SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

EARLY THOMAS A

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC.

151 DETROIT STREET

(Street)

DENVER,

80206

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC [ JNS ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	SVP,General Counsel,Secretary

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/31/2004

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	03/31/2004		F⁽¹⁾		9,802	D	$16.28	258,261	D
Common Stock	03/31/2004		S⁽¹⁾		3,154	D	$16.24	268,063	D
Common Stock								2,383.73⁽²⁾	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 (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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 (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Option (Right to Buy) and LSAR⁽³⁾	$25.71							⁽⁴⁾	01/27/2012	Common Stock	8,204		8,204	D
Option (Right to Buy) and LSAR⁽³⁾	$21.31							07/12/2000	01/25/2009	Common Stock	200		200	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted by the reporting person on March 12, 2003, to cover tax liabilities arising from vesting events.

2. Includes 523.67 shares contributed by issuer to reporting person in second half of 2003 and in March 2004 under the Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP") and reflects total number of shares held in the ESOP as of March 31, 2004.

3. Limited Stock Appreciation Rights ("LSARs") are granted in tandem with stock options. LSARs are automatically exercised (in lieu of related options) upon a change-of-control of the Company which has not been approved by certain members of the Company's board of directors and result in the receipt of only cash by the option holder. LSARs terminate when the related options are exercised or terminated.

4. The option award vests annually in five installments beginning on January 28, 2003; the first four vesting events will be 1,641 options per vesting event, and the last vesting event will be 1,640 options.

Remarks:

	Jill M. Jepson, Attorney-in-Fact for Thomas A. Early	04/02/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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