6-K - DRD - Equibles

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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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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Form 40-F

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Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):

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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

Name: Riaan Davel

Title: Chief Financial Officer

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

summary

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

the JSE Limited (“

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

its

sponsor

charge

during

normal

business

hours

Mondays

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

Operating profit – R million

792.4

832.0

(5%)

Earnings per share – South African (“

”)

cents per share (“

cps

”)

62.3

58.0

Headline earnings per share – SA cps

62.3

58.0

Interim dividend – SA cps

DIVIDEND

The Board

has declared

an interim

cash dividend

of 20

SA cps

for the

six months

ended 31

December

2022 as follows:

●

the dividend has been declared out of income reserves;

●

the local Dividend Withholding Tax

rate is 20% (twenty per cent);

●

the

gross

local

dividend

amount

cents

per

ordinary

for

shareholders

exempt

from

Dividend Withholding Tax;

●

the net local dividend

amount is 16 SA

cents per ordinary share for

shareholders liable to pay Dividend

Withholding Tax;

●

DRDGOLD

currently

has

864,588,711

ordinary

issue

(which

includes

3,896,663

treasury

shares); and

●

DRDGOLD’s income tax reference number is 9160/013/60/4.

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:

●

last date to trade ordinary shares

cum

-dividend: Tuesday,

7 March 2023;

●

ordinary shares trade

-dividend: Wednesday,

8 March 2023;

●

record date: Friday,

10 March 2023; and

●

payment date: Monday,

13 March 2023.

On payment date, dividends due to holders of certificated securities on the SA share register will either be

electronically transferred

such shareholders’

bank

accounts or,

in the

absence of

suitable

mandates,

dividends

will

held

escrow

the

Company

until

suitable

mandates

are

received

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.

comply with

the further

requirements of Strate

and the JSE,

between Wednesday,

8 March 2023

and

Friday,

10 March

2023,

both

days

inclusive,

transfers

between

the

SA share

and

any

other

will

permitted

and

ordinary

pertaining

the

may

dematerialised or rematerialised.

The currency

conversion date

for the

Australian and

United Kingdom

share registers

will be Monday,

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

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

^; JA Holtzhausen

, TVBN Mnyango

, JJ Nel

KP Lebina

, CD Flemming

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