
| Janus remains focused on delivering strong long-term performance Complex-wide mutual funds continue to outperform the majority of peers over longer time periods 50% of mutual funds had a 4 or 5 star Morningstar overall rating at December 31, 2008, based on risk-adjusted returns (1) Ranked 12th, 1st, 2nd and 5th among the 20 largest asset managers, based on percent of funds in the top 2 Lipper quartiles on a 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year total return basis, respectively, as of December 31, 2008 (2) 41%, 74%, and 79% of Janus equity mutual funds in the top 2 Lipper quartiles on a 1-, 3-, and 5-year total return basis, respectively, as of December 31, 2008 (1) INTECH’s relative performance rebounded in 2008 (3) 83%, 56%, 100%, and 100% of strategies outperformed their respective benchmarks over the 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods, as of December 31, 2008 Perkins Mid Cap Value and Small Cap Value funds ranked in the top 15% of their Lipper peer groups on a 1-, 3-, and 5-year total return basis, as of December 31, 2008 (4) Data presented reflects past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Notes: Performance reported as of 12/31/2008. Strong relative performance is not indicative of positive fund returns. 2008 absolute performance for most funds was negative. Funds included in the analysis are Janus Retail (“JIF”), Janus Adviser Series (“JAD”) Class S Shares and Janus Aspen Series (“JAS”) Institutional Shares. See p. 24-29 for complete Lipper rankings and Morningstar ratings. Rankings are for Janus Retail (“JIF”) and Janus Adviser Series (“JAD”) Class S Shares and are based on Lipper performance as disclosed by Simfund. Selected peer group is defined as the 20 largest Mutual Fund Asset Managers, based on end of period AUM, as of 12/31/2008. Performance reported as of 12/31/2008, on an annualized basis and net of fees. See p. 30-32 for standardized INTECH performance. Rankings are for the “JIF” investor share class only; other classes may have different performance characteristics. See p. 24-26 for complete Lipper rankings. |