CUSTODIAN AGREEMENTCustodian Agreement • September 13th, 2021 • James Alpha Funds Trust • New York
THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of March 12, 2021, between JAMES ALPHA FUNDS TRUST (the “Fund”), an open-end management investment company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware and registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Securities and Exchange Commission”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) on behalf of each series, separately and not jointly listed on Annex A to this Agreement as may be amended from time to time (each a “Portfolio” and collectively the “Portfolios”), and BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO., a limited partnership formed under the laws of the State of New York (“BBH&Co.” or the “Custodian”). All references herein to “Portfolio” are to each of the Portfolios listed on the attached Annex A individually, as if this Agreement were between the Fund on behalf of such individual Portfolio and the Custodian. For purposes of this Agreement, references hereafter to the “Fund” shall mean the Fund and/or the respective Portfolio, as
