Dai ichi Life : The Completion of Merger of Equals between Janus Capital Group and Henderson Group PDF

[Unofficial Translation] May 31, 2017

Seiji Inagaki Representative Director, President Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

Code: 8750 (TSE First section)

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"; President: Seiji Inagaki) announces that its U.S. asset management affiliate, Janus Capital Group, Inc. ("Janus") and Henderson Group plc ("Henderson"), a U.K. asset manager have completed the merger of equals on May 30, 2017 under the merger agreement publicly disclosed on October 3, 2016. The name of combined company is Janus Henderson Group plc ("Janus Henderson").

Janus and Henderson are highly complementary in terms of customer base, investment product lineup, and geographic footprint. Janus Henderson is expected to generate strong synergies and profit growth as a leading global asset manager with an expanded customer base and wider range of investment products to meet customer needs.

The Company, based on the investment and strategic cooperation agreement with Janus and Henderson, will continue to support mid to long-term growth of Janus Henderson as a major shareholder. The Company will lead cross selling products between Janus Henderson and Asset Management One Co., Ltd. ("Asset Management One"), owned by the Company and Mizuho Financial Group, and will develop investment capability of the Dai-ichi Life Group (the "Group") through investment in the Janus Henderson's products. The Company also maintains designation of a non-executive director to the Board of Janus Henderson and continues to be involved in the management and corporate governance.

The completion of this merger, in addition to Asset Management One, the largest asset manager in Asia, shall enable the Group's asset management business to assure a trilateral business structure to cover three major asset management markets, i.e. Japan, the U.S. and Europe.

The Company pursues further growth of their asset management business through both Janus Henderson and Asset Management One and strives to expand the Group's profitability.

As described in the news release on October 3, 2016, the Company shall have the option to purchase Janus Henderson's common shares (not exceeding 20% of the total shares issued) and will consider additional purchases of the shares based on progress of the post-merger integration.

＜Company profile of Janus Henderson＞ Website (https://www.janushenderson.com/)

Investor Contact: Investor Relations Group Corporate Planning Unit

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

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