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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 2018

Commission File Number 0-28800

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DRDGOLD Limited

1 Sixty Jan Smuts Building, 2

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

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 2018, incorporated
by reference herein:

Exhibit

99.1

Release dated August 29, 2018, “TRADING STATEMENT AND PRODUCTION
UPDATE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2018”

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 29, 2018

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 PRODUCTION UPDATE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2018

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 2018 (“Results”) and
shareholders are accordingly advised that the Company expects to report:

earnings per share of between 1.18 cents and 1.82 cents per share (a decrease of between
63% to 43%, respectively) compared to earnings of 3.2 cents per share for the previous
corresponding period; and

headline earnings per share of between 1.53 cents and 1.87 cents per share compared to
headline earnings of 0.2 cents per share for the previous corresponding period.

The expected increase in headline earnings per share for the year ended 30 June 2018 compared to
the previous corresponding period is primarily due to an increase in gold production of 10% from
4 265kg to 4 679kg that also resulted in:

a decrease in cash operating costs of approximately 6% from R 489 549 per kg to
approximately R459 000 per kg; and

a decrease in all-in sustaining costs of approximately 5% from R 530 930 per kg to
approximately R506 000 per kg.

Headline earnings includes transaction costs incurred in relation to the acquisition of the West Rand
Tailings Retreatment Project assets from Sibanye Gold Limited (trading as Sibanye-Stillwater),
amounting to R9 million.

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 2018.

Johannesburg
29 August 2018

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