28 February 2017

JUPITER FUND MANAGEMENT PLC (the 'Company' or 'Jupiter')

Director Notification

The Company has been notified that on 27 February 2017, Maarten Slendebroek exercised 81,765 options over ordinary shares of 2 pence each ('Shares') in the Company under the Jupiter 2012 Long Term Incentive Plan and sold 38,639 Shares to settle the exercise price and resulting tax liabilities.

The notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.

1.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/ person closely associated

a)

Name

Maarten Slendebroek

2.

Reasons for the notification

a)

Position / status

Chief Executive Officer

b)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial notification

3.

Details of the issuer

a)

Name

Jupiter Fund Management plc

b)

Legal Identifier Code

5493003DJ1G01IMQ7S28

4.

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 2 pence

GB00B53P2009

b)

Nature of the transaction

Exercise of options over 81,765 shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£0.02 per share

81,765

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

-Price

N/A (single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

2017-02-27

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

1.

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/ person closely associated

a)

Name

Maarten Slendebroek

2.

Reasons for the notification

a)

Position / status

Chief Executive Officer

b)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial notification

3.

Details of the issuer

a)

Name

Jupiter Fund Management plc

b)

Legal Identifier Code

5493003DJ1G01IMQ7S28

4.

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 2 pence

GB00B53P2009

b)

Nature of the transaction

Disposal of 38,639 shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£4.108 per share

38,639

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

-Price

N/A (single transaction)

e)

Date of the transaction

2017-02-27

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, XLON

For further information please contact:

Investors Media

Jupiter Sally Hopwood Alicia Wyllie

+44 (0)20 3817 1522 +44 (0)20 3817 1638

FTI Consulting Tom Blackwell Andrew Walton

+44 (0)20 3727 1051 +44 (0)20 3727 1514

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