FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: December 31, 2014 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Mashatola Mpho (Last) (First) (Middle) CYCAD HOUSE, BUILDING 17, GROUND FLOOR CNR 14TH AVENUE AND HENDRIK POTGIETER RD (Street) WELTEVREDEN PARK 1709 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DRDGOLD LTD [ DRD ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Group Fin. & Business Dev. Mgr
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/25/2026
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Ordinary Shares	10/25/2026		M		28,920 (1)	A	$ 0	68,788	D
Ordinary Shares	10/27/2026		S		13,014 (2)	D	$ 2.4413 (3)	55,774	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Conditional Share Awards	$ 0	10/25/2026		M			28,920 (1)	(1)	(1)	Ordinary Shares	28,920	$ 0	19,281	D
Conditional Share Awards	$ 0	10/25/2026		J			19,281 (4)	(4)	(4)	Ordinary Shares	19,281	$ 0	0	D
Conditional Share Awards	$ 0							10/22/2027	(5)	Ordinary Shares	55,977		55,977	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On October 25, 2026, 28,920 conditional share awards ("Conditional Share Awards") of DRDGOLD Limited (the "Company") representing 60% of the Conditional Share Awards previously awarded to the Reporting Person on October 25, 2023 under the Company's Equity-settled Long Term Incentive Scheme vested, based on the Company's determination of the extent to which the applicable performance conditions were satisfied, and were settled on a one-for-one basis in Ordinary Shares for no consideration.

2. Represents 13,014 Ordinary Shares sold on behalf of the Reporting Person as part of a pooled sale conducted on October 27, 2026, following the vesting and settlement of Conditional Share Awards described in footnote 1.

3. The underlying transaction was denominated in South African rand ("ZAR"). For the purposes of this table, the price reported in United States dollars has been converted from ZAR using the South African Reserve Bank exchange rate in effect on the transaction date. The average sale price was ZAR 40.7170 per Ordinary Share.

4. Disposition represents the forfeiture, without consideration, of the remaining 40% of the Conditional Share Awards granted to the Reporting Person on October 25, 2023, as a result of the Company's determination that the applicable performance conditions were not fully satisfied.

5. Each Conditional Share Award represents a contingent right to receive one ordinary share of the Company. The Reporting Person was granted Conditional Share Awards under the Company's Equity-settled Long Term Incentive Scheme. The awards are scheduled to vest on October 22, 2027, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Company or its subsidiaries and satisfaction of applicable performance conditions.

	/s/ Mpho Mashatola	10/28/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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