Appointment of Director Confirmed

6 October 2015

Further to the announcement of 30 July 2015, Henderson Group plc today announces that the UK Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed the appointment of Kalpana Desai as a Non-Executive Director to the Group Board, effective from 5 October 2015.  Ms Desai will stand for election at the 2016 Annual General Meeting. 

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About Henderson

Henderson is an independent global asset manager, specialising in active investment. Named after its first client and founded in 1934, Henderson is a client-focused global business with over 900 employees worldwide and assets under management of £82.1bn (30 June 2015). Its core areas of investment expertise are European equities, global equities, global fixed income, multi-asset and alternatives.

Henderson is dual-listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and has a market capitalisation of approximately £3.0bn (28 July 2015).

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