Dealings in securities – acceptance of awards DRDGOLD LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) (Registration number 1895/000926/06) ISIN: ZAE000058723 JSE share code: DRD NYSE trading symbol: DRD (“DRDGOLD”) DEALINGS IN SECURITIES – ACCEPTANCE OF AWARDS Shareholders of DRDGOLD (“Shareholders”) are advised that in terms of the equity settled long-term incentive scheme (“LTI Scheme”), as approved by Shareholders on 2 December 2019, qualifying employees are awarded conditional shares on an annual basis, comprising performance shares (80% of the total conditional shares awarded) and retention shares (20% of the total conditional shares awarded) ("Awards”). Awards vest 3 years after the grant date, subject to the rules of the LTI Scheme, including certain performance conditions being met, and will be settled in the form of DRDGOLD ordinary shares (“DRDGOLD Shares”) at a zero-exercise price. DRDGOLD hereby advises Shareholders of the following acceptances of Awards by directors, prescribed officers and the company secretary of DRDGOLD and directors of its major subsidiaries: Nature of transactions: Acceptance of Awards Class of securities: Conditional shares, comprising 80% performance shares and 20% retention shares, which will be settled in DRDGOLD Shares upon vesting, in accordance with the rules of the LTI Scheme Date of acceptance of Awards: 25 October 2022 Vesting date: 19 October 2025 Strike price: Rnil Nature and extent of interest: Direct beneficial Transactions completed: Off-market Name of director: Niël Pretorius Name of company of which a director: DRDGOLD Number of conditional shares: 799 595 (639 676 performance shares and 159 919 retention shares) Deemed value of transaction: R7 580 160.60 (based on the DRDGOLD Share price on the grant date, being R9.48 on 19 October 2022 (“Deemed Price”)) Name of director: Riaan Davel Name of company of which a director: DRDGOLD Number of conditional shares: 425 680 (340 544 performance shares and 85 136 retention shares) Deemed value of transaction: R4 035 446.40 (based on the Deemed Price) Name of prescribed officer: Jaco Schoeman Name of company of which a prescribed officer: DRDGOLD Number of conditional shares: 425 680 (340 544 performance shares and 85 136 retention shares) Deemed value of transaction: R4 035 446.40 (based on the Deemed Price) Name of prescribed officer / company secretary: Elise Beukes Name of company of which company secretary: DRDGOLD Number of conditional shares: 57 100 (45 680 performance shares and 11 420 retention shares) Deemed value of transaction: R541 308.00 (based on the Deemed Price) Name of director of subsidiary: Henry Gouws Name of company of which a director: ERGO Mining Proprietary Limited Number of conditional shares: 265 451 (212 361 performance shares and 53 090 retention shares) Deemed value of transaction: R2 516 475.48 (based on the Deemed Price) Name of director of subsidiary: Mark Burrell Name of company of which a director: ERGO Mining Proprietary Limited Number of conditional shares: 175 931 (140 745 performance shares and 35 186 retention shares) Deemed value of transaction: R1 667 825.88 (based on the Deemed Price) Name of director of subsidiary: Kevin Kruger Name of company of which a director: Far West Gold Recoveries Proprietary Limited Number of conditional shares: 219 807 (175 846 performance shares and 43 961 retention shares) Deemed value of transaction: R2 083 770.36 (based on the Deemed Price) Name of director of subsidiary: Henriette Hooijer Name of company of which a director: Far West Gold Recoveries Proprietary Limited Number of conditional shares: 150 098 (120 078 performance shares and 30 020 retention shares) Deemed value of transaction: R1 422 929.04 (based on the Deemed Price) In compliance with paragraph 3.66 of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, prior clearance was obtained from the chairman of the board of directors of DRDGOLD. The abovementioned transactions were completed outside of a closed period. Johannesburg 26 October 2022 Sponsor One Capital Date: 26-10-2022 01:00:00 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.