X0303 4 2011-04-29 0001065865 JANUS CAPITAL GROUP INC JNS 0001302372 Parry Robert T 151 DETROIT STREET DENVER, CO 80206 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2011-04-29 4 A 0 6585 0 A 53487 D Granted pursuant to the issuer's compensation program for its Board of Directors ("Board Plan") relating to annual stock retainers. For 2011, the Board of Directors approved a 3-year vesting schedule beginning on April 1, 2012, subject to any deferral elections made by an individual Director under the Amended and Restated Director Deferred Fee Program. Restricted stock units are payable in common stock upon the reporting person's termination of service as a director. Each restricted stock unit represents one share of common stock upon distribution. Kathlene D. Duncan, Attorney-in-Fact for Robert T. Parry 2011-05-04