Drdgold Ltd 6-K, filed Feb 15, 2023
Drdgold Ltd (DRD)
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2023-02-15
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Drdgold Ltd filed this 6-K on February 15, 2023.
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
February 15, 2023
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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F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F
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Exhibit
99.1 Release dated February 15, 2023 “CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED UNAUDITED INTERIM
RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 AND CASH DIVIDEND
DECLARATION ”
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: February 15, 2023 By: /s/ Riaan Davel
Exhibit 99.1
DRDGOLD LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1895/000926/06)
JSE share code: DRD
ISIN: ZAE000058723
NYSE trading symbol: DRD
(“
DRDGOLD
” or the “
Company
”)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED UNAUDITED INTERIM RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED
31 DECEMBER 2022 AND CASH DIVIDEND DECLARATION
INTRODUCTION
The contents of this short form announcement are the responsibility of the board of directors of DRDGOLD
(“
Board
”).
Shareholders are advised that this short form announcement represents a summary of the information
contained in the full announcement and does not contain full or complete details.
Any investment decisions by investors and/or shareholders should therefore be based on consideration of
the full announcement, accessible
via
JSE
”) link at
https://senspdf.jse.co.za/documents/2023/JSE/ISSE/DRD/Interim_23.pdf and also available for viewing on the
Company’s website at https://www.drdgold.com/downloads?task=download.send&id=295&catid=122&m=0.
A copy of the full announcement is available for inspection, at DRDGOLD’s registered office and at the
offices of its sponsor at no charge during normal business hours on Mondays to Fridays from today,
15 February 2023.
KEY FINANCIAL RESULTS SUMMARY
Six months ended
31 December 2022
Six months ended
31 December 2021
% change
Revenue – R million
2,654.3
2,498.5
6%
Operating profit – R million
792.4
832.0
(5%)
Earnings per share – South African (“
SA
”)
cents per share (“
cps
”)
62.3
58.0
7%
Headline earnings per share – SA cps
62.3
58.0
7%
Interim dividend – SA cps
20
20
-
DIVIDEND
The Board has declared an interim cash dividend of 20 SA cps for the six months ended 31 December
2022 as follows:
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●
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Dividend Withholding Tax;
●
Withholding Tax;
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shares); and
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In compliance with the requirements of Strate Proprietary Limited (“
Strate
”) and the JSE Limited Listings
Requirements, given the Company’s primary listing on the exchange operated by the JSE, the salient dates
for payment of the dividend are as follows:
●
cum
-dividend: Tuesday, 7 March 2023;
●
ex
-dividend: Wednesday, 8 March 2023;
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●
On payment date, dividends due to holders of certificated securities on the SA share register will either be
electronically transferred to such shareholders’ bank accounts or, in the absence of suitable mandates,
dividends will be held in escrow by the Company until suitable mandates are received to electronically
transfer dividends to such shareholders.
Dividends in respect of dematerialised shareholdings will be credited to such shareholders’ accounts with
the relevant Central Securities Depository Participant (CSDP) or broker.
To comply with the further requirements of Strate and the JSE, between Wednesday, 8 March 2023 and
Friday, 10 March 2023, both days inclusive, no transfers between the SA share register and any other
share register will be permitted and no ordinary shares pertaining to the SA share register may be
dematerialised or rematerialised.
The currency conversion date for the Australian and United Kingdom share registers will be Monday, 13
March 2023.
The holders of American Depositary Receipts (“
ADRs
") should confirm dividend details with the depository
bank.
Assuming an exchange rate of R17.00/$1, the net dividend payable on an ADR is equivalent to 9 United
States cents per ADR for ADR holders liable to pay dividend withholding tax. However, the actual rate of
payment will depend on the exchange rate on the date for currency conversion.
On behalf of the Board
TJ Cumming DJ Pretorius
Non-Executive Chairman Chief Executive Officer
Johannesburg
15 February 2023
DIRECTORS - (
#
Independent) (^Lead Independent)
Executives:
DJ (Niël) Pretorius (Chief Executive Officer)
AJ (Riaan) Davel (Chief Financial Officer)
Non-Executives:
TJ Cumming (Non-Executive Chairman); EA Jeneker
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^; JA Holtzhausen
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, TVBN Mnyango
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, JJ Nel
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,
KP Lebina
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, CD Flemming
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Company Secretary:
E Beukes
Investor Relations:
For further information, contact Jane Kamau at:
Tel: (+27) (0)11 880 3924
Website: http://www.drdgold.com
Registered Office:
Constantia Office Park
Cnr 14th Avenue and Hendrik Potgieter Road
Cycad House, Building 17, Ground Floor
Weltevreden Park, 1709
South Africa
Sponsor:
One Capital
17 Fricker Road, Illovo, 2196