Henderson Global Investors launches US Growth Opportunities Fund

Offering a fundamental approach with a focus on quality and growth

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Dec 18, 2014, 09:00 ET

CHICAGO, Dec. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Henderson Global Investors (North America) Inc. proudly announces the launch of the Henderson US Growth Opportunities Fund (Tickers: HGRAX, HGRCX, HGRIX). The Fund's launch follows Henderson's recent acquisition of Geneva Capital Management, a Milwaukee-based US growth equity manager.

The Henderson US Growth Opportunities Fund leverages the US Equity Team's established investment process and core competencies. The Fund fills an important domestic equity product gap in the current Henderson Global Funds line-up. The Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation primarily through investment in equities of US companies across the market capitalization spectrum.

"We're excited to offer our clients and prospective investors a new and differentiated US equity offering," said Chuck Thompson, Head of North American Distribution at Henderson Global Investors. "This Fund's unconstrained approach coupled with its focus on high quality growth companies allows the managers to bring their very best ideas to the table."

The Fund follows a bottom-up, fundamental process with a focus on high quality growth companies with impressive management teams. With a total 52 years' combined investment experience, the Portfolio Managers of the Fund include Michelle Picard, CFA, W. Scott Priebe, and Derek Pawlak. The Portfolio Managers are supported by the US Investment Strategy Group which comprises an additional eight investment professionals.

The Fund will be a key addition to the Henderson Global Funds line-up, bringing the team's proven investment philosophy and disciplined team approach to a focused allcap mutual fund. The Portfolio Managers' confidence in their philosophy and approach is made evident through their significant investment of capital in the strategy alongside clients.

For more information about Henderson Global Investors, please contact James Doyle at 973-850-7308 or [email protected].

About Henderson

Henderson Global Investors, wholly-owned by Henderson Group plc, is an independent global asset manager, specializing in active investment. Named after its first client and founded in 1934, Henderson is a client-focused global business with over 800 employees worldwide and assets under management of $124.2 billion (as of September 30, 2014). Its core areas of investment expertise are European equities, global equities, global fixed income, multi-asset and alternatives.

Henderson's North American business continues to grow rapidly, doubling its AUM since 2011. Its Henderson Global Funds mutual funds family reached $10 billion in AUM for the first time in May 2014.

Further information can be found at www.henderson.com.

Media inquiries

Jaime Doyle, JCPR 973.850.7308 / [email protected]

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Henderson Global Investors is the name under which various subsidiaries of Henderson Group plc, a UK limited Company, provide investment products and services.

The US Growth Opportunities Fund is subject to issuer risk. An issuer in which the Fund invests may perform poorly, and the value of its securities may therefore decline, which would negatively affect the Fund's performance. The Fund is subject to concentration risk making it more vulnerable to unfavorable developments than funds that invest more broadly. The Fund may invest in securities issued by smaller companies which typically involves greater risk than investing in larger companies. It is subject to growth investing risk; growth securities may be more volatile than other securities as they are more sensitive to investor perceptions of the issuing company's growth potential. Market values of growth securities may never reach their expected market value and may decline in price. The Fund is non-diversified and therefore the change in value of a single holding may have a more pronounced effect on the Fund's performance.

One should consider the investment objectives, risks, fees and expenses of any mutual fund carefully before investing. This and other important information is available in the Fund's prospectus and summary prospectus which are available at www.henderson.com or by calling 1.866.443.6337. Please read the prospectus or summary prospectus carefully before investing.

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