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Janus Capital Group Elects Jock Patton to Board of Directors


    Janus Capital Group Inc. (NYSE: JNS) today announced the
    appointment of Jock Patton to its board of directors. Patton will
    replace Jim Craig, who is retiring from the board. Both changes were
    effective March 12, 2007.

    Patton is currently chairman of Swift Transportation Co., Inc.,
    operator of the largest truckload fleet in the U.S., and a director of
    JDA Software Group, Inc. In addition, Patton serves as independent
    chairman of the ING Funds Unified Board of Trustees, which oversees
    more than $60 billion in mutual fund assets. Patton joined the ING
    Funds Unified Board of Trustees in 1995 and served as its lead trustee
    before becoming chairman in 2004. In 2003, Institutional Investor News
    named him "Small Board Trustee of the Year." Patton plans to resign
    from the ING Funds Unified Board of Trustees by June 30, 2007.

    From 1972 to 1991, Patton was a partner in the Phoenix law firm of
    Streich Lang, where he headed the securities and corporate finance
    practice. From 1991 to 1997 he was president of StockVal, Inc., a
    registered investment advisor and provider of proprietary data,
    security analysis and valuation modeling software to major money
    managers and brokerage firms worldwide. He was chief executive officer
    of Rainbow Multimedia Group, Inc., a digital entertainment production
    firm, from 1999 to 2001.

    Patton received his A.B. and J.D. degrees from the University of
    California.

    About Janus Capital Group Inc.

    Founded in 1969, Denver-based Janus Capital Group Inc. (Janus) is
    a recognized leader of growth and risk-managed investment strategies.
    Our commitment to deliver for investors is rooted in our
    research-intensive approach and relentless passion to gain a
    competitive edge.

    At the end of December 2006, Janus managed approximately $167.7
    billion in assets for more than four million shareholders, clients and
    institutions around the world. Outside the U.S., Janus has offices in
    London, Tokyo and Hong Kong. Janus Capital Group consists of Janus
    Capital Management LLC, Enhanced Investment Technologies, LLC
    (INTECH), and Capital Group Partners, Inc. (doing business as Rapid
    Solutions Group). In addition, Janus Capital Group owns 30% of
    Perkins, Wolf, McDonnell and Company, LLC.