Exhibit 99.(g)(16)
December 12, 2023
State Street Bank and Trust Company
1 Iron Street
Boston, MA 02210
Attention: Scott Shirrell, Vice President
Re: Calamos ETF Trust (the “Fund”)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Please be advised that the Fund has been incorporated and registered as a management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and has established the new series of shares identified under its name on Exhibit A hereto (the “Portfolio”).
In accordance with Section 19.6, the Additional Portfolios provision, of the Master Custodian Agreement dated as of September 11, 2009, as amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time (the “Agreement”), by and among each registered investment company party thereto, and State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), the Fund, on behalf of the Portfolio, hereby requests that State Street act as Custodian for the Portfolio under the terms of the Agreement, and that Appendix A to the Agreement is hereby amended and restated as set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto. In connection with such request, the Fund hereby confirms, as of the date hereof, its representations and warranties set forth in Section 19.7 of the Agreement.
Please indicate your acceptance of the foregoing by executing this letter agreement and returning a copy to the Fund.
| Sincerely, | ||
| CALAMOS ETF TRUST | ||
| on behalf of: | ||
Calamos Alternative Nasdaq & Bond ETF |
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| By: | /s/ Stephen M. Atkins | |
| Name: Stephen Atkins | ||
| Title: Treasurer, Duly Authorized | ||
| Agreed and Accepted: | ||
| STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY | ||
| By: | /s/ Scott Shirrell | |
| Name: Scott Shirrell | ||
| Title: Vice President, Duly Authorized | ||
| Effective Date: December 12, 2023 | ||
Information Classification: Limited Access
EXHIBIT B
Calamos ETF Trust
Calamos Alternative Nasdaq & Bond ETF
Information Classification: Limited Access
EXHIBIT A
Appendix A
to
Master Custodian Agreement
Management Investment Companies Registered with the SEC and Portfolios thereof, if any
| Calamos Advisors Trust | |
| Calamos Growth and Income Portfolio | 36-7271106 |
| Calamos ETF Trust | |
| Calamos Antetokounmpo Global Sustainable Equities ETF | 88-4166679 |
| Calamos Convertible Equity Alternative ETF | 93-1403228 |
| Calamos CEF Income & Arbitrage ETF | 93-3384806 |
| Calamos Alternative Nasdaq & Bond ETF | 93-4047483 |
| Calamos Investment Trust | |
| Calamos Convertible Fund | 36-3316238 |
| Calamos Dividend Growth Fund | 46-2951829 |
| Calamos Evolving World Growth Fund | 26-2192228 |
| Calamos Global Convertible Fund | 47-2271491 |
| Calamos Global Equity Fund | 20-8166626 |
| Calamos Global Opportunities Fund | 36-4088206 |
| Calamos Growth Fund | 36-3723359 |
| Calamos Growth and Income Fund | 36-3575418 |
| Calamos Hedged Equity Fund | 47-2255361 |
| Calamos High Income Opportunities Fund | 36-4307069 |
| Calamos International Growth Fund | 20-2395043 |
| Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund | 36-3723358 |
| Calamos Select Fund | 22-3848966 |
| Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund | 47-5668954 |
| Calamos Total Return Bond Fund | 20-8872705 |
| Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund | 83-0775729 |
| Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund | 83-3325222 |
| Calamos Timpani SMID Growth Fund | 83-4647954 |
| Calamos International Small Cap Growth Fund | 87-4563290 |
| Calamos Merger Arbitrage Fund | 93-1422103 |
| Calamos Antetokounmpo Sustainable Equities Trust | |
| Calamos Antetokounmpo Sustainable Equities Fund | 88-3877464 |
| Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund | 03-0426532 |
| Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund | 02-0683363 |
| Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund | 04-3785941 |
| Calamos Global Total Return Fund | 20-3377281 |
| Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund | 20-8819776 |
| Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund | 47-1549409 |
| Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust | 82-2860404 |
EXHIBIT B