SEC Info - Drdgold Ltd. - ‘20-F’ for 6/30/22

Drdgold Ltd. – ‘20-F’ for 6/30/22 – ‘EX-16.1’

On: Friday, 10/28/22, at 5:18pm ET · For: 6/30/22 · Accession #: 1562762-22-397 · File #: 1-35387

As Of Filer Filing For·On·As Docs:Size Issuer Filing Agent 10/28/22 Drdgold Ltd. 20-F 6/30/22 133:36M Certent, Inc./FA

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Exhibit 16.1

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

October 28, 2022

Dear Sir or Madam:

Change in registrant’s certifying

accountant

We are currently principal accountants for DRDGOLD

Limited and, under the date of October 28,

2022, we reported on:

●

the consolidated financial statements of DRDGOLD Limited

as of and for the years ended

June 30, 2022 and 2021; and

●

the effectiveness of internal control over financial

reporting as of June 30, 2022.

On October 20, 2022, we were notified that DRDGOLD

Limited appointed BDO South Africa Inc. as

its principal accountant for the year ending June 30, 2023 and that

the auditor-client relationship with

KPMG Inc. will cease upon completion of the audit of DRDGOLD

Limited’s consolidated financial

statements as of and for the year ended June 30, 2022,

and the effectiveness of internal control

over

financial reporting as of June 30, 2022 and the issuance

of our report thereon.

We have read DRDGOLD Limited’s statements

included under item 16F of its Annual Report on

Form

20-F dated October 28, 2022, and we agree with such

statements, except that we are not in a position

to agree or disagree with DRDGOLD Limited’s

stated reason for changing principal accountants.

are also not in a position to agree or disagree with DRDGOLD

Limited’s statement that the change

was approved by the board of directors.

Yours faithfully,

/s/ KPMG Inc.

This ‘20-F’ Filing

Date

Other Filings

6/30/23

Filed on:

10/28/22

10/20/22

6-K

For Period end:

6/30/22

6/30/21

20-F

List all Filings

As Of Filer Filing For·On·As Docs:Size Issuer Filing Agent 10/31/23 Drdgold Ltd. 20-F/A 6/30/23 137:94M 10/30/23 Drdgold Ltd. 20-F 6/30/23 10:83M 4/13/23 SEC UPLOAD¶ 5/11/23 2:39K Drdgold Ltd. 3/02/23 SEC UPLOAD¶ 5/11/23 2:44K Drdgold Ltd.

As Of Filer Filing For·On·As Docs:Size Issuer Filing Agent 10/29/20 Drdgold Ltd. 20-F 10/29/20 132:14M 10/31/19 Drdgold Ltd. 20-F 10/31/19 8:3.8M 10/31/18 Drdgold Ltd. 20-F 6/30/18 13:7.6M 8/01/18 Sibanye Gold Ltd. SC 13D 6:16M Drdgold Ltd. Toppan Merrill/FA 10/30/15 Drdgold Ltd. 20-F 10/30/15 10:3.6M Ince Pty Ltd./FA 10/25/13 Drdgold Ltd. 20-F 10/25/13 14:5.3M Ince Pty Ltd./FA 10/26/12 Drdgold Ltd. 20-F 10/26/12 14:5.9M Ince Pty Ltd./FA 12/31/02 Drdgold Ltd. 20-F 6/30/02 30:2.7M Toppan Merrill-FA

Drdgold Ltd. – ‘20-F’ for 6/30/22 – ‘EX-16.1’

On: Friday, 10/28/22, at 5:18pm ET · For: 6/30/22 · Accession #: 1562762-22-397 · File #: 1-35387

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‘EX-16.1’ — Letter re: a Change in Accountant

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Drdgold Ltd. – ‘20-F’ for 6/30/22 – ‘EX-16.1’

On: Friday, 10/28/22, at 5:18pm ET · For: 6/30/22 · Accession #: 1562762-22-397 · File #: 1-35387

Annual or Annual-Transition Report by a Foreign Non-Canadian Issuer — Form 20-F — SEA’34Filing Table of Contents

‘EX-16.1’ — Letter re: a Change in Accountant

This Exhibit is an HTML Document rendered as filed. [ Alternative Formats ]

Dates Referenced Herein and Documents Incorporated by Reference

4 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

8 Previous Filings that this Filing References

Annual or Annual-Transition Report by a Foreign Non-Canadian Issuer — Form 20-F — SEA’34

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