Janus Henderson Group plc filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Retirement of Current Chief Financial Officer
On August 15, 2025, Roger Thompson, Chief Financial Officer of Janus Henderson Group plc (the “Company”), notified the Company of his decision to retire from the Company, effective March 31, 2026.
In connection with his departure, Janus Henderson Administration UK Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, has entered into a Retirement Agreement (the “Retirement Agreement”) with Mr. Thompson, which will entitle him to receive certain payments in connection with his departure from the Company. Pursuant to the Retirement Agreement, Mr. Thompson will receive a prorated incentive bonus for the portion of 2026 performance year for which he is employed (subject to mandatory deferral under the terms of the Company’s deferral scheme) and pay in lieu of notice equal to three months’ base salary. The foregoing payments are subject to Mr. Thompson’s execution of a general release of claims in favor of the Company and continued compliance with post-termination restrictive covenants. Further, Mr. Thompson’s unvested equity awards will be eligible to vest in accordance with the terms of the award agreements related to a termination of affiliation due to retirement. Mr. Thompson’s retirement did not result from any disagreement regarding the Company’s financial reporting or accounting policies, procedures, estimates, or judgments.
The foregoing description of the Retirement Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text thereof, which will be filed with the Company's next Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and is incorporated herein by reference.
Appointment of New Chief Financial Officer
In connection with Mr. Thompson’s retirement, the Company has appointed Sukh Grewal (currently the Company’s Head of Strategy & Corporate Development) to serve as its Chief Financial Officer and Head of Strategy & Corporate Development, effective April 1, 2026.
Mr. Grewal, age 36, is Head of Strategy & Corporate Development at Janus Henderson Investors, a position he has held since September 2022. In this role, he is responsible for developing corporate strategy, running corporate development, and M&A, as well as engaging on special projects for the CEO and Janus Henderson Executive Committee. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Grewal held several roles at AllianceBernstein from November 2020, most recently as director of strategy and corporate development from April 2022. Before that, he was director, M&A and corporate strategy from 2015 at Guggenheim Partners. Earlier in his career, he held analyst roles at Apollo Global Management from 2013 to 2015 and Greenhill & Co. from 2011. Sukh received a Bachelor of Science degree in finance and management from New York Stern School of Business. He has 14 years of financial industry experience.
As of the date of this report, no new compensatory arrangements have been entered into in connection with Mr. Grewal’s appointment. Should any such arrangements be entered into in the future, the material terms of such arrangements will be disclosed in a subsequent filing.
At this time, the Company is not aware of any transactions in which Mr. Grewal has a direct or indirect interest that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. In addition, Mr. Grewal does not have any family relationship with any director or other executive officer of the Company.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On August 18, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the Chief Financial Officer transition. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are being furnished herewith.
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated August 18, 2025 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Janus Henderson Group plc | ||
| By: | /s/ Michelle Rosenberg | |
| Name: | Michelle Rosenberg | |
| Title: | General Counsel and Company Secretary | |
Date: August 18, 2025