Sec Form 4 Filing - WEIL RICHARD M @ JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC - 2017-05-30

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FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
WEIL RICHARD M
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC [ JNS]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X __ Director _____ 10% Owner
X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer
(Last) (First) (Middle)
151 DETROIT STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
05/30/2017
(Street)
DENVER, CO80206
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
__ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 05/30/2017( 1 ) D 2,006,834 D 0 D
Common Stock 05/30/2017( 1 ) D 788.214 D 0 I Held by ESOP
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YY)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Reporting Owners
Repor ting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
WEIL RICHARD M
151 DETROIT STREET
DENVER, CO80206
X Chief Executive Officer
Signatures
/s/ Sue Armstrong, Attorney-in-Fact for Richard M. Weil 06/01/2017
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )On May 30, 2017, pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 3, 2016 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Henderson Group plc ("Henderson"), a company incorporated in Jersey, Horizon Orbit Corp., a Delaware corporation and direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Henderson ("Merger Sub"), and Janus Capital Group Inc., a Delaware corporation ("JCG"), JCG and Henderson (which has been renamed as Janus Henderson Group plc ("Janus Henderson")) completed the merger-of-equals whereby the Merger Sub merged with and into JCG, with JCG surviving the merger as a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Janus Henderson (the "Merger").
( 2 )Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each share of JCG common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), issued and outstanding immediately prior to the completion of the Merger was automatically converted into the right to receive 0.47190 of a fully paid up Janus Henderson ordinary share, par value Pound 0.125 per share ("Ordinary Shares"), together with cash in lieu of any fractional Ordinary Share.

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