Exhibit (m)(1)(a)
AMENDMENT TO
JANUS DETROIT STREET TRUST
DISTRIBUTION AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICING PLAN
THIS AMENDMENT is made this 17th day of July 2025, by and among JANUS DETROIT STREET TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), Janus Henderson Distributors US LLC, (“JDL”), and ALPS Distributors, Inc., ("ALPS"), regarding the funds listed in Appendix A (each, a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, JDL, ALPS and the Trust, are parties to the Distribution and Shareholder Servicing Plan dated September 12, 2018 (the “Plan”);
WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Plan as set forth in greater detail below;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7 of the Plan, the Plan may be amended by the parties only if such amendment is approved by the Board, including a majority of the directors who are not interested persons of ALPS, JDL, or of the Trust and is in writing and signed by the parties to the Plan; and
WHEREAS, Exhibit A is hereby replaced with the attached Exhibit A to reflect the pending liquidation of the Janus Henderson U.S. Sustainable Equity ETF* and the addition of the Janus Henderson Asset-Backed Securities ETF and Janus Henderson Global Artificial Intelligence ETF.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual agreements set forth below, the parties agree to amend the Plan as follows:
1. The parties acknowledge that the Plan, as amended, remains in full force and effect as of the date of this Amendment, and that this Amendment, together with the Plan, contains the entire understanding and the full and complete agreement of the parties and supersedes and replaces any prior understandings and agreements among the parties respecting the subject matter hereof.
2. This Amendment may be contemporaneously executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Amendment as of the date and year first above written.
| JANUS HENDERSON DISTRIBUTORS US LLC | |||
| By: | /s/ Michael Schweitzer | ||
| Michael Schweitzer | |||
| President | |||
| JANUS DETROIT STREET TRUST | |||
| By: | /s/ Jesper Nergaard | ||
| Jesper Nergaard | |||
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer |
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| ALPS DISTRIBUTORS, INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ Stephen J. Kyllo | ||
| Stephen J. Kyllo | |||
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Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer |
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EXHIBIT A TO THE
DISTRIBUTION AND SHAREHOLDER SERVICING PLAN
Janus Detroit Street Trust
| Name of Fund | Effective Date of the Plan |
| Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF | September 12, 2018 |
| Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF | October 14, 2020 |
| Janus Henderson U.S. Real Estate ETF | April 22, 2021 |
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Janus Henderson Corporate Bond ETF Janus Henderson U.S. Sustainable Equity ETF* |
July 22, 2021
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| Janus Henderson B-BBB CLO ETF | November 18, 2021 |
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Janus Henderson Securitized Income ETF |
October 19, 2023 |
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Janus Henderson Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency ETF Janus Henderson Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF |
July 11, 2024 |
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Janus Henderson Income ETF Janus Henderson Transformational Growth ETF |
October 24, 2024
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| Janus Henderson Asset-Backed
Securities ETF Janus Henderson Global Artificial Intelligence ETF |
July 17, 2025 |
| * | Janus Henderson U.S. Sustainable Equity ETF will be liquidated on or about October 14, 2025. |
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