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DRDGOLD LIMITED - Results of annual general meeting

Release Date: 30/11/2023 10:40
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Results of annual general meeting

DRDGOLD LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 1895/000926/06)
ISIN: ZAE000058723
JSE & A2X share code: DRD
NYSE trading symbol: DRD
("DRDGOLD" or the "Company")

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

DRDGOLD shareholders ("Shareholders") are advised that the annual general meeting ("AGM") of
Shareholders was held on Wednesday, 29 November 2023. All the ordinary and special resolutions, as
set out in the notice of AGM dated 30 October 2023, were approved by the requisite majority of
Shareholders present or represented by proxy at the AGM. Further details regarding the voting results
for each of the resolutions are contained below.

All resolutions proposed at the AGM, together with the number and percentage of shares voted, the
percentage of shares abstained, as well as the percentage of votes carried for and against each
resolution, are as follows:

Ordinary resolution number 1: Re-appointment of BDO South Africa Inc. (with the designated external
audit partner being Jacques Barradas) as the independent external auditors of the Company

 Shares Voted             Abstained                For                       Against

 768 361 335              0.01%                    99.87%                    0.13%
 88.87%


Ordinary resolution number 2: Re-election of Mr Johan Holtzhausen as a director of the Company

 Shares Voted             Abstained                For                       Against

 768 243 245              0.03%                    95.73%                    4.27%
 88.86%


Ordinary resolution number 3: Re-election of Ms Thoko Mnyango as a director of the Company

 Shares Voted             Abstained                For                       Against

 768 266 335              0.03%                    95.84%                    4.16%
 88.86%


Ordinary resolution number 4: Re-election of Mr Niël Pretorius as a director of the Company

 Shares Voted             Abstained                For                       Against

 768 251 515              0.03%                    98.67%                    1.33%
 88.86%


Ordinary resolution number 5: General authority to issue securities for cash

 Shares Voted             Abstained                For                       Against

 766 642 831              0.21%                    87.90%                    12.10%
 88.67%


Ordinary resolution numbers 6.1 – 6.4: Election of Audit Committee members

Ordinary resolution number 6.1: Election of Mr Johan Holtzhausen (Chairman) as a member of the
Audit Committee

 Shares Voted             Abstained                For                       Against

 768 242 415              0.03%                    97.73%                    2.27%
 88.86%


Ordinary resolution number 6.2: Election of Mr Jean Nel as a member of the Audit Committee

 Shares Voted             Abstained                For                       Against
 
 768 236 945              0.03%                    90.68%                    9.32%
 88.86%


Ordinary resolution number 6.3: Election of Ms Prudence Lebina as a member of the Audit Committee

 Shares Voted             Abstained                For                       Against

 768 232 725              0.03%                    97.93%                    2.07%
 88.86%


Ordinary resolution number 6.4: Election of Ms Charmel Flemming as a member of the Audit
Committee

 Shares Voted             Abstained                For                       Against

 768 247 705              0.03%                    98.72%                    1.28%
 88.86%


Ordinary non-binding advisory resolution number 7: Endorsement of the Company's Remuneration
Policy

 Shares Voted             Abstained                For                       Against

 766 618 491              0.22%                    97.95%                    2.05%
 88.67%


Ordinary non-binding advisory resolution number 8: Endorsement of the Company's
Implementation Report

 Shares Voted             Abstained                For                       Against

 766 607 761              0.22%                    89.79%                    10.21%
 88.67%


Ordinary resolution number 9: Adoption of the Company's Single Incentive Plan incorporating the
Deferred Share Plan

 Shares Voted             Abstained                For                       Against

 766 609 841              0.22%                    90.46%                    9.54%
 88.67%


Ordinary resolution number 10: Authority for directors to sign all documents

 Shares Voted             Abstained                For                       Against

 768 191 245              0.03%                    99.96%                    0.04%
 88.85%


Special resolution number 1: General authority to repurchase issued securities

 Shares Voted             Abstained                For                       Against

 767 336 055              0.13%                    94.34%                    5.66%
 88.75%


Special resolution number 2: Approval of non-executive directors' remuneration

 Shares Voted             Abstained                For                       Against

 768 005 475              0.06%                    92.33%                    7.67%
 88.83%


Special resolution number 3: General authority to provide financial assistance in terms of sections 44
and 45 of the Companies Act, No. 71 of 2008

 Shares Voted             Abstained                For                       Against

 768 068 905              0.05%                    99.91%                    0.09%
 88.84%


Notes
   - Percentages of shares voted are calculated in relation to the total issued share capital of
     DRDGOLD.
   - Percentages of shares voted for and against are calculated in relation to the total number of
     shares voted for each resolution.
   - Abstentions are calculated as a percentage in relation to the total issued share capital of
     DRDGOLD.

Johannesburg
30 November 2023

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Date: 30-11-2023 10:40:00
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