RED HERRING PROSPECTUS Dated July 14, 2009 Please read Sections 60 and 60B of the Companies Act, 1956 100% Book Built Issue ADANI POWER LIMITED (Our Company was incorporated on August 22, 1996 as a public limited company under the Companies Act, 1956. For details of changes in the name and registered office of our Company, see “History and Certain Corporate Matters” on page 131 of this Red Herring Prospectus.) Registered Office: Shikhar, Near Adani House, Mithakhali Six Roads, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad 380 009. Tel: (91 79) 2656 5555; Fax: (91 79) 2656 5500 Contact Person: Mr. Rahul C. Shah, Company Secretary and Compliance Officer; Tel No: (91 79) 2555 5795; Fax: (91 79) 2555 5608 Email:
[email protected]; Website: www.adanipower.com PUBLIC ISSUE OF 301,652,031 EQUITY SHARES OF Rs. 10 EACH OF ADANI POWER LIMITED (“APL” OR THE “COMPANY” OR THE “ISSUER”) FOR CASH AT A PRICE OF Rs. [] PER EQUITY SHARE (INCLUDING A SHARE PREMIUM OF Rs. [•] PER EQUITY SHARE) AGGREGATING TO Rs. [] MILLION (THE “ISSUE”). THE ISSUE INCLUDES A RESERVATION OF UP TO 8,000,000 EQUITY SHARES OF RS. 10 EACH FOR THE ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES (THE “EMPLOYEE RESERVATION PORTION”). THE ISSUE LESS THE EMPLOYEE RESERVATION PORTION I.E. 293,652,031 EQUITY SHARES IS REFERRED TO AS THE “NET ISSUE”. THE ISSUE WILL CONSTITUTE 13.84% OF THE POST ISSUE PAID UP CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY AND THE NET ISSUE WILL CONSTITUTE 13.47% OF THE POST ISSUE PAID UP CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY. THE FACE VALUE OF THE EQUITY SHARES IS Rs.