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DRDGOLD LIMITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED UNAUDITED INTERIM RESULTS for the six months ended 31 December 2020 and dividend declaration HIGHLIGHTS Gold production decreased by 2 % to 2,984 kilograms Operating profit doubled to R1,441.8 million REVIEW OF OPERATIONS Gold production Gold sold Cash operating costs All - in sustaining costs Average gold price received Operating profit Operating margin All - in sustaining costs margin Headline earnings All - in sustaining costs margin of 39.7 % Interim dividend 40 SA cps Headline earnings of R949.2 million kg OZ kg OZ R per kg Six months ended 31 December 2020 2,984 Six months ended 31 December 2019 % change¹ 3,037 ( 2 ) 95,938 97,642 ( 2 ) 3,006 3,024 ( 1 ) 96,645 97,224 ( 1 ) 510,845 460,251 11 US $ per oz 978 975 R per kg 597,605 512,136 17 US $ per oz 1,144 1,085 5 R per kg 988,998 697,125 42 US $ per oz 1,893 1,477 28 R million 1,441.8 719.6 100 % 48.4 34.1 42 % 39.7 26.7 49 R million 949.2 332.7 185 SA cents per share ( " cps " ) 111.0 48.4 129 1 Percentage change is rounded to the nearest percent and is based on the amounts as presented , which are rounded to the nearest hundred thousand Rand . Rounding of figures may result in computational discrepancies . SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION DRDGOLD Limited ( Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa ) Registration No. 1895/000926/06 JSE share code : DRD NYSE trading symbol : DRD ISIN : ZAE 000058723 ( " DRDGOLD " or the " Company " or the " Group " ) Issued capital 864,588,711 ordinary no par value shares ( 30 June 2020 : 864,588,711 ) 9,474,920 treasury shares held within the Group ( 30 June 2020 : 9,474,920 ) 5,000,000 cumulative preference shares ( 30 June 2020 : 5,000,000 ) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Tel : +27 ( 0 ) 11 470 2600 Fax : +27 ( 0 ) 86 524 3061 Website : www.drdgold.com Registered address : Constantia Office Park Cnr 14th Avenue and Hendrik Potgieter Road Cycad House , Building 17 , Ground Floor Weltevreden Park , 1709 South Africa Registered postal address : PO Box 390 Maraisburg , 1700 , South Africa Price of stock traded • 6 - month intra - day high • 6 - month intra - day low JSE ( R ) NYSE ( US $ ) 1 29.50 14.34 1.81 0.94 ⚫ Close 17.97 1.17 1 This data represents per share data and not American Depository Receipt ( " ADR " ) data : one ADR reflects 10 ordinary shares Market capitalisation As at 31 December 2020 As at 30 June 2020 RESULTS Rm US $ m 15,537 23,301 1,014 1,365 The condensed consolidated unaudited interim financial statements of DRDGOLD for the six months ended 31 December 2020 are available on DRDGOLD's website as well as at the Company's registered office . DIRECTORS ( * British ) ( * Independent ) ( * Lead Independent ) Executive directors DJ Pretorius ( Chief Executive Officer ) AJ Davel ( Chief Financial Officer ) Non - executive directors GC Campbell ** ( Non - executive Chairman ) EA Jeneker r ^ JA Holtzhausen # TVBN Mnyango JJ Nel * P Lebina * TJ Cumming C Flemming * Company Secretary E Beukes Sponsor One Capital 1