VanEck trims DRDGOLD (NYSE: DRD) holding to 1.46% of shares

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

DRDGOLD Limited reported that institutional investor VanEck Associates Corporation has disposed of part of its beneficial interest in DRDGOLD shares. Following this sale, VanEck now holds 1.46% of the company’s total issued ordinary share capital.

The change in holding was formally notified to DRDGOLD under South African company law and stock exchange rules. DRDGOLD stated that it will submit the required notifications to the Takeover Regulation Panel and the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission in line with the Companies Act.

Form 6-K: How Foreign Companies Report to the SEC →

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 6-K

REPORT OF A FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

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

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

September 26, 2025

Commission File Number 0-28800

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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)

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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

Exhibit

99.1    Release dated September 26, 2025 “NOTICE OF A DISPOSAL OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN DRDGOLD SECURITIES”

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: September 2026, 2025    By: /s/ Adriaan Davel

        Name: Adriaan 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 & A2X share code: DRD

NYSE trading symbol: DRD

(“DRDGOLD” or the “Group”)

NOTICE OF A DISPOSAL OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN DRDGOLD SECURITIES

In accordance with section 122(3)(b) of the Companies Act, No. 71 of 2008, as amended (“Companies Act”), and paragraph 3.83(b) of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements (“JSE Listings Requirements”), DRDGOLD shareholders are advised that the Company has received notification, in the prescribed form, from VanEck Associates Corporation (“VanEck”), advising that it has disposed of a beneficial interest in DRDGOLD such that VanEck now holds 1.46% of the total issued ordinary share capital of the Company.

The Company will file the relevant notification with the Takeover Regulation Panel and the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission, as required in terms of sections 122(3)(a) and 122(3A) of the Companies Act.

Johannesburg

26 September 2025

Sponsor

One Capital

FAQ

What did DRDGOLD Limited (DRD) announce in this 6-K filing?

DRDGOLD announced that VanEck Associates Corporation has disposed of some of its beneficial interest in DRDGOLD, and now holds 1.46% of the company’s total issued ordinary share capital.

Who is VanEck in relation to DRDGOLD (DRD)?

VanEck Associates Corporation is a shareholder in DRDGOLD that previously held a larger beneficial interest and has now reduced its holding to 1.46% of the company’s issued ordinary share capital.

What is VanEck’s new percentage holding in DRDGOLD shares?

After disposing of part of its beneficial interest, VanEck now holds 1.46% of DRDGOLD’s total issued ordinary share capital.

Why was this VanEck disposal in DRDGOLD shares disclosed?

The disposal was disclosed because South African company law and the JSE Listings Requirements require DRDGOLD to inform shareholders when a shareholder’s beneficial interest changes and crosses specified thresholds.

Which regulators will receive notifications from DRDGOLD about the VanEck disposal?

DRDGOLD will file the required notifications with the Takeover Regulation Panel and the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission in accordance with sections 122(3)(a) and 122(3A) of the Companies Act.

Does this filing indicate any change in DRDGOLD’s operations or financial results?

No operational or financial performance changes are described. The disclosure relates specifically to a change in the beneficial shareholding of VanEck in DRDGOLD.