EX-99.(E)(9) 3 d511211dex99e9.htm AMENDMENT TO DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT Amendment to Distribution Agreement

Exhibit (e)(9)

AMENDMENT 8

This amendment (the “Amendment”) between the parties signing below (“Parties”) amends the Existing Agreement as of October 19, 2023 (the “Effective Date”):

 

Term    Means

“Existing Agreement”

  

The Distribution Agreement between ALPS and the Trust dated April 16, 2018, as amended

“ALPS”

 

  

ALPS Distributors, Inc.

“Trust”

  

Janus Detroit Street Trust

 

Except as amended hereby, all terms of the Existing Agreement remain in full force and effect. This Amendment includes the amendments in Schedule A and general terms in Schedule B.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Amendment to be executed by their duly authorized representatives.

 

JANUS DETROIT STREET TRUST

   

ALPS DISTRIBUTORS, INC.

  By:  /s/ Nick Cherney

   

By:  /s/ Stephen J. Kyllo

  Name: Nick Cherney

  Title:  Head of Exchange Traded Products

   

Name: Stephen J. Kyllo

Title Senior Vice President & Director

 

 

Distribution Agreement Amendment 8


Schedule A to this Amendment

Of the Distribution Agreement

As of the Effective Date, the Existing Agreement is amended as follows:

 

  1.

The current Appendix A (List of Portfolios) to Exhibit 1 of the Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following new Appendix A (List of Portfolios) to Exhibit 1:

APPENDIX A

LIST OF PORTFOLIOS

 

   
Fund    Ticker
   

Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF

   JAAA
   

Janus Henderson B-BBB CLO ETF

   JBBB
   

Janus Henderson International Sustainable Equity ETF

   SXUS
   

Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

   JMBS
   

Janus Henderson Net Zero Transition Resources ETF**

   JZRO
   

Janus Henderson Securitized Income ETF

   JSI
   

Janus Henderson Short Duration Income ETF

   VNLA
   

Janus Henderson Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF

   JSML
   

Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF

   JSMD
   

Janus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF

   JIB
   

Janus Henderson Sustainable Corporate Bond ETF

   SCRD
   

Janus Henderson U.S. Real Estate ETF

   JRE
   

Janus Henderson U.S. Sustainable Equity ETF

   SSPX

** Janus Henderson Net Zero Transition Resources ETF will be liquidated on or about October 24, 2023.

 

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Schedule B to this Amendment

General Terms

 

1.

Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Existing Agreement.

 

2.

The Parties’ duties and obligations are governed by and limited to the express terms and conditions of this Amendment, and shall not be modified, supplemented, amended or interpreted in accordance with, any industry custom or practice, or any internal policies or procedures of any Party. This Amendment (including any attachments, schedules and addenda hereto), along with the Existing Agreement, as amended, contains the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all previous communications, representations, understandings and agreements, either oral or written, between the Parties with respect thereto.

 

3.

This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which when so executed will be deemed to be an original. Such counterparts together will constitute one agreement. Signatures may be exchanged via facsimile or electronic mail and signatures so exchanged shall be binding to the same extent as if original signatures were exchanged.

 

4.

This Amendment and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it, its subject matter or its formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the same jurisdiction as the Existing Agreement.

 

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