Many factors could cause the actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, among others, adverse changes or uncertainties in general economic conditions in the markets we serve, a drop in the gold price, a sustained strengthening of the Rand against the Dollar, regulatory developments adverse to DRDGOLD or difficulties in maintaining necessary licenses or other governmental approvals, changes in DRDGOLD's competitive position, changes in business strategy, any major disruption in production at key facilities or adverse changes in foreign exchange rates and various other factors. These risks include, without limitation, those described in the section entitled "Risk Factors" included in our annual report for the fiscal year ended 30 June 2022, which we filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on 28 October 2022 on Form 20-F. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date thereof. We do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report or to the occurrence of unanticipated events. Any forward-looking statements included in this presentation have not been reviewed and reported on by DRDGOLD's auditors.
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(40 cents per share for FY2022)
GROUP KEY FEATURES
as at 30 June 2023
Income tax:
Pay as you earn (PAYE):
R314.8m
R183.1m
16th consecutive financial year of dividend payment of
65 cents per share declared as a final cash dividend
All-in sustaining costs margin
of 21%
16%
increase
in the average Rand gold price received to R1 041 102/kg
Revenue
R5 496.3 m
7% increase
Operating profit
R1 819.0 m
8% increase
Production
5 282 kg
Women in mining
increased to 25% of total staff
Socio-economic development spend of
R55.3 m
(4% increase)
Dust exceedances
decreased to 0.9%
of total number of measurements
8% decrease
Headline earnings
R1 274.1 m
14% increase
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OPERATING TRENDS
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ERGO OPERATING TRENDS
Volume (000t)
Yield (g/t)
0.258
11 387
10 724
0.255
0.240
9 842
10 000
0.225
0.210
0.203
7 492
0.195
0.184
0.192
7 500
0.180
0.165
HY1 FY2022
HY2 FY2022
HY1 FY2023
HY2 FY2023
HY1 FY2022
HY2 FY2022
HY1 FY2023
HY2 FY2023
Production (kg)
2 400
2 200
2 094
2 062
1 996
1 935
2 000
1 800
1 600
1 400
1 200
1 000
HY1 FY2022
HY2 FY2022
HY1 FY2023
HY2 FY2023
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DRDGOLD Limited is a South Africa-based holding company. The Company is primarily involved in the retreatment of surface gold tailings. The Companyâs business includes Ergo, Far West Gold Recoveries (FWGR), Hot Button Features and Resources and Reserves. Ergo business is a surface gold retreatment operation, which treats old slime dams and sand dumps to the south of Johannesburgâs central business district, as well as the East and Central Rand goldfields. The operation comprises three plants. The Ergo and Knights plants operate as metallurgical plants. The Ergo plant treats around 1.7 Mtpm of material. The City Deep plant operates as a pump/milling station feeding the metallurgical plants. The Companyâs FWGR is a surface gold retreatment operation that treats old slime dams in the West Rand goldfields and is located near Carletonville in South Africaâs Gauteng province. Mineral Resources consist of sand dumps, slimes dams and silted areas and dams.
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