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 28, 2024
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 Form 40-F
Exhibit
99.1 Release dated October 28, 2024 “NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, AVAILABILITY OF ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ANNUAL INTEGRATED REPORT, NO CHANGE STATEMENT AND AVAILABILITY OF THE BROAD-BASED BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ANNUAL COMPLIANCE REPORT”
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 28, 2024 By: /s/ Riaan Davel
Name: Riaan Davel
Title: Chief Financial Officer
DRDGOLD LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 1895/000926/06)
JSE & A2X share code: DRD
NYSE trading symbol: DRD
ISIN: ZAE000058723
(“DRDGOLD” or the “Company” or the “Group”)
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| NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, AVAILABILITY OF ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ANNUAL INTEGRATED REPORT, NO CHANGE STATEMENT AND AVAILABILITY OF THE BROAD-BASED BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ANNUAL COMPLIANCE REPORT |
Notice of annual general meeting
Notice is hereby given that the annual general meeting (“AGM”) of DRDGOLD shareholders (“Shareholders”) will be held remotely at 10:00 a.m. (South African Standard Time) on Wednesday, 27 November 2024, to transact the business as stated in the notice of AGM dated 28 October 2024 (“Notice”), which was distributed to Shareholders today, 28 October 2024.
The Notice also contains summary consolidated financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2024.
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 Standard Time) on Tuesday, 26 November 2024. Shareholders who wish to electronically participate at the AGM 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.
Salient dates
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| Record date to determine which Shareholders are entitled to receive the Notice | Friday, 18 October |
| Last day to trade in order to be eligible to electronically attend, participate in and vote at the AGM | Tuesday, 12 November |
| Record date to determine which Shareholders are entitled to electronically attend, participate in and vote at the AGM | Friday, 15 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) | Monday, 25 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) | Monday, 25 November* |
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| Forms of proxy for the AGM for Shareholders registered on the Australian register to be lodged by 01:00 a.m. (Australian Western Standard Time) | Monday, 25 November* |
| Forms of proxy for the AGM for Shareholders registered on the South African register to be lodged by 10:00 a.m. (South African Time) | Tuesday, 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 Annual Financial Statements and Annual Report
Shareholders are advised that the Company’s annual report suite, including, inter alia, the annual integrated report for the year ended 30 June 2024 (“Annual Report”), which contains, inter alia, the information required in terms of paragraph 8.62 of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements and the Group’s annual financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2024 (“Annual Financial Statements”), is available on the Company’s website at:
https://www.drdgold.com/investors/reports-and-results#ars2024 from today, 28 October 2024.
The Annual Financial Statements are also available through the following JSE cloudlink: https://senspdf.jse.co.za/documents/2024/JSE/ISSE/DRD/AFS_FY2024.pdf
In compliance with the United States federal securities laws, DRDGOLD expects to file its annual report on Form 20-F (“Form 20-F”) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on Wednesday, 30 October 2024. The Form 20-F may also be accessed electronically from the SEC website and DRDGOLD’s website on or about Wednesday, 30 October 2024.
The Annual Financial Statements, as included in Form 20-F and published on DRDGOLD’s website as well as the JSE cloudlink, are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and its interpretations adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board, and have been audited by BDO South Africa Inc., who expressed an unmodified audit opinion thereon.
No change statement
The Annual Financial Statements, and the auditor’s report thereon, contain no modifications to the financial information contained in the reviewed condensed consolidated financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2024, published on Wednesday, 21 August 2024 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 Ms Kgomotso Mbanyele, the company secretary of DRDGOLD, at kgomotso.mbanyele@drdgold.com or on telephone number +27 87 285 9576.
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 13G(2) of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act, No. 53 of 2003, as amended, is available on the Company's website at:
https://www.drdgold.com/all-categories/download/130-2024/343-bee-certificate-october-2024
Johannesburg
28 October 2024
Sponsor
One Capital
