Stakeholder engagement

DRDGOLD endeavours to timeously report relevant and meaningful information to all stakeholders. The company gives substance to its commitment to transparency through the implementation of an integrated and sustained programme of communication directed at its various stakeholders including shareholders, employees, unions, communities, government and regulators and non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

In respect of its relations with employees and employee representatives, DRDGOLD has formal and informal employee participation structures in place at its operations to deal with a broad range of issues. The company actively encourages open communication, consultation and the identification and resolution of conflicts through workplace forums. DRDGOLD is involved in the communities in which it operates and Social and Labour Plans and Local Economic Development Plans have been developed in compliance with the requirements of South African mining legislation. Apart from formal consultations with interested and affected parties, operational management has regular, formal and informal interaction with its surrounding communities.

The company is in regular contact with shareholders and other members of the investment community. DRDGOLD’s communication activities with its shareholders are premised on a clear understanding that shareholders wish to maximise returns on their investment and that, in order to do this, they and/or their investment advisers require equitable, timeous access to operating, financial and other information.

Listed below are the main stakeholders identified by DRDGOLD, their key concerns and the process the company undertakes when engaging with these.

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