Appointment of Chief Financial Officer DRDGOLD LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number 1895/000926/06) JSE share code: DRD Interest Rate Issuer code: DRDI ISIN: ZAE000058723 Issuer code: DUSM NYSE trading symbol: DRD (“DRDGOLD” or “the Company”)) APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER DRDGOLD is delighted to announce that KPMG audit partner Mr Riaan Davel has accepted the post of Chief Financial Officer of the company with effect from 1 January 2015 He will replace Mr Anthon Meyer who was appointed acting CFO in July 2014, pending the appointment of a permanent CFO. Mr Davel is a qualified Chartered Accountant (South Africa), has a BCom (Hons) and an M Com (in International Accounting) from the University of Johannesburg. He has 17 years’ experience in the professional services industry, mostly in the mining sector in Africa. As part of gaining this experience, Mr Davel provided assurance and advisory services, including support and training on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) to clients and teams across the African continent. He has spent the last seven years at KPMG as audit partner, where his work included performing audits of listed companies in the mining industry, including SEC registrants. He has also gained experience as an IFRS technical partner, and represented the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants on the International Accounting Standards Board’s project on Extractive Activities from 2003 to 2010. Mr Davel also served on committees that compile or update the South African Codes for reporting and valuation of mineral reserves and resources. Roodepoort 12 December 2014 Sponsor and Debt Sponsor One Capital Date: 12/12/2014 12:00:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.