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^*

BLACK GARY D

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

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)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	CEO, CIO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/24/2006

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	01/24/2006		F⁽¹⁾		46,095	D	$21.52	263,255⁽²⁾	D
Common Stock								496.77⁽³⁾	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)
Stock Options (Right to Buy)⁽⁴⁾	$14.39							⁽⁵⁾	02/03/2015	Common Stock	122,312		122,312	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy)⁽⁴⁾	$15.48							⁽⁶⁾	04/25/2014	Common Stock	1,125,176		1,125,176	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 April 26, 2004, to cover tax liabilities arising from vesting events.

2. Includes 1,563 shares acquired under the issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan during 2005.

3. Shares contributed by issuer to reporting person under the Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP") as of January 26, 2006.

4. All Limited Stock Appreciation Rights ("LSARs") that were unvested as of January 1, 2005 have been terminated.

5. The option vests annually in four approximately equal installments (within one share) beginning on February 1, 2006.

6. In accordance with Section 162(m) requirements, the option shall vest annually in three installments beginning in January 2005 subject to certain performance criteria being met; the first two vesting events will be 375,059 per vesting event, and the last vesting event will be 375,058.

Remarks:

	Wanette N. Pauly, Attorney-in-Fact for Gary D. Black	01/26/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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