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DRDGOLD LIMITED - Notice of annual general meeting, no change statement and availability of the B-BBEE annual compliance report

Release Date: 28/10/2021 17:30
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Notice of annual general meeting, no change statement and availability of the B-BBEE annual compliance report

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”)

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, NO CHANGE STATEMENT AND AVAILABILITY OF
THE BROAD-BASED BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ANNUAL COMPLIANCE REPORT

Notice of annual general meeting and no change statement

Notice is hereby given that DRDGOLD’s annual general meeting (“AGM”) of shareholders will be held
remotely at 10:00 a.m. (South African time) on Tuesday, 30 November 2021, to transact the business
as stated in the notice of which will be distributed to DRDGOLD shareholders (“Shareholders”) today,
Thursday, 28 October 2021.

The notice of AGM also contains summary consolidated financial statements for the year ended
30 June 2021.

The Company has retained the services of The Meeting Specialist Proprietary Limited (“TMS”) to
remotely host the AGM on an interactive electronic platform in order to facilitate remote electronic
attendance, participation and voting by Shareholders and/or their proxies. TMS will assist Shareholders
with the requirements for electronic attendance, participation in, and/or voting at the AGM.

Shareholders who wish to electronically attend, participate in and/or vote at the AGM are required to
contact TMS at proxy@tmsmeetings.co.za or on +27 11 520 7950/1/2 as soon as possible, in any event
by no later than 10:00 a.m. (South African time) on Friday, 26 November 2021. Shareholders
participating in this manner may still appoint a proxy to vote on their behalf at the AGM. Access by
means of electronic communication will be at the expense of the individual Shareholder.

Shareholders are advised that the annual report suite, including the Integrated Report and the Annual
Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2021 (“Annual Financial Statements”), is available
on the Company’s website at https://www.drdgold.com/investors-and-media/annual-reports/2021 from
today, Thursday, 28 October 2021.

In compliance with the United States federal securities laws, DRDGOLD will file its annual report on
Form 20-F (“Form 20-F”) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) today,
Thursday, 28 October 2021. The Form 20-F may also be accessed electronically from the SEC website
and DRDGOLD’s website later today, Thursday, 28 October 2021.

The Annual Financial Statements, as included in Form 20-F and published on DRDGOLD’s website,
are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and its interpretations
adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board.

The Annual Financial Statements, and the auditor’s report thereon, contain no modifications to the
financial information contained in the condensed consolidated reviewed provisional results for the year
ended 30 June 2021, published on Wednesday, 25 August 2021 or the auditor’s report thereon.

Should Shareholders require further information, have any questions or require a hard copy of the
Annual Financial Statements (a copy of which will be provided, free of cost), please contact the
Company Secretary of DRDGOLD at elise.beukes@drdgold.com or on telephone number
+27 470 2600.

Salient dates
                                                                                                 2021
Record date to determine which Shareholders are entitled to receive
the notice of AGM                                                                  Friday, 15 October
Last day to trade in order to be eligible to electronically attend,
participate in and vote at the AGM                                               Tuesday, 16 November
Record date to determine which Shareholders are entitled to
electronically attend, participate in and vote at the AGM                         Friday, 19 November
Forms of proxy for the annual general meeting for Shareholders
registered on the South African register to be lodged by 10:00 a.m.
(South African Time)                                                              Friday, 26 November*
Forms of proxy for the AGM for Shareholders holding shares in the
form of American Depositary Receipts to be lodged by 03:00 a.m.
(Eastern Standard Time)                                                           Friday, 26 November*
Forms of proxy for the AGM for Shareholders registered on the
United Kingdom register to be lodged by 10:00 a.m. (Greenwich
Mean Time)                                                                        Friday, 26 November*

*Any forms of proxy not lodged by this date and time must be handed to the chairman of the AGM before the
appointed proxy exercises any of the relevant Shareholder’s rights.

Availability of the broad-based black economic empowerment annual compliance report

Shareholders are advised that the Company’s annual compliance report prepared pursuant to section
13(G)(2) of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act, No. 53 of 2003 is available on the
Company’s website at: https://www.drdgold.com/investors-and-media/annual-reports/2021.

Johannesburg
28 October 2021

Sponsor
One Capital

Date: 28-10-2021 05:30:00
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