<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001023512-24-000033.txt : 20241017
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001023512-24-000033
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240930
FILED AS OF DATE:		20241017
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20241017

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DRDGOLD LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001023512
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35387
		FILM NUMBER:		241376298

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		45 EMPIRE ROAD
		STREET 2:		PARKTOWN
		CITY:			JOHANNESBURG
		STATE:			T3
		ZIP:			2193
		BUSINESS PHONE:		27113817800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PO BOX 390
		STREET 2:		MARAISBURG
		CITY:			JOHANNESBURG
		STATE:			T3
		ZIP:			1700

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DURBAN ROODEPOORT DEEP LTD
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960924
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<TYPE>6-K
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i7ae7e57b47994ea999f9354d08007455_1"></div><div style="min-height:48.96pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Washington, D.C. 20549</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><br>______________________</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">FORM 6-K</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">REPORT OF A FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">For October 17, 2024</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Commission File Number 0-28800</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">______________________</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">DRDGOLD Limited</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Constantia Office Park</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Cnr 14th Avenue and Hendrik Potgieter Road</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Cycad House, Building 17, Ground Floor</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Weltevreden Park 1709</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Address of principal executive offices</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">)</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">______________________</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Form 20-F </font><font style="font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">           Form 40-F </font><font style="font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:48.96pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:48.96pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Exhibit</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:151%"> </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">99.1&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Release dated October 17, 2024, &#8220;OPERATING UPDATE FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024&#8221; </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:48.96pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:48.96pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">SIGNATURES</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">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.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;padding-left:234pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;padding-left:234pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">DRDGOLD LIMITED</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Date&#58; October 17, 2024&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;By&#58; </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">&#47;s&#47; Riaan Davel</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Name&#58; Riaan Davel</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Title&#58; Chief Financial Officer</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;padding-left:432pt;text-indent:-56.35pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;padding-left:432pt;text-indent:-56.35pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;padding-left:432pt;text-indent:-56.35pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:432pt;text-indent:-56.35pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:48.96pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:48.96pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="padding-left:432pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Exhibit 99.1</font></div><div id="i7ae7e57b47994ea999f9354d08007455_4"></div><div style="margin-top:0.15pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.908%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-top:3.4pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">DRDGOLD LIMITED</font></div><div style="margin-top:1.7pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Registration number&#58; 1895&#47;000926&#47;06)</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">ISIN&#58; ZAE000058723</font></div><div style="margin-top:1.7pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-0.05pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">JSE &#38; A2X share code&#58; DRD </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">NYSE trading symbol&#58; DRD</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">(&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">DRDGOLD</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">&#8221; or the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Company</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">&#8221;)</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.25pt solid #000;border-top:0.25pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-bottom:0.9pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">OPERATING UPDATE FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.9pt;padding-left:83.77pt;padding-right:83.77pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-81pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.2pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:4.65pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">The operating update of the Company for the quarter ended 30 September 2024 is as follows&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.1pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.1pt;padding-left:17.11pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.908%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:26.449%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:29.950%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.359%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.881%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:9.861%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-right:3.3pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">QUARTER ENDED</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-right:6.5pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">QUARTER ENDED</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-right:9.95pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">%</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:1.25pt;padding-right:3.25pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">30 SEP 2024</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:1.25pt;padding-right:6.45pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">30 JUN 2024</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:1.25pt;padding-right:12.05pt;text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">change</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 11pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Production</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 11pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Gold produced</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 60.85pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">kg</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 6.5pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,319</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 9.7pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,229</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 13pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">7%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 60.85pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">oz</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 6.5pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">42,407</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 9.7pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">39,481</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 13pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">7%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 11pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Gold sold</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 60.85pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">kg</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 6.5pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,289</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 9.7pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,236</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 13pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 60.85pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">oz</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 6.5pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">41,442</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 9.7pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">39,738</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 13pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 11pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Ore milled</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 60.85pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Metric (000't)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 6.5pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">6,547</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 9.7pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">5,773</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 13pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">13%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 11pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Yield</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 60.85pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Metric (g&#47;t)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 6.5pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">0.201</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 9.7pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">0.213</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 13pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(6%)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:0.15pt;padding-left:17.11pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.452%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.539%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:22.753%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:17.707%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.967%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.534%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 11pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Price and costs</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 11pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Average gold price received</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 31.65pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">R per kg</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 20.45pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,427,503</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 14.45pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,395,607</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 10.9pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 31.65pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">US$ per oz</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 20.45pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,471</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 14.45pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,339</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 10.9pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">6%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 11pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Adjusted EBITDA *</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 31.65pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Rm</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 20.45pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">680.8</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 14.45pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">584.1</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 11.1pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">17%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 31.65pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">US$m</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 20.45pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">37.9</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 14.45pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">31.5</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 11.1pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">20%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 11pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Cash operating costs</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 31.65pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">R&#47;t</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 20.45pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">176</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 14.45pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">188</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 10.9pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(6%)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 31.65pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">US$&#47;t</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 20.45pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">10</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 14.45pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">10</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 11.1pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 11pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Cash operating costs</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 31.65pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">R per kg</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 20.45pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">856,723</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 14.45pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">889,736</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 10.9pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(4%)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 31.65pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">US$ per oz</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 20.45pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,483</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 14.45pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,491</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 10.9pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(1%)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 11pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">All-in sustaining costs **</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 31.65pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">R per kg</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 20.45pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">933,686</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 14.45pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">982,448</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 11.1pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(5%)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 31.65pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">US$ per oz</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 20.45pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,616</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 14.45pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,646</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 11.1pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(2%)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 11pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">All-in costs **</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 31.65pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">R per kg</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 20.45pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,152,406</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 14.45pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,605,836</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 10.9pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(56%)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 31.65pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">US$ per oz</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 20.45pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,995</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 14.45pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4,367</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 11.1pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(54%)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:0.15pt;padding-left:17.11pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.604%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:33.709%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:20.274%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:19.816%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.877%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.824%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 11pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Capital expenditure</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 11pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Sustaining</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 25.8pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Rm</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 25.95pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">38.1</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 14.15pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">72.3</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 10.9pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(47%)</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 25.8pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">US$m</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 25.95pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2.1</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 14.15pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3.9</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 10.9pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(46%)</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 11pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Non-sustaining&#47;growth</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 25.8pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Rm</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 25.95pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">275.6</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 14.15pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,001.1</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 10.9pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(86%)</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 25.8pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">US$m</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 25.95pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">15.3</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 14.15pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">107.8</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 10.9pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(86%)</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 11pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Average R&#47;US$ exchange rate</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 25.95pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">17.97</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 14.15pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">18.56</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 10.9pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(3%)</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;padding-left:24pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">Rounding of figures may result in computational discrepancies</font></div><div style="padding-left:23.95pt;padding-right:13.9pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">* A</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">djusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:133%">Adjusted EBITDA</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">&#8221;) may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of performance under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, other measures of financial performance and liquidity.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0.25pt;padding-left:23.95pt;padding-right:13.95pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:134%">** All-in cost definitions based on the guidance note on non-GAAP Metrics issued by the World Gold Council on   27 June 2013.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:48.96pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:48.96pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:3.4pt;padding-left:6pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">Gold production increased by 7% from the previous quarter to 1,319kg primarily due to a 13% increase in tonnage throughput despite yield being 0.012g&#47;t lower at 0.201g&#47;t. Gold sold increased by 53kg to 1,289kg.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:4.5pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">Cash operating costs per kilogram of gold sold decreased by 4% from the previous quarter to R856,723&#47;kg due to an increase in gold sold, despite an increase in total cash operating costs driven mainly by two months of winter tariffs which Eskom charges between June and August each year. Cash operating costs per tonne of material decreased by 6% from the previous quarter to R176&#47;t due to the increase in tonnage throughput. The number of mechanically reclaimed sites (clean-up sites) which are more costly to operate compared to hydro mining, have started to reduce. This reduction is expected to continue, resulting in a decreasing cost profile over the remainder of the financial year ending 30 June 2025 (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:133%">FY2025</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">&#8221;). Additional decreases in costs are expected as the solar power plant and battery energy storage system (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:133%">BESS</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">&#8221;), the construction of which is completed, is expected to be fully commissioned during the second quarter of FY2025.</font></div><div style="padding-left:4.5pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:4.5pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">All-in sustaining costs per kilogram was R933,686&#47;kg, decreasing quarter on quarter mainly due to the decrease in cash operating costs per kilogram as well as the decrease in sustaining capital expenditure. All-in costs per kilogram was R1,152,406&#47;kg, decreasing quarter on quarter mainly due to a decrease in growth capital expenditure in comparison to the previous quarter when the BESS for the solar power plant was purchased. </font></div><div style="padding-left:4.5pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:4.5pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">Adjusted EBITDA increased by 17% from the previous quarter to R680.8 million primarily due to the increased gold sold and the accompanying higher gold price received. </font></div><div style="padding-left:4.5pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:4.5pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">Cash and cash equivalents increased by R72.7 million to R594.2 million as at 30 September 2024                (30 June 2024&#58; R521.5 million) after paying the final cash dividend of R172.3 million for the year ended         30 June 2024 and capital expenditure (including prepayments towards capital items) of R323.3 million incurred for the first quarter of FY2025.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:5.95pt;padding-right:14.15pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">The high gold price has increased liquidity and cash generated during the current quarter which will,       </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">inter alia</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">, be applied towards the Company&#8217;s extended capital expenditure programme for FY2025.</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;padding-left:6pt;padding-right:14pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-0.05pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">The information contained in this announcement does not constitute an earnings forecast. The financial information provided is the responsibility of the directors of DRDGOLD, and such information has not been reviewed or reported on by the Company&#8217;s auditors.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.25pt"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">Johannesburg </font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%">17 October 2024</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Sponsor </font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">One Capital</font></div><div style="height:48.96pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div></body></html>
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