Exhibit 10.1

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO

XENOGEN CORPORATION

CHANGE OF CONTROL SEVERANCE POLICY

(amended as of January 25, 2006)

 

This document sets forth all applicable terms of an amendment to the Change of
Control Severance Policy (the “Policy”) of Xenogen Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), effective as of the date set forth above and until
further amended or terminated by the Company’s Board of Directors (together with
a properly authorized committee thereof, the “Board”) in accordance with the
terms hereof.

 

1. Exhibit A. Exhibit A attached hereto amends and restates Exhibit A to the
Policy in its entirety.

 

2. The Policy. Except as amended hereby, the Policy remains in full force and
effect.

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

    

Column A

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Column B

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          William A. Albright        

Other Xenogen Employees added

to this list from time to time by

Xenogen’s Compensation Committee

          Jason M. Brady               David DeNola               Michael J
Sterns, D.V.M.               Anthony Purchio, Ph.D.               Bradley Rice,
Ph.D.         

 

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