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

For August 2017

Commission File Number 0-28800

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DRDGOLD Limited

1 Sixty Jan Smuts Building, 2

nd

Floor-North Tower

160 Jan Smuts Avenue, Rosebank

South Africa, 2196

(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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form
is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes

No

If ''Yes'' is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with
Rule 12g3-2(b): N/A

Attached to the Registrant Form 6-K filing for the month of August 2017, incorporated
by reference herein:

Exhibit

99.1 Release dated August 25, 2017, TRADING STATEMENT AND TRADING UPDATE

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2017.”

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: August 28, 2017

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”)

TRADING STATEMENT AND TRADING UPDATE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2017

In terms of paragraph 3.4(b) of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, companies are required to publish a
trading statement as soon as they are satisfied that, with a reasonable degree of certainty, the financial
results for the current reporting period will differ by at least 20% from the financial results of the previous
corresponding period.

DRDGOLD is in the process of finalising its results for the year ended 30 June 2017 (“Results”) and
shareholders are accordingly advised that the Company has reasonable certainty that it will report:

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earnings per share to be between 1.7 cents and 4.7 cents per share (a decrease of between 88% to

68%, respectively) compared to 14.7 cents earnings per share for the previous corresponding
period; and

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headline loss / earnings per share to be between a loss of 1.0 cents and earnings of 1.5 cents per

share (a decrease of between 108% to 88%, respectively) compared to headline earnings of 12.7
cents per share for the previous corresponding period.

The expected decrease in earnings per share and headline earnings per share for the year ended 30 June
2017 compared to the previous corresponding period were primarily due to higher cash operating unit costs
from the more expensive clean-up activities associated with the legacy sites in the western Witwatersrand,
including the “knock-on” effect of processing this reclaimed material resulting in a lower overall yield. As a
result, gold production for the year was down by 4% to 4 265 kilograms.

The above information has not been reviewed or reported on by the Company’s auditors. The Company’s
Results are expected to be published on or about 5 September 2017.


Johannesburg
25 August 2017

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