Exhibit (h)(3)(a)

 

AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED AGENCY SERVICES AGREEMENT

 

This AMENDMENT, dated as of January 22, 2026 (the “Amendment”) to the AMENDED AND RESTATED AGENCY SERVICES AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) dated June 8, 2021, as amended on August 9, 2021, November 18, 2021, October 19, 2023, July 11, 2024, October 24, 2024, July 17, 2025, and October 16, 2025 between JANUS DETROIT STREET TRUST, a Delaware business trust and registered investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended (the “1940 Act”), with offices at 151 Detroit Street, Denver, Colorado 80206 (the “Trust” or “Customer”), Janus Henderson Investors US LLC, as investment manager of Customer to the extent specified in the Agreement (“Manager”), and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. a national banking association with a place of business at 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017 (“J.P. Morgan”).

 

WHEREAS, Customer and J.P. Morgan entered into the Agreement pursuant to which J.P. Morgan was appointed to provide certain services, and the parties to the Agreement now wish to amend Exhibit A List of ETF Series of the Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises set forth hereafter, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.Amendments. Customer, Manager, and J.P. Morgan hereby agree to amend the Agreement as follows:

 

a.Exhibit A to the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

2.Miscellaneous.

 

a.As modified and amended hereby, the parties hereto hereby ratify, approve and confirm the Agreement in all respects, and save as varied by this Amendment, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

b.This Amendment may be executed in counterparts each of which will be deemed an original.

 

c.All references to the “Agreement” shall refer to the Agreement, as amended by this Amendment.

 

d.This Amendment shall be effective as of the date first written above.

 

e.Except as specifically amended hereby, all other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain unchanged and the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

 

f.This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective legal representatives, successors and assigns.

 

g.This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York, without regard to laws as to conflicts of laws.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first above

written.

 

  JANUS DETROIT STREET TRUST  
       
  By: /s/ Jesper Nergaard  
  Name: Jesper Nergaard  
  Title: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer  

  

  JANUS HENDERSON INVESTORS US LLC  
       
  By: /s/ Nick Cherney  
  Name: Nick Cherney  
  Title: Head of Innovation  

 

  JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.  
       
  By: /s/ Adam King  
  Name: Adam King  
  Title: Executive Director  

 

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EXHIBIT A

List of ETF Series

 

·Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF
·Janus Henderson AA-A CLO ETF
·Janus Henderson Asset-Backed Securities ETF
·Janus Henderson B-BBB CLO ETF
·Janus Henderson Corporate Bond ETF
·Janus Henderson Emerging Markets Debt Hard Currency ETF
·Janus Henderson Global Artificial Intelligence ETF
·Janus Henderson Income ETF
·Janus Henderson Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF
·Janus Henderson Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
·Janus Henderson Residential Mortgage Credit ETF
·Janus Henderson Securitized Income ETF
·Janus Henderson Short Duration Income ETF
·Janus Henderson Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF
·Janus Henderson Small/Mid Cap Growth Alpha ETF
·Janus Henderson Transformational Growth ETF
·Janus Henderson U.S. Real Estate ETF