WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Rigrodsky & Long, P.A.:

• Do you own shares of Janus Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE: JNS)?
• Did you purchase any of your shares prior to October 3, 2016?
• Do you think the proposed merger value is too low?
• Do you want to discuss your rights?

Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. announces that it is investigating potential legal claims against the board of directors of Janus Capital Group, Inc. (“Janus” or the “Company”) (NYSE: JNS) regarding possible breaches of fiduciary duties and other violations of law related to the Company’s entry into an agreement to merge with Henderson Group plc (“Henderson”). The new entity will be called Janus Henderson Global Investors plc.

Click here to learn more: http://rigrodskylong.com/investigations/janus-capital-group-inc-jns.

Under the terms of the agreement, shareholders of Janus will receive 4.7190 shares of Henderson for each share of Janus common stock.

The investigation concerns whether Janus’s board of directors failed to adequately shop the Company and obtain the best possible value for Janus’s shareholders before entering into an agreement with Henderson.

If you own the common stock of Janus and purchased your shares before October 3, 2016, if you have information or would like to learn more about these claims, or if you wish to discuss these matters or have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to these matters, please contact Seth D. Rigrodsky or Gina M. Serra at Rigrodsky & Long, P.A., 2 Righter Parkway, Suite 120, Wilmington, DE 19803, by telephone at (888) 969-4242; by e-mail to [email protected], or at: http://rigrodskylong.com/investigations/janus-capital-group-inc-jns.

Rigrodsky & Long, P.A., with offices in Wilmington, Delaware and Garden City, New York, regularly prosecutes securities class, derivative and direct actions, shareholder rights litigation and corporate governance litigation, on behalf of shareholders in states and federal courts throughout the United States.

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