ALPS ETF TRUST INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTInvestment Advisory Agreement • March 29th, 2013 • ALPS ETF Trust • Colorado
Contract Type FiledMarch 29th, 2013 Company JurisdictionThis Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 1st day of November, 2011, by and between ALPS Advisors, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the “Adviser”), and ALPS ETF Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), regarding the Fund(s) listed in Appendix A (the “Funds”).
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTDistribution Agreement • March 29th, 2013 • ALPS ETF Trust • Colorado
Contract Type FiledMarch 29th, 2013 Company JurisdictionTHIS AGREEMENT is made as of March 31, 2013, between ALPS ETF Trust, a Delaware trust (the “Fund”), and ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., a Colorado corporation (“ALPS”).
AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT AGREEMENT FOR ALPS ETF TRUSTAuthorized Participant Agreement • March 29th, 2013 • ALPS ETF Trust • New York
Contract Type FiledMarch 29th, 2013 Company JurisdictionThis Authorized Participant Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into by and between ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc. (the “Distributor”) and (the “Authorized Participant” or “AP”) and is subject to acceptance by The Bank of New York (“BNY ETF Administrator” or the “Transfer Agent”). The Transfer Agent serves as the transfer agent for ALPS ETF Trust (the “Trust”) and is an Index Receipt Agent as that term is defined in the rules of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (“NSCC”). The Distributor, the Transfer Agent and the Authorized Participant acknowledge and agree that the Trust shall be a third party beneficiary of this Agreement, and shall receive the benefits contemplated by this Agreement, to the extent specified herein. The Distributor has been retained to provide services as principal underwriter of the Trust acting on an agency basis in connection with the sale and distribution of shares of beneficial interest, all without par value (sometimes referred to as