13
	 	Trustee’s Disclaimer; Agents’ Disclaimer	 	 	34	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 5 COVENANTS	 	 	35	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 5.01
	 	Payment of Notes	 	 	35	 
	Section 5.02
	 	SEC and Other Reports	 	 	35	 

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	Section 5.03
	 	Reporting Additional Interest	 	 	35	 
	Section 5.04
	 	Compliance Certificates	 	 	35	 
	Section 5.05
	 	Further Instruments and Acts	 	 	36	 
	Section 5.06
	 	Additional Amounts	 	 	36	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 6 SUCCESSOR COMPANY	 	 	38	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 6.01
	 	When Company May Consolidate, Amalgamate, Merge or Transfer Assets	 	 	38	 
	Section 6.02
	 	Successor to be Substituted	 	 	39	 
	Section 6.03
	 	Opinion of Counsel to be Given to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator	 	 	39	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 7 DEFAULT AND REMEDIES	 	 	39	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 7.01
	 	Events of Default	 	 	39	 
	Section 7.02
	 	Acceleration	 	 	41	 
	Section 7.03
	 	Waiver of Past Defaults; Control by Holders	 	 	42	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 8 AMENDMENTS	 	 	43	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 8.01
	 	Without Consent of Holders	 	 	43	 
	Section 8.02
	 	With Consent of Holders	 	 	44	 
	Section 8.03
	 	Notification	 	 	45	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 9 DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE	 	 	45	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 9.01
	 	Discharge of Liability on Notes	 	 	45	 
	Section 9.02
	 	Application of Trust Money	 	 	46	 
	Section 9.03
	 	Reinstatement	 	 	46	 
	Section 9.04
	 	Defeasance	 	 	46	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 10 REDEMPTION	 	 	46	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 10.01
	 	Redemption of Notes at the Option of the Company	 	 	47	 
	Section 10.02
	 	Redemption for Taxation Reasons	 	 	48	 
	Section 10.03
	 	Notice of Redemption	 	 	49	 
	Section 10.04
	 	Deposit of Redemption Price	 	 	50	 
	Section 10.05
	 	Notes Payable on Redemption Date	 	 	50	 
	Section 10.06
	 	Notes Redeemed in Part	 	 	50	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 11 MISCELLANEOUS	 	 	51	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 11.01
	 	Ratification of Indenture	 	 	51	 
	Section 11.02
	 	Responsibility for Recitals, Etc	 	 	51	 
	Section 11.03
	 	Calculations in Respect of the Notes	 	 	51	 
	Section 11.04
	 	Severability	 	 	52	 
	Section 11.05
	 	Successors and Assigns	 	 	52	 

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	Section 11.06
	 	Counterparts	 	 	52	 
	Section 11.07
	 	Governing Law	 	 	52	 
	Section 11.08
	 	Submission to Jurisdiction	 	 	52	 
	Section 11.09
	 	Currency Indemnity	 	 	53	 
	Section 11.10
	 	[RESERVED]	 	 	53	 
	Section 11.11
	 	No Sinking Fund	 	 	53	 
	Section 11.12
	 	No Subordination	 	 	53	 
	Section 11.13
	 	No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements	 	 	53	 
	Section 11.14
	 	Purchase of Notes in Open Market	 	 	53	 

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     FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “First Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of October 29,
2009, between Sterlite Industries (India) Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of the
Republic of India (the “Company”) and Wilmington Trust Company, a banking corporation duly
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and
Citibank, N.A., a national banking association, as paying agent, registrar, conversion agent,
security custodian, transfer agent (the “Securities Administrator”).

WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee and the Securities
Administrator an Indenture, dated as of October 29, 2009 (the “Base Indenture” and, as further
supplemented by this First Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”), providing for the issuance of
unsecured debentures, notes, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness (the “Securities”) in an
unlimited principal amount to be issued from time to time in one or more series as provided in the
Base Indenture;

     WHEREAS, Section 15.01(m) of the Base Indenture provides for the Company, the Trustee and the
Securities Administrator to enter into an indenture supplemental to the Base Indenture to establish
the form and terms of Securities of any series as permitted by Section 3.01 of the Base Indenture;

     WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 3.01 of the Base Indenture, the Company wishes to provide for the
issuance of a new series of Securities to be known as its 4.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2014
(the “Notes” and, each of them, a “Note”), the form, terms and conditions thereof to be set forth
as provided in this First Supplemental Indenture;

     WHEREAS, all acts and things necessary to make this First Supplemental Indenture a valid,
binding and enforceable instrument in accordance with its terms, and to make the Notes, when duly
executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent,
as provided in this First Supplemental Indenture, the valid, binding and enforceable obligations of
the Company, have been done and performed, and the execution and delivery of this First
Supplemental Indenture and the issue hereunder of the Notes have been duly authorized in all
respects.

     NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Notes by the
Holders thereof, the Company covenants and agrees with the Trustee and the Securities Administrator
for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Notes from time to time, as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

     Section 1.01 Relation to Base Indenture. This First Supplemental Indenture constitutes an integral part of the Base Indenture.

     Section 1.02 Definitions. For all purposes of this First Supplemental Indenture:

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          (a) Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings specified in the
Base Indenture;

          (b) Headings are for convenience of reference only and do not affect interpretation;

          (c) Unless otherwise defined in the Base Indenture or this First Supplemental Indenture or the
context otherwise requires, all terms used therein and herein, as applicable, shall have the
meanings assigned to them in the Trust Indenture Act; and

          (d) Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in this Section 1.02(d) shall for
all purposes of this First Supplemental Indenture have the meanings hereinafter set forth, the
following definitions to be equally applicable to both the singular and the plural forms of any of
the terms herein defined:

     “Additional ADSs” has the meaning given to it in Section 4.01(e).

     “Additional Amounts” has the meaning given to it in Section 5.06.

     “Adjustment Event” has the meaning given to it in Section 4.09.

     “Adjustment Record Date” means the date on which holders of record of ADSs become entitled to
receive the relevant dividend, distribution or issuance; provided that the deposit agreement
relating to the ADS facility then outstanding shall specify that reasonable efforts will be made to
establish such a date as closely as possible to the applicable date on which holders of the
Ordinary Shares underlying the ADSs become entitled to receive such dividend, distribution or
issuance. For the avoidance of doubt, none of the adjustments contemplated in Sections 4.06(a)(1)
to (5) shall become effective unless there is set a record date or an effective date for the
holders of ADSs with respect to the underlying event.

     “ADS Price” means:

     (i) in the case of a Change of Control in which holders of the Ordinary Shares
receive only cash as consideration for their Ordinary Shares, the amount of cash paid
per Ordinary Share multiplied by the number of Ordinary Shares then represented by each
ADS in such Change of Control (converted into U.S. dollars at an exchange rate selected
by the Board of Directors);

     (ii) in the case of all other Changes of Control, the price paid per Ordinary Share
multiplied by the number of Ordinary Shares then represented by each ADS in such Change
of Control (converted into U.S. dollars at an exchange rate selected by the Board of
Directors); or

     (iii) in all other cases, the average of the Closing Sale Prices of ADSs during the
10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the
Change of Control Effective Date.

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     “ADS” means an American depositary share of the Company issued pursuant to and governed by the
Deposit Agreement and representing One Ordinary Share (or the right to receive One Ordinary Share)
as of the date of this First Supplemental Indenture, which number of Ordinary Shares may be
adjusted from time to time.

     “ADS Depositary” means the person acting as depositary pursuant to the Deposit Agreement.

     “Agent” means any Registrar, Transfer Agent, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent or Conversion
Agent.

     “Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of beneficial
ownership interests in a Global Note, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, to the extent
applicable to such transfer or exchange.

     “Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11 of the United States Code (or any successor thereto) or any
similar foreign, federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

     “Base Indenture” has the meaning given to it in the recitals.

     “Base Rate” has the meaning given to it in Section 5.06.

     “Business Day” means any weekday that is not a day on which banking institutions in The City
of New York or Mumbai, India are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

     “Cap Additional Interest” has the meaning given to it in Section 4.09.

     “Cash” or “cash” means such coin or currency of the United States as at any time of payment is
legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.

     “Certificated Note” means a Note that is in substantially the form attached as Exhibit
A but that does not include the legend called for by footnote 1 thereof or the language called
for by footnote 2 thereof.

     “Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following after the original issuance
of the Notes:

     (i) the acquisition by any person (other than Vedanta Resources plc) of beneficial
ownership, directly or indirectly, through a purchase, merger or other acquisition
transaction or series of transactions of shares of the Company’s Capital Stock entitling
that Person to exercise more than 50% of the total voting power of all shares of the
Company’s Capital Stock entitled to vote generally in elections of directors, other than
any acquisition by the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any of its employee benefit
plans; or the acquisition by Vedanta Resources plc of beneficial ownership, directly or
indirectly, through a purchase, merger or other acquisition transaction or series of
transactions of shares of the Company’s Capital Stock entitling Vedanta Resources plc to
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all shares of the Company’s Capital Stock entitled to vote generally in elections
of directors; or

     (ii) the consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other Person, any
merger of another Person into the Company, or any conveyance, transfer, sale, lease or
other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s properties and assets to
another Person other than to one or more of the Company’s Wholly Owned Subsidiaries,
provided that this clause (ii) shall not apply to:

	 	(A)	 	any transaction:
	 
	 	     1.	 	that does not result in any reclassification, conversion,
exchange or cancellation of the outstanding Ordinary Shares (other
than any sale, lease, or other transfer in one transaction or in a
series of transactions of all or substantially all of the
consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a
whole); or
	 
	 	     2.	 	pursuant to which holders of Ordinary Shares immediately
prior to the transaction have the entitlement to exercise, directly
or indirectly, more than 50% of the total voting power of all
Ordinary Shares entitled to vote generally in elections of directors
of the continuing or surviving Person or transferee or the parent
thereof immediately after the transaction; or
	 
	 	(B)	 	any merger primarily for the purpose of changing the Company’s jurisdiction of incorporation and resulting in a
reclassification, conversion or exchange of outstanding Ordinary Shares
into shares of common stock of the surviving entity.

     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, it will not constitute a Change of
Control if more than 90% of the consideration for the Ordinary Shares (excluding cash payments for
fractional shares and cash payments made in respect of dissenters’ appraisal rights) in the
transaction or transactions constituting a Change of Control consists of securities which are
traded on a U.S. national securities exchange, including the NYSE, or which will be so traded when
issued or exchanged in connection with the Change of Control, and as a result of such transaction
or transactions the Notes become convertible solely into such securities.

     For purposes of this definition, (i) “beneficial owner” shall be determined in accordance with
Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, (ii) “group” has the meaning it has in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)
of the Exchange Act and (iii) “person” includes any syndicate or group which would be deemed to be
a “person” under Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.

     “Change of Control Effective Date” has the meaning given to it in Section 4.01(e).

     “Closed Period” has the meaning given to it in Section 4.01(d).

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     “Closing Date” means October 29, 2009, the date as of which this First Supplemental Indenture
was originally executed and delivered.

     “Closing Sale Price” means on any date, the reported closing sale price per ADS (or if no
closing sale price is reported, the average of the closing bid price and the closing ask price per
ADS or, if more than one, in either case, the average of the average of the closing bid prices and
the average of the closing ask prices per ADS) on such date as reported by the NYSE or, if the ADSs
are not listed on the NYSE, as reported by the principal other United States national securities
exchange on which the ADSs are then traded or, if such ADSs are not listed on a United States
national securities exchange, as reported by the principal other market on which the ADSs are then
traded. In the absence of the foregoing, the Closing Sale Price per ADS shall be an amount as
determined in good faith by the Board of Directors (which determination shall be conclusive to be
the fair value of such ADSs) and shall be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the
Trustee and the Securities Administrator.

     “Code” has the meaning specified in the Base Indenture.

     “Company” has the meaning given to it in the preamble.

     “Conversion Date” has the meaning given to it in Section 4.02(c).

     “Conversion Price” per ADS as of any day means the result obtained by dividing (i) $1,000 by
(ii) the then applicable Conversion Rate, rounded to the nearest cent.

     “Conversion Rate” means, with respect to $1,000 principal amount of Notes, 42.8688 ADSs per
$1,000 principal amount of Notes, subject to adjustment pursuant to the provisions of this First
Supplemental Indenture.

     “Deposit Agreement” means the Deposit Agreement dated as of June 18, 2007 between the Company
and Citibank, N.A., as depositary, and the holders and beneficial owners of ADSs previously issued
thereunder.

     “Depositary” means The Depository Trust Company

     “distributed securities” has the meaning given to it in Section 4.06(a)(4).

     “Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 7.01.

     “Ex-Dividend Date” means the first date on which the ADSs trade on the applicable exchange or
in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive the relevant dividend,
distribution or issuance.

     “Excess Additional Amounts” has the meaning given to it in Section 5.06.

     “First Supplemental Indenture” has the meaning given to it in the preamble.

     “Fundamental Change” means the occurrence of a Change of Control or a Termination of Trading
following the Closing Date.

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     “Fundamental Change Company Notice” has the meaning given to it in Section 3.01(b).

     “Fundamental Change Effective Date” means the date on which any Fundamental Change becomes
effective.

     “Fundamental Change Purchase Date” has the meaning given to it in Section 3.01(a).

     “Fundamental Change Purchase Notice” has the meaning given to it in Section 3.01(c).

     “Fundamental Change Purchase Price” of any Note means 100% of the principal amount of the Note
to be purchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change
Purchase Date.

     “Global Note” means a Note in global form that is in substantially the form attached as
Exhibit A and that includes the legend called for by footnote 1 thereof and the language
called for by footnote 2 thereof, and which is deposited with the Depositary or its custodian and
registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee.

     “Holder” or “Holder of a Note” means the person in whose name a Note is registered on the
Registrar’s books.

     “Indenture” has the meaning given to it in the recitals.

     “Indian Stock Exchanges” means the Bombay Stock Exchange Limited and the National Stock
Exchange of India Limited.

     “interest” means, when used with reference to the Notes, Regular Interest, Cap Additional
Interest, if any, Reporting Additional Interest, if any, and Additional Amounts.

     “Interest Payment Date” has the meaning given to it in Section 2.04(a).

     “Issue Date” of any Note means the date on which the Note was originally issued pursuant to
this First Supplemental Indenture.

     “Maturity Date” means October 30, 2014, unless earlier converted, redeemed or repurchased in
accordance with applicable law.

     “Note” has the meaning given to it in the recitals.

     “Notice of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 7.01.

     “NYSE” means the New York Stock Exchange.

     “Ordinary Shares” means the equity shares, par value Rs.2 per share, of the Company, as such
shares exist on the date of this First Supplemental Indenture and any shares of any class or
classes of Capital Stock of the Company resulting from any reclassification or reclassifications
thereof; provided, however, that if at any time there shall be more than one such resulting class,
the shares of each such class then so underlying ADSs issuable on conversion of

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Notes shall be substantially in the proportion which the total number of shares of such class
resulting from all such reclassifications bears to the total number of shares of all such classes
resulting from all such reclassifications.

     “Prospectus Supplement” means the prospectus supplement with respect to the offering of the
Notes, dated October 15, 2009, to the prospectus dated October 15, 2009, accompanying the Company’s
registration statement on Form F-3 (No. 333-160580).

     “RBI” means the Reserve Bank of India.

     “Receiver” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official
under any Bankruptcy Law.

     “Redemption Date” means, when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed, in whole or in
part, the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to the Indenture and the terms of the
Notes.

     “Regular Interest” has the meaning given to it in Section 2.04(a).

     “Regular Record Date” means, with respect to each Interest Payment Date, the April 15 or
October 15, as the case may be, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date.

     “Relevant Jurisdiction” has the meaning given to it in Section 5.06.

     “Reorganization Event” has the meaning given to it in Section 4.11.

     “Reporting Additional Interest” has the meaning given to it in Section 7.02(b).

     “rights” has the meaning given to it in Section 4.06(a)(4).

     “rights plan” has the meaning given to it in Section 4.06(a)(4).

     “Securities” has the meaning given to it in the preamble.

     “Spin-Off” has the meaning given to it in Section 4.06(a)(4).

     “Tax Redemption Date” has the meaning given to it in Section 10.02(a).

     “Tax Redemption Price” has the meaning given to it in Section 10.02(a).

     “Termination of Trading” will be deemed to have occurred if the ADSs (or substantially
identical ADSs pursuant to the Deposit Agreement or a deposit agreement which has substantially
identical terms to the Deposit Agreement) are not listed or approved for trading on the NYSE or
another U.S. national securities exchange or market and the Company’s Ordinary Shares are not so
listed or approved for trading.

     “Trading Day” means with respect to the ADSs, a day during which trading in securities
generally occurs on the NYSE or if the ADSs are not listed on the NYSE, such other principal United
States national securities exchange on which the ADSs are listed, provided a Trading Day

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shall only include those days that have a scheduled closing time of 4:00 p.m., New York City
time, or the then standard closing time for regular trading on the relevant exchange or trading
system. If the ADSs are not listed on a United States national securities exchange, “Trading Day”
will mean Business Day.

     “Triggering Distribution” has the meaning given to it in Section 4.06(a)(5).

     “Trustee” has the meaning given to it in the preamble.

     “Valuation Period” has the meaning given to it in Section 4.06(a)(4).

ARTICLE 2

THE NOTES

     Section 2.01 Designation and Principal Amount. There is hereby authorized a series of convertible senior notes designated as 4.00%
Convertible Senior Notes due 2014, limited in aggregate principal amount to $500,000,000.

     Section 2.02 Form and Denominations.

     (a) The Notes shall be initially issued in the form of one or more Global Notes that shall be
registered in the name of the Depositary or the nominee of such Depositary.

     (b) The Notes shall be issuable in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in
excess thereof.

     Section 2.03 Payment at Maturity.

     (a) On the Maturity Date, each Holder will be entitled to receive $1,000 in cash for each
$1,000 in principal amount of Notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest to, but not
including, the Maturity Date, unless such Note has been earlier converted pursuant to Article 4 or
purchased by the Company at the Holder’s option pursuant to Article 3 or redeemed by the Company
pursuant to Article 10.

     (b) With respect to Global Notes, principal and interest will be paid on the Maturity Date by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Depositary or its nominee.

     (c) With respect to Certificated Notes, principal and interest will be payable at the office
or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose on the Maturity Date, which shall initially be
the applicable Corporate Trust Office of the Securities Administrator.

     Section 2.04 Payment of Interest.

     (a) The Notes will bear interest (“Regular Interest”) at a rate of 4.00% per year from the
date of issuance. For any Note, interest (except Cap Additional Interest, if any) shall be payable
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Payment Date”), commencing on April 30, 2010, to the Person in whose name such Note is
registered at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Regular Record Date for such Interest Payment
Date, except that, notwithstanding the foregoing:

          (1) the Company will not be required to pay accrued interest on any Notes that have
been converted, except as described in Section 4.02(e);

          (2) if the Company redeems any Notes on a Redemption Date or a Tax Redemption Date
after a Regular Record Date for the payment of interest but before the corresponding
Interest Payment Date, the Company will pay accrued and unpaid interest on such Notes only
to the persons to whom the Company pays such Notes’ principal, unless such Note was earlier
converted (if such Note was converted after the last Record Date before such Redemption Date
or Tax Redemption Date, as applicable, interest on the Note will be paid to its Holders as
of such last Record Date); and

          (3) on the Maturity Date, the Company will pay accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes
only to the Person who presents the Note for final payment (which may or may not be the
Holder of record on the relevant Regular Record Date), unless such Notes were earlier
converted, redeemed or repurchased (if such Notes were converted after the last Record Date
before the Maturity Date, interest on the Notes will be paid to its Holder as of the last
Record Date).

     (b) Interest payments will include unpaid interest (except Cap Additional Interest, if any)
accrued from and including the immediately preceding Interest Payment Date or, in the case of the
first Interest Payment Date, from and including October 29, 2009, to but excluding such Interest
Payment Date. The Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, make Interest payments in
immediately available funds.

     (c) The amount of interest (except Additional Amounts, Cap Additional Interest, if any, and
Reporting Additional Interest, if any) payable for any full semiannual period will be computed on
the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. The amount of interest (except
Additional Amounts and Cap Additional Interest, if any) payable for any period shorter than a full
semiannual period for which interest is computed will be computed on the basis of a 30-day month
and, for any period less than a month, on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed per 30-day
month. If any Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day, payment of interest will be made on the
next succeeding Business Day and no interest will accrue thereon.

     (d) The Company will pay interest:

          (1) on any Global Notes by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account
of the Depositary or its nominee;

          (2) on any Certificated Notes having a principal amount of less than $2,000,000, by
check mailed to the address of the Holder of such Notes as it appears in the Register,
provided, however, that on the Maturity Date, interest (except Cap Additional Interest) will
be payable in accordance with Section 2.03(c); and

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          (3) on any Certificated Notes having a principal amount of $2,000,000 or more, by wire
transfer in immediately available funds at the election of the Holders of such Notes,
provided such election is duly delivered to the Securities Administrator or Paying Agent at
least ten Business Days prior to the relevant payment date for interest; provided, however,
that on the Maturity Date, interest will be payable in accordance with Section 2.03(c).

     Section 2.05 Registrar, Transfer Agent, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent. The Company hereby initially designates Citibank, N.A. as Paying Agent, Conversion Agent,
Registrar, Security Custodian and Transfer Agent, and designates the Corporate Trust Office of
Citibank, N.A. as an office or agency where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect
of the Notes or the Indenture shall be served.

ARTICLE 3

PURCHASE OF NOTES

     Section 3.01 Purchase of Notes at Option of the Holder upon a Fundamental Change.

          (a) If a Fundamental Change occurs prior to the Maturity Date, each Holder of Notes shall have
the right, subject to RBI approval and the terms and conditions herein, at the option of the
Holder, to require the Company to purchase for cash all of the Notes of such Holder or any portion
thereof equal to $1,000 principal amount (or an integral multiple thereof) at the Fundamental
Change Purchase Price, on the date that is specified by the Company in the Fundamental Change
Company Notice, such date occurring not less than 30 calendar days nor more than 45 Business Days
after the date the Fundamental Change Company Notice is mailed or delivered (the “Fundamental
Change Purchase Date”); provided that if such Fundamental Change Purchase Date falls after a
Regular Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date, then the interest
payable on such Interest Payment Date shall be paid on such Interest Payment Date to the Holders of
record of the Notes on the applicable Regular Record Date instead of the Holders surrendering the
Notes for purchase on such date, and the Fundamental Change Purchase Price will be reduced by such
interest amount.

          (b) As soon as practicable following the announcement of a Fundamental Change, but in no event
later than 15 Business Days after the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, the Company shall mail a
written notice of the Fundamental Change and of the resulting purchase right to the Trustee, the
Securities Administrator, any Paying Agent and to each Holder (and to beneficial owners as required
by applicable law) (the “Fundamental Change Company Notice”). The Fundamental Change Company
Notice shall include the form of a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice to be completed by the Holder
and shall state:

          (1) the Fundamental Change Purchase Price (including the amount of interest accrued and
unpaid per $1,000 principal amount of Notes to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change
Purchase Date) and the Fundamental Change Purchase Date to which the Fundamental Change
Company Notice relates;

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          (2) the events constituting the Fundamental Change and the Fundamental Change Effective
Date;

          (3) that the Fundamental Change Purchase Price will be paid in cash;

          (4) that Holders must exercise their right to elect purchase prior to 5:00 p.m., New
York City time, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Purchase
Date;

          (5) the name and address of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent, if applicable;

          (6) that Notes must be surrendered to the Securities Administrator or other Paying
Agent at its applicable Corporate Trust Office to collect the Fundamental Change Purchase
Price;

          (7) that a Holder may withdraw its Fundamental Change Purchase Notice in whole or in
part at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately
preceding the Fundamental Change Purchase Date by delivering a valid written notice of
withdrawal in accordance with Section 3.02(b);

          (8) that the Notes are then convertible, the then applicable Conversion Rate, and any
adjustments to the applicable Conversion Rate resulting from the Fundamental Change
transaction and expected changes in the cash, shares or other property deliverable upon
conversion of the Notes as a result of the occurrence of the Fundamental Change;

          (9) if applicable, that Notes as to which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been
given may be converted only if the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice is withdrawn in
accordance with Section 3.02(b);

          (10) the CUSIP number of the Notes; and

          (11) any other procedures that Holders must follow to require the Company to purchase
their notes.

     At the Company’s request, the Securities Administrator shall give such Fundamental Change
Purchase Notice in the Company’s name and at the Company’s expense; provided that, in all cases,
the text of such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice shall be prepared by the Company. If any of
the Notes is in the form of a Global Note, then the Company shall modify such notice to the extent
necessary to accord with the Applicable Procedures relating to the purchase of Global Notes.

     Simultaneously with providing such Fundamental Change Company Notice, the Company will publish
a notice containing the information therein in a newspaper of general circulation in The City of
New York or publish the information on the Company’s website or through such other public medium as
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          (c) A Holder may exercise its rights specified in Section 3.01(a) upon delivery of a written
notice (which shall be in substantially the form attached as Exhibit B under the heading
“Fundamental Change Purchase Notice” and which may be delivered by letter, overnight courier, hand
delivery, facsimile transmission (to be followed by an original) or in any other written form and,
in the case of Global Notes, may be delivered electronically (to be followed by an original) or by
other means in accordance with the Applicable Procedures) of the exercise of such rights (a
“Fundamental Change Purchase Notice”) to the Securities Administrator or the Paying Agent at any
time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately preceding the
Fundamental Change Purchase Date, subject to extension to comply with applicable law.

          (1) The Fundamental Change Purchase Notice shall state:

          (A) if the Notes are Certificated Notes, the certificate number of the Note
which the Holder will deliver to be purchased (or, if the Notes are Global Notes,
any other items required to comply with the Applicable Procedures);

          (B) the portion of the principal amount of the Note which the Holder will
deliver to be purchased, in integral amounts of $1,000; and

          (C) that such Note shall be purchased by the Company pursuant to the applicable
terms and conditions specified in the Notes and the Indenture.

          (2) The delivery of a Note for which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been
timely delivered to the Securities Administrator or any Paying Agent and not validly
withdrawn, prior to or on the Fundamental Change Purchase Date (together with all necessary
endorsements) at the office of such Securities Administrator or Paying Agent shall be a
condition to the receipt by the Holder of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price therefor.

          (3) The Company shall be obliged to purchase, pursuant to this Section 3.01, a portion
of a Note only if the principal amount of such portion is $1,000 or an integral multiple of
$1,000. Provisions of this First Supplemental Indenture that apply to the purchase of all
of a Note also apply to the purchase of such portion of such Note.

          (4) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Holder shall have the right to
withdraw a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice in whole or in a portion thereof that is a
principal amount of $1,000 or in an integral multiple thereof, at any time prior to 5:00
p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change
Purchase Date by delivery of a written notice of withdrawal to the Securities Administrator
or the Paying Agent in accordance with Section 3.02(b).

          (5) The Securities Administrator or the Paying Agent shall promptly notify the Company
of the receipt by it of any Fundamental Change Purchase Notice or written withdrawal
thereof.

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          (a) Upon receipt by the Securities Administrator or the Paying Agent of a properly completed
Fundamental Change Purchase Notice from a Holder and timely delivery of the Note in respect of
which the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice was given either in certificated form or according to
the Applicable Procedures, together with all necessary endorsements, the Holder of the Note in
respect of which such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice was given shall (unless such Fundamental
Change Purchase Notice is withdrawn as specified in Section 3.02(b)) thereafter be entitled to
receive the Fundamental Change Purchase Price with respect to such Note, subject to the occurrence
of the Fundamental Change Effective Date and an absence of an Event of Default, or a continuation
thereof (other than a Default in the payment of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price). Such
Fundamental Change Purchase Price shall be paid to such Holder promptly following the later of:

          (1) the Fundamental Change Purchase Date (provided that the conditions in Section 3.01
have been satisfied); and

          (2) the time of delivery of such Note to the Securities Administrator or the Paying
Agent by the Holder thereof in the manner required by Section 3.01(c)(2).

     Notes in respect of which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been given by the Holder
thereof may not be converted into ADSs pursuant to Article 4 on or after the date of the delivery
of such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice unless such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has first
been validly withdrawn in accordance with Section 3.02(b) with respect to the Notes to be
converted.

     (b) A Fundamental Change Purchase Notice may be withdrawn by means of a written notice of
withdrawal (which may be delivered by mail, overnight courier, hand delivery, facsimile
transmission or in any other written form and, in the case of Global Notes, may be delivered by
other means in accordance with the Applicable Procedures) delivered by the Holder to the Securities
Administrator or the Paying Agent at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the
Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, specifying:

          (1) the principal amount of the Note or portion thereof (which must be a principal
amount of $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) with respect to which
such notice of withdrawal is being submitted;

          (2) if Notes are Certificated Notes, the certificate number of the Note being withdrawn
in whole or in withdrawable part (or if the Notes are Global Notes, such written notice must
comply with the Applicable Procedures); and

          (3) the portion of the principal amount of the Note, if any, that will remain subject
to the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice, which portion must be a principal amount of
$1,000 or an integral multiple thereof.

          The Securities Administrator or the Paying Agent will promptly return to the respective
Holders thereof any certificated Notes with respect to which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice
has been withdrawn in compliance with this First Supplemental Indenture.

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     Section 3.03 Deposit of Fundamental Change Purchase Price.

          (a) On or before 8:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day preceding the
Fundamental Change Purchase Date, the Company shall deposit with the Securities Administrator or
with the Paying Agent (or if the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company is acting as
the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 6.02 of the Base
Indenture) an amount of cash (in immediately available funds if deposited on or after such
Fundamental Change Purchase Date), sufficient to pay the aggregate Fundamental Change Purchase
Price of all the Notes or portions thereof that are to be purchased as of such Fundamental Change
Purchase Date.

          (b) If on the Fundamental Change Purchase Date the Paying Agent or the Securities
Administrator, in accordance with the terms hereof, holds cash sufficient to pay the Fundamental
Change Purchase Price of the Notes that Holders have elected to require the Company to purchase in
accordance with Section 3.01, then, immediately after the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, such
Notes will cease to be Outstanding and interest on such Notes will cease to accrue and all other
rights of the Holders of such Notes will terminate, other than the right to receive the Fundamental
Change Purchase Price upon delivery or book-entry transfer of the Notes. This will be the case
whether or not book-entry transfer of the Notes has been made or the Notes have been delivered to
the Securities Administrator or the Paying Agent.

     Section 3.04 Repayment to the Company. To the extent that the aggregate amount of cash deposited by the Company pursuant to
Section 3.03 exceeds the aggregate Fundamental Change Purchase Price of the Notes or portions
thereof that the Company is obligated to purchase, then promptly after the Fundamental Change
Purchase Date, the Securities Administrator or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, shall return
any such excess cash to the Company.

     Section 3.05 Notes Purchased in Part. Any certificated Note that is to be purchased only in part shall be surrendered at the
applicable Corporate Trust Office of the Securities Administrator or at the office of the Paying
Agent and, promptly after the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, the Company shall execute and the
Trustee or the Authenticating Agent shall, upon receipt of a Company Order, authenticate and
deliver to the Holder of such Note, without service charge, a new Note or Notes, of such authorized
denomination or denominations as may be requested by such Holder (which must be equal to $1,000
principal amount or any integral thereof), in aggregate principal amount equal to, and in exchange
for, the portion of the principal amount of the Note so surrendered that is not purchased.

     Section 3.06 Compliance with Securities Laws upon Purchase of Notes. In connection with any offer to purchase Notes under Section 3.01, the Company shall:

          (a) comply with the provisions of Rule 13e-4, Rule 14e-l, and any other tender offer rules
under the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, which may then be applicable;

          (b) file a Schedule TO (or any successor or similar schedule, form or report) or any other
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          (c) otherwise comply with all federal and state securities laws in connection with such offer
to purchase or purchase of Notes, all so as to permit the rights of the Holders and obligations of
the Company under Sections 3.01 through 3.05 to be exercised in the time and in the manner
specified therein. To the extent that compliance with any such laws, rules and regulations would
result in a conflict with any of the terms hereof, the Indenture is hereby modified to the extent
required for the Company to comply with such laws, rules and regulations.

ARTICLE 4

CONVERSION

     Section 4.01 Conversion Privilege and Conversion Rate.

          (a) Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of this First Supplemental Indenture,
at the option of the Holder, any Note or portion thereof that is an integral multiple of $1,000
principal amount and not previously purchased or currently the subject of a Fundamental Change
Purchase Notice that has not been withdrawn pursuant to Section 3.02(b), may be converted into
fully paid and non-assessable ADSs of the Company at any time until 5:00 p.m., New York City time,
on the Business Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, at the Conversion Rate in effect at
such time. If the Company has given notice to redeem Notes pursuant to Section 10.01, such Notes
will be convertible at the option of the Holder only until the close of business on the Business
Day prior to the Redemption Date unless the Company fails to pay the Redemption Price on the
Redemption Date, and if the Company has given notice to redeem all of the Notes pursuant to Section
10.02, any Notes not subject to a duly completed, signed and timely submitted Tax Election Notice
(as defined below) will be convertible at the option of the Holder only until the close of business
on the Business Day prior to the Tax Redemption Date unless the Company fails to pay the Tax
Redemption Price on the Tax Redemption Date.

          (b) Provisions of this First Supplemental Indenture that apply to conversion of all of a Note
also apply to conversion of a portion of a Note.

          (c) A Holder of Notes is not entitled to any rights of a holder of ADSs until such Holder has
converted its Notes into ADSs, and only to the extent such Notes are deemed to have been converted
into ADSs pursuant to this Article 4. The Holder of Notes that has converted its Notes (or if such
person designated another person to whom such ADSs shall be issued and delivered, such person)
shall be treated as a holder of record of such ADSs as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the
Conversion Date.

          (d) Notwithstanding (a) through (c) above, the conversion rights shall be suspended during any
Closed Period (as defined below) and Holders shall not have the right to convert their Notes during
any such Closed Period. “Closed Period” means the following periods: (i) the 21 days immediately
prior to the date of the Company’s annual general shareholders’ meeting, (ii) the 30 days
immediately prior to an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting, (iii) from the date that the Company
notifies the Indian Stock Exchanges of the record date for determination of shareholders entitled
to receipt of dividends, subscription of shares due to capital increase or other benefits, to the
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relevant dividends, rights and benefits, (iv) such other periods determined by Indian law
applicable from time to time that the Company is required to close its stock transfer books, and
(v) any period commencing on a Record Date (other than the last Record Date before the Maturity
Date) and ending on the corresponding Interest Payment Date. The Company will procure that Holders
(and other applicable parties) are given notice of any Closed Period at the beginning of each
Closed Period in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.

          (e) If, and only to the extent a Holder elects to convert Notes in connection with a
transaction that constitutes a Change of Control pursuant to which 10% or more of the consideration
for Ordinary Shares and/or ADSs (other than cash payments for fractional Ordinary Shares or ADSs
and cash payments made in respect of dissenters’ appraisal rights) in such Change of Control
transaction consists of cash or securities (or other property) that are not Ordinary Shares, shares
of common stock, depositary receipts or other certificates representing common equity interests
traded or scheduled to be traded immediately following such Change of Control transaction on a U.S.
national securities exchange, the Conversion Rate shall be increased by an additional number of
ADSs as described below. A conversion of the Notes by a Holder will be deemed for these purposes
to be “in connection with” a Change of Control if the conversion notice is received by the
Conversion Agent during the period from the Change of Control Effective Date to 5:00 p.m., New York
City time, on the Business Day immediately preceding the related Fundamental Change Purchase Date.

          The number of additional ADSs per $1,000 principal amount of Notes by which the Conversion
Rate shall be increased (the “Additional ADSs”) will be determined by the Company by reference to
the table below and is based on the date on which the Change of Control becomes effective (the
“Change of Control Effective Date”), and the ADS Price, subject to adjustment as described below.

          The following table sets forth the ADS Price and number of Additional ADSs by which the
Conversion Rate shall be increased:

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ADS Price on	 	 	 	 	 	October 30,	 	October 30,	 	October 30,	 	October 30,	 	October 30,
	Effective Date	 	October 15, 2009	 	2010	 	2011	 	2012	 	2013	 	2014
	$16.97
	 	 	16.0757	 	 	 	16.0757	 	 	 	16.0757	 	 	 	16.0757	 	 	 	16.0757	 	 	 	16.0757	 
	$17.50
	 	 	15.0756	 	 	 	14.9830	 	 	 	14.9472	 	 	 	15.0445	 	 	 	14.6610	 	 	 	14.2741	 
	$18.00
	 	 	14.2137	 	 	 	14.0393	 	 	 	13.8944	 	 	 	13.8881	 	 	 	13.3855	 	 	 	12.6868	 
	$19.00
	 	 	12.6782	 	 	 	12.3610	 	 	 	12.0167	 	 	 	11.8200	 	 	 	11.1337	 	 	 	9.7628	 
	$20.00
	 	 	11.3564	 	 	 	10.9208	 	 	 	10.4045	 	 	 	10.0307	 	 	 	9.2300	 	 	 	7.1312	 
	$22.50
	 	 	8.7743	 	 	 	8.1311	 	 	 	7.2893	 	 	 	6.4836	 	 	 	5.6482	 	 	 	1.5756	 
	$25.00
	 	 	6.9336	 	 	 	6.1781	 	 	 	5.1459	 	 	 	3.8627	 	 	 	3.2331	 	 	 	0.0000	 
	$30.00
	 	 	4.5939	 	 	 	3.7883	 	 	 	2.6618	 	 	 	0.2392	 	 	 	0.1585	 	 	 	0.0000	 
	$35.00
	 	 	3.2548	 	 	 	2.5103	 	 	 	1.4996	 	 	 	0.0000	 	 	 	0.0000	 	 	 	0.0000	 
	$40.00
	 	 	2.4344	 	 	 	1.7872	 	 	 	0.9516	 	 	 	0.0000	 	 	 	0.0000	 	 	 	0.0000	 
	$45.00
	 	 	1.9000	 	 	 	1.3510	 	 	 	0.6776	 	 	 	0.0000	 	 	 	0.0000	 	 	 	0.0000	 
	$50.00
	 	 	1.5326	 	 	 	1.0699	 	 	 	0.5294	 	 	 	0.0000	 	 	 	0.0000	 	 	 	0.0000	 
	$60.00
	 	 	1.0669	 	 	 	0.7383	 	 	 	0.3729	 	 	 	0.0000	 	 	 	0.0000	 	 	 	0.0000	 
	$80.00
	 	 	0.5946	 	 	 	0.4176	 	 	 	0.2212	 	 	 	0.0000	 	 	 	0.0000	 	 	 	0.0000	 

     The actual ADS Price and Change of Control Effective Date may not be set forth on the table,
in which case, if the actual ADS Price is between two ADS Prices on the table or the actual Change
of Control Effective Date is between two Change of Control Effective Dates on the table, the number
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the number of Additional ADSs set forth for the two ADS Prices and the two Change of Control
Effective Dates, as applicable, based on a 365-day year. If the ADS Price:

     (1) exceeds $80.00 per ADS, subject to adjustment as described below, the Conversion
Rate shall not be increased; and

     (2) is less than $16.97 per ADS, subject to adjustment as described below, the
Conversion Rate will not be increased.

     The ADS Prices set forth in the first column of the table above will be adjusted as of any
date on which the Conversion Rate is adjusted pursuant to Sections 4.06, 4.07, 4.08 and 4.09. The
adjusted ADS Prices will equal the ADS Prices applicable immediately prior to such adjustment
multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Conversion Rate immediately prior to the
adjustment giving rise to the ADS Price adjustment and the denominator of which is the Conversion
Rate as so adjusted. The number of Additional ADSs set forth in the table above will be adjusted
in the same manner as and as of any date on which the Conversion Rate is adjusted as set forth in
Sections 4.06, 4.07, 4.08 and 4.09 hereof.

          (f) If the Company’s ADS facility maintained with the ADS Depositary is terminated for any
reason but such event does not constitute a Termination of Trading because the Ordinary Shares or
ADSs substantially identical to the current ADSs are then listed for trading on the NYSE or another
U.S. national securities exchange, the Notes shall become convertible into Ordinary Shares or such
substantially identical ADSs. In all such cases, all references to ADSs in this First Supplemental
Indenture shall be deemed to refer to Ordinary Shares or such substantially identical ADSs, as
applicable, all references to the Closing Sale Price of the ADSs will be deemed to refer to the
Closing Sale Price of the Ordinary Shares or such substantially identical ADSs, as applicable, and
other appropriate adjustments will be made hereunder to reflect such change.

          (g) Notwithstanding Section 4.01(e), in no event shall (i) the Conversion Rate as adjusted on
account of a Change of Control transaction in the manner set forth in Section 4.01(e) above exceed
58.9455 ADSs per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, subject to adjustment as described in Sections
4.06, 4,07, 4.08 and 4.09; (ii) the Conversion Rate as adjusted exceed the Conversion Rate limit of
57.1428 ADSs per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, or (iii) the Conversion Rate be adjusted to a
rate that would render conversion of the notes into ADSs at such adjusted conversion rate to be in
contravention of any applicable law or subject to approval of the Ministry of Finance of India, the
RBI or any other regulatory or governmental authority in India. If the Company changes the number
of Ordinary Shares represented by ADSs (other than to account for stock splits or combinations),
each of the Conversion Rate limitations set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) will be adjusted to equal
such limitation applicable immediately prior to such change multiplied by a fraction, the numerator
of which is the number of Ordinary Shares represented by one ADS immediately prior to such change
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     Section 4.02 Conversion Procedure.

          (a) To convert interests in a Global Note, a Holder must comply with the Applicable
Procedures, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents if required by the Company and
pay:

          (1) interest as provided in Section 4.02(e);

          (2) any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax or fee due upon the
issuance and delivery of ADSs upon conversion pursuant to Section 4.04; and

          (3) pay the applicable fees and expenses of the ADS Depositary for the issuance of ADSs
as described in the Deposit Agreement. 

          (b) To convert a Certificated Note, a Holder must:

          (1) complete and manually sign the conversion notice on the back of the Note, copies of
which will be available from the Conversion Agent and deliver a copy of such notice by
facsimile with an original to follow to the Conversion Agent;

          (2) surrender the Note to the Conversion Agent at its principal corporate office;

          (3) if required, pay interest as provided in Section 4.02(e);

          (4) if required by the Conversion Agent, furnish appropriate endorsements, signature
guarantees and transfer documents;

          (5) if required, furnish written acknowledgements, certifications and agreements in
connection with the issuance of ADSs by the ADS Depositary upon deposit of Ordinary Shares;

          (6) if required, pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax or fee or
tax on capital gain due upon the issuance and delivery of ADSs upon conversion pursuant to
Section 4.04; and

          (7) pay the applicable fees and expenses of the ADS Depositary for the issuance of ADSs
as described under the Deposit Agreement.

          (c) The date on which the Holder satisfies all of the requirements with respect to a Note in
either paragraph (a) or (b) above is the “Conversion Date” for such Note, unless such date occurs
during a Closed Period or after the Holder has submitted, but not validly withdrawn, a Fundamental
Change Purchase Notice with respect to such Note. Any Holder who satisfies the conditions listed
in 4.02(a), with respect to a Global Note, or 4.02(b), with respect to a Certificated Note, during
a Closed Period (i) will not be permitted to convert the Notes into ADSs (as specified in the
Conversion Notice) until the next Business Day after the end of that Closed Period (even if such
Business Day occurs after a Redemption Date, Tax Redemption Date or the Maturity Date), which (if
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be the Conversion Date for such Notes; and (ii) will be permitted to withdraw such Conversion
Notice or undertake the appropriate Applicable Procedures to cancel its conversion, as applicable,
prior to the Conversion Date for such Notes. Upon the conversion of a Note, the Company will
promptly deliver the requisite documentation and the Ordinary Shares to the Depositary so as to
enable the Depositary to deliver ADSs to the Holder.

          (d) The ADS Depositary shall be deemed to be a holder of record of Ordinary Shares
representing ADSs deposited upon conversion on the Conversion Date; provided, however, that no
surrender of a Note on any Conversion Date that occurs when the share transfer books of the Company
shall be closed shall be effective to constitute the depositary entitled to receive the Ordinary
Shares representing ADSs deposited upon conversion to be the record holder of such Ordinary Shares
representing ADSs on such date, but such surrender shall be effective to constitute the depositary
entitled to receive such Ordinary Shares representing ADSs as the record holder thereof for all
purposes as of the close of business on the next succeeding day on which such share transfer books
are open; provided further that such conversion shall be at the Conversion Rate in effect on the
Conversion Date as if the share transfer books of the Company had not been closed. Upon conversion
of a Note, a converting person shall no longer be a Holder of such Note. Except as set forth in
this First Supplemental Indenture, no payment or adjustment will be made for dividends or
distributions declared or made on the Ordinary Shares represented by ADSs issued upon conversion of
a Note prior to the issuance of such shares.

          (e) Upon conversion of a Note, a Holder will not receive, except as described below, any cash
payment representing any accrued interest (except Additional Amounts and Cap Additional Interest,
if any). Instead, accrued interest (except Additional Amounts and Cap Additional Interest, if any)
will be deemed paid in full by the ADSs received by the Holder upon conversion rather than
cancelled, extinguished or forfeited. Delivery of Ordinary Shares to the Depositary for the
issuance to the Holder of the full number of ADSs into which the Note is convertible, together with
any cash payment of such Holder’s fractional ADSs pursuant to Section 4.03, will thus be deemed to
satisfy the Company’s obligation to pay the principal amount of a Note and to pay accrued and
unpaid interest (except Additional Amounts and Cap Additional Interest, if any).

          Holders of Notes at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Regular Record Date will receive the
interest (except Additional Amounts deliverable upon conversion, if any, and Cap Additional
Interest, if any) payable on such Notes on the corresponding Interest Payment Date notwithstanding
the conversion of such Notes at any time after 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on such Regular
Record Date. However, Notes surrendered for conversion by a Holder during the period subsequent to
5:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Regular Record Date and prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City
time, on the corresponding Interest Payment Date must be accompanied by payment in funds acceptable
to the Company of an amount equal to the interest that has accrued and will be paid on the Notes
being converted (whether or not the converting Holder was the Holder of record on the relevant
Regular Record Date); provided, however, that no such payment need be made:

          (1) if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change Purchase Date that falls on or
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Interest Payment Date and the Conversion Date for such Note occurs between such Regular
Record Date and Interest Payment Date;

          (2) if the Company has specified a Redemption Date or a Tax Redemption Date that is
after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date and
the Conversion Date for such Note occurs between such Regular Record Date and Interest
Payment Date;

          (3) on Notes that have been surrendered for conversion following the Regular Record
Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date;

          (4) to the extent of overdue interest, if any, or Cap Additional, if any which exists
at the time of the conversion with respect to such Note; or

          (5) to the extent of any Additional Amounts payable by the Company upon conversion in
connection with the Company’s satisfaction of its conversion obligations.

          For the avoidance of doubt, interest (excluding any Additional Amounts payable by the Company
in connection with payments or deliveries that the Company is obligated to make to the record
Holder of such Note on a Redemption Date, Tax Redemption Date or Maturity Date, and any Cap
Additional Interest) paid on the Redemption Date or Tax Redemption Date, as applicable, will be
paid to the Holder of record on the Regular Record Date if such Note has been surrendered for
conversion following the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Redemption Date, the Tax
Redemption Date or Maturity Date, as the case may be.

          In the case of any certificated Note which is converted in part only, upon such conversion the
Company shall execute and the Trustee or Authenticating Agent shall, upon receipt of a Company
Order, authenticate and deliver to the Holder thereof, without service charge, a new Note or Notes
of authorized denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal to, and in exchange for, the
unconverted portion of the principal amount of such Note. A Note may be converted in part, but
only if the principal amount of such part is an integral multiple of $1,000 and the principal
amount of such Note to remain Outstanding after such conversion is equal to $1,000 or any integral
multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.

          Upon the conversion of an interest in a Global Note, the Securities Administrator and the
Depositary shall reduce the principal amount of such Global Note in their records. The Company
shall notify the Trustee and the Securities Administrator in writing of any conversions of Notes
effected through any Conversion Agent other than the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as
applicable.

     Section 4.03 Fractional Shares. The Company will not issue fractional ADSs or
securities representing fractional ADSs upon conversion of Notes. If more than one Note shall be
surrendered for conversion at one time by the same Holder, the number of full ADSs that shall be
issuable upon conversion shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate principal amount of the
Notes (or specified portions
thereof to the extent permitted hereby) so surrendered. In lieu of delivering any fractional
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equal to the Closing Sale Price
of the ADSs on the Trading Day immediately preceding the applicable Conversion Date multiplied by
such fractional ADSs and rounding the product to the nearest whole cent.

     Section 4.04 Taxes on Conversion. If a Holder converts a Note, the Holder shall pay
any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes or fees or taxes on capital gain upon the
issuance or delivery of ADSs upon such conversion. The Holder shall also pay any such tax with
respect to cash received in lieu of fractional ADSs. In addition, the Holder shall pay any such
tax which is due because the Holder requests the ADSs to be issued in a name other than the
Holder’s name. The Conversion Agent may refuse to deliver any certificate, if applicable,
representing the ADSs being issued in a name other than the Holder’s name until the Conversion
Agent receives certification that all taxes due including any tax which will be due because the
ADSs are to be issued in a name other than the Holder’s name have been paid.

     Section 4.05 Company to Provide Shares.

          (a) The Company shall, prior to issuance of any Notes hereunder, and from time to time as may
be necessary, reserve, out of its authorized but unissued share capital, a sufficient number of
Ordinary Shares to be represented by ADSs to permit the conversion of all Outstanding Notes into
ADSs.

          (b) All Ordinary Shares delivered to the ADS Depositary for issuance of the ADSs by the ADS
Depositary upon conversion of the Notes shall be newly issued Ordinary Shares, and such Ordinary
Shares shall be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and shall be free
from preemptive or similar rights and free of any lien or adverse claim as the result of any action
by the Company.

          (c) Before taking any action which would cause an adjustment increasing the Conversion Rate to
an amount that would cause the Conversion Price to be reduced below the then par value, if any, of
the ADSs issuable upon conversion of the Notes, the Company will take all corporate action which
may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary in order that the ADSs may be validly and legally
issued at such adjusted Conversion Rate.

          (d) The Company covenants to take all such actions as may be required for the delivery in
accordance herewith of ADSs, deliverable upon the conversion of any Note, including the issuance of
Ordinary Shares represented by such ADSs, the deposit thereof in accordance with the Deposit
Agreement, and the acceptance of such ADSs into the book-entry system maintained by the ADS
Depositary. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company further covenants that,
(i) if any Ordinary Shares to be provided for the purpose of conversion of Notes hereunder require
registration with or approval of any governmental authority under any Indian law or U.S. federal or
state law before such shares may be validly issued upon conversion, the Company will in good faith
and as expeditiously as possible, to the extent then permitted by the rules and interpretations of
the SEC (or any successor thereto) and
any analogous Indian regulatory authority, endeavor to secure such registration or approval,
as the case may be and (ii) if at any time the ADSs shall be
listed on any national securities
exchange or automated quotation system, the Company will, if permitted by the rules of such
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listed on such exchange or automated quotation system, all ADSs issuable upon conversion of the
Notes; provided that if the rules of such exchange or automated quotation system permit the Company
to defer the listing of such ADSs until the first conversion of the Notes into ADSs in accordance
with the provisions of this Indenture, the Company covenants to list such ADSs issuable upon
conversion of the Notes in accordance with the requirements of such exchange or automated quotation
system at such time.

          (e) Notwithstanding the above, delivery of the ADSs will occur as promptly as practicable
following the Conversion Date, but in no event later than 45 days or 10 days (in the case of any
Conversion Date occurring on or after the last Record Date before a Redemption Date or the Maturity
Date, as applicable) after the Conversion Date.

     Section 4.06 Adjustment of Conversion Rate.

          (a) If the number of Ordinary Shares represented by one ADS is changed after the date of the
Prospectus Supplement, the Conversion Rate shall be appropriately adjusted by the Company such that
the number of Ordinary Shares represented by one ADS remains the same. As of the date of this
First Supplemental Indenture, each ADS represents one Ordinary Share.

          For the avoidance of doubt, if any event in Sections 4.06(a)(1) to (6) results in a change to
the number of Ordinary Shares represented by one ADS, then such a change shall be deemed to satisfy
the Company’s obligation to effect the relevant Conversion Rate adjustment on account of such an
event to the extent to which such change reflects what a corresponding change to the Conversion
Rate would have been on account of such an event.

          The Company will adjust the Conversion Rate for the events in Sections 4.06(a)(1) to (6),
except that the Company will not make any adjustments to the Conversion Rate if Holders of Notes
participate (other than in the case of a share split or share combination), at the same time and
upon the same terms as Holders of ADSs and solely as a result of holding the Notes, in any of the
transactions described below without having to convert their Notes as if they held a number of ADSs
equal to the applicable Conversion Rate, multiplied by the principal amount (expressed in
thousands) of Notes held by such Holder.

          The Conversion Rate shall be adjusted from time to time by the Company as follows:

          (1) If the Company shall issue Ordinary Shares to all or substantially all holders of
Ordinary Shares as a dividend or distribution on Ordinary Shares, the Conversion Rate shall
be adjusted based on the following formula:

CR1 = CR0 x OS1/OS0

where,

CR0 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to 9:00 a.m., New
York City time, on the Adjustment Record Date for such dividend or distribution;

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CR1 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after 9:00 a.m., New York
City time, on the Adjustment Record Date for such dividend or distribution;

OS0 = the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately prior to 9:00
a.m., New York City time, on the record date for such dividend or distribution; and

OS1 = the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately after giving
effect to such dividend and solely as a result of such dividend or distribution.

Any adjustment made pursuant to this clause (1) shall become effective immediately prior to
9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Adjustment Record Date. If any dividend or
distribution of the type described in this clause (1) is declared but not so paid or made,
the Conversion Rate will again be adjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors
publicly announces its decision not to make such dividend or distribution, to the Conversion
Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.

          (2) If the Company shall effect an Ordinary Share split or Ordinary Share combination,
the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

CR1 = CR0 x OS1/OS0

where,

CR0 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to 9:00 a.m., New
York City time, on the effective date of such Ordinary Share split or Ordinary Share
combination;

CR1 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after 9:00 a.m., New York
City time, on the effective date of such Ordinary Share split or Ordinary Share
combination;

OS0 = the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately prior to 9:00
a.m., New York City time, on the effective date of such Ordinary Share split or
Ordinary Share combination; and

OS1 = the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately after and
solely as a result of such Ordinary Share split or Ordinary Share combination.

Any adjustment made pursuant to this clause (2) shall become effective immediately prior to
9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the effective date of such Ordinary Share split or
Ordinary Share combination.

          (3) If the Company issues rights (other than rights issued pursuant to a shareholder’s
rights plan) or warrants to all or substantially all holders of Ordinary Shares entitling
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subscribe for or
purchase Ordinary Shares (or securities convertible into Ordinary Shares) at a price per
Ordinary Share (or having a conversion price per Ordinary Share) less than the average
Closing Sale Price of the ADSs divided by the number of Ordinary Shares then represented by
one ADS for the five consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately
preceding the first public announcement of the issuance of such rights or warrants, the
Conversion Rate will be adjusted based on the following formula:

CR1 = CR0 x (OS0+X)/(OS0+Y)

where,

CR0 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to 9:00 a.m., New
York City time, on the Adjustment Record Date for such issuance;

CR1 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after 9:00 a.m., New York
City time, on the Adjustment Record Date for such issuance;

OS0 = the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately prior to 9:00
a.m., New York City time, on the record date for such issuance;

X = the total number of Ordinary Shares issuable pursuant to such rights or
warrants; and

Y = the number of Ordinary Shares equal to the quotient of (x) the aggregate price
payable to exercise such rights or warrants (expressed in US dollars based on the
spot exchange rate determined by the Board of Directors) divided by (y) the quotient
of (A) the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the ADSs over the 10 consecutive
Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the first
announcement of the issuance, divided by (B) the number of Ordinary Shares then
represented by one ADS.

Any adjustment made pursuant to this clause (3) shall become effective immediately prior to
9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Adjustment Record Date for such issuance. If such
rights or warrants described in this clause (3) are not so issued, the Conversion Rate will
again be adjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors publicly announces its
decision not to issue such rights or warrants, to be the Conversion Rate that would then be
in effect if such issuance had not been declared. To the extent that such rights or
warrants are not exercised prior to their expiration or Ordinary Shares (or securities
convertible into Ordinary Shares) are not delivered pursuant to such rights or warrants upon
the exercise of such rights or warrants, the Conversion Rate shall be
readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustments made upon
the issuance of such rights or warrants been made on the basis of delivery of only the
number of Ordinary Shares (or securities convertible into Ordinary Shares) actually
delivered. In determining (i) whether any rights or warrants entitle holders to subscribe
for or purchase Ordinary Shares (or securities convertible into Ordinary Shares) at a price
per Ordinary Share (or having a conversion price per Ordinary Share) less than the average
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represented by
one ADS for the five consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately
preceding the first public announcement of the issuance of such rights or warrants, and (ii)
the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights or warrants, there shall be taken into
account any consideration received by the Company for such rights or warrants and the value
of such consideration if other than cash shall be determined by the Board of Directors.

          (4) If the Company makes a dividend or other distribution to all or substantially all
holders of Ordinary Shares, of the Company’s Capital Stock, evidences of Indebtedness or
other assets of the Company, including securities but excluding:

          (A) any dividends or distributions referred to in clause (1) above;

          (B) any rights and warrants referred to in clause (3) above;

          (C) any dividends or distributions referred to in clause (5) below;

          (D) any dividends and distributions in connection with a Reorganization Event;
or

          (E) any Spin-Offs to which the provisions set forth below in this clause (4)
shall apply,

(the “distributed securities”), then in each such case the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted
based the following formula:

CR1 = CR0 x SP0/(SP0-FMV)

where,

CR0 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to 9:00 a.m., New
York City time, on the Adjustment Record Date for such distribution;

CR1 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after 9:00 a.m., New York
City time, on the Adjustment Record Date for such distribution;

SP0 = the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the ADSs over the 10
consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately
preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution, divided by the number of
Ordinary Shares then represented by one ADS; and

FMV = the fair market value (as determined in US dollars by the Board of Directors)
on the Adjustment Record Date for such distribution of the shares of Capital Stock,
evidences of Indebtedness or other assets distributed with respect to each
outstanding Ordinary Share.

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Any such adjustment made pursuant to this clause (4) shall become effective immediately
prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Adjustment Record Date for such distribution.
In the event that such dividend or distribution described in this clause (4) is not so paid
or made, the Conversion Rate will again be adjusted, effective as of the date the Board of
Directors publicly announces its decision not to make such dividend or distribution, to be
the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not
been declared.

     With respect to any rights or warrants (the “rights”) that may be issued or distributed
pursuant to any rights plan of the Company currently in effect or that the Company
implements after the date of this First Supplemental Indenture (a “rights plan”), in lieu of
any adjustment required upon conversion of the Notes into ADSs, to the extent that such
rights plan is in effect upon such conversion, the Holders of Notes will receive, with
respect to the ADSs (or the Ordinary Shares represented thereby) issued upon conversion, the
rights described therein (whether or not the rights have separated from the ADSs (or the
Ordinary Shares represented thereby) at the time of conversion), subject to the limitations
set forth in and in accordance with any such rights plan; provided that in the case of the
Company’s current rights plan or a future rights plan to the extent applicable, if, at the
time of conversion, however, the rights have separated from the ADSs (or the Ordinary Shares
represented thereby) in accordance with the provisions of the rights plan so that Holders
would not be entitled to receive any rights in respect of the ADSs issuable upon conversion
of the Notes as a result of the timing of the conversion date, the Conversion Rate shall be
adjusted as if the Company distributed to all Holders of ADSs distributed securities,
subject to appropriate readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination, repurchase
or redemption of the rights. Any distribution of rights or warrants pursuant to a rights
plan complying with the requirements set forth in the immediately preceding sentence of this
paragraph shall not constitute a distribution of rights or warrants. Other than as
specified in this clause (4), there will not be any adjustment to the Conversion Rate as the
result of the issuance of any rights, the distribution of separate certificates representing
such rights, the exercise or redemption of such rights in accordance with any rights plan or
the termination or invalidation of any rights.

     If the transaction that gives rise to an adjustment pursuant to this clause (4) is,
however, one pursuant to which the payment of a dividend or other distribution on Ordinary
Shares consists of shares of Capital Stock of any class or series of, or similar equity
interest in, a Subsidiary or other business unit of the Company (a “Spin-Off”) that are, or,
when issued will be, traded or listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the
NASDAQ Global Market, the NYSE or any other U.S. national securities exchange or market, the
Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

CR1 = CR0 x (FMV0+MP0)/MP0

where,

CR0 = the Conversion Rate in effect at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the last Trading
Day of the Valuation Period;

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CR1 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the
last Trading Day of the Valuation Period;

FMV0 = the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the Capital Stock or
similar equity interest distributed to holders of Ordinary Shares applicable to one
Ordinary Share over the first 10 consecutive Trading Day period beginning on and
including the fifth Trading Day after the effective date of the Spin-Off (the
“Valuation Period”); and

MP0 = the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the ADSs over the Valuation Period,
divided by the then applicable number of Ordinary Shares then represented by one
ADS.

Any such adjustment made pursuant to this clause (4) shall occur on the fifteenth Trading
Day from, and including, the effective date of the Spin-Off. As a result, any conversion
within the 15 Trading Days following the effective date of any Spin-Off shall be deemed not
to have occurred until the end of such 15 Trading Day period.

     For purposes of this Section 4.06(a)(4) and Sections 4.06(a)(1) and 4.06(a)(3), any
dividend or distribution to which this Section 4.06(a)(4) is applicable that also includes
Ordinary Shares to which Section 4.06(a)(1) applies, or rights or warrants to subscribe for,
purchase or convert into Ordinary Shares to which Section 4.06(a)(3) applies (or both),
shall be deemed instead to be:

(A) a dividend or distribution of the evidences of Indebtedness, assets or shares of
Capital Stock other than (a) such Ordinary Shares to which Section 4.06(a)(1)
applies or (b) such rights or warrants to which Section 4.06(a)(3) applies, and any
Conversion Rate adjustment required by this Section 4.06(a)(4) shall be made with
respect to such remaining dividend or distribution as though it did not include (a)
such Ordinary Shares to which Section 4.06(a)(1) applies and (b) such rights or
warrants to which Section 4.06(a)(3) applies, immediately followed by,

(B) a dividend or distribution of such Ordinary Shares to which Section 4.06(a)(1)
applies or such rights or warrants to which Section 4.06(a)(3) applies, and any
Conversion Rate adjustment required by Section 4.06(a)(1) and Section
4.06(a)(3), as applicable, shall be made with respect to such Ordinary Shares or
such rights or warrants, except that:

     (i) for the purposes of adjusting the conversion rate under Section
4.06(a)(1), (a) the record date of such dividend or distribution shall be
substituted for “the record date of such dividend or distribution” and the
Adjustment Record Date for such dividend or distribution shall be
substituted for “the Adjustment Record Date for such dividend or
distribution” within the meaning of Section 4.06(a)(1), and (b) any Ordinary
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deemed
“outstanding on the record date for such dividend or distribution” within
the meaning of Section 4.06(a)(1), and

     (ii) for the purposes adjusting the conversion rate under Section
4.06(a)(3), (a) the record date of such dividend or distribution shall be
substituted for the “record date” and “the record date for such issuance”
within the meaning of Section 4.06(a)(3), and (b) any Ordinary Shares
already accounted for in any Conversion Rate adjustment required by Section
4.06(a)(1) as a result of such dividend or distribution shall be deemed
“outstanding immediately prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the
record date for such issuance.”

          (5) If the Company, by dividend or otherwise, at any time distributes to all or
substantially all holders of Ordinary Shares a payment consisting exclusively of cash
(excluding any dividend or distribution upon a Reorganization Event) (a “Triggering
Distribution”), the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

CR1 = CR0 × (SP0 –T)/(SP0 – C)

where

CR0 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to 9:00 a.m., New
York City time, on the Adjustment Record Date for such Triggering Distribution;

CR1 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after 9:00 a.m., New York
City time, on the Adjustment Record Date for such Triggering Distribution;

SP0 = the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the ADSs over the 10
consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the
Ex-Dividend Date for such Triggering Distribution, divided by the number of Ordinary
Shares then represented by one ADS;

T = the dividend threshold amount, which shall initially be $0.09 per year and which
amount shall be appropriately adjusted from time to time for any share dividends on,
or subdivisions or combinations of, Ordinary Shares; provided, that if a Conversion
Rate adjustment is required to be made as a result of a distribution
that is not a yearly dividend either in whole or in part, the dividend threshold
amount shall be deemed to be zero; and

C = the amount of such Triggering Distribution per Ordinary Share that the Company
distributes to holders of its Ordinary Shares (expressed in US dollars based on the
spot exchange rate determined by the Board of Directors).

Any increase made pursuant to this clause (5) shall become effective immediately prior to
9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Record Date for such Triggering Distribution. In the
event that such Triggering Distribution described in this clause (5) is not so paid or made,
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publicly announces its decision not to make such Triggering Distribution to be the
Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such Triggering Distribution had not been
declared.

          (6) If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or Vedanta Resources plc or its
subsidiaries, makes a payment in respect of a tender offer or exchange offer for Ordinary
Shares (including Ordinary Shares represented by ADSs), if (A) the cash and value of any
other consideration included in the payment per Ordinary Share (expressed in US dollars
based on the spot exchange rate determined by the Board of Directors) exceeds (B) the
Closing Sale Price of the ADSs on the Trading Day immediately following the last date on
which tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender offer or exchange offer,
divided by the number of Ordinary Shares then represented by one ADS, the Conversion Rate
shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

CR1 = CR0 x (AC + (SP1 x
OS1))/(SP1 x OS0)

where,

CR0 = the Conversion Rate in effect on the day immediately prior to 9:00
a.m., New York City time, on the effective date of the adjustment;

CR1 = the Conversion Rate in effect immediately following 9:00 a.m., New
York City time, on the effective date of the adjustment;

AC = the aggregate value of all cash and any other consideration (as determined by
the Board of Directors) paid or payable for Ordinary Shares purchased in such tender
offer or exchange offer;

OS0 = the number of Ordinary Shares (including those underlying ADSs)
outstanding immediately prior to the date such tender offer or exchange offer
expires;

OS1 = the number of Ordinary Shares outstanding immediately after the
date such tender offer or exchange offer expires (after giving effect to the
purchase or
exchange of Ordinary Shares (including those underlying ADSs) pursuant to such
tender or exchange offer); and

SP1 = the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the ADSs over the 10
consecutive Trading Day period commencing on the Trading Day immediately following
the date such tender offer or exchange offer expires (the “Offer Valuation Period”),
divided by the number of Ordinary Shares then represented by one ADS.

Any adjustment made pursuant to this clause (6) will become effective immediately after 5:00
p.m., New York City time, on the last Trading Day of the relevant Offer Valuation Period. As
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to have
occurred until the end of such Offer Valuation Period. In the event that the Company or one
of its Subsidiaries are obligated to purchase Ordinary Shares (including those underlying
ADSs) pursuant to any such tender offer, but the Company is, or such Subsidiary is,
permanently prevented by applicable law from effecting any or all such purchases or any or
all such purchases are rescinded, the Conversion Rate will again be adjusted to be the
Conversion Rate which would have been in effect based upon the number of Ordinary Shares
(including those underlying ADSs) actually purchased, if any. Except as provided in the
immediately preceding sentence, if the application of this clause (6) to any tender offer
would result in a decrease in the Conversion Rate, no adjustment shall be made for such
tender offer under this clause (6).

     Except with respect to a Spin-Off, in cases where the fair market value of assets (including
cash), debt securities or certain rights, warrants or options to purchase the Company’s securities,
as to which clauses (3) or (4) above apply, applicable to one Ordinary Share, distributed to
holders of Ordinary Shares:

          (A) equals or exceeds the average of the Closing Sale Price of the ADSs,
divided by the number of Ordinary Shares then represented by each ADS, during the 10
consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the
Record Date for such distribution; or

          (B) such average of the Closing Sale Prices exceeds the fair market value of
such assets, debt securities or rights, warrants or options so distributed by less
than $1.00,

rather than being entitled to an adjustment in the Conversion Rate, the Holders of Notes shall be
entitled to receive upon conversion, in addition to the ADSs, the kind and amount of assets, debt
securities or rights, warrants or options comprising the distribution that such Holder would have
received if such Holder had converted such Notes immediately prior to the record date for
determining the shareholders entitled to receive the distribution.

          (b) If during a period applicable for calculating the Closing Sale Price of ADSs or any other
security, an event occurs that requires an adjustment to the Conversion Rate, the Closing Sale
Price of ADSs or such other security, as applicable, shall be calculated for such
period in a manner determined by the Company to appropriately reflect the impact of such event
on the price of such security during such period. Whenever any provision of this First
Supplemental Indenture requires a calculation of an average of Closing Sale Prices of ADSs or any
other security over multiple days, appropriate adjustments shall be made to account for any
adjustment to the Conversion Rate that becomes effective or any event requiring an adjustment to
the Conversion Rate where the Ex-Dividend Date of the event occurs at any time during the period
during which the average is to be calculated. Furthermore, whenever successive adjustments to the
Conversion Rate are called for pursuant to this Section 4.06, such adjustments shall be made to
Closing Sale Prices as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the intent of this Section
4.06 and to avoid unjust or inequitable results as determined in good faith by the Board of
Directors and evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee and the Securities
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          (c) If one or more events occur requiring an adjustment be made to the Conversion Rate for a
particular period, adjustments to the Conversion Rate shall be determined by the Board of Directors
to reflect the combined impact of such Conversion Rate Adjustment Events, as set out in this
Section 4.06, during such period.

          (d) Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the applicable Conversion Rate will not be adjusted
(i) upon the issuance of Ordinary Shares or options or rights to purchase those shares pursuant to
any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan or program of or assumed by the
Company or any of its subsidiaries; (ii) upon the issuance of Ordinary Shares pursuant to any
option, warrant, right or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security not described in (i)
above and outstanding as of the date the Prospectus Supplement; (iii) for a change in the par value
of the Ordinary Shares; or (iv) for accrued and unpaid interest, if any.

          (e) If (i) any event occurs that requires an adjustment to the Conversion Rate under Section
4.06(a) after the Conversion Date but before the Company delivers ADSs upon settlement and (ii) the
ADSs the Company delivers upon settlement are not entitled to participate in the transaction that
gave rise to the adjustment event, the Company will adjust the number of ADSs deliverable with
respect to any Notes converted on such Conversion Date to account for such transaction.

     Section 4.07 No Adjustment.

          (a) No adjustment in the Conversion Rate shall be required unless such adjustment would
require an increase or decrease of at least 1% in the Conversion Rate as last adjusted; provided,
however, that any adjustments which would be required to be made but for this Section 4.07(a) shall
be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment. Notwithstanding the
foregoing sentence, all adjustments not previously made will be made, regardless of whether the
aggregate adjustment is less than 1%, (i) annually, upon each anniversary of the date of first
issuance of the notes, (ii) upon conversion on the Conversion Date, (iii) upon redemption on the
Redemption Date, and (iii) upon maturity on the Maturity Date, as applicable. All calculations
under this Article 4 shall be made to the nearest cent or to the nearest one-ten thousandth of an
ADS, as the case may be, with one half cent and 0.00005 of a share, respectively, being rounded
upward.

          (b) Except as described in Section 4.06, no adjustment in the Conversion Rate shall be
required for issuances of Ordinary Shares or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for
Ordinary Shares or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares or carrying
the right to purchase Ordinary Shares or any such security.

     Section 4.08 Voluntary Adjustment. The Company from time to time may increase the
Conversion Rate, to the extent permitted by law, by any amount for any period of time if the period
is at least 20 Business Days, and the Company provides 15 calendar days prior written notice to any
increase in the Conversion Rate to the Trustee, the Conversion Agent and Holders. The Company may
also make such an increase to the Conversion Rate as the Board of Directors determines would avoid
or diminish U.S. federal income tax to holders of Ordinary Shares resulting from any dividend or
distribution of stock (or rights to acquire stock) or from any event treated as such for U.S.
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     Section 4.09 Limit to Adjustments. Notwithstanding any other provision in Sections
4.06, 4.07 and 4.08, in no event will: (i) the Conversion Rate as adjusted on account of a Change
of Control transaction in the manner set forth in Section 4.01(e) above exceed 58.9455 ADSs per
$1,000 principal amount of Notes, subject to adjustment as described in Sections 4.06, 4,07, 4.08
and 4.09; (ii) the Conversion Rate as adjusted exceed the Conversion Rate limit of 57.1428 ADSs per
$1,000 principal amount of Notes, or (iii) the Conversion Rate be adjusted to a rate that would
render conversion of the notes into ADSs at such adjusted conversion rate to be in contravention of
any applicable law or subject to approval of the Ministry of Finance of India, the RBI or any other
regulatory or governmental authority in India. If the Company changes the number of Ordinary Shares
represented by ADSs (other than to account for stock splits or combinations), each of the
Conversion Rate limitations set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) will be adjusted to equal such
limitation applicable immediately prior to such change multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of
which is the number of Ordinary Shares represented by one ADS immediately prior to such change and
the denominator of which is the number of Ordinary Shares represented by one ADS as so changed.

     To the extent any adjustment to the Conversion Rate (or the ADS to the underlying share ratio)
to be made as a result of the occurrence of a transaction described in Sections 4.06(a)(1), (2),
(3), (4), (5) or (6) (the occurrence of each such adjustment, an “Adjustment Event”) is limited by
Section 4.09(ii) or Section 4.09(iii), the Company will make an additional cash interest payment
per $1,000 principal amount of Notes held (“Cap Additional Interest”) to each Holder of the Notes,
within five Business Days of the occurrence of such Adjustment Event, in an amount equal to the
product of (1) the difference between (i) the Conversion Rate per $1,000 principal amount of Notes
that would have been obtained as a result of the occurrence of an Adjustment Event (but without
giving effect to the limitation under Section 4.09(ii) or Section 4.09(iii)) and (ii) the
Conversion Rate per $1,000 principal amount of Notes that was obtained as a result of the
occurrence of such Adjustment Event (after giving effect to the limitations under Section 4.09(ii)
or Section 4.09(iii)) and (2) the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the ADSs over the 10
consecutive Trading Day period ending on the date on which such Conversion Rate
adjustment is required to be made (or, if such date is not a Trading Day, the Trading Day
immediately preceding such date); provided that in no event shall such Cap Additional Interest be
paid if the payment of such Cap Additional Interest and any other interest on the Notes would cause
the effective interest rate per annum on the Notes to exceed the prescribed ceiling on “all-in
cost” prescribed by the RBI for external commercial borrowing with an average maturity period of
more than five years; and provided further in the event the payment of such additional interest is
prohibited by applicable law, the Company will not declare the Adjustment Event that would have
caused the Company to adjust the Conversion Rate in such a way that would result in this provision
being triggered.

     Section 4.10 Notice of Adjustment. Whenever the Conversion Rate is required to be
adjusted pursuant to this First Supplemental Indenture, the Company shall promptly mail to Holders
a notice of the adjustment and file with the Trustee and the Conversion Agent an Officer’s
Certificate briefly stating the facts requiring the adjustment and the manner of computing it.
Failure to mail such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the validity of any such
adjustment. Unless and until the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and the Conversion Agent
shall receive an Officer’s Certificate setting forth an adjustment of the Conversion Rate, the
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that the
Conversion Rate has not been adjusted and that the last Conversion Rate of which it has knowledge
remains in effect.

     Section 4.11 Reorganization Events. If any of the following events occur (each, a
“Reorganization Event”):

          (1) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Ordinary Shares, other than
changes resulting from a subdivision or combination;

          (2) a consolidation, merger or combination involving the Company;

          (3) a sale, conveyance or lease to another corporation of all or substantially all of
the property and assets of the Company, other than to one or more of the Company’s
Subsidiaries; or

          (4) a statutory share exchange,

in each case as a result of which holders of Ordinary Shares (including Ordinary Shares represented
by ADSs) are entitled to receive stock, other securities, other property or assets (including cash
or any combination thereof) with respect to or in exchange for Ordinary Shares (including Ordinary
Shares represented by ADSs), the Company or the resulting, surviving or transferee Person, as the
case may be, shall execute with the Trustee and the Securities Administrator a supplemental
indenture (which shall comply with the Trust Indenture Act as in force at the date of execution of
such supplemental indenture, if such supplemental indenture is then required to so comply)
providing that from and after the effective date of such transaction each such Note shall, without
the consent of any Holders of Notes, become convertible into the kind and amount of shares of
stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof)
which they would have owned or been entitled to receive upon such
Reorganization Event had such Notes been converted into ADSs immediately prior to such
Reorganization Event, except that if such transaction constitutes a Change of Control, such Holders
will not convert at an increased Conversion Rate if such Holder does not convert its Notes “in
connection with” the relevant Change of Control. In the event holders of ADSs have the opportunity
to elect the form of consideration to be received in such Reorganization Event, the Notes will be
convertible into the weighted average of the kind and amount of consideration received by the
holders of ADSs that affirmatively make such an election or, if no holders of ADSs actually make
such election, the types and amount of consideration actually received by such holders. The
Company may not become a party to any such transaction unless its terms are materially consistent
with the preceding. None of the foregoing provisions shall affect the right of a Holder to convert
its Notes into ADSs prior to the effective date of the Reorganization Event.

     Such supplemental indenture shall provide for adjustments that shall be as nearly equivalent
as may be practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Article 4, as determined in good
faith by the Company or resulting, surviving or transferee Person.

     If, in the case of any such recapitalization, reclassification, change, consolidation, merger,
sale, conveyance or lease or statutory share exchange, the stock or other securities and assets
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securities and
assets of a person other than the resulting, surviving or transferee Person, as the case may be, in
such recapitalization, reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, combination, sale,
conveyance or lease or statutory share exchange, then such supplemental indenture shall also be
executed by such other Person and shall contain such additional provisions to protect the interests
of the Holders of the Notes as the Board of Directors shall reasonably consider necessary by reason
of the foregoing, including to the extent practicable the provisions providing for the conversion
rights set forth in this Article 4.

     The Company shall cause notice of the execution of such supplemental indenture to be mailed to
each Holder, at the address of such Holder as it appears on the register of the Notes maintained by
the Registrar, within 20 calendar days after execution thereof. Failure to deliver such notice
shall not affect the legality or validity of such supplemental indenture.

     The above provisions of this Section 4.11 shall similarly apply to successive
recapitalizations, reclassifications, changes, consolidations, mergers, combinations, sales,
conveyances or leases or statutory share exchanges.

     If this Section 4.11 applies to any event or occurrence, Section 4.06 shall not apply.

     Section 4.12 Notice of Certain Transactions. In the event that there is a dissolution
or liquidation of the Company, the Company shall mail to Holders and file with the Trustee and the
Conversion Agent a notice stating the proposed effective date. The Company shall mail such notice
at least 10 Business Days before such proposed effective date. Failure to mail such notice or any
defect therein shall not affect the validity of any transaction referred to in this Section 4.12.

     Section 4.13 Trustee’s Disclaimer; Agents’ Disclaimer. 

          (a) Neither the Trustee, the Securities Administrator nor any Agent shall have a duty to
determine when an adjustment under this Article 4 should be made, how it should be made or what
such adjustment should be, but may accept as conclusive evidence of that fact or the correctness of
any such adjustment, and shall be protected in relying upon, an Officer’s Certificate and/or an
Opinion of Counsel, including the Officer’s Certificate with respect thereto which the Company is
obligated to file with the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and the Conversion Agent pursuant
to Section 4.10. Neither the Trustee, the Securities Administrator nor any Agent makes any
representation as to the validity or value of any securities or assets issued upon conversion of
Notes, and neither the Trustee, the Securities Administrator nor any Agent shall be responsible for
the Company’s failure to comply with any provisions of this Article 4. Neither the Trustee, the
Securities Administrator nor any Agent shall have any obligation to monitor the price of the ADSs
or the Ordinary Shares.

          (b) Neither the Trustee, the Securities Administrator nor any Agent shall be under any
responsibility to determine the correctness of any provisions contained in any supplemental
indenture executed pursuant to Section 4.11, but may accept as conclusive evidence of the
correctness thereof, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, the Officer’s Certificate and
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with the Trustee,
the Securities Administrator and the Agents pursuant to Section 15.03 of the Base Indenture.

ARTICLE 5

COVENANTS

     Section 5.01 Payment of Notes. Section 6.01 of the Base Indenture shall not apply to
the Notes and hereafter shall be void and of no force and effect except solely with respect to any
other series of Securities issued under the Base Indenture; and, insofar as relating to the Notes,
any reference to Section 6.01 in the Base Indenture shall instead be deemed to refer to Section
5.01 of this First Supplemental Indenture.

          The Company shall promptly make all payments in respect of the Notes on the dates and in the
manner provided in the Notes and the Base Indenture (except for Section 6.01 in the Base Indenture,
which shall not apply to the Notes) and this First Supplemental Indenture.

     Section 5.02 SEC and Other Reports. Section 11.02(a) of the Base Indenture shall not
apply to the Notes and hereafter shall be void and of no force and effect except solely with
respect to any other series of Securities issued under the Base Indenture; and, insofar as relating
to the Notes, any reference to Section 11.02(a) in the Base Indenture shall instead be deemed to
refer to Section 5.02 of this First Supplemental Indenture.

     The Company shall deliver to the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, within 15 calendar
days after the Company would have been required to file with the SEC, copies of the
annual reports and of the information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions
of any of the foregoing as the SEC may by rules and regulations prescribe) that the Company is
required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; provided that
any such reports, information and documents filed with the SEC pursuant to its Electronic Data
Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (or EDGAR) system shall be deemed to be delivered with the
Trustee or the Securities Administrator. The Company shall also comply with the other provisions
of Section 314(a) of the Trust Indenture Act.

     Section 5.03 Reporting Additional Interest. In the event that the Company is required
to pay any Reporting Additional Interest to Holders of Notes, the Company will provide written
notice to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator of its obligation to pay Reporting
Additional Interest no later than two calendar days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date for
Reporting Additional Interest, and such notice shall set forth the amount of Reporting Additional
Interest to be paid by the Company on such Interest Payment Date. Neither the Trustee nor the
Securities Administrator shall at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Holder to
determine the Reporting Additional Interest, or with respect to the nature, extent or calculation
of the amount of Reporting Additional Interest when made, or with respect to the method employed in
such calculation of the Reporting Additional Interest.

     Section 5.04 Compliance Certificates. Section 6.05 of the Base Indenture shall not
apply to the Notes and hereafter shall be void and of no force and effect except solely with
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to the Notes, any reference to Section 6.05 in the Base Indenture shall instead be deemed to refer
to Section 5.04 of this First Supplemental Indenture.

     The Company shall deliver to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator, within 120 days
after the end of each fiscal year of the Company (beginning with the fiscal year ending March 31,
2010), a certificate of the principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal
accounting officer as to the signer’s knowledge of the Company’s compliance with all conditions and
covenants on its part contained in this Indenture and stating whether or not the signer knows of
any Default or Event of Default; provided that within 15 days after a change to the Company’s
fiscal year, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator an Officer’s
Certificate certifying as to such change. If such signer knows of such a Default or Event of
Default, the Officer’s Certificate shall describe the Default or Event of Default and the efforts
to remedy the same. For the purposes of this Section 5.04, compliance shall be determined without
regard to any grace period or requirement of notice provided pursuant to the terms of this
Indenture.

     Section 5.05 Further Instruments and Acts. Upon request of the Trustee, the
Securities Administrator or any Agent, the Company will execute and deliver such further
instruments and do such further acts as may be reasonably
necessary or proper to carry out more effectively the purposes of this First Supplemental
Indenture.

     Section 5.06 Additional Amounts All payments made by the Company or any successor to the
Company under or with respect to the Notes, including delivery of ADSs upon conversion, will be
made net of a withholding tax rate of 10.5575% (the “Base Rate”). Accordingly, the Company or any
successor, as the case may be, will pay to the holder of each Note such additional amounts
(“Additional Amounts”) on all payments made by the Company or any successor to it under or with
respect to the Notes, including delivery of ADSs, to ensure that the net amount received by the
Holder (after deducting any taxes on the Additional Amounts) shall equal the amount which would
have been received by such Holder had withholding or deduction of tax at the Base Rate not been
required. In addition, if withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any other present or
future taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by
or within India or any other jurisdiction in which the Company or any successor are organized or
resident for tax purposes or through which payment is made by or on behalf of the Company or by or
within any jurisdiction as a result of the Company’s or its successor’s becoming a fiscally
transparent entity with respect to any holder (through merger, consolidation or otherwise) (or any
political subdivision or taxing authority of or in any of the foregoing) (each, as applicable, a
“Relevant Jurisdiction”) is required by law or by regulation or governmental policy having the
force of law on any payments made by the Company or any successor to it under or with respect to
the Notes, including payments upon redemption of the Notes or on delivery of ADSs upon conversion,
the Company shall pay to the Holder of each Note such excess additional amounts (“Excess Additional
Amounts”) as may be necessary to ensure that the net amount received by the Holder after such
additional withholding or deduction (and after deducting any taxes on the Excess Additional
Amounts) shall equal the amounts which would have been received by such Holder had no such
additional withholding or deduction been required, except that no Excess Additional Amounts shall
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          (a) for or on account of:

          (1) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been
imposed but for:

          (A) the existence of any present or former connection between the Holder or
beneficial owner of such Note, and the Relevant Jurisdiction other than merely
holding such Note or the receipt of payments or the exercise of rights and
obligations thereunder, including, without limitation, such Holder or beneficial
owner being or having been a national, domiciliary or resident of such Relevant
Jurisdiction or treated as a resident thereof or being or having been physically
present or engaged in a trade or business therein or having or having had a
permanent establishment therein;

          (B) the presentation of such Note (in cases in which presentation is required)
more than 30 days after the later of the date on which the
payment of the principal of and interest on such Note became due and payable
pursuant to the terms thereof or was made or duly provided for; or

          (C) the failure of the Holder or beneficial owner to comply with a timely
request from the Company or any successor, addressed to the Holder or beneficial
owner, as the case may be, to provide information concerning such Holder’s or
beneficial owner’s nationality, residence, identity or connection with the Relevant
Jurisdiction, if and to the extent that due and timely compliance with such request
is required by law, regulation or administrative practice of the Relevant
Jurisdiction to reduce or eliminate any withholding or deduction as to which Excess
Additional Amounts would have otherwise been payable to such Holder;

          (2) any estate, inheritance, gift, sale, transfer, capital gains, excise, personal
property or similar tax, assessment or other governmental charge;

          (3) any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge that is payable otherwise
than by withholding from payments under or with respect to the Notes; or

          (4) any combination of taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges
referred to in the preceding clauses (1), (2) or (3);

          (b) with respect to any payment of the principal of, or interest on, such Note to its Holder,
if the Holder is a fiduciary, partnership or person other than the sole beneficial owner of any
payment to the extent that such payment would be required to be included in the income under the
laws of the Relevant Jurisdiction, for tax purposes, of a beneficiary or settlor with respect to
the fiduciary, a member of that partnership or a beneficial owner who would not have been entitled
to such Excess Additional Amounts had that beneficiary, settlor, partner or beneficial owner been
the Holder thereof.

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          (c) Whenever there is mentioned in any context the payment of principal of, or interest or any
delivery on, any Note, such mention shall be deemed to include payment of Additional
Amounts and Excess Additional Amounts provided for in the Indenture to the extent that, in such
context, Additional Amounts and Excess Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect
thereof.

          (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing Sections 5.06(a), 5.06(b) and 5.06(c), any Additional Amount
and Excess Additional Amount shall be subject to the condition that it not cause the “all-in-cost”
of payments made by the Company pursuant to the Indenture to violate any applicable law, including
any limit on the “all-in-cost” prescribed by the RBI for external commercial borrowings with an
average maturity period of more than five years.

ARTICLE 6

SUCCESSOR COMPANY

     Article VII of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Notes and hereafter shall be void and
of no force and effect except solely with respect to any other series of Securities issued under
the Base Indenture; and, insofar as relating to the Notes, any reference to Article VII in the Base
Indenture shall instead be deemed to refer to Sections 6.01, 6.02 and 6.03, as applicable, of this
First Supplemental Indenture.

     Section 6.01 When Company May Consolidate, Amalgamate, Merge or Transfer Assets. The Company shall not, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions,
consolidate with or merge into any Person or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets
substantially as an entirety to another Person, other than to one or more of the Company’s Wholly
Owned Subsidiaries, unless:

          (a) either (i) the Company is the continuing corporation or (ii) the resulting, surviving or
transferee Person (if other than the Company) is a corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, trust or other business entity organized and existing under the laws of India or the
United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and such Person assumes, by a
supplemental indenture, all of the Company’s obligations under the Notes and the Indenture, in each
case in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator;

          (b) immediately after giving effect to the transaction described above, no Default or Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing;

          (c) if as a result of such transaction the Notes become convertible based on ordinary shares,
common stock or other securities issued by any Person other than the Company or the resulting,
surviving or transferee Person, such other Person fully and unconditionally guarantees all
obligations of the Company or the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (if other than the
Company), as applicable, under the Notes and the Indenture; and

          (d) the Company has delivered to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator the Officer’s
Certificate and Opinion of Counsel pursuant to Section 6.03.

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     Section 6.02 Successor to be Substituted. In case of any such consolidation, amalgamation, merger, sale, lease, transfer, conveyance
or other disposition in which the Company is not the continuing corporation and upon the assumption
by the successor Person, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee and the
Securities Administrator and reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Trustee and the
Securities Administrator, of the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest on all
of the Notes, and the due and punctual performance and observance of all of the covenants and
conditions of the Indenture to be performed or satisfied by the Company, such successor Person
shall succeed to, and be substituted for, the Company, and may exercise every right and power of
the Company with the same effect as if it had been named herein as the party of this first part,
and the Company shall be discharged from its obligations under the Notes and the Indenture. Such
successor Person thereupon may cause to be signed, and may issue either in its own name or in the
name of the Company, any or all of the Notes, issuable hereunder that theretofore shall not have
been signed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator; and, upon
the order of such successor Person instead of the Company and subject to all the terms, conditions
and limitations in the Indenture prescribed, the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent shall
authenticate and shall deliver, or cause to be authenticated and delivered, any Notes that
previously shall have been signed and delivered by the officers of the Company to the Trustee or
the Authenticating Agent for authentication, and any Notes that such successor Person thereafter
shall cause to be signed and delivered to the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent for that purpose.
All the Notes so issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under the
Indenture as the Notes theretofore or thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of the
Indenture as though all of such Notes had been issued at the date of the execution hereof. In the
event of any such consolidation, merger, sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition,
upon compliance with this Article 6 the Person named as the “Company” in the first paragraph of the
Indenture or any successor that shall thereafter have become such in the manner prescribed in this
Article 6 may be dissolved, wound up and liquidated at any time thereafter and such Person shall be
discharged from its liabilities as obligor and maker of the Notes and from its obligations under
the Indenture.

     Section 6.03 Opinion of Counsel to be Given to the Trustee and the Securities
Administrator.
Prior to execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article 6, the Trustee
and the Securities Administrator shall be provided with an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of
Counsel as conclusive evidence that any such consolidation, merger, sale, lease, transfer,
conveyance or other disposition and any such assumption complies with the provisions of this
Article 6.

ARTICLE 7

DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

     Section 7.01 Events of Default. Section 8.01 of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Notes and hereafter shall be void
and of no force and effect except solely with respect to any other series of Securities issued
under the Base Indenture; and, insofar as relating to the Notes, any reference to Section 8.01 in
the Base Indenture shall instead be deemed to refer to Section 7.01 of this First Supplemental
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     An “Event of Default,” whenever used in the Indenture with respect to the Notes shall mean any
one of the following events:

          (a) default in the payment of any principal amount, Redemption Price or Fundamental Change
Purchase Price due with respect to the Notes, when the same becomes due and payable;

          (b) default in payment of any interest under the Notes, which default continues for 30 days
after the date when due;

          (c) default in the delivery when due of ADSs deliverable upon conversion with respect to the
Notes, which default continues for three days after such scheduled delivery date;

          (d) the Company’s failure to give a Fundamental Change Company Notice as described under
Section 3.01 above;

          (e) the Company’s failure to perform or observe any other term, covenant or agreement in the
Notes or the Indenture (other than those referred to in (a), (b), (c) or (d) above) and such
failure of the Company to cure (or obtain a waiver of) such default continues for 60 days after
receipt of the notice specified below;

          (f) default in the payment of principal by the end of any applicable grace period or resulting
in acceleration of other indebtedness of the Company for borrowed money where the aggregate
principal amount with respect to which the default or acceleration has occurred exceeds $25 million
and such acceleration has not been rescinded or annulled or such Indebtedness repaid within a
period of 30 days after written notice to the Company by the Securities Administrator or to the
Company, the Trustee and the Securities Administrator by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate
principal amount of the Notes, provided that if any such default is cured, waived, rescinded or
annulled, then the event of default by reason thereof would be deemed not to have occurred;

          (g) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary pursuant to or within the meaning of any
Bankruptcy Law:

     (1) commences as a debtor a voluntary case or proceeding; or

     (2) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary
case or proceeding or the commencement of any case against it; or

     (3) consents to the appointment of a Receiver of it or for all or substantially
all of its property; or

     (4) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or

     (5) files a petition in bankruptcy or answer or consent seeking reorganization
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     (6) consents to the filing of such a petition or the appointment of or taking
possession by a Receiver; or

          (h) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:

     (1) grants relief against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary in an
involuntary case or proceeding or adjudicates the Company or any Significant
Subsidiary insolvent or bankrupt; or

     (2) appoints a Receiver of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or for all
or substantially all of the property of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary;
or

     (3) orders the winding up or liquidation of the Company or any Significant
Subsidiary;

          and in each case the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days.

     The foregoing shall constitute Events of Default whatever the reason for any such Event of
Default and whether it is voluntary or involuntary or is effected by operation of law or pursuant
to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any
administrative or governmental body.

     However, a Default under clause (e) of this Section 7.01 will not constitute an Event of
Default until the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or the holders of 25% in principal amount
of the Notes notify the Company of the Default and such Default is not cured within the time
specified by clause (e) of this Section 7.01 after receipt of such notice. Such notice must
specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that such notice is a “Notice of
Default”.

     Section 7.02 Acceleration.
Section 8.02(a) of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Notes and hereafter shall be
void and of no force and effect except solely with respect to any other series of Securities issued
under the Base Indenture; and, insofar as relating to the Notes, any reference to Section 8.02(a)
in the Base Indenture shall instead be deemed to refer to Section 7.02 of this First
Supplemental Indenture.

          (a) If an Event of Default described in clauses (g) and (h) of Section 7.01 occurs and is
continuing with respect to the Company, the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the
Notes then Outstanding will become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or
other act on the part of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator or any Holder. If any other
Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or the Holders
of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes then Outstanding may declare the principal of and
accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes then Outstanding to be due and payable. Upon such a
declaration, such principal and accrued and unpaid interest will be due and payable immediately and
the Trustee may, in its discretion, proceed to protect and enforce the rights of the Holders of the
Notes by appropriate judicial proceedings.

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          (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the sole remedy for an Event of Default relating to the
failure to comply with the reporting obligations set forth in Section 5.02 hereof or the failure to
comply with the requirements of Section 314(a)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act, shall for the 180
calendar days after the occurrence of such an Event of Default consist exclusively of the right to
receive additional interest on the Notes at an annual rate equal to 0.25% of the principal amount
of the Notes (“Reporting Additional Interest”). This Reporting Additional Interest will be payable
in the same manner and on the same dates as the Regular Interest payable on the Notes. Any
Reporting Additional Interest shall be payable only to the extent that it does not cause the rate
at which interest is paid per annum on the Notes to exceed the ceiling on “all-in-cost” prescribed
by the RBI for external commercial borrowings with an average maturity period of more than five
years. The Reporting Additional Interest will accrue on all Outstanding Notes from and including
the date on which an Event of Default relating to a failure to comply with the reporting
obligations herein first occurs to but not including the 180th calendar day thereafter (or such
earlier date on which the Event of Default shall have been cured or waived). On such 180th
calendar day (or earlier, if the Event of Default relating to the reporting obligations is cured or
waived prior to such 180th calendar day), such Reporting Additional Interest will cease to accrue
and, if the Event of Default relating to reporting obligations has not been cured or waived prior
to such 180th calendar day, the Notes shall be subject to acceleration as provided above if the
Event of Default is continuing. The provisions described in this Section 7.02(b) will not affect
the rights of Holders in the event of the occurrence of any other Event of Default. For the
avoidance of doubt, the Reporting Additional Interest shall not begin accruing until the Company
fails to perform the reporting obligations set forth in Section 5.02 hereof or the failure to
comply with the requirements of Section 314(a)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act for a period of 60
calendar days after written notice of such failure is given to the Company by the Trustee or the
Securities Administrator or to the Company, the Trustee and the Securities Administrator by the
Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of Notes then Outstanding.

     Section 7.03 Waiver of Past Defaults; Control by Holders.
Section 8.06 of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Notes and hereafter shall be void
and of no force and effect except solely with respect to any other series of Securities issued
under the Base Indenture; and, insofar as relating to the Notes, any reference to Section 8.06 in
the Base Indenture shall instead be deemed to refer to Section 7.03 of this First Supplemental
Indenture.

          (a) The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes may waive
all past Defaults (except with respect to nonpayment of principal or interest or failure to deliver
ADSs upon conversion) and rescind any such acceleration with respect to the Notes and its
consequences if:

          (1) rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent
jurisdiction; and

          (2) all existing Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of the principal of and
interest on the Notes that have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have
been cured or waived.

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          Upon any such waiver the Company, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and the Holders of
the Notes shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder, respectively; but no
such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right
consequent thereon. Whenever any Default or Event of Default hereunder shall have been waived as
permitted by this Section 7.03(a), said Default or Event of Default shall for all purposes of the
Notes and the Indenture be deemed to have been cured and to be not continuing.

          (b) The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes shall have the
right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to
the Trustee or of exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee; provided, however, that,
subject to the provisions of Sections 12.01 and 12.02 of the Base Indenture, the Trustee shall have
the right to decline to follow any such direction if the Trustee being advised by counsel
determines that the action so directed may not lawfully be taken or would be unduly prejudicial to
Holders not joining in such direction or would involve the Trustee in personal liability. Prior to
taking any action under the Indenture, the Trustee will be entitled to indemnification satisfactory
to it in its sole discretion against all losses and expenses caused by taking or not taking such
action.

ARTICLE 8

AMENDMENTS

     Section 8.01 Without Consent of Holders.
Section 15.01 of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Notes and hereafter shall be
void and of no force and effect except solely with respect to any other series of Securities issued
under the Base Indenture; and, insofar as relating to the Notes, any reference to Section 15.01 in
the Base Indenture shall instead be deemed to refer to Section 8.01 of this First Supplemental
Indenture.

     The Company, the Trustee and the Securities Administrator may amend this First Supplemental
Indenture or the Notes without notice to or consent of any Holders to:

          (a) provide for the conversion rights of Holders of the Notes in the event of any
Reorganization Event;

          (b) evidence a successor to the Company and provide for the assumption by that successor of
the Company’s obligations under the Indenture and the Notes;

          (c) add to the Company’s covenants for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, including
adding one or more additional put rights in favor of the Holders of Notes, or to surrender any
right or power conferred upon the Company;

          (d) secure the Company’s obligations or add guarantees in respect of the Notes and the
Indenture;

          (e) increase the Conversion Rate;

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          (f) evidence and provide the acceptance of the appointment of a successor trustee under the
Indenture;

          (g) make any change to comply with the requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain
qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, as contemplated by the Indenture or
otherwise;

          (h) provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of Certificated Notes,
provided, however, that the uncertificated Notes are issued in registered form for purposes of
Section 163(f) of the Code;

          (i) cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency in the Indenture;

          (j) make any changes of a formal, minor or technical nature or necessary to correct a manifest
error or to comply with mandatory provisions of applicable law as evidenced by an Opinion of
Counsel so long as such change does not adversely affect the rights of the Holders of the Notes in
any material respect; provided, that any amendment made solely to conform the provisions of the
Indenture to the description of the Notes contained in the Prospectus Supplement will be deemed not
to adversely affect the interests of the Holders of the Notes; or

          (k) conform the provisions of the Indenture to the “Description of Notes” section of the
Prospectus Supplement.

     Section 8.02 With Consent of Holders.
Section 15.02 of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Notes and hereafter shall be
void and of no force and effect except solely with respect to any other series of Securities issued
under the Base Indenture; and, insofar as relating to the Notes, any reference to Section 15.02 in
the Base Indenture shall instead be deemed to refer to Section 8.02 of this First Supplemental
Indenture.

     The Trustee, the Securities Administrator and the Company may amend the Indenture or the Notes
with the written consent or affirmative vote of the Holders of not less than a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Notes then Outstanding. However, the written consent or
affirmative vote of the Holder of each Outstanding Note affected by such change is required to:

          (a) alter the manner of calculation of interest on the Note or reduce the rate of accrual of
interest on the Note or change the date of payment;

          (b) change the Maturity Date;

          (c) reduce the principal amount, Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Purchase Price with
respect to the Note;

          (d) make any change that adversely affects the right to require the Company to purchase the
Note upon a Fundamental Change;

          (e) impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment with respect to the
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          (f) change the currency of payment of principal of, or interest on, the Note;

          (g) except as otherwise permitted by the Indenture, adversely affect the conversion rights of
any Holders; or

          (h) change the provisions in the Indenture that relate to modifying or amending the Indenture.

     For the avoidance of doubt, the only written consent or affirmative vote required to approve
any of the foregoing changes is the written consent or affirmative vote of the Holders of each Note
affected by such change; the written consent or affirmative vote of the Holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes is not additionally required.

     The Company may set a record date for purposes of determining the identity of the Holders
entitled to give a written consent or affirmatively vote by the Company as authorized or permitted
by this Section 8.02, and the Company shall provide the Trustee and the Securities Administrator
with an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the identity of such Holders. Such record date shall
not be more than 30 calendar days prior to the first solicitation of such consent or the date of
the most recent list of holders furnished to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator prior to
such solicitation pursuant to Section 312 of the Trust Indenture Act.

     It is not necessary for the consent of the Holders of Notes under this First Supplemental
Indenture to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or supplement, but it is
sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.

     Section 8.03 Notification.
After an amendment under this Article 8 becomes effective, the Company shall mail to
Holders a notice briefly describing such amendment. The failure to give such notice to all
Holders, or any defect therein, shall not impair or affect the validity of an amendment under this
Article 8.

ARTICLE 9

DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE

     Section 9.01 Discharge of Liability on Notes.
Section 13.02 of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Notes and hereafter shall be
void and of no force and effect except solely with respect to any other series of Securities issued
under the Base Indenture; and, insofar as relating to the Notes, any reference to Section 13.02 in
the Base Indenture shall instead be deemed to refer to Section 9.01 of this First Supplemental
Indenture.

          (a) When (i) the Company delivers to the Securities Administrator all Outstanding Notes (other
than Notes replaced pursuant to Section 3.07 of the Base Indenture) for cancellation or (ii) all
Outstanding Notes have become due and payable, whether at the Maturity Date, any Redemption Date
(including a Tax Redemption Date), a Fundamental Change Purchase Date, upon conversion or
otherwise, and the Company irrevocably deposits with the Securities Administrator money sufficient
to pay at such relevant date all amounts due under the then Outstanding Notes (other than Notes
replaced pursuant to Section 3.07 of the Base Indenture) including interest thereon to maturity or
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property, if applicable) due in respect of converted Notes,
and if in each such case the Company pays all other sums payable hereunder by the Company, then
this First Supplemental Indenture shall, subject to Section 9.01(b), cease to be of further effect.
The Trustee, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent or the Securities Administrator shall acknowledge
satisfaction and discharge of this First Supplemental Indenture on demand of the Company
accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel delivered by and at the cost and
expense of the Company.

          (b) Notwithstanding Section 9.01(a), the Company’s obligations in this Article 9 shall survive
until the Notes have been paid in full or the delivery of the ADSs in accordance with Article 4 has
been satisfied in full.

     Section 9.02 Application of Trust Money.
Section 13.07 of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Notes and hereafter shall be
void and of no force and effect except solely with respect to any other series of Securities issued
under the Base Indenture; and, insofar as relating to the Notes, any reference to Section 13.07 in
the Base Indenture shall instead be deemed to refer to Section 9.02 of this First Supplemental
Indenture.

     The Securities Administrator shall hold in trust money and any ADSs (or other property, if
applicable) due in respect of converted Notes deposited with it pursuant to this Article 9. It
shall apply the deposited money (either as paying agent or through any other appointed Paying
Agent) and in accordance with this Indenture to the payment of principal of and interest on
the Notes or, in the case of ADSs (or other property, if applicable) due in respect of converted
Notes, in accordance with this Indenture in relation to the conversion of Notes pursuant to the
terms hereof.

     Section 9.03 Reinstatement.
If the Paying Agent or the Securities Administrator is unable to apply any money or to
deliver any ADSs (or other property, if applicable) due in respect of converted Notes in accordance
with this Article 9 by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any
court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application,
the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as
though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article 9 until such time as the Securities
Administrator or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money and any ADSs (or other property,
if applicable) due in respect of converted Notes in accordance with this Article 9; provided,
however, that, if the Company has made any payment of interest on or principal of any Notes because
of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the
Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the Securities Administrator
or Paying Agent.

     Section 9.04 Defeasance.
The Notes will not be subject to defeasance. Accordingly, Section 13.03 of the Original
Indenture shall not apply with respect to the Notes.

ARTICLE 10

REDEMPTION

     Article IV of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Notes, and hereafter shall be void and
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under
the Base Indenture; and, insofar as relating to the Notes, any reference to Article IV in the Base
Indenture shall instead be deemed to refer to Sections 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05 and 10.06
of this First Supplemental Indenture.

     Section 10.01 Redemption of Notes at the Option of the Company. 

          (a) Except as described in Section 10.02 below, the Notes will not be redeemable by the
Company until after November 4, 2012. At any time after November 4, 2012, the Company may, subject
to receipt of appropriate approvals, if any, required under applicable Indian law, redeem in cash,
all or part, in principal amounts of $1,000 or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, of
the Notes, if the Closing Sale Price of the ADSs has been at least 130% of the Conversion Price
then in effect for at least 20 Trading Days during any 30 consecutive Trading Day period prior to
the date on which the Company provides notice of the redemption. The price paid for each Note being
redeemed (the “Redemption Price”) will equal 100% of the principal amount of the Note being
redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, to,
but excluding, the Redemption Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not
redeem any of the Notes during any Closed Period.

          (b) The Company will give notice of the redemption not less than 30 nor more than 60 days
before the Redemption Date by mail to the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Paying Agent
and each Holder of the Notes.

          (c) If the Notes are redeemed on a date that is after a Regular Record Date for the payment of
interest and prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date, the Company will pay accrued and
unpaid interest (as part of the Redemption Price) to the same person to whom it pays the principal
of the Notes being redeemed rather than to the Holder of record on that Regular Record Date.

          (d) The Company may not redeem any Notes unless all accrued and unpaid interest thereon has
been or is simultaneously paid for all semi-annual periods or portions thereof terminating prior to
the Redemption Date.

          (e) If the Company decides to redeem fewer than all of the Outstanding Notes, the Depositary
(by lot in the case of Global Notes) or the Securities Administrator will select the Notes to be
redeemed (in principal amounts of $1,000 or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof,
provided that the portion not so redeemed is in a minimum principal amount of $1,000) by lot, or on
a pro rata basis or by another method the Securities Administrator considers fair and appropriate.

          (f) If the Securities Administrator selects a portion of a Holder’s Notes for partial
redemption and such Holder converts a portion of such Holder’s Notes, the converted portion will be
deemed to be from the portion selected for redemption.

          (g) In the event of any redemption in part, the Company shall not be required to (i) issue,
register the transfer of or exchange any Notes during a period beginning at the opening of business
15 days before any selection for redemption of Notes and ending at the close of business on the
earliest date on which the relevant notice of redemption is deemed to have been given to all
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Notes so selected
for redemption, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Notes being redeemed in
part. No Notes of a principal amount of $1,000 or less shall be redeemed in part.

          (i) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section 10.01, no Notes may be redeemed if the
principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated, and such acceleration has not been rescinded,
on or prior to the Redemption Date.

          (j) Notwithstanding any provision in this Section 10.01, the Company will not give notice of,
or effect any, redemption of the Notes prior to obtaining approval of the RBI if such approval is
required.

     Section 10.02 Redemption for Taxation Reasons.

Subject to the conditions in clause (c) below, at any time the Company or any successor to it, as
applicable, may, having given not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice to the Holders, the
Trustee and the Securities Administrator (which notice shall be irrevocable) redeem in cash, in
whole but not in part, the Notes at 100% of their principal amount together with accrued interest
(calculated up to but excluding the date of redemption) (the “Tax Redemption Price”) on the date
fixed for redemption (the “Tax Redemption Date”), if (i) the Company or any successor to it, as
applicable, has or will become obliged to pay Excess Additional Amounts in respect of payments of
interest on the Notes such that the combined rate of Additional Amounts and Excess Additional
Amounts payable equals or exceeds 11% as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws or
regulations of India or other Relevant Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or any authority
thereof or therein having power to tax, or any change in the general application or official
interpretation of such laws or regulations, which change or amendment becomes effective (a) with
respect to the Company, on or after October 15, 2009 or (b) with respect to any successor to the
Company, on or after the date such successor became the Company’s successor and (ii) such
obligation cannot be avoided by the Company or its successor, as applicable (taking reasonable
measures available to the Company or such successor, as applicable); provided that no such notice
of redemption shall be given earlier than 90 days prior to the earliest date on which the Company
or its successor, as applicable, would be obliged to pay such Excess Additional Amounts were a
payment in respect of the Notes then due; provided further, for the avoidance of doubt, that where
any such requirement to pay Excess Additional Amounts is due to taxes of India or other Relevant
Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or any authority thereof or therein, the Company or a
successor to it, as applicable, shall be permitted to redeem Notes in accordance with the
provisions above only if the rate of withholding or deduction so required is in excess of 11%.
Prior to the publication of any notice of redemption pursuant to this paragraph, the Company or its
successor, as applicable, shall deliver to the Trustee or the Securities Administrator (a) a
Officer’s Certificate of the Company or its successor, if applicable, stating that the obligation
referred to in (i) above cannot be avoided by the Company or its successor, as applicable, (taking
reasonable measures available to the Company or such successor, as applicable) and (b) an Opinion
of Counsel to the effect that such change or amendment has occurred (irrespective of whether such
amendment or change is then effective) and the Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall
accept such certificate and opinion as sufficient evidence thereof in which event it shall be
conclusive and binding on the Holders; provided that such Officer’s Certificate be signed by two
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the Company or of its successor, as applicable, and that the
Opinion of Counsel be issued by independent legal or tax advisors of recognized international
standing.

          (b) Upon the expiry of any such notice given in Section 10.02(a), the Company or its
successor, as applicable, will be bound to redeem the Notes at 100% of their principal amount
together with accrued interest up to (but excluding) such date, on the Tax Redemption Date.

          (c) If the Company or its successor, as applicable, gives a notice of redemption pursuant to
this Section 10.02, each Holder will have the right to elect that all, or portions in principal
amount of $1,000 or integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, of its Note(s) shall not be
redeemed and that the payment of Excess Additional Amounts shall not apply in respect of any
payment of principal or interest to be made in respect of such Notes(s) which falls due after the
relevant Tax Redemption Date, whereupon no Excess Additional
Amounts shall be payable in respect thereof and payment of all amounts shall be made subject to the
deduction or withholding of the taxation required to be withheld or deducted by the government of
India or other Relevant Jurisdiction or any authority thereof or therein having power to tax. For
the avoidance of doubt, any Additional Amounts which had been payable in respect of the Notes at
the Base Rate as a result of the laws or regulations of the government of India or any authority
thereof or therein having power to tax as of the Issue Date of the Notes will continue to be
payable to such Holders. To exercise such right, the Holder of the relevant Note must complete,
sign and deposit at the applicable Corporate Trust Office of the Securities Administrator or Paying
Agent a duly completed and signed notice of redemption (“Tax Election Notice”), substantially in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit C, together with the certificate evidencing the Notes
(if the Notes are certificated) on or before the day falling 15 days prior to the Tax Redemption
Date.

     Section 10.03 Notice of Redemption. 

          (a) Notice of redemption pursuant to Section 10.01 or Section 10.02 shall be given by the
Company or a successor to the Company, as applicable, or, at the Company’s or its successor’s
request, as applicable, by the Securities Administrator in the name and at the expense of the
Company or its successor, as applicable, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the
Redemption Date or Tax Redemption Date, as applicable, to the Holders; provided that the Securities
Administrator be provided with the draft notice at least 15 days prior to its sending such notice
of redemption. Any notice so given shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether
or not each Holder receives such notice. Failure to give such notice, or any defect in such notice
to the Holder shall not affect the sufficiency of any notice of redemption with respect to the
Holder.

          (b) All notices of redemption shall identify the Notes to be redeemed (including CUSIP, ISIN
or other similar numbers, if available) and shall state:

          (1) such election by the Company to redeem the Notes pursuant to provisions contained
in this First Supplemental Indenture or the terms of the Notes;

          (2) the Redemption Date or Tax Redemption Date;

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          (3) the Redemption Price or Tax Redemption Price;

          (4) if less than all Outstanding Notes are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in
the case of partial redemption, the principal amounts) of the particular Notes to be
redeemed;

          (5) that on the Redemption Date or the Tax Redemption Date, the Redemption Price or the
Tax Redemption Price, as applicable, will become due and payable upon each such Note to be
redeemed, and that interest thereon, if any, shall cease to accrue on and after said date,
subject to the satisfaction of any condition to such redemption;

          (6) the Place or Places of Payment where such Notes are to be surrendered for payment
of the Redemption Price or the Tax Redemption Price, and that
the Notes designated in such notice for redemption are required to be presented on or
after such Redemption Date or Tax Redemption Date at the designated Place of Payment; and

          (7) if any certificated Note is to be redeemed in part, that on and after the
Redemption Date, upon surrender of such Note, such Note will be canceled and a new Note in
aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued and
delivered without charge to the Holder.

     Section 10.04 Deposit of Redemption Price.
On or prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Redemption Date or the Tax Redemption
Date for any Notes, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or
with a Paying Agent an amount of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price or Tax Redemption
Price of such Notes or any portions thereof, if applicable, that are to be redeemed on that date.

     Section 10.05 Notes Payable on Redemption Date.
Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, any Notes so to be redeemed shall, on
the Redemption Date or Tax Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price or the
Tax Redemption Price and from and after such date (unless the Company shall Default in the payment
of the Redemption Price or Tax Redemption Price) such Notes shall cease to bear interest, in each
case subject to the satisfaction of any conditions to such redemption. Upon surrender of any such
Note for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Note shall be paid by the Company at the
Redemption Price or Tax Redemption Price.

     If any Note called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption,
the principal shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date or the Tax Redemption Date,
as applicable, at the rate prescribed therefor in the Note.

     Section 10.06 Notes Redeemed in Part.
Any Note that is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at the applicable
Corporate Trust Office of the Securities Administrator or such other office or agency of the
Company, and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent, upon receipt
of a Company Order, shall authenticate and deliver to the holder of such Notes without service
charge, a new Note, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder in aggregate
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unredeemed portion of the principal of the Note
so surrendered; except that if a Global Note is so surrendered, the Company shall execute, and the
Trustee or the Authenticating Agent, upon receipt of a Company Order, shall authenticate and
deliver to the Depositary for such Global Note, without service charge, a new Global Note in a
denomination equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Global
Note so surrendered.

ARTICLE 11

MISCELLANEOUS

     Section 11.01 Ratification of Indenture.
This First Supplemental Indenture is executed by the Company, the Trustee and the Securities
Administrator upon the Company’s request, pursuant to the provisions of Section 15.01(m) of the
Base Indenture, and the terms and conditions hereof shall be deemed to be part of the Indenture for
all purposes. The Base Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this First Supplemental
Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent
that any of the terms of this First Supplemental Indenture are inconsistent with, or conflict with,
the terms of the Base Indenture, the terms of this First Supplemental Indenture shall govern.

     Section 11.02 Responsibility for Recitals, Etc.
The recitals herein and in the Notes (except in the Trustee’s or Authenticating Agent’s
certificate of authentication) shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and neither the
Trustee nor the Securities Administrator assume any responsibility for the correctness thereof.
Neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator make any representations, warranty or
undertaking, express or implied, and no responsibility or liability is accepted by the Trustee or
the Securities Administrator as to the validity or sufficiency of this First Supplemental Indenture
or of the Notes or as to the accuracy or completeness of the information included or incorporated
by reference in this First Supplemental Indenture or any other information supplied in connection
with the Notes. Neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be accountable for the
use or application by the Company of the Notes or of the proceeds thereof. All rights,
protections, privileges, indemnities and benefits granted or afforded to the Trustee and the
Securities Administrator under the Indenture shall be deemed incorporated herein by this reference
and shall be deemed applicable to all actions taken, suffered or omitted by the Trustee or the
Securities Administrator, as applicable, under this First Supplemental Indenture.

     Section 11.03 Calculations in Respect of the Notes.
The Company or its calculation agents shall be responsible for making all calculations
called for under the Indenture and the Notes. These calculations include, but are not limited to,
the determination of the Closing Sale Price of the ADSs, accrued interest payable on the Notes and
the Conversion Rate. The Company or its calculation agents will make all of these calculations in
good faith and, absent manifest error, the Company’s and its calculation agents’ calculations will
be final and binding on Holders. The Company or its calculation agents will provide a schedule of
these calculations to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator and the Trustee and the
Securities Administrator are entitled to conclusively rely upon the accuracy of these calculations
without independent verification, and neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall
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     Section 11.04 Severability.
In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this First Supplemental Indenture or
in the Notes shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect,
then, to the extent permitted by law, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not
affect any other provisions of this First Supplemental Indenture or of the Notes, but this First
Supplemental Indenture and the Notes shall be construed as if such invalid or illegal or
unenforceable provision had never been contained herein or therein.

     Section 11.05 Successors and Assigns.
This First Supplemental Indenture shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
respective successors and assigns of the Company, the Trustee and the Securities Administrator.

     Section 11.06 Counterparts. This First Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts by the
parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall be
deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument

     Section 11.07 Governing Law.
This First Supplemental Indenture and the Notes shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

     Section 11.08 Submission to Jurisdiction.
The parties hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any United States Federal or New
York State court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York solely for the purpose
of any legal action or proceeding brought to enforce their obligations hereunder or with respect to
any Note.

     As long as any of the Notes remain Outstanding or the parties hereto have any obligation under
this First Supplemental Indenture, the Company shall have an authorized agent upon whom process may
be served in any such legal action or proceeding. Service of process upon such agent and written
notice of such service mailed or delivered to the Company shall to the extent permitted by law be
deemed in every respect effective service of process upon the Company in any such legal action or
proceeding and, if it fails to maintain such an agent, any such process or summons may be served by
mailing a copy thereof by registered mail, or a form of mail substantially equivalent thereto,
addressed to it at its address as provided for notices hereunder. The Company hereby appoints CT
Corporation System at 111 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York 10011, as its agent for such purposes,
and covenants and agrees that service of process in any legal action or proceeding may be made upon
it at such office of such agent.

     The Company irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that it
may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the Supreme
Court of the State of New York, County of New York or the United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York and any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in any such
court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

     The Company irrevocably agrees that, should any such action or proceeding be brought against
it arising out of or in connection with this First Supplemental Indenture, no immunity (to the
extent that it may now or hereafter exist, whether on the ground of sovereignty or otherwise) from
such action or proceeding, from attachment (whether in aid of execution, before judgment or
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brought or
made, shall be claimed by it or on its behalf or with respect to its property, assets or revenues,
any such immunity being hereby irrevocably waived by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by
law.

     Section 11.09 Currency Indemnity.
The U.S. dollar is the sole currency of account and payment for all sums payable by the Company
under this First Supplemental Indenture. Any amount received or recovered in a currency other than
U.S. dollars in respect of the Notes (whether as a result of, or the enforcement of, a judgment or
order of a court of any jurisdiction, in the winding-up or dissolution of the Company or otherwise)
by the Holder (or in respect of the Indenture by the Trustee or Conversion Agent) in respect of any
sum expressed to be due to it from the Company will constitute a discharge of the Company only to
the extent of the U.S. dollar amount which the recipient is able to purchase with the amount so
received or recovered in that other currency on the date of that receipt or recovery (or, if it is
not possible to make that purchase on that date, on the first date on which it is possible to do
so). If that U.S. dollar amount is less than the U.S. dollar amount expressed to be due to the
recipient under any Note, the Company will indemnify the recipient against any loss sustained by it
as a result. In any event the Company will indemnify the recipient against the cost of making any
such purchase.

     For the purposes of this indemnity, it will be sufficient for the Holder (or Trustee,
Securities Administrator or Conversion Agent) to certify that it would have suffered a loss had an
actual purchase of U.S. dollars been made with the amount so received in that other currency on the
date of receipt or recovery (or, if a purchase of U.S. dollars on such date had not been
practicable, on the first date on which it would have been practicable). These indemnities
constitute a separate and independent obligation from the other obligations of the Company, will
give rise to a separate and independent cause of action, will apply irrespective of any waiver
granted by any holder and will continue in full force and effect despite any other judgment, order,
claim or proof for a liquidated amount in respect of any sum due under any Note or any other
judgment or order.

     Section 11.10 [RESERVED]

     Section 11.11 No Sinking Fund. No sinking fund is provided for the Notes.
Accordingly, Article V of the Base Indenture shall not apply with respect to the Notes.

     Section 11.12 No Subordination.
The Notes are senior obligations of the Company. Accordingly, Article XVI of the Base
Indenture shall not apply with respect to the Notes.

     Section 11.13 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.
This First Supplemental Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture, loan or
debt agreement of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company. Any such indenture, loan or debt
agreement may not be used to interpret this First Supplemental Indenture.

     Section 11.14 Purchase of Notes in Open Market. The Company may, to the extent permitted by law, and subject to Indian laws and
regulations, purchase any Notes on the open market or by tender offer at any price or by private
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Holders. Any Notes purchased by the Company may, at its option,
be surrendered to the Securities Administrator for cancellation, but may not be reissued or resold
by the Company. Any Notes surrendered for cancellation may not be reissued or resold and will be
promptly cancelled.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto set their hands as of the date and year
first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	STERLITE INDUSTRIES (INDIA) LIMITED

 	 
	 	By:	/s/ Vinod Bhandawat	 
	 	 	Name:  	Vinod Bhandawat	 
	 	 	Title:  	Chief Financial Officer	 
	 
	 	WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,

as Trustee

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
Michael G. Oller, Jr.	 
	 	 	Name:  	Michael G. Oller, Jr.	 
	 	 	Title:  	Assistant Vice President	 
	 
	 	CITIBANK, N.A.,

as Securities Administrator

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/
Wafaa Orfy	 
	 	 	Name:  	Wafaa Orfy	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President	 
	 

Signature Page to the First Supplemental Indenture

 

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EXHIBIT A

FORM OF FACE OF NOTE

Global Notes Legend1

     UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME
OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY
PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO
ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

     TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO
NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF
THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET
FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.

 

			
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No.                    

4.00% Convertible Senior Note due 2014

			
	 	 	 
	CUSIP No.: 859737 AB4
	 	ISIN:  US859737AB48

     Sterlite Industries (India) Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of the Republic of
India, promises to pay to [                                        ], or its registered assigns, the principal sum of
                     Dollars [, or such lesser amount as is indicated in the records of the Securities
Administrator and the Depositary,]2 on October 30, 2014 and to pay interest thereon from
October 29, 2009, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or
duly provided for, semiannually on April 30 and October 30 of each year, commencing April 30, 2010.
Regular Interest will accrue at the rate of 4.00% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or
made available for payment. The interest so payable on any Interest Payment Date will, subject to
certain exceptions provided in the Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one
or more predecessor Notes) is registered at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Regular Record
Date with respect to such Interest Payment Date, which shall be April 15 and October 15 preceding
the applicable April 30 and October 30 Interest Payment Date, respectively.

     Interest (except Reporting Additional Interest, if any, and Cap Additional Interest, if any)
on the Notes payable for any full semiannual period will be calculated on the basis of a 360-day
year consisting of twelve 30-day months. The amount of interest (except Cap Additional Interest,
if any) payable for any period shorter than a full semiannual period for which interest is computed
will be computed on the basis of a 30-day month and, for any period less than a month, on the basis
of the actual number of days elapsed per 30-day month. If any Interest Payment Date is not a
Business Day, payment of interest will be made on the next succeeding Business Day and no interest
will accrue thereon.

     Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof,
which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at
this place.

     This Note shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of
authentication hereon shall have been manually signed by the Trustee or a duly authorized
Authenticating Agent under the Indenture.

 

			
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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	STERLITE INDUSTRIES (INDIA) LIMITED

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF

AUTHENTICATION

WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
    
 
as Trustee, certifies that this is one of
    
  the Notes referred to in the Indenture.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	By:  	                            CITIBANK, N.A.
 	 	 
	 	As Authenticating Agent 	 	 
	 	 	 
	By:  	
 	 	 
	 	Authorized Signatory 	 	 

Dated:

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[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF NOTE]

STERLITE INDUSTRIES (INDIA) LIMITED

4.00% CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTE DUE 2014

     Sterlite Industries (India) Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of the Republic of
India (such company, and its successors and assigns under the Indenture hereinafter referred to,
being herein called the “Company”), issued this Note under an Indenture dated as of October 29,
2009, as amended by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 29, 2009 (the “First
Supplemental Indenture”) (such Indenture, as amended by the First Supplemental Indenture and as it
may be amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the
“Indenture”), between the Company and Wilmington Trust Company, a banking corporation duly
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and
Citibank, N.A. as Securities Administrator (the “Securities Administrator”), to which reference is
hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder
of the Company, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and the Holders and of the terms upon
which the Notes are, and are to be, authorized and delivered. The terms of the Notes include those
stated in the Indenture. Terms defined in the Indenture and not defined herein have the meanings
ascribed thereto in the Indenture. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are
referred to the Indenture. This Note is one of the Notes referred to in the First Supplemental
Indenture initially issued in an aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000.

1. Reporting Additional Interest

     The Holder of this Note shall be entitled to receive Reporting Additional Interest as and to
the extent provided in the Indenture.

2. Additional Amounts

     All payments made by the Company or any successor to the Company under or with respect to the
Notes, including delivery of ADSs upon conversion, will be made net of a withholding tax rate of
10.5575% (the “Base Rate”). Accordingly, the Company will pay to the Holder of each Note such
additional amounts (“Additional Amounts”) on all payments made by the Company or any successor to
it under or with respect to the Notes, including delivery of ADSs, to ensure that the net amount
received by the Holders (after deducting any taxes on the Additional Amounts) shall equal the
amount which would have been received by such Holders had withholding or deduction of tax at the
Base Rate not been required. In addition, if withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any
other present or future taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature
imposed or levied by or within India or any other jurisdiction in which the Company or any
successor are organized or resident for tax purposes or through which payment is made by or on
behalf of the Company or by or within any jurisdiction as a result of the Company’s or its
successor’s becoming a fiscally transparent entity with respect to any Holder (through merger,
consolidation or otherwise) (or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or in any of the
foregoing) (each, as applicable, a “Relevant Jurisdiction”) is required by law or by regulation or
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law on any payments made by the Company or any successor to it under or with respect to the
Notes, including payments upon redemption of the Notes or on delivery of ADSs upon conversion, the
Company or its successor, as applicable, shall pay to the Holder of each Note such excess
additional amounts (“Excess Additional Amounts”) as may be necessary to ensure that the net amount
received by the Holder after such additional withholding or deduction (and after deducting any
taxes on the Excess Additional Amounts) shall equal the amounts which would have been received by
such Holder had no such additional withholding or deduction been required, subject to certain
exceptions set forth under the Indenture.

3. Method of Payment

     The Company will pay interest (except Cap Additional Interest, if any, and certain Additional
Amounts and Excess Additional Amounts) on the Notes to the Persons who are registered Holders of
Notes at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Regular Record Date with respect to the applicable
Interest Payment Date, except that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will not be required
to pay accrued interest on any Notes that have been converted, except as described under the
Indenture, and on the Maturity Date, the Company will pay accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes
only to the Person to whom the Company is required to pay the principal amount of such Notes unless
such Notes were earlier converted, redeemed or repurchased.

     If the Company redeems any Notes on a Redemption Date or a Tax Redemption Date after a Regular
Record Date for the payment of interest but before the corresponding Interest Payment Date, the
Company will pay accrued and unpaid interest on such Notes only to the persons to whom the Company
pays such Notes’ principal, unless such Notes were earlier converted (if such Notes were converted
after the last Record Date before such Redemption Date or Tax Redemption Date, as applicable,
interest on the Notes will be paid to their Holders as of such last Record Date).

     The Company will pay interest on:

     (a) any Global Notes by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the
Depositary or its nominee;

     (b) any Certificated Notes having a principal amount of less than $2,000,000, by check mailed
to the address of the Holder of such Notes as it appears in the Register, provided, however, that
on the Maturity Date interest will be payable at the office of the Company maintained by the
Company for such purposes in The City of New York, which shall initially be an office or agency of
the Securities Administrator; and

     (c) any Certificated Notes having a principal amount of $2,000,000 or more, by wire transfer
in immediately available funds at the election of the Holder of such Notes, provided such election
is duly delivered to the Securities Administrator or Paying Agent at least 10 Business Days prior
to the relevant payment date for interest, provided, however, that on the Maturity Date interest
will be payable at the office of the Company maintained by the Company for such purposes in The
City of New York, which shall initially be an office or agency of the Securities Administrator.

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4. Paying Agent and Registrar and Conversion Agent

     Initially, the Securities Administrator will act as Paying Agent, Registrar and Conversion
Agent. The Company may appoint and change any additional Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar
or Conversion Agent without notice. The Company or any of its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries may act as
Paying Agent or Registrar or co-registrar.

5. Ranking

     This Note is an unsecured senior obligation of the Company and ranks equally in right of
payment with all of the Company’s existing unsecured indebtedness and future unsecured senior
indebtedness. This Note ranks senior in right of payment to any of the Company’s future unsecured
subordinated indebtedness that is expressly subordinated to this Note.

6. Purchase at the Option of Holders Upon a Fundamental Change

     If a Fundamental Change occurs at any time prior to the Maturity Date, this Note will be
subject to purchase, at the option of the Holder, subject to RBI approval and the terms and
conditions of the Indenture, on a Fundamental Change Purchase Date specified by the Company in the
Fundamental Change Company Notice relating to such Fundamental Change that is not less than 30
calendar days nor more than 45 business days after the date of the Fundamental Change Company
Notice related to such Fundamental Change, at a Fundamental Change Purchase Price equal to 100% of
the principal amount hereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest on this Note to, but
excluding, the Fundamental Change Purchase Date; provided that if such Fundamental Change Purchase
Date falls after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date,
the accrued and unpaid interest (except Cap Additional Interest and certain Additional Amounts)
shall be payable on the corresponding Interest Payment Date to the Holder of record of this Note on
the applicable Regular Record Date instead of the Holder surrendering the Note for purchase on such
date, and the Fundamental Change Purchase Price will be reduced by such interest amount. For Notes
to be so purchased at the option of the Holder, the Holder must deliver to the Securities
Administrator and the Paying Agent, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Fundamental
Change Purchase Notice containing the information specified by the Indenture, together with such
Notes, duly endorsed for transfer, or (if the Notes are Global Notes) book-entry transfer of the
Notes, prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately preceding the
Fundamental Change Purchase Date.

     Holders have the right to withdraw any Fundamental Change Purchase Notice by delivering to the
Securities Administrator and the Paying Agent a written notice of withdrawal at any time prior to
5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change
Purchase Date, all as provided in the Indenture.

7. Conversion

     Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder hereof has the
right, at its option, to convert each $1,000 principal amount of this Note into ADSs at an initial
Conversion Rate of 42.8688 ADSs per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, as the same may be adjusted
pursuant to the terms of the Indenture. The conversion right shall be suspended during any Closed
Period, as described in the Indenture.

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     If and only to the extent a Holder elects to convert its Notes in connection with a
transaction that constitutes a Change of Control pursuant to which 10% or more of the consideration
for Ordinary Shares and/or ADSs (other than cash payments for fractional Ordinary Shares and cash
payments made in respect of dissenters’ appraisal rights) in such Change of Control transaction
consists of cash or securities (or other property) that are not Ordinary Shares, shares of common
stock, depositary receipts or other certificates representing common equity interests traded or
scheduled to be traded immediately following such Change of Control transaction on a U.S. national
securities exchange, subject to certain limitations, the Conversion Rate applicable to such
converting Notes shall be increased by an additional number of ADSs in accordance with the
Indenture.

     If this Note (or portion hereof) is surrendered for conversion by a Holder during the period
subsequent to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Regular Record Date and prior to 9:00 a.m., New
York City time, on the corresponding Interest Payment Date, it must be accompanied by payment in
funds acceptable to the Company of an amount equal to the interest that has accrued and will be
paid on the principal amount being converted (whether or not the converting Holder was the Holder
of record on the relevant Regular Record Date); provided, however, that no such payment need be
made:

     (a) if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change Purchase Date that falls on or after a
Regular Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date and the Conversion
Date for such Note occurs between such Regular Record Date and Interest Payment Date;

     (b) if the Company has specified a Redemption Date or a Tax Redemption Date that is after a
Regular Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date and the Conversion
Date for such Note occurs between such Regular Record Date and Interest Payment Date;

     (c) if this Note has been surrendered for conversion following the Regular Record Date
immediately preceding the Maturity Date; or

     (d) to the extent of overdue interest, if any, which exists at the time of the Conversion with
respect to this Note.

     Accrued and unpaid interest (except Cap Additional Interest, if any), if any, to the
Conversion Date is deemed to be paid in full by the ADSs, together with any cash payment of such
Holder’s fractional Ordinary Shares and any Additional Amounts thereon, delivered upon conversion
rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited.

     No fractional ADSs will be issued upon any conversion of Notes, but an adjustment and payment
in cash will be made, as provided in the Indenture, in respect of any fraction of an ADS which
would otherwise be issuable upon the surrender of any Note or Notes for conversion.

     A Note in respect of which a Holder is exercising its right to require purchase may be
converted only if such Holder validly withdraws its election to exercise such right to require
purchase in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

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     Delivery of the ADSs will occur as promptly as practicable following the Conversion Date, but
in no event later than 45 days or 10 days (in the case of any Conversion Date occurring on or after
the last Record Date before the Redemption Date or the Maturity Date, as applicable) after the
Conversion Date. It is expected that any newly issued ADSs will be accepted into the book-entry
system maintained by DTC, and no person receiving ADSs shall receive or be entitled to receive
physical delivery of ADSs, except in the limited circumstances set forth in the Deposit Agreement.

8. Denominations, Transfer, Exchange

     The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and integral
multiples of $1,000. A Holder may transfer or exchange Notes in accordance with the Indenture.
Upon any transfer or exchange, the Registrar, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee may
require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements or transfer documents and
to pay any taxes required by law or permitted by the Indenture.

9. Persons Deemed Owners

     The registered Holder of this Note may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.

10. Unclaimed Money

     Subject to any applicable abandoned property law, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator
and the Paying Agent shall pay to the Company upon written request any money held by them for the
payment of principal or interest and any ADSs or other property due in respect of converted Notes
that remains unclaimed for two years, and, thereafter, Holders entitled to the money and/or
securities must look to the Company for payment as general creditors.

11. Amendment, Waiver

     Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (i) the Indenture or the Notes may
be amended without prior notice to any Holder but with the written consent or affirmative vote of
the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes and (ii)
any Default or Event of Default may be waived with the written consent of the Holders of at least a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes. In certain circumstances set
forth in the Indenture, the Company, the Trustee and the Securities Administrator may amend the
Indenture or the Notes without the consent of any Holder.

12. Defaults and Remedies

     If an Event of Default occurs (other than an Event of Default relating to certain events of
bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization relating to the Company) and is continuing, the Trustee or
the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes may declare the
principal of and accrued but unpaid interest on all the Notes to be due and payable, except as
provided in the Indenture (including special provisions for an Event of Default relating to the
failure of the Company to comply with its agreements in respect of periodic reporting as set forth
in Section 5.02 of the First Supplemental Indenture). If an Event of Default relating to certain
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principal of and interest on all the Notes will become immediately due and payable without any
declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holders. Under certain circumstances,
the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes may rescind and
annul such declaration with respect to the Notes and its consequences. No reference herein to the
Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall impair, as among the Company and
the Holders of the Notes, the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to
pay the principal of and interest on this Note at the place, at the respective times, at the rate
and in the coin or currency herein and in the Indenture prescribed or to convert the Note as
provided in the Indenture.

13. Trustee and Securities Administrator Dealings with the Company

     Subject to certain limitations, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator under the
Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and
may otherwise deal with and collect obligations owed to it by the Company or its Affiliates and may
otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not
the Trustee or the Securities Administrator.

14. No Recourse Against Others

     No director, officer, employee, or shareholder of the Company, as such, shall have any
liability for any obligations of the Company under the Notes or the Indenture or for any claim
based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each holder of the
Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part
of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.

15. Authentication

     This Note shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or an
Authenticating Agent) manually signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this
Note.

16. Abbreviations

     Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as TEN COM
(=tenants in common), TEN ENT (=tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (=joint tenants with rights of
survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (=custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gift to Minors
Act).

17. Indenture to Control; Governing law

     In the case of any conflict between the provisions of this Note and the Indenture, the
provisions of the Indenture shall control.

     THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK.

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     The Company will furnish to any Holder, upon written request and without charge, a copy of the
Indenture. Requests may be made to: Sterlite Industries (India) Limited, Vedanta, 75 Nehru Road,
Vile Parle (East), Mumbai, Maharashtra 400-099, India, Attention: Chief Financial Officer (Fax:
+91-22-6646-1450).

18. CUSIP, Common Code and ISIN Numbers

     Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification
Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP, Common Code and ISIN numbers to be printed on the Notes
and has directed the Trustee and the Securities Administrator to use CUSIP, Common Code and ISIN
numbers in all notices issued to Holders as a convenience to such Holders. No representation is
made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any such
notice and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.

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CONVERSION NOTICE

	 	 	 
	TO:

	 	STERLITE INDUSTRIES (INDIA) LIMITED,
	 

	 	Vedanta, 75 Nehru Road
	 

	 	Vile Parle (East)
	 

	 	Mumbai, Maharashtra 400-099
	 

	 	India
	 

	 	Attention: Chief Financial Officer
	 

	 	Fax No.: +91-22-6646-1450
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	and
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee
	 

	 	Rodney Square North
	 

	 	1100 North Market Street
	 

	 	Wilmington, Delaware 19890
	 

	 	Attention: Corporate Capital Markets /
	 

	 	

Sterlite Industries (India) Limited

	 

	 	Fax No.: (302) 636-4145
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	and
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Citibank, N.A., as Securities Administrator and Conversion Agent
	 

	 	11 Wall Street, 15th Floor,
	 

	 	New York, NY 10005
	 

	 	Attn: 15th Floor Window — Sterlite Industries (India) Limited

     The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby irrevocably exercises the option to
convert this Note, or the portion thereof (which is $1,000 or a multiple thereof) below designated,
in accordance with the terms of the Indenture referred to in this Note and directs that (A) the (i)
ADSs of Sterlite Industries (India) Limited (the “Company”) and (ii) cash in lieu of fractional
ADSs, if any, and (B) any Notes representing any unconverted principal amount hereof, be issued and
delivered to the registered Holder hereof unless a different name has been indicated below.
Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the
Indenture. If ADSs or any portion of this Note not converted are to be issued in the name of a
person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will provide the appropriate information below
and pay all taxes or duties payable with respect thereto. Any amount required to be paid by the
undersigned on account of interest accompanies this Note.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	Dated:                                          	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	
 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 

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Signature(s)

Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an “eligible
guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of
the Registrar, which requirements include membership
or participation in the Security Transfer Agent
Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature
guarantee program” as may be determined by the
Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for,
STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended. 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	

 	 
	 	 	 
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     Fill in the registration of ADSs if to be issued, and Notes if to be delivered, and the person
to whom payment for fractional ADSs is to be made, if to be made, other than to and in the name of
the registered Holder:

Please print name and address

(Name)

(Street Address)

(City, State and Zip Code)

Principal amount to be converted

(if less than all):

$

Social Security or Other Taxpayer

Identification Number:

NOTICE: The signature on this Conversion Notice must correspond with the name as written upon the
face of the Notes in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

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ASSIGNMENT

     For value received                                          hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto
                                         (Please insert social security or other Taxpayer Identification Number of
assignee) the within Notes, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints                                         
attorney to transfer said Notes on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the
premises.

Dated:                                         

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	
 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	
 	 
	 	 	 
	 	Signature(s) 	 
	 
	 	Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an “eligible
guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of
the Registrar, which requirements include membership
or participation in the Security Transfer Agent
Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature
guarantee program” as may be determined by the
Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for,
STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	
 	 
	 	 	 
	 	Signature Guarantee 	 
	 

NOTICE: The signature on this Assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of
the Notes in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

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Exhibit B

FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE PURCHASE NOTICE

TO: STERLITE INDUSTRIES (INDIA) LIMITED and WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee and CITIBANK,
N.A., as Securities Administrator

     The undersigned registered owner of this 4.00% Convertible Senior Note Due 2014 hereby
irrevocably acknowledges receipt of a notice from Sterlite Industries (India) Limited (the
“Company”) regarding the right of Holders to elect to require the Company to purchase the Notes and
requests and instructs the Company to repay the entire principal amount of the Note, or the portion
thereof (which is $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) below designated, in accordance with the
terms of the Notes and the Indenture at the price of 100% of such entire principal amount or
portion thereof, together with, except as provided in the Indenture and accrued and unpaid interest
to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change Purchase Date to the registered Holder hereof.
Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the
Indenture. The Notes shall be purchased by the Company as of the Fundamental Change Purchase Date
pursuant to the terms and conditions specified in the Indenture dated as of October 29, 2009,
between Sterlite Industries (India) Limited, Wilmington Trust Company, Citibank, N.A., and the
holders of notes issued thereto, as further supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated
October 29, 2009, among the same parties.

Dated:                                         

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	
 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	
 	 
	 	 	 
	 	Signature(s) 	 
	 

NOTICE: The above signatures of the Holder(s) hereof must correspond with the name as written upon
the face of the Notes in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

Notes Certificate Number (if applicable):                                         

Principal amount to be purchased

(if less than all, must be $1,000 or integral multiples thereof):                                         

Social Security or Other Taxpayer Identification Number:                                         

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Exhibit C

TAX ELECTION NOTICE

TO: STERLITE INDUSTRIES (INDIA) LIMITED and WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee and CITIBANK,
N.A., as Securities Administrator

     The undersigned registered owner of this 4.00% Convertible Senior Note Due 2014 hereby
irrevocably acknowledges receipt of a notice from Sterlite Industries (India) Limited (the
“Company”) regarding the right of Holders to elect that all, or portions in principal amount of
$1,000 or integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, of its Note(s) shall not be redeemed and
that the payment of Excess Additional Amounts shall not apply in respect of any payment of
principal or interest to be made in respect of such Notes(s) (or such portion thereof, as
applicable) which falls due after the relevant Tax Redemption Date. The undersigned hereby requests
and instructs the Company not to redeem principal amount of the Note, or the portion thereof (which
is $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) below designated, in accordance with the terms of the
Notes and the Indenture. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings
ascribed to such terms in the Indenture. The remaining Note(s) (or such portion thereof, as
applicable) shall continue to be convertible by the undersigned until the Business Day before the
Tax Redemption Date, unless the Company fails to pay the Tax Redemption Price on the Tax Redemption
Date, pursuant to the terms and conditions specified in the Indenture dated as of October 29, 2009,
between Sterlite Industries (India) Limited, Wilmington Trust Company, Citibank, N.A., and the
holders of notes issued thereto, as further supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated
October 29, 2009, among the same parties.

Dated:                                         

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	
 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	
 	 
	 	 	 
	 	Signature(s) 	 

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NOTICE: The above signatures of the Holder(s) hereof must correspond with the name as written upon
the face of the Notes in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

Notes Certificate Number (if applicable):                                         

Principal amount not to be redeemed

(if less than all, must be $1,000 or integral multiples thereof):                                         

Social Security or Other Taxpayer Identification Number:                                         

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Exhibit 10.1

TRANSLATION FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

BETWEEN THE UNDERSIGNED:

The company ev3 EUROPE SAS,

a simplified corporation with a share capital of Euros 38,200,

whose registered office is located at 9, rue des trois soeurs, 93420
Villepinte,

registered with the Commerce registry of Bobigny under number B 442 431 599,

Represented by Mr. James Corbett, Chairman,

(hereinafter referred to as the “Company”)

OF THE FIRST PART

AND

Mr. Pascal GIRIN,

whose residence is Zürichbergstrasse 42, Zürich (8044), Switzerland,

     (hereinafter referred to as “Mr. Girin”)

OF THE SECOND PART

IT HAS BEEN AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

The Company hereby employs Mr. Girin, who accepts, under the general terms and conditions of the
National Collective Bargaining Agreement of Consulting Firms (“Convention Collective Nationale des
Bureaux d’Etudes Techniques, Cabinets d’Ingénieurs-Conseils, Sociétés de Conseils”), (hereafter
referred to as «the Collective Bargaining Agreement»), in effect within the Company, and under the
special conditions defined hereinafter, subject to the result of the pre-hiring medical exam.

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ARTICLE 1 — JOB DESCRIPTION

Mr. Girin is employed by the Company in the capacity of Operational Director for Europe, with an
executive status (“cadre”), position III.3, coefficient 270 according to the Collective Bargaining
Agreement.

Mr. Girin shall assume his functions in order to achieve all operating goals established by the
Company for the European Operations, in particular, but not limited to the following:

	 	•	 	achieve annual sales plan;
	 
	 	•	 	achieve annual operating expense goals;
	 
	 	•	 	achieve accounts receivable and inventory objectives;
	 
	 	•	 	constantly review and modify sales and marketing processes and execution to achieve
the optimal results
	 
	 	•	 	develop and manage culture of the business and interaction with the worldwide
operations to ensure a productive business relationships;
	 
	 	•	 	maintain and achieve monthly reporting requirements as defined by the Company;
	 
	 	•	 	other requirements that may be defined by the Company.

In the framework of his functions, Mr. Girin shall regularly report to the Management of the
Company, and in particular the Company’s Chairman, who is currently Mr. James Corbett.

ARTICLE 2 — FREEDOM OF EMPLOYMENT

Mr. Girin hereby formally declares that, at the time of his hiring date, he is not bound to any
other company or business (entreprise) whatsoever, that he left his previous employment free from
any undertaking whatsoever, and that he is not currently subject to any non-competition obligation
whatsoever.

Any false statement in such respect would make Mr. Girin liable for the payment of damages, namely
in accordance with the provisions of article L. 122-15 of the French Labor Code.

ARTICLE
3 — DURATION OF AGREEMENT

This contract is entered into for an indefinite duration as from September 1, 2003, the parties
having agreed that Mr. Girin’s joining will not be later than September 1, 2003.

The first three (3) months of actual work shall be considered a trial period, during which either
of the parties may terminate the contract without indemnity, with the prior notice provided for in
the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement. This period can be renewed once by agreement
between the parties.

Except in case of gross misconduct («faute grave») or «force majeure», the party who wishes to
terminate the contract must notify the other party by registered letter with return receipt
requested, subject to a prior notice in accordance with the provisions of article L. 122-6 of the
French Labor Code and the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

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ARTICLE 4 — REMUNERATION

	4.1.	 	Mr. Girin shall be paid, in remuneration for his activity, a total gross annual salary of Two
Hundred Twenty Seven Thousand Four Hundred Sixteen Euros (€227,416), which shall be paid to
him in twelve installments by bank check, bank wire or postal transfer upon the expiration of
each monthly period, after deduction of the social contributions provided for by law.
	 
	4.2.	 	Mr. Girin may also receive an annual performance bonus paid at the sole discretion of the
Company, based, in particular, on the results obtained in the European area assigned to him
and on the Global Worldwide achievement of the fixed goals. The maximum gross annual amount
of this bonus is fixed, in any case at Eighty Seven Thousand Five Hundred Euros (€87,500).
The objectives of Mr. Girin will be defined in a document which will be further provided to
him.
	 
	4.3.	 	Due to both the conditions in which his functions will be performed and the activities of the
Company, Mr. Girin shall have to undertake frequent travels also outside France, on behalf of
the Company, which can have a cumulative duration of several weeks in a given year.
	 
	 	 	In consideration of business travels made outside France for the needs of and in the
interests of the Company, and given the particular constraints deriving from these travels
and from their frequency, Mr. Girin shall be paid an additional amount, qualifying as an
expatriation bonus (hereinafter “the Bonus”) calculated as a percentage of his daily base
salary. The percentage rates shall be determined as follows:

	 	 	 	 	 
	Number of days worked abroad per year	 	Rate
	From 0 to 9 days
	 	 	15	%
	10 to 25 days
	 	 	20	%
	26 to 45 days
	 	 	30	%
	46 to 60 days
	 	 	40	%
	In excess of 60 days
	 	 	50	%

This bonus shall be paid in advance by month and adjustment should be made at the end of
each year. At the end of each calendar year to which the Bonus relates, the exact number of
days spent abroad by Mr. Girin during the year shall be determined. In the case where the
number of days spent abroad by Mr. Girin would be lower than the number expected, the excess
amount of the Bonus shall be treated as an ordinary bonus, subject to personal income tax at
the normal rate. A specific adjustment shall be made on the pay slip of December or on an
amended payslip, in order to take into account the exact number of days spent abroad and
giving right to a Bonus.

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In any case, this bonus shall be capped at 10% of Mr. Girin’s annual base salary. The term
“day” refers to any day, whether a working day or not, except for those included in paid
vacation periods. It is considered that a “day is spent abroad” if:

	 	•	 	it is spent entirely abroad, or
	 
	 	•	 	the outward journey from France to the foreign country begins in the morning, or
	 
	 	•	 	the return journey from the foreign country to France begins in the afternoon.

	 	 	The term “foreign” refers to all places outside metropolitan France.
	 
	 	 	The Bonus shall be paid in the same manner as the base salary, after deduction of the
employee’s share of contributions, especially of social security contributions. The amount
of the Bonus shall be clearly stated distinctive from the «base salary» on Mr. Girin’s pay
slips as “Advance on expatriation Bonus” or “Balance expatriation Bonus”.
	 
	 	 	It is expressly agreed that Mr. Girin shall record and justify his business travels in an
internal document and keep copies of all receipts of his business trips (expense receipt,
plane tickets, reports, hotels, etc.) in order to prove, from a tax standpoint, the number
of days spent outside France, and the purposes of these travels. Otherwise, Mr. Girin shall
be liable for all taxes, expenses, penalties, fees which could become due based on a
personal income tax reassessment in connection with the payment of the Bonus, as defined
above.
	 
	4.4.	 	All the elements of remuneration cited above shall be subject to deduction of the employee’s
share of social security, supplemental retirement, invalidity and death, unemployment
insurance contributions, and CSG and CRDS.
	 
	4.5.	 	It is expressly agreed that any premium or extra compensation (excepting the bonuses set
forth above in Article 4.3) granted by the Company shall not be part of the remuneration and
shall always remain a revocable grant.
	 
	4.6.	 	All the bonuses or incentives, that may be paid during the year in any respect whatsoever and
whatever their nature, shall be considered as a vacation bonus provided, however, that they
are at least equal to the vacation bonus provided by the Collective Bargaining Agreement and
that a portion thereof is paid during the period May 1st — October
31st.

ARTICLE 5 — SIGNING BONUS

Mr. Girin will receive an exceptional bonus amounting at Ten Thousand Euros (€10,000) gross, after
deduction of the employee’s share of social security, supplemental retirement, invalidity and
death, unemployment insurance contributions, and CSG and CRDS, for executing the present employment
contract. Mr. Girin acknowledges expressly that this exceptional bonus shall not be part of his
remuneration. This exceptional bonus will be paid to Mr. Girin with his first payment and will be
clearly distinguished from the base salary in his pay slip as “exceptional bonus”.

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ARTICLE 6 — WORKING HOURS — GLOBAL REMUNERATION

It is expressly understood and agreed that Mr. Girin’s remuneration, as defined in Article 4 above,
which was agreed upon in light of both the special nature of the functions assigned to him and the
importance of his responsibilities, will remain independent of the time that Mr. Girin, which
benefits from the largest autonomy in the organization of his work time, will devote to the
performance of his functions.

In light of both his compensation and the importance of his responsibilities, Mr. Girin will be
considered as a “Key Manager” (“Cadre Dirigeant”) as defined in Article L. 212-15-1 of the Labor
Code and will not therefore be submitted to the major part of the provisions ruling the employees’
working time.

ARTICLE 7 — PLACE OF WORK

Mr. Girin’s place of work shall be the registered office. However, it is expressly understood and
agreed that this place of work may be modified and transferred to any other place within or outside
of France.

Mr. Girin has been clearly informed that one condition of his employment was that he establishes
his residence in the same department of the Company’s registered office within the three months of
his hiring date.

In addition, it is expressly understood and agreed that Mr. Girin shall be required, in the
framework of the duties assigned to him, to frequently travel in France and abroad.

ARTICLE 8 — REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES

Travel expenses, hotel expenses, as well as all other reasonable professional expenses related to
Mr. Girin’s activity, on behalf of the Company, shall be reimbursed to him in conformity with the
Company’s expenses reimbursement policy. The reimbursement of such expenses shall be made within
thirty (30) days following submission of an expense report substantiated by receipts and approval
by management in accordance with the Company’s expenses reimbursement policy.

ARTICLE 9 — REIMBURSEMENT OF MOVING EXPENSES

The Company will reimburse to Mr. Girin the moving expenses born by the latter, upon submission of
an expense report substantiated by receipts, within a maximum limit of Twenty Thousand Euros
(€20,000). These expenses cover the moving expenses themselves as well as the potential travel and
hotel expenses of Mr. Girin and the other persons occupying the residence during the moving between
the previous and the new residence; the travel expenses necessary for finding a new accommodation
(within the limit of three travels including the stay and air plane tickets of Mr. Girin and of a
second accompanying person); the potential furniture storehouse expenses.

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ARTICLE 10 — VEHICLE

Mr. Girin shall have the benefit of a company car of the type BMW 525i or equivalent for
professional uses, which he undertakes not to use for personal uses and to return to the Company
upon the latter’s first request in the event of suspension, termination or non-performance this
contract. Mr. Girin undertakes to maintain this vehicle in good working order and state of repair,
to comply with the Driving Code, to personally bear the cost of violations of which he is
responsible, and to notify the Company of any incident or accident within 24 hours.

The Company reserves the right, insofar as it may wish to abandon the granting of company cars, to
adopt a system of reimbursing automobile expenses on the basis of the reimbursement rates
established by the tax administration as a function of the personal vehicle used.

ARTICLE 11 — PAID VACATION

Mr. Girin shall be entitled to vacation as provided by law and by the Collective Bargaining
Agreement, the period of which shall be determined by agreement with the Management, taking
business requirements into account.

All earned and accrued vacation shall be taken no later than the year following the reference year
in which it is accrued.

ARTICLE 12 — EXCLUSIVITY

Mr. Girin undertakes to devote all his work time and effort for the exclusive benefit of the
Company and he may, therefore, not exercise any other professional activity throughout the duration
of this Employment Agreement without the prior written express approval of a legal representative
of the Company.

ARTICLE 13 — CONFIDENTIALITY / NON-SOLICITATION

Mr. Girin is bound by the provisions of the Confidentiality and Non-solicitation Agreement which is
attached as Annex 1 hereto. This Confidentiality and Non-solicitation Agreement shall form an
integral part of this Agreement.

ARTICLE 14 — GOVERNING LAW — COMPETENT COURTS

The present Agreement is governed by French law, both with respect to its performance and its
termination. Any dispute relating hereto shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
French courts.

ARTICLE 15 — ENTIRE AGREEMENT

This Agreement sets forth the entire Agreement between the Company and Mr. Girin regarding Mr.
Girin’s employment within the Company and annuls and replaces all written or oral contracts or
agreements between the Company and/or any other company of the group and Mr. Girin, which may
previously have existed before the date of the present Agreement. Changes to the present Agreement
must be in a written document signed by both parties.

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Signed in duplicate,

June 11, 2003

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/ James Corbett

	 	 	 	/s/ Pascal Girin	 	 
	For the Company

	 	 	 	Pascal Girin	 	 
	James Corbett,
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Chairman
	 	 	 	 	 	 

(the above signatures must be preceded by the following hand-written words:

“read and approved. Valid for an agreement” and each page must be initialled.)

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ANNEX 1

CONFIDENTIALITY / NON-SOLICITATION AGREEMENT

This Agreement covers the obligations of Pascal Girin (hereafter the “Employee”) vis-à-vis ev3
S.A.S. (hereafter “EV3”).

WHEREAS, EV3 has expended considerable time, effort and resources in the development of certain
confidential proprietary information, which must be maintained as confidential in order to ensure
the success of EV3’s business;

WHEREAS, by virtue of Employee’s employment with EV3, Employee has access to such information; and

WHEREAS, Employee represents that there is no agreement with any other party which would conflict
with Employee’s obligations under this Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and promises contained herein, and the access
given Employee to EV3’s Confidential and Proprietary Information, which the Employee acknowledges
are good and valuable consideration for Employee entering into this Agreement, the parties hereto
agree as follows:

1. DEFINITION OF “CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETY INFORMATION”

As used herein, the term “Confidential and Proprietary Information” means any and all information,
oral or written, that is not generally known by persons not employed by or parties to contracts
with EV3, including but not limited to:

	(a)	 	inventions, designs, discoveries, works of authorship, improvements or ideas, whether or not
patentable or copyrightable, methods, processes, techniques, shop practices, formulae,
compounds, compositions developed or otherwise possessed by EV3;
	 
	(b)	 	the subject matter of EV3’s patents, design patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks,
service marks, trade names, trade dress, manuals, operating instructions and other industrial
property to the extent that such information is unavailable to the public and/or is in
incomplete stages of design or research and development;
	 
	(c)	 	EV3’s information, knowledge or data concerning costs, purchasing, profits, markets, sales,
organization structures, clinical trials, employees, customers or patients, including but not
limited to surveys, customer lists, lists of prospective customers, customer research,
proposal preparation and presentation, relational data models, contracting, customer meetings,
customer account records, sales records, training and servicing materials, programs and
techniques, company manuals and policies, computer programs, software and disks, source code,
systems architecture, blue prints, flow charts, financial statements and projections, business
plans, marketing plans, products and services under development, licensing agreements,
budgets, supplier lists, contracts, compensation schedules, and pricing information, any
document marked “Confidential,” or any

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	 	 	information which Employee has been told is “Confidential” or which Employee might
reasonably expect EV3 would regard as “Confidential,” or any information which has been
given EV3 in confidence by customers, suppliers or other persons.
	 
	2.	 	OWNERSHIP OF CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION
	 
	(a)	 	The Employee acknowledges that EV3 is the owner of the Confidential and Proprietary
Information and agrees not to contest any such ownership rights of EV3, either during or after
Employee’s employment with EV3.
	 
	(b)	 	The Employee agrees to make prompt full written disclosure to EV3 and to hold in trust for
the sole right, benefit, and use of EV3, any inventions, discoveries, developments and
improvements (“Inventions”), whether or not patentable, and works of authorship, whether or
not copyrightable, whether or not protected by a French droit d’auteur which are conceived,
developed, or reduced to practice, or caused to be conceived, developed, or reduced to
practice, during the term of employment.
	 
	(c)	 	The Employee agrees to assign and does hereby assign to EV3 all right, title, and interest in
and to all such Inventions and works of authorship in accordance with the provisions hereto,
and further agrees, during the term of employment and thereafter, at EV3’s request and
expense, to review, execute, acknowledge and deliver all documents necessary or appropriate to
effect such assignments and in connection with carrying out the terms of this Agreement.
	 
	 	 	Author’s rights: The Employee hereby assigns to EV3 (i) his rights of reproduction on any
analogical or digital media (including cederom, CDI, DVD, hard disk, site’s servers),
interactive or not, in any forms and formats (whether known at the execution date of this
Agreement or to be discovered in the future), (ii) including but not limited to, public
performance, in whole or in part, televisual, satellites, computer and networks (such as
Internet, Intranet or Extranets) processes and any process of cable distribution, in any
language, (iii) of distribution including the right to sell, loan, rent, download, by any
means, in any language and (iv) of adaptation, including by adding new material and
translating in any language on their works. The assignment occurs as soon as the works are
created and is valid for the entire world and for the duration of the author’s rights,
including any legal prorogation for whatever reason. Employee acknowledges that 10% of his
salary paid to Employee in accordance with the employment contract is in consideration of
the assignment of Employee’s author’s rights subsisting in the works mentioned in article 2
c) and article 2 d).
	 
	 	 	Patentable Inventions (specific provisions): Pursuant to article L. 611-7 of the
Intellectual Property Code, Employee acknowledges that the inventions made within the
context of employment contract which provides for an “inventive mission” which corresponds
to Employee’s actual duties, or, as part of studies or research which have been specifically
entrusted to the Employee, belong to EV3.
	 
	 	 	The Employee further acknowledges that for all the other inventions, created either (i) in
the performance of his duties, or (ii) in the field of activity of EV3, or (iii) by using

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	 	 	knowledge or technologies or specific methods of EV3 or information acquired by EV3, EV3 is
entitled to be assigned the ownership of, or obtain a license to, all or parts of the rights
in the patent protecting the invention.
	 
	(d)	 	The Employee acknowledges that, in accordance with article L 113-9 of the Intellectual
Property Code, any computer programs and documentation relating to those programs created by
Employee pursuant to his employment or guidelines given by EV3, shall be EV3’s property and
shall become part of the Confidential and Proprietary Information. The Employee acknowledges
that any Inventions and works of authorship mentioned hereto shall become part of the
Confidential and Proprietary Information.
	 
	3.	 	NON DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

The Employee agrees to hold the Confidential and Proprietary Information in the strictest
confidence, during Employee’s employment relationship with EV3 and for a period of five years,
after Employee’s employment relationship with EV3 is terminated (whether by dismissal or
resignation). To this end, The Employee shall:

	(a)	 	not make, or permit or cause to be made copies of the Confidential and Proprietary
Information, except as necessary to carry out Employee’s duties as prescribed by EV3;
	 
	(b)	 	not disclose or reveal the Confidential and Proprietary Information, or any portion thereof,
to any person except other EV3 employees who have signed nondisclosure agreements with EV3;
	 
	(c)	 	take all reasonable precautions to prevent the inadvertent disclosure of the Confidential and
Proprietary Information to any unauthorised person;
	 
	(d)	 	not use for the benefit of, or divulge to, EV3 or its personnel, any proprietary information
of another party without the prior written authorisation of said other party;
	 
	(e)	 	upon termination of employment with EV3, Employee shall deliver promptly to EV3 any
Confidential and Proprietary Information, regardless of form, including all information of a
business nature, and other materials, including personal Rolodexes or similar information
collections and shall not thereafter use them for his own benefit or the benefit of others,
without the prior express written authorization of EV3. Employee further agrees he will not
disparage or denigrate EV3 to third parties at any time; and
	 
	4.	 	DUTY OF LOYALTY

In all aspects of the Employee’s employment with EV3, the Employee shall act in the utmost good
faith, deal fairly with EV3, and fully disclose to EV3 all information which EV3 might reasonably
consider to be important or relevant to EV3’s business. While still employed at EV3, the Employee
shall not establish, operate, participate in, advise, or assist to establish in any manner
whatsoever any business, which could or would be in competition with EV3’s business, and the
Employee shall not take any preliminary or preparatory steps toward establishing or operating such
a business.

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	5.	 	PROTECTIBLE INTERESTS REQUIRING RESTRICTIONS
	 
	(a)	 	The Employee acknowledges that EV3 has many near-permanent and other customers throughout the
world to which the Employee has access. These include customers of EV3 developed as a result
of many years of effort by EV3, customers of EV3 acquired after significant financial
investment by EV3.
	 
	(b)	 	The Employee also acknowledges that EV3 has expended considerable time and effort in
recruiting and training its employees, many of whom are accomplished professionals.
	 
	6.	 	NON-SOLICITATION OF EMPLOYEES

The Employee hereby agrees that, during Employee’s employment by EV3 pursuant to this Agreement and
for a period of one (1) year immediately following the termination or separation from employment
with EV3, however arising, either on his own account or in conjunction with or on behalf of any
other person, company, business entity, or other organization whatsoever directly or indirectly:

	(i)	 	induce, solicit, entice or procure, any person who is a key EV3 employee to leave such
employment;
	 
	(ii)	 	accept into employment or otherwise engage or use the services of any person who: (aa) is a
key EV3 employee on the termination date; or (bb) had been a key EV3 employee in any part of
the one (1) year immediately preceding the termination date.

As used in this Section, “key EV3 employee” shall mean any signatory to a restrictive and/or
non-solicitation covenant with EV3, any professional employee, any senior administrator, and other
employee who has a written employment agreement with EV3.

	7.	 	INJUNCTIVE RELIEF

The Employee acknowledges and agrees that in the event of any breach or threatened breach by
Employee of any of the provisions of this Agreement, damages shall be an inadequate remedy and EV3
shall be entitled to injunctive and otherwise equitable relief. EV3’s rights under this provision
are in addition to all rights otherwise available to it at law or in equity.

	8.	 	SEVERABILITY

In the event that any provision hereof is found invalid or unenforceable pursuant to a judicial
decree or decision, the invalidity and enforceability of such provision shall not affect the other
provisions of this Agreement and all such other provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
If any restriction in this agreement is greater than allowable under applicable law, the Court
shall have the authority to edit such restriction(s) to make it enforceable to the fullest possible
extent under applicable law.

	9.	 	WAIVER

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No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any rights or obligations of either party hereunder
shall be effective unless pursuant to a written instrument signed by the party or parties making
such a waiver, and such waiver shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the
specific purpose stated therein.

	10.	 	GOVERNING LAW

This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of
France. Any suit, action or other legal proceeding arising out of or relating to the performance
or the interpretation of this Agreement shall be brought exclusively before the French courts.

The Employee states that he has freely and voluntarily entered into this Agreement, and that he has
read and understood each and every provision hereof. Employee acknowledges receiving a fully
executed copy of this Agreement.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/ James Corbett

	 	 	 	/s/ Pascal Girin	 	 
	Ev3 SAS

	 	 	 	The EMPLOYEE	 	 
	James Corbett

	 	 	 	Pascal Girin	 	 

Chairman

(the above signatures must be preceded by the following handwritten words:

“read and approved, valid for an agreement.”)

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AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT

BETWEEN:

ev3 Europe SAS, a company governed by French law, registered office address 106/108, rue La
Boétie, 75008 Paris, Paris Companies’ Register Number B 442 431 599,

hereafter, the “Company”,

On one hand,

AND:

Mr. Pascal GIRIN, a French national, residing at 10, allée Camille Saint-Saens, 78670 Villennes sur
Seine, France

hereafter the « Employee »,

On the other hand,

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ARTICLE 1 — OBJECT OF THE CURRENT AMENDMENT

The Employee currently exercises the function of Director of International Operations in the
Company.

The Employee accepts the proposal to be assigned temporarily, on secondment to ev3 Neurovascular.,
to fill the post of « Executive Vice President and President, Worldwide Neurovascular and
International » based in Irvine in the United States, for a maximum period of five (5) years.

The purpose of this amendment is to set out the consequences of the Employee’s assignment to the
United States on his contractual relations.

ARTICLE 2 — EFFECTS OF THE AMENDMENT

The provisions of the initial employment contract and any amendments thereto which have the same
object and/or are incompatible with the provisions of the current amendment are suspended for the
period of the secondment to the United States.

The provisions of the current amendment replace those of the initial contract and its amendment
which have the same object and/or are incompatible with this amendment for the duration of the
secondment.

Notwithstanding the above, the initial employment contract currently in force will continue to
apply for the duration of the secondment to the United States, as will all the other agreements
relating to the initial employment contract.

The Company will ensure for ev3 Inc that the provisions of the contract are upheld, vis-à-vis the
Employee.

ARTICLE 3 — COMPETENT JURISDICTION AND APPLICABLE LAW

The provisions of the current amendment are governed by French law, unless the public order
provisions of the law in the United States provide otherwise, in which case, these provisions will
apply in priority. The Employee will not be able to benefit from the advantages and guarantees
offered by both jurisdictions.

Any dispute concerning the performance or the termination of this amendment arising between the
parties shall be referred to a French court of competent jurisdiction.

ARTICLE 4 — EFFECTIVE DATE

The current amendment will take force on the date that the Employee takes up his position in the
United States, after the required administrative authorizations from the local authorities are
obtained, and at the earliest August 1st, 2009.

The current amendment will take force only if the required administrative authorizations are
obtained.

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ARTICLE 5 — PLACE OF WORK

For information, the Employee’s place of work will be ev3 Neurovascular, 9775 Toledo Way, Irvine,
CA 92618, USA.

ARTICLE 6 — LENGTH OF SECONDMENT

The secondment of the Employee is envisaged for a maximum period of five (5) years.

Given the rapid changes in the Company’s environment and development, the professional and
geographical mobility of its managers is a necessity.

In consequence, the Company reserves the right to end the Employee’s secondment to the United
States at any moment, notably for reasons related to the organisation of its activity and those of
other group member companies, with the proviso that a minimum three (3) months’ notice be
provided.

The secondment will also be ended in advance if any of the events outlined in article 11.5
hereafter occur.

ARTICLE 7 — FUNCTIONS

For his secondment, i.e. on August 1st, 2009 at the earliest, the Employee will exercise
the functions of « Executive Vice President and President, Worldwide Neurovascular and
International », position III.3 and coefficient 270 of the “Bureaux d’Etudes Techniques, Cabinets
d’Ingénieurs Conseils, Companys de Conseils” Collective Bargaining Agreement.

During the assignment, the Employee will continue to report hierarchically to the Chief Executive
Officer of ev3 Inc. and the President of the Company, or any other person who could replace them.

ARTICLE 8 — REMUNERATION

In recognition of the functions assigned to him, the Employee will receive (i) an annual gross
reference salary of three hundred and fifty-eight thousand, seven hundred and eighty-five euros (
358 785 €), which will be paid in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll procedures, by check
or wire transfer, to which shall be added (ii) a performance bonus of 65 % of his annual gross
reference salary based on the objectives requested under the Company rules being met as well as
(iii) the benefits-in-kind and indemnities outlined in article 11 of the current amendment, the
“Benefits”.

ARTICLE 9 — TAX AND SOCIAL SECURITY EQUALIZATION

For the duration of his secondment to the United States, it is agreed that the employee should bear
income tax and social security charges on his Professional Income (i.e., annual gross reference
salary and performance bonus as defined in (i) and (ii) in article 8, but excluding any
professional income relating to any equity-based compensation) which are no higher and no lower
than the income tax and social security that he would have paid had he remained in France.

Consequently, for the duration of the secondment, the Company will bear the United States Federal
and California State income taxes due on his Professional Income as well as on the Benefits. The
Company will also bear any French social security contributions due on such Benefits. For the

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avoidance of doubt, the Company will not bear any United States Federal, California State or French
income or social security taxes or contributions on any equity-based compensation before, during or
after his secondment to the United States.

In exchange for the payment of his United States federal and California state income taxes by the
company, an amount corresponding to the income tax that the Employee would have paid in France will
be calculated on the Professional Income as defined in the first paragraph above, excluding all
taxable Benefits other professional or personal income. This amount will be withheld on a monthly
basis from the Employee’s compensation (the “Hypothetical Tax”). In addition to the Hypothetical
Tax, the Employee acknowledges that the Company may be required to withhold United States Federal
and California State income and social security taxes on any equity-based compensation earned
during the secondment to the United States

An annual reconciliation will be calculated based on the actual Professional Income received on the
actual Benefits received during the year. If the amount of income tax and social security
calculated on said actual Professional Income is greater than the amount of Hypothetical Tax
withheld by the Company under the tax equalization agreement defined herein, the Employee will owe
the difference calculated to the Company and collection will be made for the difference. Should the
calculation result, on the contrary, in tax and social contributions slower than the amount
withheld, the Company will reimburse the Employee the difference.

The Employee is personally responsible for his tax return filing obligations. In accordance with
article 11.6, the Employee is eligible for tax return preparation assistance for the duration of
his secondment.

ARTICLE 10 — WORKING HOURS

Given the US public order provisions mentioned in article 3 of the current amendment and given the
Employee’s responsibilities and independence in the organisation of his work, his autonomy in
making decisions and given his salary level, and in application of article L.3111-2 of the French
Labor Code, the Employee is not subject to the French legal provisions on working hours.

ARTICLE 11 — ASSIGNMENT-RELATED COMPENSATION AND MEASURES

11.1 Housing

During such period that Employee is assigned to the United States, ev3 Inc. for the Company will
provide a monthly housing allowance in an amount up to $11,500 through August 15, 2011 (the
“Monthly Housing Allowance”), provided, however, that in no event will the Monthly Housing
Allowance exceed the actual monthly rent for the residence occupied by the Employee and his family.
No Monthly Housing Allowance will be paid thereafter. The Employee will be responsible for all
costs associated with the maintenance and insurance of such residence. In the event the Employee
is unable to lease a residence in his name (due to his residency status), the Company may, in lieu
of a Monthly Housing Allowance payment, obtain a residence in its name for the sole and exclusive
use of Employee and his family (a “Company Leased Residence”). Should the Company elect to make
arrangements for a Company Leased Residence, the Employee will reimburse the Company for any
monthly rent amount in excess of the Monthly Housing Allowance for such month (the “Monthly
Reimbursement Amount”). The Monthly Reimbursement Amount shall be paid by the Employee to the
Company at least one business day before the due date of the rent payment on the Company Leased
Residence. In addition, (i) the Employee shall directly pay directly all costs associated with
maintaining and insuring the Company Leased Residence and hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the
Company harmless from and against any such costs or expenses; and (ii) the Employee shall obtain,
and name the Company as an additional insured, liability insurance covering any loss, liability or
damages resulting from occupancy of the Company Leased Premises (including, without limitation, any
liability associated with the maintenance of a pool on the Company Leased Premises). If during the
term of the lease of any Company Leased

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Residence the Employee voluntarily terminates his employment with the Company, the Employee will
immediately become liable for and will begin reimbursing the Company for all amounts associated
with the Company Leased Premises (including, without limitation, rent, maintenance costs and
insurance) for the remaining term of the lease. Under such circumstances, so long as the Employee
is current with its reimbursement obligations hereunder, Employee shall be permitted to continue to
occupy the Company Leased Premises (but in no event beyond the original term of the lease). This
shall not prevent the Company from seeking an early termination of the lease with respect to the
Company Leased Premises and Employee shall be responsible for and will reimburse the Company for
any early termination fee. In the event the Company terminates the employment of the Employee
during the term of the lease of the Company Leased Premises, the Employee’s right to continue to
occupy such Company Leased Premises shall immediately cease and Employee and his family shall
vacate such premises within thirty (30) days of such termination. Under such circumstances the
Employee shall have no obligation to reimburse the Company for any expenses associated with the
Company Leased Premises after the premises have been vacated. In the event Employee does not
vacate such premises in accordance with this provision, the Employee shall reimburse the Company
for all expenses associated with the Company Leased Premises (including, without limitation, rent,
maintenance costs and insurance) for the period from the date of termination until the date that
Employee’s occupancy is terminated. Employee specifically grants to the Company the right (but not
the obligation) to offset any amount due from Employee hereunder against any amount owed by the
Company (or any affiliates of the Company) to Employee. In the event the Employee is repatriated
pursuant to section 11.5, the Employee shall have no obligation to reimburse the Company for any
expenses associated with the Company Leased Premises after such repatriation.

	11.2	 	Moving costs

The Company will pay the Employee’s moving costs from France to the US based on the Company’s
upfront agreement on the costs quoted.

The Company will also pay the Employee’s moving costs from the US to France based on the Company’s
upfront agreement on the costs quoted.

Any furniture storage costs will be paid by the company up to a limit of 30m3.

The Company will pay a relocation allowance of sixty thousand euros (60 000 €)

	11.3	 	Travel costs and repatriation

The Company will pay the travel costs, in particular the airfare of the Employee (and if required
the business class airfares of the family members accompanying him) on departure to the US at the
beginning of the assignment and on return to France at the end of the assignment.

	11.4	 	Annual return trip to France

The Employee and his family members (his wife and two dependents living in the US), will benefit
from two (2) return trips per calendar year each between the US and France paid for by the Company
at standard business class rates.

	11.5	 	Repatriation

During the secondment, the Employee, and if required the family members accompanying him, will be
repatriated at Company cost if any of the following events occurs:

	 	11.5.1	 	death or health problems of the Employee (or family members) requiring return to
France;
	 
	 	11.5.2	 	political, social, climatic or sanitary events, endangering the Employee (or family
members) making impossible the continuation of the secondment to the US;

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	 	11.5.3	 	a decision by the authorities to withdraw residence or work permits, provided not
motivated by the Employee’s actions;
	 
	 	11.5.4	 	dismissal or a decision, based on work performance, by the Company;
	 
	 	11.5.5	 	dismissal or resignation of the Employee in the six (6) months following a change in
control of the Company

	11.6	 	Tax assistance 

The host company, ev3 Neurovascular, will pay for the preparation of the Employee’s income tax
returns (France and United States) by Taj/Deloitte (or another firm selected by the Company of
equal quality) each year of the secondment.

	11.7	 	School fees

The host company, ev3 Neurovascular, will pay the school fees in secondary education for Clémence
Girin, the Employee’s daughter in the United States.

	11.8	 	Company cars

The host company, ev3 Neurovascular, will provide the leasing of two cars for the Employee’s
personal use.

ARTICLE 12 — SOCIAL SECURITY COVERAGE

The Employee is seconded to the United States. In consequence, provided a certificate of coverage
is obtained, he will remain subject to the French social security regime and will pay the related
social security contributions, in line with article L. 761-2 of the Social Security Code, as well
as unemployment, complementary retirement and death insurance contributions.

The Company will apply for a certificate of coverage allowing the Employee to remain subject to the
French social security regime during his assignment to the United States.

The Employee and his family will be affiliated to the complementary health, temporary invalidity,
invalidity and repatriation coverage provided by Malakoff and BUPA. The associated costs will be

borne by the Company.

ARTICLE 13 — PAID HOLIDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

The Employee has the right to twenty-five (25) days paid leave per year.

The dates and organisation of paid leave will be subject to the approval of his hierarchical
superior and may be modified in function of work constraints.

During the secondment, French public holidays no longer apply.

ARTICLE 14 — END OF THE ASSIGNMENT

At the end of the assignment or further to any event outlined in article 11.5, the Company will
cover the reasonable costs of the repatriation of the Employee (and if required any accompanying
family members) and any reasonable moving costs.

If the Company initiates the end of the assignment, because it reaches its term or by anticipation,
the Employee will be reintegrated into the Company, at an equivalent position to that they held

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before the assignment at a gross remuneration level equivalent to the level at the end of the
assignment, excluding any assignment-related items.

If the Employee cannot be reintegrated, the Company shall start the necessary dismissal procedures
under French law and the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Article 15 — CHANGE IN CONTROL

The Company hereby acknowledges and adheres to the change of control agreement entered into on 15
December 2008 between ev3 Inc. and ev3 Endovascular Inc., on the one hand, and, the Employee, on
the other hand, attached hereto (the “Convention”). In this respect, the Company endorses the
entirety of the commitments made by the Subsidiary (as defined in the Convention) jointly with the
Parent Company (as defined in the Convention) vis-à-vis the Employee under the terms and conditions
provided by the Convention.

On September 17, 2009

in two original and equally valid copies,

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	For the Company

	 	 	 	The Employee	 	 
	 
	/s/ Shawn McCormick

	 	 	 	/s/ Pascal E.R. Girin	 	 
	 

	 	 
	 	 

	 	 
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

	 		 	 	 	 

NB : sign each page, and write the comment « lu et approuvé » on the last page

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