Exhibit 99.1
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STILWELL
FINANCIAL INC.
920 Main Street, 21st Floor
Kansas City, Missouri 64105-2008
NYSE Symbol: SV
NEWS RELEASE
Media Contact: Investor Contacts:
Peggy Landon (816-218-2455) Landon H. Rowland (816-218-2416)
Director of Investor and Chairman, President and
Public Relations Chief Executive Officer
Daniel P. Connealy (816-218-2412)
Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
Stilwell Financial Reports Assets Under Management
ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS PRESENTATION
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (April 1, 2002) - Stilwell Financial Inc. (NYSE: SV)
closed the month of March with an estimated $189.6 billion in assets under
management. Preliminary average assets under management for the month were
$193.1 billion and the preliminary average for the three months ended March 31,
2002 were $188.9 billion.
Stilwell will discuss its first quarter results via conference call on
Thursday, April 25 at 2 p.m. CDT. The call will be broadcast on Stilwell's Web
site at www.stilwellfinancial.com during the presentation and for one week
following. The presentation slides will also be available on the site beginning
April 25. Interested parties can listen by telephone by calling (888) 664-0344.
About Stilwell Financial Inc.
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Stilwell Financial Inc. is a diversified, global financial services company
with subsidiaries and affiliates operating in North America, Europe and Asia.
Stilwell currently owns 98 percent of Janus Capital Corporation, approximately
87 percent of Berger Financial Group LLC, 81 percent of Nelson Money Managers
Plc and 33 percent of DST Systems, Inc.
This press release includes statements concerning potential future events
involving Stilwell Financial Inc. that could differ materially from the events
that actually occur. The differences could be caused by a number of factors
including those factors identified in Stilwell's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2001 on file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (Commission file no. 001-15253). Stilwell will not update any
forward-looking statements made in this press release to reflect future events
or developments.
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