Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend of Class A Common Stock and Special Annual Dividend of Class A Common Stock, Payable on February 29, 2016

Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.60 per share of Class A common stock and a special annual dividend of $0.40 per share of Class A common stock. Both dividends, a total of $1.00 per share, will be paid
on February 29, 2016, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on February 12, 2016.