11th Mar 2009 12:34
KEY DATES
11 March 2009
Henderson Group wishes to advise the following key dates in the first half of 2009.
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Circular and Notice of General Meeting re proposed acquisition of New Star Asset Management Group PLC made available
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11 March 2009
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Offer Document re proposed acquisition of New Star Asset Management Group PLC made available
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11 March 2009
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Henderson Group General Meeting to approve the proposed acquisition of New Star Asset Management Group PLC
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2 April 2009
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Last date for processing requests by CDI holders to convert CDIs into ordinary shares or by ordinary shareholders to convert ordinary shares into CDIs before the record date for the 2008 final dividend
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1 May 2009
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CDIs trade on the ASX on an ex-dividend basis
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4 May 2009
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Ordinary shares trade on the LSE on an ex-dividend basis
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6 May 2009
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Record Date for the 2008 final dividend
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8 May 2009
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Processing recommences for requests by CDI holders to convert CDIs into ordinary shares or by ordinary shareholders to convert ordinary shares into CDIs
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11 May 2009
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Henderson Group 2009 Annual General Meeting
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11 May 2009
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Interim Management Statement
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11 May 2009
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2008 final dividend payment date (subject to shareholder approval at the 2009 Annual General Meeting)
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29 May 2009
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The dates given are based on the Directors' expectations and may be subject to change.
The times and dates above are indicative only. If any of the above times or dates should change, the revised times and/or dates will be notified to Henderson Group shareholders through the LSE and ASX and will be available from www.henderson.com.
Henderson Group plc
47 Esplanade
St Helier
Jersey JE1 0BD
Registered in Jersey
No. 101484
ARBN 133 992 766
Notes to editors
About Henderson Group plc
Henderson Group plc ('Henderson Group' or 'Group') is the holding company of the investment management group Henderson Global Investors ('Henderson'). Henderson Group is headquartered in London and since December 2003 has been dual-listed on the London Stock Exchange and Australian Securities Exchange. Henderson Group is a constituent of the FTSE 250 and S&P/ASX 200 indices. Since 31 October 2008, the Group has been incorporated in Jersey and tax-resident in the Republic of Ireland.
Established in 1934, Henderson is a leading independent global asset management business. Henderson provides its institutional, retail and high net-worth clients with access to skilled investment professionals representing a broad range of asset classes, including equities, fixed income, property and private equity. Henderson is one of Europe's largest investment managers, with £49.5 billion of AUM (as at 31 December 2008) and employs around 840 people worldwide.
About CHESS Depositary Interests
In this announcement, the term "shareholders" refers to all holders of Henderson
Group plc shares, including those whose holdings are in the form of CHESS Depositary Interests on the ASX.
CHESS Depositary Interests, or CDIs, are a way of allowing securities of foreign companies to be traded on the ASX. CDIs afford shareholders all the same direct economic benefits as ordinary shares, like the right to dividends and the right to participate in rights offers.
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Further information
www.henderson.com or
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Investor enquiries
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Mav Wynn, Head of Investor Relations
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+44 (0) 20 7818 5135 or
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+44 (0) 20 7818 5310
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Media enquiries
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United Kingdom: Maitland
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Australia: Cannings
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Lydia Pretzlik/Rebecca Mitchell
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Pip Green/Luis Garcia
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+44 (0)20 7379 5151
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+61 (0)2 9252 0622
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