Filed by Henderson Group plc
This communication is filed pursuant to Rule 425 under the United States Securities Act of 1933
Subject Company: Janus Capital Group Inc.
Commission File Number: 001-15253
Date: March 2, 2017
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2 Voting information for holders of ordinary shares other than CDI holders Who can vote at the meeting? 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12 Meeting locations United Kingdom +HQGHUVRQ *URXS SOF 201 Bishopsgate, /RQGRQ, (&20 3$( Australia 6KDQJUL-/D +RWHO, 176 &XPEHUODQG 6WUHHW, 7KH 5RFNV, 6\GQH\ NSW 2000 QUAY For shareholder queries please contact the Henderson Group Share Registry Australia *32 %R[ 4578 0HOERXUQH, 9LFWRULD 3001 T: 1300 137 981 +61 (0) 3 9415 4081 ): +61 (0) 3 9473 2500 henderson@computershare.com.au United Kingdom 4XHHQVZD\ +RXVH +LOJURYH 6WUHHW, 6W +HOLHU -HUVH\ -(1 1(6 7: +44 (0) 1534 281842 ): +44 (0) 370 873 5851 info@computershare.co.je New Zealand 3ULYDWH %DJ 92119 $XFNODQG 1142 T: 0800 888 017 ): +64 (0) 9 488 8787 henderson@computershare.com.au www.henderson.com 5HJLVWHUHG RIÞFH: 47 (VSODQDGH, 6W +HOLHU -HUVH\, -(1 0%' +HQGHUVRQ *URXS SOF 1RWLFH RI $QQXDO *HQHUDO 0HHWLQJ 2017 ES APPOLD STREET BISHOPSGATE THE ROCKS ARGYLE STREET OBSERVATORYCIRCULAR SHANGRI-LA HOTEL FOLGATE STREET PRIMROSE STREET SPITAL SQUARE SPITALFIELDS MARKET BRUSHFIELD STREET LIVERPOOL STREET STATION MIDDLESEX STREET NEW STREET LIVERPOOL STREET HENDERSON GROUP PLC
Attendance Card Please bring this card with you to the Meeting and present it at Shareholder registration/accreditation. Additional Holders: ADDITIONAL HOLDER 1 ADDITIONAL HOLDER 2 ADDITIONAL HOLDER 3 ADDITIONAL HOLDER 4 The Chairman of Henderson Group plc (the 'Company') invites you to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held at Henderson Group plc, 201 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 3AE at 8.45 am (London time) and to be simultaneously broadcast to the Shangri-La Hotel, 176 Cumberland Street, The Rocks, Sydney NSW 2000 on 26 April 2017 at 5.45 pm (Sydney time), or as soon as the extraordinary general meeting is concluded or adjourned. MR A SAMPLE < DESIGNATION> SAMPLE STREET SAMPLE TOWN SAMPLE CITY SAMPLE COUNTY AA11 1AA Shareholder Reference Number C0000000000 Please detach this portion before posting this proxy form. Form of Proxy - Annual General Meeting to be held on 26 April 2017 Cast your Proxy online...It's fast, easy and secure! www.investorcentre.co.uk/eproxy You will be asked to enter the Control Number, Shareholder Reference Number (SRN) and PIN shown opposite and agree to certain terms and conditions. Control Number: 914122 SRN: PIN: C0000000000 1245 View the Notice of Annual General Meeting and Annual Report online: www.henderson.com/AGM2017 Register at www.investorcentre.co.uk/je - elect for electronic communications & manage your shareholding online! To be effective, all proxy appointments must be lodged with the Company’s Registrars at: Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZY by 24 April 2017 at 8.45 am. Explanatory Notes: 1. Every holder has the right to appoint some other person(s) of their choice, who need not be a shareholder, as his proxy to exercise all or any of his rights, to attend, speak and vote on their behalf at the meeting. If you wish to appoint a person other than the Chairman, please insert the name of your chosen proxy holder in the space provided (see reverse). If the proxy is being appointed in relation to less than your full voting entitlement, please enter in the box next to the proxy holder’s name (see reverse) the number of shares in relation to which they are authorised to act as your proxy. If returned without an indication as to how the proxy shall vote on any particular matter, the proxy will exercise his discretion as to whether, and if so how, he votes (or if this proxy form has been issued in respect of a designated account for a shareholder, the proxy will exercise his discretion as to whether, and if so how, he votes). At the meeting, the Chairman may vote as he chooses on any resolution for which a voting direction has not been given and on any further or amended resolution. His current intention is to vote in favour of each of the proposed resolutions. The Chairman's intention necessarily expresses his intention at the date the 2017 AGM notice was printed prior to circulation to shareholders and therefore, in exceptional circumstances, the Chairman's intention may change subsequently. You may appoint more than one proxy provided that each proxy is appointed to exercise the rights attached to a different share or shares held by you. To appoint more than one proxy, an additional proxy form(s) may be obtained by contacting the Registrar’s helpline on 01534 281842 or you may photocopy this form. Please indicate in the box next to the proxy holder’s name (see reverse) the number of shares in relation to which they are authorised to act as your proxy. Please also indicate by marking the box provided if the proxy instruction is one of multiple instructions being given. All forms must be signed and should be returned together in the same envelope. The ‘Vote Withheld’ option overleaf is provided to enable you to abstain on any particular resolution. However, it should be noted that a ‘Vote Withheld’ is not a vote in law and will not be counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes ‘For’ and ‘Against’ a resolution. 5. Entitlement to attend and vote at the meeting and the number of votes which may be cast thereat will be determined by reference to the Register of Members of the Company at 6.00pm on the day which is two business days before the day of the meeting or, if this meeting is adjourned, in the register of members at 6.00 pm on the day which is two business days before the day of any adjourned meeting. Changes to entries on the Register of Members after that time shall be disregarded in determining the rights of any person to attend and vote at the meeting. To appoint one or more proxies or to give an instruction to a proxy (whether previously appointed or otherwise) via the CREST system, CREST messages must be received by the issuer’s agent (ID number 3RA50) no later than 8.45am on 24 April 2017. For this purpose, the time of receipt will be taken to be the time (as determined by the timestamp generated by the CREST system) from which the issuer’s agent is able to retrieve the message. The Company may treat as invalid a proxy appointment sent by CREST in the circumstances set out in Article 34 of the Companies (Uncertificated Securities) (Jersey) Order 1999. The above is how your address appears on the Register of Members. If this information is incorrect please ring the Shareholder Information Line on 01534 281842 to request a change of address form or go to www.henderson.com/group to use the online Investor Centre service. Any alterations made to this form should be initialled. If someone other than you signs this form, the letter of authority, power of attorney or certified copy of the power of attorney authorising such person to sign on your behalf must accompany this form. The completion and return of this form will not preclude a member from attending the meeting and voting in person. 2. 6. 7. 3. 8. 9. 4. Kindly Note: This form is issued only to the addressee(s) and is specific to the unique designated account printed hereon. This personalised form is not transferable between different: (i) account holders; or (ii) uniquely designated accounts. The Company and Computershare Investor Services (Jersey) Limited accept no liability for any instruction that does not comply with these conditions. MR A SAMPLE < Designation> Additional Holder 1 Additional Holder 2 Additional Holder 3 Additional Holder 4 *00000101020070* SG150 138390_127998_MAIL/000001/000001/SG150 000001
Maps Henderson Group plc’s London office is located at 201 Bishopsgate, EC2M 3AE which is a 5 minute walk from Liverpool Street Station. Shangri-La Hotel, 176 Cumberland Street, The Rocks, Sydney NSW 2000. Form of Proxy Please complete this box only if you wish to appoint a third party proxy other than the Chairman. Please leave this box blank if you want to select the Chairman. Do not insert your own name(s). C0000000000 I/We hereby appoint the Chairman of the Meeting OR the person indicated in the box above as my/our proxy to attend, speak and vote in respect of my/our full voting entitlement* on my/our behalf at the Annual General Meeting of Henderson Group plc to be held at Henderson Group plc, 201 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 3AE at 8.45 am (London time) and to be simultaneously broadcast to the Shangri-La Hotel, 176 Cumberland Street, The Rocks, Sydney NSW 2000 on 26 April 2017 at 5.45 pm (Sydney time), or as soon as the extraordinary general meeting is concluded or adjourned, and at any adjourned meeting. * For the appointment of more than one proxy, please refer to Explanatory Note 3 (see front). Please use a black pen. Mark with an X inside the box as shown in this example. Please mark here to indicate that this proxy appointment is one of multiple appointments being made. Vote Vote For Against Withheld For Against Withheld 1. To receive the Directors’ Report and Accounts. 10. To reappoint Mr R C H Jeens as a Director. 2. To approve the Report on Directors’ Remuneration. 11. To reappoint Ms A C Seymour-Jackson as a Director. 3. To declare a final dividend of 7.30 pence per share. 12. To reappoint Mr R M J Thompson as a Director. 4. To reappoint Ms S F Arkle as a Director. 13. To reappoint Mr P C Wagstaff as a Director. 5. To reappoint Ms K Desai as a Director. 14. To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors. 6. To reappoint Mr K C Dolan as a Director. 15. To authorise the Directors to agree the Auditors' remuneration. 7. To reappoint Mr A J Formica as a Director. 16. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares to a limited extent. 8. To reappoint Mr R D Gillingwater as a Director. 17. To authorise the Company to enter into a Contingent Purchase Contract. 9. To reappoint Mr T F How as a Director. 18. To authorise the Company to purchase its own CDIs to a limited extent. I/We instruct my/our proxy as indicated on this form. Unless otherwise instructed the proxy may vote as he or she sees fit or abstain in relation to any business of the meeting. Signature Date In the case of a corporation, this proxy must be given under its common seal or be signed on its behalf by an attorney or officer duly authorised, stating their capacity (e.g. director, secretary). H 1 0 4 2 1 5 H G L J *
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