6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 6-K

REPORT OF A FOREIGN PRIVATE

ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

October 26, 2022

Commission File Number 0-28800

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DRDGOLD Limited

Constantia Office Park

Cnr 14th Avenue and Hendrik Potgieter Road

Cycad House, Building 17, Ground Floor

Weltevreden Park 1709

(

Address of principal executive offices

)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-

F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F

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Exhibit

99.1

Release

dated

October

26,

2022,

“NDEALINGS

IN

SECURITIES

–

ACCEPTANCE

OF

AWARDS

”

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused

this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

DRDGOLD LIMITED

Date: October 26, 2022

By: /s/ Riaan Davel

Name: Riaan Davel

Title: Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 99.1

DRDGOLD LIMITED

(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)

(Registration number 1895/000926/06)

ISIN: ZAE000058723

JSE share code: DRD

NYSE trading symbol: DRD

(“

DRDGOLD

”)

DEALINGS IN SECURITIES – ACCEPTANCE

OF AWARDS

Shareholders of DRDGOLD (“

Shareholders

”) are advised that in terms of the

equity settled long-term incentive

scheme (“

LTI

Scheme

”), as approved by Shareholders on 2

December 2019, qualifying employees are awarded

conditional

shares

on

an

annual

basis,

comprising

performance

shares

(80%

of

the

total

conditional

shares

awarded) and retention shares (20% of the total conditional

shares awarded) ("

Awards

”).

Awards vest 3

years after the

grant date, subject

to the rules

of the LTI

Scheme, including certain

performance

conditions being

met, and

will be settled

in the

form of

DRDGOLD ordinary

shares (“

DRDGOLD

Shares

”) at

a

zero-exercise price.

DRDGOLD hereby advises

Shareholders of the

following acceptances of Awards

by directors, prescribed

officers

and the company secretary of DRDGOLD and directors

of its major subsidiaries:

Nature of transactions:

Acceptance of Awards

Class of securities:

Conditional

shares,

comprising

80%

performance

shares

and

20%

retention

shares,

which will

be settled

in DRDGOLD

Shares upon

vesting,

in

accordance

with

the

rules

of

the

LTI

Scheme

Date of acceptance of Awards:

25 October 2022

Vesting date:

19 October 2025

Strike price:

Rnil

Nature and extent of interest:

Direct beneficial

Transactions completed:

Off-market

Name of director:

Niël Pretorius

Name of company of which a director:

DRDGOLD

Number of conditional shares:

799 595

(639 676

performance

shares

and

159 919 retention shares)

Deemed value of transaction:

R7 580 160.60 (based

on the

DRDGOLD Share

price

on

the

grant

date,

being

R9.48

on

19 October 2022 (“

Deemed Price

”))

Name of director:

Riaan Davel

Name of company of which a director:

DRDGOLD

Number of conditional shares:

425 680 (340 544 performance shares and

85 136 retention shares)

Deemed value of transaction:

R4 035 446.40 (based on the Deemed Price)

Name of prescribed officer:

Jaco Schoeman

Name of company of which a prescribed officer:

DRDGOLD

Number of conditional shares:

425 680 (340 544 performance shares and

85 136 retention shares)

Deemed value of transaction:

R4 035 446.40 (based on the Deemed Price)

Name of prescribed officer / company secretary:

Elise Beukes

Name of company of which company secretary:

DRDGOLD

Number of conditional shares:

57 100 (45 680 performance shares and

11 420 retention

shares)

Deemed value of transaction:

R541 308.00 (based on the Deemed Price)

Name of director of subsidiary:

Henry Gouws

Name of company of which a director:

ERGO Mining Proprietary Limited

Number of conditional shares:

265

451

(212

361

performance

shares

and

53 090 retention shares)

Deemed value of transaction:

R2 516 475.48 (based on the Deemed Price)

Name of director of subsidiary:

Mark Burrell

Name of company of which a director:

ERGO Mining Proprietary Limited

Number of conditional shares:

175

931

(140

745

performance

shares

and

35 186 retention shares)

Deemed value of transaction:

R1 667 825.88 (based on the Deemed Price)

Name of director of subsidiary:

Kevin Kruger

Name of company of which a director:

Far West Gold Recoveries Proprietary Limited

Number of conditional shares:

219

807

(175

846

performance

shares

and

43 961 retention shares)

Deemed value of transaction:

R2 083 770.36 (based on the Deemed Price)

Name of director of subsidiary:

Henriette Hooijer

Name of company of which a director:

Far West Gold Recoveries Proprietary Limited

Number of conditional shares:

150

098

(120

078

performance

shares

and

30 020 retention shares)

Deemed value of transaction:

R1 422 929.04 (based on the Deemed Price)

In compliance with paragraph 3.66 of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, prior clearance was obtained from

the chairman of the board of directors of DRDGOLD. The abovementioned transactions were completed outside

of a closed period.

Johannesburg

26 October 2022

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