Form SCHEDULE 13D/A JANUS HENDERSON GROUP Filed by: TRIAN FUND MANAGEMENT, L.P.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 |
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 18)*
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JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC (Name of Issuer) |
Ordinary Shares, $1.50 per share par value (Title of Class of Securities) |
(CUSIP Number) |
Brian L. Schorr, Esq. 280 Park Avenue, 41st Floor New York, NY, 10017 (212) 451-3000 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) |
06/16/2026 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement) |
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other
provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP No. |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
Nelson Peltz | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b) | ||||||||
| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
| 4 |
Source of funds (See Instructions)
AF | ||||||||
| 5 |
Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
UNITED STATES
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
25,654,382.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
16.65 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
The percentage in Row 13 was calculated based on 154,075,608 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of May 6, 2026, as reported by the Issuer in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2026 (the "Form 10-Q").
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP No. |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
Peter W. May | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b) | ||||||||
| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
| 4 |
Source of funds (See Instructions)
AF | ||||||||
| 5 |
Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
UNITED STATES
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
25,654,382.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
16.65 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
The percentage in Row 13 was calculated based on 154,075,608 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of May 6, 2026, as reported by the Issuer in the Form 10-Q.
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP No. |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
TRIAN FUND MANAGEMENT, L.P. | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b) | ||||||||
| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
| 4 |
Source of funds (See Instructions)
AF | ||||||||
| 5 |
Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
UNITED STATES
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
25,654,382.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
16.65 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN |
Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
The percentage in Row 13 was calculated based on 154,075,608 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of May 6, 2026, as reported by the Issuer in the Form 10-Q.
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP No. |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
Trian Fund Management GP, LLC | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b) | ||||||||
| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
| 4 |
Source of funds (See Instructions)
AF | ||||||||
| 5 |
Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
UNITED STATES
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
25,654,382.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
16.65 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO |
Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
The percentage in Row 13 was calculated based on 154,075,608 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of May 6, 2026, as reported by the Issuer in the Form 10-Q.
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP No. |
| 1 |
Name of reporting person
Trian Partners AM Holdco II, Ltd. | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b) | ||||||||
| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
| 4 |
Source of funds (See Instructions)
WC | ||||||||
| 5 |
Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
CAYMAN ISLANDS
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
25,654,382.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
16.65 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO |
Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
The percentage in Row 13 was calculated based on 154,075,608 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of May 6, 2026, as reported by the Issuer in the Form 10-Q.
SCHEDULE 13D
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| Item 1. | Security and Issuer | |
| (a) | Title of Class of Securities:
Ordinary Shares, $1.50 per share par value | |
| (b) | Name of Issuer:
JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | |
| (c) | Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
201 Bishopsgate, London,
UNITED KINGDOM
, EC2M 3AE. | |
Item 1 Comment:
This Amendment No. 18 ("Amendment No. 18") amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on October 2, 2020 as amended by Amendment No. 1, filed on May 12, 2021, as amended by Amendment No. 2 filed on May 19, 2021, as amended by Amendment No. 3 filed on July 19, 2021, as amended by Amendment No. 4 filed on October 4, 2021, as amended by Amendment No. 5 filed on November 16, 2021, as amended by Amendment No. 6 filed on December 13, 2021, as amended by Amendment No. 7 filed on January 6, 2022, as amended by Amendment No. 8 filed on February 1, 2022, as amended by Amendment No. 9 filed on March 9, 2022, as amended by Amendment No. 10 filed on March 31, 2022, as amended by Amendment No. 11 filed on November 15, 2022, as amended by Amendment No. 12 filed on June 2, 2023, as amended by Amendment No. 13 filed on May 2, 2025, as amended by Amendment No. 14 filed on October 27, 2025, as amended by Amendment No. 15 filed on December 22, 2025, as amended by Amendment No. 16 filed on March 24, 2026, and as amended by Amendment No. 17 filed on May 12, 2026 ("Amendment No. 17") (as amended, the "Schedule 13D"), relating to the Ordinary Shares of the Issuer. The address of the principal executive office of the Issuer is 201 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 3AE United Kingdom.
Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Schedule 13D. Except as set forth herein, the Schedule 13D is unmodified.
Items 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the Schedule 13D are hereby amended as follows: | ||
| Item 4. | Purpose of Transaction | |
Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following:
On June 16, 2026, the Issuer, Parent and Merger Sub entered into a side letter agreement (the "Side Letter"), which further supplements and amends limited terms of the Amended Merger Agreement (as further amended and supplemented by the Side Letter, the "Merger Agreement"). Among other things, the Side Letter provides that (i) the closing of the Merger will occur on June 30, 2026, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions to closing as set forth in the Merger Agreement (ii) conditions related to those regulatory approvals received in connection with the Merger as of the date of the Side Letter are satisfied as of the date of the Side Letter; and (iii) the date after which the Merger Agreement may be terminated if the Merger has not occurred on or prior to such date (referred to in the Merger Agreement as the Termination Date), shall be September 20, 2026. Importantly, while the Side Letter reflects an intention of the parties to effectuate closing of the Merger on June 30, 2026, it is noted that the closing remains subject to the satisfaction of all closing conditions in the Merger Agreement. | ||
| Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer | |
| (a) | Item 5(a) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
The responses of the Reporting Persons to rows (11) through (13) of the cover pages of this Schedule 13D (including, but not limited to, footnotes to such information) are incorporated herein by reference. As of 4:00 pm, New York City time, on June 18, 2026 the Reporting Persons beneficially owned 25,654,382 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 16.65% of the Issuer's outstanding Ordinary Shares calculated based on 154,075,608 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of May 6, 2026, as reported by the Issuer in the Form 10-Q. | |
| (b) | Item 5(b) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
The responses of the Reporting Persons to rows (7) through (10) of the cover pages of this Statement (including, but not limited to, footnotes to such information) are incorporated herein by reference. Trian Partners AM Holdco II, Ltd. ("Trian AM Holdco") beneficially and directly owns and has sole voting power and sole dispositive power with regard to 25,654,382 Ordinary Shares, except to the extent that other Reporting Persons as described in this Item 5(b) may be deemed to have shared voting power and shared dispositive power with regard to such Ordinary Shares.
Each of Trian Fund Management, L.P. ("Trian Management"), Trian Fund Management GP, LLC ("Trian Management GP"), Nelson Peltz and Peter W. May, by virtue of their relationships with Trian AM Holdco (as discussed in Item 2 above), may be deemed to have shared voting power and shared dispositive power with regard to, and therefore may be deemed to beneficially own (as that term is defined in Rule 13d-3), the Ordinary Shares that Trian AM Holdco directly and beneficially owns. Each of Trian Management, Trian Management GP, Nelson Peltz and Peter W. May disclaim beneficial ownership of such Ordinary Shares for all other purposes.
Each of the Reporting Persons and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company ("MassMutual") may be deemed to be members of a "group" for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. MassMutual has filed a separate Schedule 13D filing to report the Ordinary Shares that it may be deemed to beneficially own. The Reporting Persons expressly disclaim any beneficial ownership of Ordinary Shares held directly by MassMutual and such shares are not the subject of this Schedule 13D. | |
| (c) | Item 5(c) is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following at the end thereof:
Except as set forth in Items 4 and 6, which information is incorporated herein by reference, and in Amendment No. 17, which information is incorporated herein by reference, there have been no new transactions by the Reporting Persons during the sixty days preceding the filing of this Amendment No. 18. | |
| (d) | Item 5(d) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
Not applicable. | |
| (e) | Item 5(e) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
Not applicable. | |
| Item 6. | Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer | |
Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is hereby supplemented to incorporate by reference the information set forth in Item 4 above. | ||
| Item 7. | Material to be Filed as Exhibits. | |
Exhibit 14 - Side Letter dated as of June 16, 2026, by and among Janus Henderson Group plc, Jupiter Company Limited and Jupiter Merger Sub Limited (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Issuer on June 18, 2026). | ||
| SIGNATURE | |
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
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