SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

______________________

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF A FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

October 20, 2022

Commission File Number 0-28800

______________________

DRDGOLD Limited

Constantia Office Park

Cnr 14th Avenue and Hendrik Potgieter Road

Cycad House, Building 17, Ground Floor

Weltevreden Park 1709

(

Address of principal executive offices

)

______________________

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 if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K on paper as permitted by

Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):

☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K on paper as permitted by

Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):

☐

CHANGE IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT

To comply with section 10(1)(a) of the South African Auditing Profession Act, 26 of 2005, the

Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (“

IRBA

”) published the rule on Mandatory Audit Firm

Rotation (“

MAFR

”) for auditors of all public interest entities, as defined in section 290.25 to 290.26 of

the amended IRBA Code of Professional Conduct for Registered Auditors. An audit firm, including a

network firm as defined in the IRBA Code of Professional Conduct for Registered Auditors, shall not

serve as the appointed auditor of a public interest entity for more than 10 consecutive financial years.

Thereafter, the audit firm will only be eligible for reappointment as the auditor after the expiry of at least

five financial years. The requirement is effective for financial years commencing on or after April 1,

2023.

Pursuant to this requirement, on October 20, 2022, DRDGOLD Limited’s (“

DRDGOLD

”) Board of

Directors, upon recommendation by the Audit Committee has recommended the appointment of BDO

South Africa Inc. (“

BDO

”) as the Company’s independent principal accountants for the fiscal year ending

June 30, 2023. This appointment is subject to shareholder approval at the Annual General Meeting

expected to be held on November 29, 2022. 

KPMG Inc. (“

KPMG

”) will resign as independent principal accountants of the group on conclusion of its

responsibilities relating to the June 30, 2022 fiscal year audit. 

In connection with the audits of the Company’s financial statements for each of the two fiscal years ended

June 30, 2021, there were no disagreements with KPMG over any matters of accounting principles or

practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures, which, if not resolved to the

satisfaction of KPMG, would have caused KPMG to make reference to the matter in their report. 

Exhibit

99.1 Release dated October 20, 2022, “NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE IN EXTERNAL AUDITOR” 

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: October 20, 2022 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)

ISIN: ZAE000058723

JSE share code: DRD

NYSE trading symbol: DRD

(“

DRDGOLD

”, the “

Company

” or the “

Group

”)

NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE IN EXTERNAL AUDITOR

DRDGOLD shareholders (“

Shareholders

”) are advised that the board of directors of the Company (the “

Board

”),

on recommendation of DRDGOLD’s audit committee, has appointed BDO South Africa Inc. (“

BDO

”) as the new

external auditor of the Group for the financial year ending 30 June 2023, with the designated audit partner being

Jacques Barradas, replacing KPMG Inc. following its conclusion of the 2022 audit.

BDO’s appointment as external auditor will be proposed for approval by Shareholders at the annual general

meeting of the Company to be held on Tuesday, 29 November 2022.

The change of external auditor was initiated following DRDGOLD’s decision to early adopt the mandatory audit

firm rotation rule, issued by the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors, which is effective for financial years

commencing on or after 1 April 2023. 

The Board would like to extend its appreciation to KPMG Inc. for their long-standing service to the Group and

looks forward to working with BDO.

Johannesburg

20 October 2022

Sponsor 

One Capital