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DRDGOLD releases forecast and pro forma financial information for WRTRP acquisition

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Published: Tuesday, 06 February 2018 02:00

DRDGOLD, in a further announcement to the market today regarding its proposed acquisition of Sibanye-Stillwater’s West Rand Tailings Retreatment Project (WRTRP), forecasts profit of R229.4 million from the WRTRP for the 12 months ending 31 December 2019.

Johannesburg, South Africa. 6 February 2018. DRDGOLD Limited (DRDGOLD; JSE, NYSE: DRD), in a further announcement to the market today regarding its proposed acquisition of Sibanye-Stillwater’s West Rand Tailings Retreatment Project (WRTRP), forecasts profit of R229.4 million from the WRTRP for the 12 months ending 31 December 2019.

The profit forecast is based on throughput of approximately 500 000tpm at a recovered grade of 0.294g/t; working costs per ton processed of R63.97 (excluding contingency and inflation); and a gold price of R564 245/kg.

The company states that the forecast financial information provided has been prepared on the assumption that:

• the proposed acquisition becomes unconditional on 30 April 2018; and
• the reconfiguration of the infrastructure acquired and related ramp-up (including gold lock-up) to steady-state production is obtained by 31 December 2018.

Pro forma financial information for DRDGOLD for the year ended 30 June 2017 – also contained in today’s announcement – values the WRTRP at R2.1 billion.

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