Janus Capital Group Inc. Announces First Quarter 2014 Results

Janus Capital Group Inc. (“JCG”) (NYSE:JNS) today reported first quarter net income of $30.5 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, compared with fourth quarter 2013 net income of $38.3 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, and net income of $28.0 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, in the first quarter 2013.

Flows and Assets Under Management

Average assets under management during the first quarter 2014 were $173.0 billion compared with $170.3 billion during the fourth quarter 2013 and $161.8 billion during the first quarter 2013.

At March 31, 2014, JCG’s total assets under management were $174.1 billion compared with $173.9 billion at December 31, 2013 and $163.8 billion at March 31, 2013.

The increase in complex-wide assets during the first quarter 2014 reflects net market appreciation of $1.9 billion partially offset by long-term net outflows of $1.7 billion. Fundamental equity and mathematical equity long-term net outflows totaled $2.3 billion and $0.2 billion, respectively, while fixed income long-term net inflows totaled $0.8 billion.

Investment Performance

As of March 31, 2014, 53% of complex-wide mutual funds had a 4- or 5-star Overall Morningstar Rating^TM.¹

As of March 31, 2014, 44%, 59% and 32% of fundamental equity mutual fund assets ranked in the top half of their Morningstar categories on a one-, three- and five-year total return basis, respectively.²

Fixed income mutual fund assets continued to generate strong long-term relative investment performance with 100%, 100% and 54% of mutual fund assets ranked in the top half of their Morningstar categories on a one-, three- and five-year total return basis as of March 31, 2014.³

As of March 31, 2014, 53%, 71% and 58% of mathematical equity relative return strategies surpassed their respective benchmarks, net of fees, over the one-, three- and five-year periods, respectively.⁴

¹ For the period ending March 31, 2014, 51%, 40% and 63% of complex-wide mutual funds had a 4- or 5-star Morningstar rating for the 3-, 5- and 10-year periods based on risk-adjusted returns for 43, 40 and 30 funds, respectively. 43 funds were included in the analysis for the Overall period.

² References Morningstar relative performance on an asset-weighted basis. For the 10-year period ending March 31, 2014, 70% of the fundamental equity mutual fund assets outperformed the majority of their Morningstar peers based on total returns. For the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods ending March 31, 2014, 41%, 62%, 50% and 71% of the 41, 34, 32 and 24 fundamental equity mutual funds outperformed the majority of their Morningstar peers based on total returns.

³ References Morningstar relative performance on an asset-weighted basis. For the 10-year period ending March 31, 2014, 100% of the fixed income mutual fund assets outperformed the majority of their Morningstar peers based on total returns. For the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods ending March 31, 2014, 100%, 100%, 50% and 100% of the 6, 5, 4 and 4 fixed income mutual funds outperformed the majority of their Morningstar peers based on total returns.

⁴ Mathematical relative return strategies exclude absolute volatility strategies. For comparable purposes, as of December 31, 2013, 68%, 79% and 42% of mathematical equity relative return strategies were outperforming their respective benchmarks on a 1-, 3- and 5-year basis, respectively. For the period ending March 31, 2014, 60%, 75%, 50% and 60% of the relative return mathematical equity mutual funds were beating their benchmarks on a 1-, 3-, 5-year and since-fund inception basis. Funds included in the analysis and their inception dates are: INTECH U.S. Growth Fund – Class S (January 2003); INTECH U.S. Core Fund – Class T (February 2003); INTECH U.S. Value Fund – Class I (December 2005); INTECH International Fund – Class I (May 2007); INTECH Global Dividend Fund – Class I (December 2011).

Financial Discussion

First quarter 2014 revenues of $230.2 million increased from fourth quarter 2013, primarily from improved mutual fund performance fees. First quarter 2014 operating expenses of $163.3 million increased $4.1 million, or 2.6%, from fourth quarter 2013, primarily due to higher compensation expenses.

Capital and Liquidity

At March 31, 2014, JCG had stockholders’ equity of $1.5 billion, cash and investments of $768.6 million and outstanding debt of $546.2 million.

Cash flows from operations during the first quarter 2014 were $(36.0) million compared with $92.1 million during the fourth quarter 2013 and $(13.3) million during the first quarter 2013. The change in cash flows from operations comparing first quarter 2014 to fourth quarter 2013 is due to payment of annual incentive compensation in the first quarter 2014.

As part of its capital management, JCG repurchased 955,032 shares of its common stock at an average price of $11.00 per share and a total cost of $10.5 million during the first quarter 2014.

Additionally, the Board of Directors approved a 14% increase in the company’s regular quarterly dividend to $0.08 per share from $0.07 per share. On April 17, 2014, JCG’s Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share. The quarterly dividend will be paid on May 23, 2014, to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 9, 2014.

First Quarter 2014 Earnings Call Information

JCG will host a conference call and webcast to discuss its results on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at 10 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. To participate in the conference call, please dial (888) 397-5338 in the U.S. and Canada or (719) 325-2145 internationally. The webcast of the conference call and the slides used during the presentation can be accessed via the investor relations section of JCG’s website, www.janus.com/ir. For those unable to join the conference call at the scheduled time, an audio replay will be available on www.janus.com/ir for a period of at least seven days following the call.

About Janus Capital Group Inc.

Janus Capital Group Inc. (JCG) is a global investment firm dedicated to delivering better outcomes for clients through differentiated investment solutions from three independent managers: Janus Capital Management LLC (Janus), INTECH Investment Management LLC (INTECH) and Perkins Investment Management LLC (Perkins). Each manager brings a distinct perspective, style-specific expertise and a disciplined approach to risk. JCG’s multi-boutique approach provides clients with distinctive solutions across a broad range of asset classes including equities, fixed income, alternatives, asset allocation and income products.

At the end of March 2014, JCG managed approximately $174.1 billion in assets for shareholders, clients and institutions around the globe. Based in Denver, JCG also has offices in London, Milan, Munich, Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Melbourne, Paris, The Hague, Zurich, Frankfurt, Dubai and Taipei.

Notes:

(1) Growth/core and fixed income assets reflect a 50%/50% split of the Janus Balanced Fund between the two categories.

(2) Represents all assets managed by INTECH Investment Management LLC.

(3) Represents all assets managed by Perkins Investment Management LLC.

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Data presented reflects past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Due to market volatility, current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Call 877.33JANUS (52687) or visit janus.com/advisor/mutual-funds for performance, rankings and ratings current to the most recent month-end.

Janus Capital Group Inc. (“JCG”) provides investment advisory services through its primary subsidiaries, Janus Capital Management LLC (“Janus”), INTECH Investment Management LLC (“INTECH”) and Perkins Investment Management LLC (“Perkins”).

“Complex-Wide Mutual Funds” means all affiliated mutual funds managed by Janus, INTECH and Perkins. “Fundamental Equity Mutual Funds” means all mutual funds managed by Janus or Perkins that invest in equity securities. “Fixed Income Mutual Funds” means all mutual funds managed by Janus that invest primarily in fixed income securities. “Mathematical Equity Relative Return Strategies” means all relative return discretionary managed accounts (not mutual funds) that are advised or sub-advised by INTECH with at least a one-year track record.

Mutual fund relative performance analysis shown is for each Fund's initial share class: Class T, S or I Shares in the Janus retail fund (“JIF”) trust and the Institutional or Service Shares in the Janus Aspen Series (“JAS”). These share classes may not be eligible for purchase by all investors. Other share classes may have higher sales and management fees, which can result in differences in performance.

Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. The value of your investment will fluctuate over time and you may gain or lose money. A fund’s performance may be affected by risks that include those associated with non-diversification, non-investment grade debt securities, high-yield/high-risk securities, undervalued or overlooked companies, investments in specific industries or countries and potential conflicts of interest. Additional risks to funds may include those associated with investing in foreign securities, emerging markets, initial public offerings, real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), derivatives, short sales, commodity linked investments and companies with relatively small market capitalizations. Each fund has different risks. Please see a Janus prospectus for more information about risks, fund holdings and other details.

The Overall Morningstar Rating^TM for a fund is derived from a weighted-average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five- and ten-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating^TM metrics. For each fund with at least a three-year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar Rating^TM based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a fund’s monthly performance (including the effects of sales charges, loads and redemption fees), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of the funds in each category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. (Each share class is counted as a fraction of one fund within this scale and rated separately, which may cause slight variations in the distribution percentages). The Morningstar Rating^TM may differ among share classes of a mutual fund as a result of different sales loads and/or expense structures. It may be based, in part, on the performance of a predecessor fund. Morningstar does not rate funds with less than a three-year performance history.

The Morningstar percentile ranking is based on the fund’s total-return percentile rank relative to all funds that have the same category for the same time period. The highest (or most favorable) percentile rank is 1%, and the lowest (or least favorable) percentile rank is 100%. Morningstar total-return includes both income and capital gains or losses and is not adjusted for sales charges. The top-performing funds in a category will always receive a rank of 1.

Morningstar performance on an asset-weighted basis is calculated by taking all funds and assigning the assets under management ("AUM") in each respective fund to either the 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th quartile bucket based on each fund's respective Morningstar relative ranking. The total AUM of each quartile’s bucket is then divided by complex-wide total AUM to arrive at the respective percent of AUM in each bucket.

Please consider the charges, risks, expenses and investment objectives carefully before investing. For a prospectus containing this and other information, please call Janus at (800) 525-3713 or download the file from www.janus.com/info. Read it carefully before you invest or send money.

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