Proposal to merge

Janus Henderson Global Short Duration Income Fund (“Merging Fund”) into Janus Henderson Global Short Duration Income Opportunities Fund (“Receiving Fund”)

Merger information

  • The proposed fund merger seeks to deliver economies of scale, operational efficiencies and enhanced growth opportunities for Shareholders. We believe Janus Henderson Global Short Duration Income Opportunities Fund offers investors a wider range of investment opportunities and, over time, may improve risk management.
  • Should the merger be approved, you will hold shares in the Janus Henderson Global Short Duration Income Opportunities Fund. For more information on your share class holding, see “Merging and Receiving Share Classes” below.
  • Both the Merging Fund and Receiving Fund have the same risk category: 2 out of 7. However, despite both Funds having the same risk category, the Receiving Fund is a higher-risk strategy. Further details on the Receiving Fund can be found in the Prospectus and in the Key Information Documents.
  • The portfolio managers of the Merging Fund are: Daniel Siluk & Addison Maier.
  • The portfolio managers of the Receiving Fund are: Daniel Siluk, Addison Maier & Dylan Bourke, CFA.

What you need to do

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As a Shareholder, the merger requires approval from you. Should you wish to vote, you have the option to vote “For”, “Against” or “Abstain” at an extraordinary general meeting (“EGM”) to be held on 4 March 2026.

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We recommend that you vote “For” the merger to take place, as we think it is in your best interests.

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Voting can take place in person at the meeting, by post, or by email. (See “How do I Vote?” in the “Frequently Asked Questions”).

The value of an investment and the income from it may go down as well as up and you may lose the amount originally invested. Past performance does not predict future returns.

Schedule

9 February

You will begin receiving letters from us about the merger

2 March

Voting form is returned and received by us

4 March

EGM
(recommend you vote “For” the merger proposal)

19 March

Trading Shares in the Fund stops

27 March

Potential merger happens. You can begin trading again on 30 March

Frequently asked questions

Key features of the funds
Product Features Merging Fund Receiving Fund
Name Janus Henderson Global Short Duration Income Fund Janus Henderson Global Short Duration Income Opportunities Fund
Domiciliation Ireland Ireland
Regulatory Status UCITS UCITS
Form of Umbrella Fund Open-ended umbrella investment company with variable capital incorporated with limited liability Open-ended umbrella investment company with variable capital incorporated with limited liability
Base Currency US Dollar US Dollar
Investment Objective and Policies
Objective The Fund’s investment objective is to seek positive, consistent returns above those that would be earned on cash-equivalent investments. The Fund seeks to provide long-term positive returns through various market environments (i.e. the typical cyclical expansion and contraction periods of the Business Cycle and the ensuing increasing and decreasing of interest rate levels due to market forces or central bank intervention). The Fund’s investment objective is to seek to maximise total return consistent with the preservation of capital. The Fund seeks to provide long-term positive returns through various market environments (i.e. the typical cyclical expansion and contraction periods of the Business Cycle and the ensuing increasing and decreasing of interest rate levels due to market forces or central bank intervention).
Performance Target To outperform the ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index by at least 2% per annum, before the deduction of charges, over any 5 year period. To outperform the ICE BofA 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index by at least 3% per annum, before the deduction of charges, over any 5 year period.
SFDR Classification Article 8 Article 8
Fee Structure (as per the prospectus)
Initial Charge Class A shares: Up to 5%
Class B Shares: N/a
Class E shares: Up to 1%
Class G Shares: N/a
Class H shares: N/a
Class I shares: Up to 2% of the amount subscribed
Class S Shares: Up to 2% of the amount subscribed
Class Z shares: N/a		 Class A shares: Up to 5%
Class B Shares: N/a
Class E shares: Up to 1.00%
Class F Shares: Up to 2.00%
Class G Shares: N/a
Class H shares: N/a
Class I shares: Up to 2.00% of the amount subscribed
Class S Shares: Up to 2.00% of the amount subscribed
Class Z shares: N/a
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge Class A shares: N/a Class B Shares: See prospectus
Class E shares: N/a
Class G Shares: N/a
Class H shares: N/a
Class I shares: N/a
Class S Shares N/a
Class Z shares: N/a		 Class A shares: N/a Class B Shares: See prospectus
Class E shares: N/a
Class F Shares: N/a
Class G Shares: N/a
Class H shares: N/a
Class I shares: N/a
Class S Shares N/a
Class Z shares: N/a
Shareholder Service Fees Class A shares: Up to 0.25%
Class B Shares: Up to 0.75%
Class E shares: Up to 1.00%
Class G Shares: N/a
Class H shares: N/a
Class I shares: N/a
Class S Shares: N/a
Class Z shares: N/a		 Class A shares: Up to 0.25%
Class B Shares: Up to 0.75%
Class E shares: Up to 1.00%
Class F Shares: N/a
Class G Shares: N/a
Class H shares: N/a
Class I shares: N/a
Class S Shares: N/a
Class Z shares: N/a
Distribution Fee
Investment Management Fee Class A shares: Up to 0.65%
Class B Shares: Up to 0.65%
Class E shares: Up to 0.65%
Class G Shares: Up to 0.30%
Class H shares: Up to 0.60%
Class I shares: Up to 0.55%
Class S Shares: Up to 0.30%
Class Z shares: See Prospectus		 Class A shares: Up to 1.00%
Class B Shares: Up to 1.00%
Class E shares: Up to 1.00%
Class F Shares: Up to 1.00%
Class G Shares: Up to 0.60%
Class H shares: Up to 0.60%
Class I shares: Up to 0.75%
Class S Shares: Up to 0.75%
Class Z shares: See Prospectus
Fee and Expenses Cap Class A shares: Up to 1.25%
Class B Shares: N/a
Class E shares: Up to 1.90%
Class G Shares: Up to 0.30%
Class H shares: Up to 0.55%
Class I shares: Up to 0.70%
Class S Shares: Up to 0.30%
Class Z shares: See Prospectus		 Class A shares: Up to 1.05%
Class B Shares: N/a
Class E shares: Up to 1.70%
Class F shares: Up to 1.05%
Class G Shares: Up to 0.55%
Class H shares: Up to 0.55%
Class I shares: Up to 0.70%
Class S Shares: Up to 0.55%
Class Z shares: See Prospectus
Merging and receiving share classes
If approved, on the Merger Date, Shareholders remaining in the Merging Fund will be switched to the Receiving Fund. You will receive shares of an equivalent replacement class in the Receiving Fund as set out below:
Janus Henderson Global Short Duration Income Fund (Merging Fund) Janus Henderson Global Short Duration Income Opportunities Fund (Receiving Fund)
Merging Share Classes Merging Share Class ISIN Receiving Share Classes Receiving Share Classes ISIN
Janus Henderson Global Short Duration Income Fund A2 HEUR IE00BZ771832 Janus Henderson Global Short Duration Income Opportunities Fund AB2 HEUR IE000AO7FUU0
Janus Henderson Global Short Duration Income Fund A2 USD IE00BZ76W439 Janus Henderson Global Short Duration Income Opportunities Fund AB2 USD IE0006YJ62B6
Janus Henderson Global Short Duration Income Fund E2 HEUR IE00BD359501 Janus Henderson Global Short Duration Income Opportunities Fund EB2 HEUR IE000TE0GTK7
Janus Henderson Global Short Duration Income Fund E2 USD IE00BD34XY49 Janus Henderson Global Short Duration Income Opportunities Fund EB2 USD IE000LGOSYY5
Janus Henderson Global Short Duration Income Fund G2 HEUR IE000ZH5JV50 Janus Henderson Global Short Duration Income Opportunities Fund G2 HEUR IE000OSXCH35
Janus Henderson Global Short Duration Income Fund G2 HGBP IE00BD353363 Janus Henderson Global Short Duration Income Opportunities Fund G2 HGBP IE00BLWF5R19
Janus Henderson Global Short Duration Income Fund G2 USD IE00BD351Z49 Janus Henderson Global Short Duration Income Opportunities Fund G2 USD IE0004FV9ZT2
Janus Henderson Global Short Duration Income Fund I2 HEUR IE00BD359618 Janus Henderson Global Short Duration Income Opportunities Fund I2 HEUR IE00BLY1N626
Janus Henderson Global Short Duration Income Fund I2 HSGD IE00BD355P21 Janus Henderson Global Short Duration Income Opportunities Fund I2 HSGD IE000GQ0HOZ5
Janus Henderson Global Short Duration Income Fund I2 USD IE00BD358420 Janus Henderson Global Short Duration Income Opportunities Fund I2 USD IE00BLWF5D72
Janus Henderson Global Short Duration Income Fund S2 USD IE00BD3RYX91 Janus Henderson Global Short Duration Income Opportunities Fund S2 USD IE00BD3RYY09

Global Short Duration Income Opportunities Fund

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