Additional Proxy Soliciting Materials - Form DEFA14A

DEFA14A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. )

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Janus Aspen Series

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

151 Detroit Street, Denver, Colorado 80206-4805

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

303-333-3863

(Registrant's Telephone No., including Area Code)

Abigail Murray - 151 Detroit Street, Denver, Colorado 80206-4805

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

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Janus Investment Fund

Janus Aspen Series

Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders: December 20, 2024

9:00 a.m. (MT)

Dear Shareholder:

You're receiving this email because you consented to receive your proxy materials over the Internet. This e-mail provides the information you will need to view the Proxy Statement online, access your proxy card and vote your shares.

By voting today, you can help eliminate the need for additional mailings and phone calls.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.

Vote Now!

Control Number: 23599999001000 Security Code: 99999999

For Shareholders as of October 22, 2024.

Important Materials

Notice of Meeting and Proxy Statement

How to Vote

You are able to vote through the Internet or by telephone. Your browser must support secure transactions. Please read the instructions and proxy materials carefully before voting.

Questions?

If you have any questions regarding the proposals, or need assistance with voting, you may call Computershare Fund Services, the Company's proxy solicitor, toll free at 1-866-467-3858.

If your email software supports it, you can simply click on the above link(s). If not, you can type (or copy and paste) the Web address(es) into the address line of your Web browser. Adobe^© Acrobat^© Reader is needed to view these documents.

JANUS WO# 34235 - CUSTOM TOUCH-TONE TELEPHONE VOTING SCRIPT

	** PROXY CARD **		IVR Revision 10/18/2024

WHEN CONNECTED TO OUR PHONE VOTING SYSTEM USING A DEDICATED TOLL-FREE NUMBER 1-800-337-3503, THE SHAREHOLDER HEARS:

THE INITIAL PROMPT:

"Thank you for calling the proxy voting line."

"Before you can vote, I'll need to validate some information from your proxy card or meeting notice.

On your card or notice there's a shaded box with a 14 digit number inside. Please enter that number now."

AFTER THE SHAREHOLDER ENTERS THEIR 14 DIGIT CONTROL NUMBER, HE/SHE HEARS:

"Next, located in the un-shaded box is an 8 digit number. Please enter this number now."

THEN YOU HEAR:

"Thank you. Please hold while I validate those numbers."

IF VALID CODES WERE ENTERED, THE SHAREHOLDER WILL HEAR THE FOLLOWING GENERIC SPEECH:

"Okay, you'll be voting your shares for the upcoming proxy meeting. The Board Recommends a vote "FOR" all proposals."

IF THERE IS A PRIOR VOTE IN THE SYSTEM FOR THE CONTROL NUMBER ENTERED YOU HEAR:

" I see that you've already voted. If you don't want to change your vote you can just hang-up. Otherwise, remain on the line and I'll take you through the voting process again..."

IF THERE IS NO PRIOR VOTE, THE FOLLOWING IS HEARD:

"I'm about to take you through the voting process. Please keep your voting card or meeting notice in front of you to follow along. Okay, let's begin…"

MATCHING THE SHAREHOLDER'S PROXY CARD, THEY WILL BE PROMPTED TO VOTE ON THE APPLICABLE PROPOSAL:

"PROPOSAL 1, 2: [FOR ONE HOLDING THEY HEAR]: "To vote FOR Press 1; AGAINST Press 2; Or to ABSTAIN Press 3" OR MULTIPLE HOLDINGS THEY HEAR]: "To vote FOR on ALL HOLDINGS, Press 1; AGAINST on ALL HOLDINGS, Press 2; ABSTAIN on ALL HOLDINGS, Press 3 or to vote on EACH HOLDING INDIVIDUALLY, press 4."

WHEN A SHAREHOLDER OWNS MULTIPLE HOLDINGS AND CHOOSES TO VOTE ON EACH HOLDING INDIVIDUALLY, THEY HEAR:

"FOR HOLDING 1: To vote FOR Press 1; AGAINST Press 2; Or to ABSTAIN Press 3"

"FOR HOLDING 2: To vote FOR Press 1; AGAINST Press 2; Or to ABSTAIN Press 3", etc to match the fund holdings on the ballot.

The prompting continues for each of the shareholders holdings to match their fund holdings listed on their proxy card…

WHEN THE SHAREHOLDER HAS COMPLETED VOTING ON THE PROPOSALS, HE/SHE WILL HEAR:

"Okay, you've finished voting but your vote has not yet been recorded."

"To hear a summary of how you voted, press 1; To record your vote, Press 2."

IF THE SHAREHOLDER PRESSES 1, TO HEAR A SUMMARY OF THEIR VOTES, HE/SHE WILL HEAR:

"Please note your vote will be cast automatically should you decide to hang up during the summary."

"You've elected to vote as follows..." [THEN A PLAYBACK OF THE VOTES COLLECTED FOR EACH PROPOSAL IS HEARD]

AFTER THE VOTE PLAYBACK, THE SHAREHOLDER HEARS:

"If this is correct, press 1; Otherwise, press 2. If you'd like to hear the information again press # (pound)."

IF THE CALLER CHOOSES TO RECORD THEIR VOTE (EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER THE SUMMARY IS HEARD), THEY HEAR:

"(Okay) Please hold while I record your vote."

THEN THEY HEAR:

"Your vote has been recorded. It's not necessary for you to mail in your proxy card or meeting notice.

I'm now going to end this call unless you have another proxy card or meeting notice to vote or you want to change your vote. If you need to vote again, press one now."

IF THE SHAREHOLDER PRESSES 2, INDICATING AN INCORRECT VOTE, HE/SHE WILL HEAR:

"Okay, lets change your vote." [The system then prompts the voting options again.]

AFTER THE SHAREHOLDER'S VOTE IS RECORDED, IF THEY ELECT TO VOTE ANOTHER PROXY, HE/SHE HEARS:

"Before you can vote, I'll need to validate some information from your proxy card or meeting notice. On your card or notice there's a shaded box with a 14 digit number inside. Please enter that number now."

IF THE SHAREHOLDER ELECTS TO END THE CALL, HE/SHE WILL HEAR:

"Thank you for voting, goodbye."

JANUS WO# 34235 - CUSTOM TOUCH-TONE TELEPHONE VOTING SCRIPT

**VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD **		IVR Revision 10/18/2024

WHEN CONNECTED TO OUR PHONE VOTING SYSTEM USING A DEDICATED TOLL-FREE NUMBER 1-866-298-8476, THE SHAREHOLDER HEARS:

THE INITIAL PROMPT:

"Thank you for calling the proxy voting line."

"Before you can vote, I'll need to validate some information from your voting instruction card or meeting notice.

On your card or notice there's a shaded box with a 14 digit number inside. Please enter that number now."

AFTER THE SHAREHOLDER ENTERS THEIR 14 DIGIT CONTROL NUMBER, HE/SHE HEARS:

"Next, located in the un-shaded box is an 8 digit number. Please enter this number now."

THEN YOU HEAR:

"Thank you. Please hold while I validate those numbers."

IF VALID CODES WERE ENTERED, THE SHAREHOLDER WILL HEAR THE FOLLOWING GENERIC SPEECH:

"Okay, you'll be voting your shares for the upcoming proxy meeting. The Board Recommends a vote "FOR" all proposals."

IF THERE IS A PRIOR VOTE IN THE SYSTEM FOR THE CONTROL NUMBER ENTERED YOU HEAR:

" I see that you've already voted. If you don't want to change your vote you can just hang-up. Otherwise, remain on the line and I'll take you through the voting process again..."

IF THERE IS NO PRIOR VOTE, THE FOLLOWING IS HEARD:

"I'm about to take you through the voting process. Please keep your voting card or meeting notice in front of you to follow along. Okay, let's begin…"

MATCHING THE SHAREHOLDER'S VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD, THEY WILL BE PROMPTED TO VOTE ON THE APPLICABLE PROPOSAL:

"PROPOSAL 1, 2: [FOR ONE HOLDING THEY HEAR]: "To vote FOR Press 1; AGAINST Press 2; Or to ABSTAIN Press 3" OR MULTIPLE HOLDINGS THEY HEAR]: "To vote FOR on ALL HOLDINGS, Press 1; AGAINST on ALL HOLDINGS, Press 2; ABSTAIN on ALL HOLDINGS, Press 3 or to vote on EACH HOLDING INDIVIDUALLY, press 4."

WHEN A SHAREHOLDER OWNS MULTIPLE HOLDINGS AND CHOOSES TO VOTE ON EACH HOLDING INDIVIDUALLY, THEY HEAR:

"FOR HOLDING 1: To vote FOR Press 1; AGAINST Press 2; Or to ABSTAIN Press 3"

"FOR HOLDING 2: To vote FOR Press 1; AGAINST Press 2; Or to ABSTAIN Press 3", etc to match the fund holdings on the ballot.

The prompting continues for each of the shareholders holdings to match their fund holdings listed on their proxy card…

WHEN THE SHAREHOLDER HAS COMPLETED VOTING ON THE PROPOSALS, HE/SHE WILL HEAR:

"Okay, you've finished voting but your vote has not yet been recorded."

"To hear a summary of how you voted, press 1; To record your vote, Press 2."

IF THE SHAREHOLDER PRESSES 1, TO HEAR A SUMMARY OF THEIR VOTES, HE/SHE WILL HEAR:

"Please note your vote will be cast automatically should you decide to hang up during the summary."

"You've elected to vote as follows..." [THEN A PLAYBACK OF THE VOTES COLLECTED FOR EACH PROPOSAL IS HEARD]

AFTER THE VOTE PLAYBACK, THE SHAREHOLDER HEARS:

"If this is correct, press 1; Otherwise, press 2. If you'd like to hear the information again press # (pound)."

IF THE CALLER CHOOSES TO RECORD THEIR VOTE (EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER THE SUMMARY IS HEARD), THEY HEAR:

"(Okay) Please hold while I record your vote."

THEN THEY HEAR:

"Your vote has been recorded. It's not necessary for you to mail in your voting instruction card or meeting notice.

I'm now going to end this call unless you have another voting instruction card or meeting notice to vote or

you want to change your vote. If you need to vote again, press one now."

IF THE SHAREHOLDER PRESSES 2, INDICATING AN INCORRECT VOTE, HE/SHE WILL HEAR:

"Okay, lets change your vote." [The system then prompts the voting options again.]

AFTER THE SHAREHOLDER'S VOTE IS RECORDED, IF THEY ELECT TO VOTE ANOTHER VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD, HE/SHE HEARS:

"Before you can vote, I'll need to validate some information from your voting instruction card or meeting notice.

On your card or notice there's a shaded box with a 14 digit number inside. Please enter that number now."

IF THE SHAREHOLDER ELECTS TO END THE CALL, HE/SHE WILL HEAR:

"Thank you for voting, goodbye."

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