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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.2

                             HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST
                                  INCORPORATED


                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


         THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered into as
of November 1, 2003 ("Effective Date") by and between HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST
INCORPORATED, a Maryland corporation ("Corporation"), and JOHN M. BRYANT, JR.
("Officer").

                                     RECITAL

         Corporation desires to employ Officer as its Senior Vice President and
General Counsel and Officer is willing to accept such employment by Corporation,
on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.


                                    AGREEMENT

         THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

         1. DUTIES. During the term of this Agreement, Officer agrees to be
employed by and to serve Corporation as its Senior Vice President and General
Counsel, and Corporation agrees to employ and retain Officer in such capacities.
Officer's duties shall be to maintain and manage Corporation's legal department
in such a manner that it (and hired outside counsel) meets the legal,
regulatory, and compliance needs of Corporation. Officer shall report to
Corporation's Board of Directors and/or Chief Executive Officer and at all times
during the term of this Agreement shall have powers and duties at least
commensurate with his position as Senior Vice President and General Counsel.
Officer's principal place of business with respect to his services to
Corporation shall be within 35 miles of Nashville, Tennessee.

         2. TERM OF EMPLOYMENT.

                  2.1 DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Agreement the following
terms shall have the following meanings:

                      (a) "TERMINATION FOR CAUSE" shall mean termination by
Corporation of Officer's employment by Corporation by reason of Officer's
dishonesty towards, fraud upon, or deliberate injury or attempted injury to,
Corporation or by reason of Officer's breach of this Agreement. Corporation
shall have the burden of establishing that any termination of Officer's
employment by Corporation is a Termination For Cause.

                      (b) "TERMINATION OTHER THAN FOR CAUSE" shall mean any
termination by Corporation of Officer's employment by Corporation (other than a


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Termination For Cause) and shall include a Constructive Termination of Officer's
employment, effective upon notice from Officer to Corporation of such
Constructive Termination.

                      (c) "VOLUNTARY TERMINATION" shall mean termination by
Officer of Officer's employment by Corporation other than (i) a Constructive
Termination as described in subsection 2.1(g), (ii) "Termination Upon a Change
in Control" as described in Section 2.1(d), (iii) termination by reason of
Officer's death or disability as described in Sections 2.5 and 2.6, and (iv)
termination by reason of retirement by Officer upon attainment of Retirement
Eligibility.

                      (d) "TERMINATION UPON A CHANGE IN CONTROL" shall mean a
termination by Officer of Officer's employment with Corporation within 24 months
following a "Change in Control."

                      (e) "CHANGE IN CONTROL" shall mean (i) the time that
Corporation first determines that any person and all other persons who
constitute a group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act")) have acquired direct or indirect
beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act)
of 20 percent or more of Corporation's outstanding securities, unless a majority
of the "Continuing Directors" approves the acquisition not later than ten
business days after Corporation makes that determination, or (ii) the first day
on which a majority of the members of Corporation's Board of Directors are not
"Continuing Directors."

                      (f) "CONTINUING DIRECTORS" shall mean, as of any date of
determination, any member of the Board of Directors of Corporation who (i) was a
member of that Board of Directors on January l, 2003, (ii) has been a member of
that Board of Directors for the two years immediately preceding such date of
determination, or (iii) was nominated for election or elected to the Board of
Directors with the affirmative vote of the greater of (x) a majority of
Continuing Directors who were members of the Board at the time of such
nomination or election or (y) at least four Continuing Directors.

                      (g) "CONSTRUCTIVE TERMINATION" shall mean (i) any material
breach of this Agreement by Corporation, (ii) any substantial reduction in the
authority or responsibility of Officer or other substantial reduction in the
terms and conditions of Officer's employment under circumstances which would not
justify a Termination For Cause and which are not the result of a breach by
Officer of this Agreement, (iii) any act(s) by Corporation which are designed to
or have the effect of rendering Officer's working conditions so intolerable or
demeaning on a recurring basis that a reasonable person would resign such
employment, or (iv) relocation of Officer to a location that is more than 35
miles from the location of Corporation's headquarters on the date this Agreement
is executed.

                      (h) "DEFERRED COMPENSATION" or "deferred compensation"
shall mean any individual or group plan, program, agreement or other
arrangement, whether or not a "plan" for purposes of the Employee Retirement


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Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") and whether or not a retirement plan or
supplemental executive retirement plan or additional retirement plan, but which
in any event involves an agreement by Corporation to make payment(s) to Officer
at a future date as compensation for current services to Corporation. The term
Deferred Compensation or deferred compensation shall include, but not be limited
to, benefits described in any Incentive Plan, and any implementation thereof or
incentive award thereunder, each as it now exists or may hereafter be amended.

                      (i) "INCENTIVE PLANS" shall mean Corporation's 2003
Employees Restricted Stock Incentive Plan, and any successor plans.

                      (j) "RETIREMENT ELIGIBILITY" shall mean Employee's
attainment of 60 years of age and ten years of continuous employment with
Corporation.

                  2.2 BASIC TERM. The term of employment of Officer by
Corporation shall be from November 1, 2003 through December 31, 2004, unless
terminated earlier pursuant to this Section 2. Commencing in 2005, on the first
day of January of each year, the first sentence of this Section 2.2 shall be
amended by deleting each year then appearing therein and inserting in each place
the next subsequent year.

                  2.3 TERMINATION FOR CAUSE. Termination For Cause may be
effected by Corporation at any time during the term of this Agreement and shall
be effected by written notification to Officer. Upon Termination For Cause,
Officer immediately shall be paid all accrued salary, bonus compensation, if
any, to the extent earned, vested deferred compensation (other than pension plan
or profit sharing plan benefits which will be paid in accordance with the
applicable plan), any benefits under any plans of Corporation in which Officer
is a participant to the full extent of Officer's rights under such plans,
accrued vacation pay and any appropriate business expenses incurred by Officer
in connection with his duties hereunder, all to the date of termination, but
Officer shall not be paid any other compensation or reimbursement of any kind,
including without limitation, severance compensation.

                  2.4 TERMINATION OTHER THAN FOR CAUSE. Notwithstanding anything
else in this Agreement, Corporation may effect a Termination Other Than For
Cause at any time upon giving written notice to Officer of such termination.
Upon any Termination Other Than For Cause, Officer shall immediately be paid all
accrued salary, bonus compensation, if any, to the extent earned, whether or not
vested without regard to such Termination (other than pension plan or profit
sharing plan benefits which will be paid in accordance with the applicable
plan), any benefits under any plans of Corporation in which Officer is a
participant to the full extent of Officer's rights under such plans (including
accelerated release and full vesting of shares reserved for Officer under the
Incentive Plans, and any implementation thereof or incentive award thereunder),
accrued vacation pay and any appropriate business expenses incurred by Officer
in connection with his duties hereunder, all to the date of termination, and all
severance compensation provided in Section 4.2, but no other compensation or
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                  2.5 TERMINATION BY REASON OF DISABILITY. If, during the term
of this Agreement, Officer, in the reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors
of Corporation, has failed to perform his duties under this Agreement on account
of illness or physical or mental incapacity, and such illness or incapacity
continues for a period of more than 12 consecutive months, Corporation shall
have the right to terminate Officer's employment hereunder by written
notification to Officer and payment to Officer of all accrued salary, bonus
compensation, if any, to the extent earned, deferred compensation, whether or
not vested without regard to such illness or incapacity (other than pension plan
or profit sharing plan benefits which will be paid in accordance with the
applicable plan), any benefits under any plans of Corporation in which Officer
is a participant to the full extent of Officer's rights under such plans
(including accelerated release and full vesting of shares reserved for Officer
under the Incentive Plans, and any implementation thereof or incentive award
thereunder), accrued vacation pay and any appropriate business expenses incurred
by Officer in connection with his duties hereunder, all to the date of
termination, with the exception of medical and dental benefits which shall
continue through the expiration of this Agreement, but Officer shall not be paid
any other compensation or reimbursement of any kind, including without
limitation, severance compensation.

                  2.6 DEATH. In the event of Officer's death during the term of
this Agreement, Officer's employment shall be deemed to have terminated as of
the last day of the month during which his death occurs and Corporation shall
pay to his estate or such beneficiaries as Officer may from time to time
designate all accrued salary, bonus compensation, if any, to the extent earned,
whether or not vested without regard to such Termination (other than pension
plan or profit sharing plan benefits which will be paid in accordance with the
applicable plan), any benefits under any plans of Corporation in which Officer
is a participant to the full extent of Officer's rights under such plans
(including accelerated release and full vesting of shares reserved for Officer
under the Incentive Plans, and any implementation thereof or incentive award
thereunder), accrued vacation pay and any appropriate business expenses incurred
by Officer in connection with his duties hereunder, all to the date of
termination, but Officer's estate shall not be paid any other compensation or
reimbursement of any kind, including without limitation, severance compensation.

                  2.7 VOLUNTARY TERMINATION. In the event of a Voluntary
Termination, Corporation shall immediately pay all accrued salary, bonus
compensation, if any, to the extent earned, vested deferred compensation (other
than pension plan or profit sharing plan benefits which will be paid in
accordance with the applicable plan), any benefits under any plans of
Corporation in which Officer is a participant to the full extent of Officer's
rights under such plans, accrued vacation pay and any appropriate business
expenses incurred by Officer in connection with his duties hereunder, all to the
date of termination, but no other compensation or reimbursement of any kind,
including without limitation, severance compensation.

                  2.8 TERMINATION UPON A CHANGE IN CONTROL OR RETIREMENT. In the
event of (i) a Termination Upon a Change in Control or (ii) retirement by
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upon attainment of Retirement Eligibility, Officer shall immediately be paid all
accrued salary, bonus compensation, if any, to the extent earned through the
date of termination, including compensation that was earned and deferred,
whether or not vested without regard to the Change in Control (other than
pension plan or profit sharing plan benefits which will be paid in accordance
with the applicable plan), any benefits under any plans of Corporation in which
Officer is a participant to the full extent of Officer's rights under such plans
(including accelerated release and full vesting of shares reserved for Officer
under the Incentive Plans, and any implementation thereof or incentive award
thereunder), accrued vacation pay and any appropriate business expenses incurred
by Officer in connection with his duties hereunder, all to the date of
termination, and all severance compensation provided in Section 4.1, but no
other compensation or reimbursement of any kind.

                  2.9 NOTICE OF TERMINATION. Corporation may effect a
termination of this Agreement pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2 upon
giving 30 days written notice to Officer of such termination. Officer may effect
a termination of this Agreement pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2
upon giving 60 days written notice to Corporation of such termination.

         3.       SALARY, BENEFITS AND BONUS COMPENSATION.

                  3.1 BASE SALARY. As payment for the services to be rendered by
Officer as provided in Section 1 and subject to the terms and conditions of
Section 2, Corporation agrees to pay to Officer a "Base Salary" for November and
December, 2003 of $12,750.00 per month, payable in four equal semi-monthly
installments. The Base Salary for each year (or portion thereof) beginning
January 1, 2004 shall be determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board
of Directors (the "Compensation Committee") which shall authorize an increase in
Officer's Base Salary in an amount which, at a minimum, shall be equal to the
cumulative cost-of-living increment on the Base Salary as reported in the
"Consumer Price Index, Nashville, Tennessee, All Items," published by the U.S.
Department of Labor. Officer's Base Salary shall be reviewed annually by the
Compensation Committee.

                  3.2 ADDITIONAL BENEFITS. During the term of this Agreement,
Officer shall be entitled to the following fringe benefits:

                      (a) OFFICER BENEFITS. Officer shall be eligible to
participate in such of Corporation's benefits and deferred compensation plans as
are now generally available or later made generally available to executive
officers of Corporation, including, without limitation, the Incentive Plans, and
any implementation thereof or incentive award thereunder, profit sharing plans,
annual physical examinations, dental and medical plans, personal catastrophe and
disability insurance, financial planning, retirement plans and supplementary
executive retirement plans, if any. For purposes of establishing the length of
service under any benefit plans or programs of Corporation, Officer's employment
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                      (b) VACATION. Officer shall be entitled to four weeks of
vacation during each year during the term of this Agreement and any extensions
thereof, prorated for partial years.

                      (c) REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES. During the term of this
Agreement, Corporation shall reimburse Officer for reasonable and properly
documented out-of-pocket business and/or entertainment expenses incurred by
Officer in connection with his duties under this Agreement.

         4.       SEVERANCE COMPENSATION.

                  4.1 SEVERANCE COMPENSATION IN THE EVENT OF A TERMINATION UPON
A CHANGE IN CONTROL. In the event Officer's employment is terminated in a
Termination Upon a Change in Control, Officer shall be paid as severance
compensation 1.5 times his Base Salary (at the rate payable at the time of such
termination), through the remaining term of this Agreement and any extensions
thereof, on the dates specified in Section 3.1; provided, however, that if
Officer is employed by a new employer during such period, the severance
compensation payable to Officer during such period will be reduced by the amount
of compensation that Officer is receiving from the new employer. However,
Officer is under no obligation to mitigate the amount owed Officer pursuant to
this Section 4.1 by seeking other employment or otherwise. Notwithstanding
anything in this Section 4.1 to the contrary, Officer may in Officer's sole
discretion, by delivery of a notice to Corporation within 30 days following a
Termination Upon a Change in Control, elect to receive from Corporation a lump
sum severance payment by bank cashier's check equal to the present value of the
flow of cash payments that would otherwise be paid to Officer pursuant to this
Section 4.1. However, in no event shall payment pursuant to this Section 4.1 be
less than 1.5 times his Base Salary as defined herein for the applicable period.
Such present value shall be determined as of the date of delivery of the notice
of election by Officer and shall be based on a discount rate equal to the
interest rate on 90-day U.S. Treasury bills, as reported in the Wall Street
Journal (or similar publication), on the date of delivery of the election
notice. If Officer elects to receive a lump sum severance payment, Corporation
shall make such payment to Officer within ten days following the date on which
Officer notifies Corporation of Officer's election. In addition to the severance
payment payable under this Section 4.1, Officer shall be paid an amount equal to
two times the average annual bonus, if any, earned by Officer in the two years
immediately preceding the date of termination. Officer shall also receive (i)
full vesting of any awards granted to Officer under the Incentive Plans, and any
implementation thereof or incentive award thereunder; and (ii) an immediate
release of awards that have been reserved by Corporation for Officer under the
Incentive Plans, and any implementation thereof or incentive award thereunder,
or otherwise, and full vesting of such awards. Officer shall continue to accrue
retirement benefits and shall continue to enjoy any benefits under any plans of
Corporation in which Officer is a participant to the full extent of Officer's
rights under such plans, including any perquisites provided under this
Agreement, through the remaining term of this Agreement; provided, however, that
the benefits under any such plans of Corporation in which Officer is a
participant, including any such perquisites, shall cease upon re-employment by a
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                  4.2 SEVERANCE COMPENSATION IN THE EVENT OF A TERMINATION OTHER
THAN FOR CAUSE. In the event Officer's employment is terminated in a Termination
Other Than For Cause, Officer shall be paid as severance compensation his Base
Salary (at the rate payable at the time of such termination), for a period of 18
months from the date of such termination, on the dates specified in Section 3.1;
provided, however, that if Officer is employed by a new employer during such
period, the severance compensation payable to Officer during such period will be
reduced by the amount of compensation that Officer is receiving from the new
employer. However, Officer is under no obligation to mitigate the amount owed
Officer pursuant to this Section 4.2 by seeking other employment or otherwise.
In addition to the severance payment payable under this Section 4.2, Officer
shall be paid an amount equal to two times the average annual bonus, if any,
earned by Officer in the two years immediately preceding the date of termination
and Officer shall also receive (i) full vesting of any awards granted to Officer
under the Incentive Plans, and any implementation thereof or incentive award
thereunder; and (ii) an immediate release of awards that have been reserved for
Officer under the Incentive Plans, and any implementation thereof or incentive
award thereunder, or otherwise, and full vesting of such awards. Officer shall
be entitled to accelerated vesting of any accrued benefit under each deferred
compensation plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, continued benefit accrual
shall not apply in the case of any tax-qualified retirement plan if such accrual
would adversely affect the tax-qualified status of such plan; provided, however,
that the benefit which would otherwise have been contributed by Corporation to
the account of Officer in any tax-qualified defined contribution and the single
sum value of the benefit plan shall be paid by Corporation to Officer as each
such contribution or benefit would have been made or accrued, as applicable,
assuming that Officer had remained employed on a full-time basis with a rate of
pay equal to his Base Salary. In the case of a Termination Other Than For Cause
by reason of the disability of Officer, and if Officer is retired for
disability, then Officer will continue to accrue benefits as provided to
Corporation's executive officers at the time he incurs his disability,
notwithstanding any subsequent nonsubstantial employment.

                  4.3 NO SEVERANCE COMPENSATION UPON OTHER TERMINATION. In the
event of a Voluntary Termination, Termination For Cause, termination by reason
of Officer's disability pursuant to Section 2.5, or termination by reason of
Officer's death pursuant to Section 2.6, Officer or his estate shall not be paid
any severance compensation and shall receive only the benefits as provided in
the appropriate section of Article II applicable to the respective termination.

                  4.4 ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS DUE TO CHANGE IN CONTROL.

                           (a) GROSS UP PAYMENT. Anything in this Agreement to
the contrary notwithstanding, in the event it shall be determined that any
payment or distribution by or on behalf of Corporation to or for the benefit of
Officer as a result of a "change in control," as defined in Section 280G of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), involving Corporation or
its affiliates (whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant
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payments required under this Section 4.4 (a "Payment")) would be subject to the
excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, or any interest or penalties are
incurred by Officer with respect to such excise tax (such excise tax, together
with any such interest and penalties, are hereinafter collectively referred to
as the "Excise Tax"), then Officer shall be entitled to receive an additional
payment (a "Gross-Up Payment") in an amount such that after payment by Officer
of all taxes (including any interest or penalties imposed with respect to such
taxes), including, without limitation, any income taxes (and any interest and
penalties imposed with respect thereto) and Excise Tax imposed upon the Gross-Up
Payment, Officer retains an amount of the Gross-Up Payment equal to the Excise
Tax imposed upon the Payments.

                      (b) TAX OPINION. Subject to the provisions of Section
4.4(c), all determinations required to be made under this Section 4.4, including
whether and when a Gross-Up Payment is required and the amount of such Gross-Up
Payment and the assumptions to be utilized in arriving at such determination,
shall be made by a nationally recognized accounting firm or law firm selected by
Corporation (the "Tax Firm"); provided, however, that the Tax Firm shall not
determine that no Excise Tax is payable by Officer unless it delivers to Officer
a written opinion (the "Tax Opinion") that failure to pay the Excise Tax and to
report the Excise Tax and the payments potentially subject thereto on or with
Officer's applicable federal income tax return will not result in the imposition
of an accuracy-related or other penalty on Officer. All fees and expenses of the
Tax Firm shall be borne solely by Corporation. Within 15 business days of the
receipt of notice from Officer that there has been a Payment, or such earlier
time as is requested by Corporation, the Tax Firm shall make all determinations
required under this Section 4.4, shall provide to Corporation and Officer a
written report setting forth such determinations, together with detailed
supporting calculations, and, if the Tax Firm determines that no Excise Tax is
payable, shall deliver the Tax Opinion to Officer. Any Gross-Up Payment, as
determined pursuant to this Section 4.4, shall be paid by Corporation to Officer
within 15 days of the receipt of the Tax Firm's determination. Subject to the
remainder of this Section 4.4, any determination by the Tax Firm shall be
binding upon Corporation and Officer; provided, however, that Officer shall only
be bound to the extent that the determinations of the Tax Firm hereunder,
including the determinations made in the Tax Opinion, are reasonable and
reasonably supported by applicable law. As a result of the uncertainty in the
application of Section 4999 of the Code at the time of the initial determination
by the Tax Firm hereunder, it is possible that Gross-Up Payments which will not
have been made by Corporation should have been made ("Underpayment"), consistent
with the calculations required to be made hereunder. In the event that it is
ultimately determined in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section
4.4(c) that Officer is required to make a payment of any Excise Tax, the Tax
Firm shall reasonably determine the amount of the Underpayment that has occurred
and any such Underpayment shall be promptly paid by Corporation to or for the
benefit of Officer. In determining the reasonableness of the Tax Firm's
determinations hereunder, and the effect thereof, Officer shall be provided a
reasonable opportunity to review such determinations with the Tax Firm and
Officer's tax counsel. The Tax Firm's determinations hereunder, and the Tax
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reasonable objections and comments thereto have been satisfactorily accommodated
by the Tax Firm.

                      (c) NOTICE OF IRS CLAIM. Officer shall notify Corporation
in writing of any claims by the Internal Revenue Service that, if successful,
would require the payment by Corporation of the Gross-Up Payment. Such
notification shall be given as soon as practicable but no later than 30 calendar
days after Officer actually receives notice in writing of such claim and shall
apprise Corporation of the nature of such claim and the date on which such claim
is requested to be paid; provided, however, that the failure of Officer to
notify Corporation of such claim (or to provide any required information with
respect thereto) shall not affect any rights granted to Officer under this
Section 4.4 except to the extent that Corporation is materially prejudiced in
the defense of such claim as a direct result of such failure. Officer shall not
pay such claim prior to the expiration of the 30-day period following the date
on which he gives such notice to Corporation (or such shorter period ending on
the date that any payment of taxes with respect to such claim is due). If
Corporation notifies Officer in writing prior to the expiration of such period
that it desires to contest such claim, Officer shall do all of the following:

                          (i) give Corporation any information reasonably
requested by Corporation relating to such claim;

                          (ii) take such action in connection with contesting
such claim as Corporation shall reasonably request in writing from time to time,
including, without limitation, accepting legal representation with respect to
such claim by an attorney selected by Corporation and reasonably acceptable to
Officer;

                          (iii) cooperate with Corporation in good faith in
order effectively to contest such claim; and

                          (iv) if Corporation elects not to assume and control
the defense of such claim, permit Corporation to participate in any proceedings
relating to such claim;

provided, however, that Corporation shall bear and pay directly all costs and
expenses (including additional interest and penalties) incurred in connection
with such contest and shall indemnify and hold Officer harmless, on an after-tax
basis, for any Excise Tax or income tax (including interest and penalties with
respect thereto) imposed as a result of such representation and payment of costs
and expenses. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.4,
Corporation shall have the right, at its sole option, to assume the defense of
and control all proceedings in connection with such contest, in which case it
may pursue or forego any and all administrative appeals, proceedings, hearings
and conferences with the taxing authority in respect of such claim and may
either direct Officer to pay the tax claimed and sue for a refund or contest the
claim in any permissible manner, and Officer agrees to prosecute such contest to
a determination before any administrative tribunal, in a court of initial
jurisdiction and in one or more appellate courts, as Corporation shall
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to pay such claim and sue for a refund, Corporation shall advance the amount of
such payment to Officer, on an interest-free basis and shall indemnify and hold
Officer harmless, on an after-tax basis, from any Excise Tax or income tax
(including interest or penalties with respect thereto) imposed with respect to
such advance or with respect to any imputed income with respect to such advance;
and further provided that any extension of the statute of limitations relating
to payment of taxes for the taxable year of Officer with respect to which such
contested amount is claimed to be due is limited solely to such contested
amount. Furthermore, Corporation's right to assume the defense of and control
the contest shall be limited to issues with respect to which a Gross-Up Payment
would be payable hereunder and Officer shall be entitled to settle or contest,
as the case may be, any other issue raised by the Internal Revenue Service or
any other taxing authority.

                      (d) RIGHT TO TAX REFUND. If, after the receipt by Officer
of an amount advanced by Corporation pursuant to Section 4.4, Officer becomes
entitled to receive any refund with respect to such claim, Officer shall
(subject to Corporation's complying with the requirements of Section 4.4(c))
promptly pay to Corporation the amount of such refund (together with any
interest paid or credited thereon after taxes applicable thereto). If, after the
receipt by Officer of an amount advanced by Corporation pursuant to Section
4.4(c), a determination is made that Officer is not entitled to a refund with
respect to such claim and Corporation does not notify Officer in writing of its
intent to contest such denial of refund prior to the expiration of 30 days after
such determination, then such advance shall, to the extent of such denial, be
forgiven and shall not be required to be repaid and the amount of forgiven
advance shall offset, to the extent thereof, the amount of Gross-Up Payment
required to be paid.

         5. NON-COMPETITION; DISCLOSURE OF INVESTMENTS. During the term of this
Agreement, including the period, if any, during which Officer shall be entitled
to severance compensation pursuant to Section 4.2:

                  (a) Officer shall not, without the prior written consent of
Corporation, directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, control, be connected
with as an officer, employee, partner, consultant or otherwise, or otherwise
engage or participate in any corporation or other business entity engaged in the
business of buying, selling, developing, building and/or managing real estate
facilities for the medical, healthcare and retirement sectors of the real estate
industry. Officer understands and acknowledges that Corporation carries on
business nationwide and that the nature of Corporation's activities cannot be
confined to a limited area. Accordingly, Officer agrees that the geographic
scope of this Section 5 shall include the United States of America.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the ownership by Officer of less than 2% of any
class of the outstanding capital stock of any corporation conducting such a
competitive business which is regularly traded on a national securities exchange
or in the over-the-counter market shall not be a violation of the foregoing
covenant.

                  (b) Simultaneously with Officer's execution of this Agreement
and upon each anniversary of the Effective Date, Officer shall notify the
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stock holdings, employment as an employee, director, or any similar interest in
any business or enterprise other than Corporation; provided, however, that
Officer shall have no obligation to disclose any investment under $100,000 in
value or any holdings of publicly traded securities which are not in excess of
one percent of the outstanding class of such securities. Notwithstanding any
provision herein to the contrary, the restrictions and covenants of this Section
5 shall not apply in the event of a Termination Upon a Change in Control.

                  (c) Officer shall not contact or solicit, directly or
indirectly, any customer, client, tenant or account whose identity Officer
obtained through association with Corporation, regardless of the geographical
location of such customer, client, tenant or account, nor shall Officer,
directly or indirectly, entice or induce, or attempt to entice or induce, any
employee of Corporation to leave such employ, nor shall Officer employ any such
person in any business similar to or in competition with that of Corporation.
Officer hereby acknowledges and agrees that the provisions set forth in this
Section 5 constitute a reasonable restriction on his ability to compete with
Corporation and will not adversely affect his ability to earn income sufficient
to support himself and/or his family.

                  (d) The parties hereto agree that, in the event a court of
competent jurisdiction shall determine that the geographical or durational
elements of this covenant are unenforceable, such determination shall not render
the entire covenant unenforceable. Rather, the excessive aspects of the covenant
shall be reduced to the threshold which is enforceable, and the remaining
aspects shall not be affected thereby.

         6. TRADE SECRETS AND CUSTOMER LISTS. Officer agrees to hold in strict
confidence all information concerning any matters affecting or relating to the
business of Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates, including, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, its manner of operation, business
plans, business prospects, agreements, protocols, processes, computer programs,
customer lists, market strategies, internal performance statistics, financial
data, marketing information and analyses, or other data, without regard to the
capacity in which such information was acquired. Officer agrees that he will
not, directly or indirectly, use any such information for the benefit of any
person or entity other than Corporation or disclose or communicate any of such
information in any manner whatsoever other than to the directors, officers,
employees, agents, and representatives of Corporation who need to know such
information, who shall be informed by Officer of the confidential nature of such
information and directed by Officer to treat such information confidentially.
Such information does not include information which (i) was or becomes generally
available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by Officer or his
representatives, or (ii) was or becomes available to Officer on a
non-confidential basis from a source other than Corporation or its advisors
provided that such source is not known to Officer to be bound by a
confidentiality agreement with Corporation, or otherwise prohibited from
transmitting the information to Officer by a contractual, legal or fiduciary
obligation; notwithstanding the foregoing, if any such information does become
generally available to the public, Officer agrees not to further discuss or
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Upon Corporation's request, Officer will return all information furnished to him
related to the business of Corporation. The parties hereto stipulate that all
such information is material and confidential and gravely affects the effective
and successful conduct of the business of Corporation and Corporation's
goodwill, and that any breach of the terms of this Section 6 shall be a material
breach of this Agreement. The terms of this Section 6 shall remain in effect
following the termination of this Agreement.

         7. USE OF PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. Officer recognizes that Corporation
possesses a proprietary interest in all of the information described in Section
6 and has the exclusive right and privilege to use, protect by copyright, patent
or trademark, manufacture or otherwise exploit the processes, ideas and concepts
described therein to the exclusion of Officer, except as otherwise agreed
between Corporation and Officer in writing. Officer expressly agrees that any
products, inventions, discoveries or improvements made by Officer, his agents or
affiliates based on or arising out of the information described in Section 6
shall be (i) deemed a work made for hire under the terms of United States
Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. ss. 101 et seq., and Corporation shall be the owner of
all such rights with respect thereto and (ii) the property of and inure to the
exclusive benefit of Corporation.

         8. MISCELLANEOUS.

                  8.1 PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS. Corporation's obligation to pay
Officer the compensation and to make the arrangements provided herein shall be
unconditional, and Officer shall have no obligation whatsoever to mitigate
damages hereunder. If litigation after a Change in Control shall be brought to
enforce or interpret any provision contained herein, Corporation, to the extent
permitted by applicable law and Corporation's Articles of Incorporation and
Bylaws, hereby indemnifies Officer for Officer's reasonable attorneys' fees and
disbursements incurred in such litigation.

                  8.2 WAIVER. The waiver of the breach of any provision of this
Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach
of the same or other provision hereof.

                  8.3 ENTIRE AGREEMENT; MODIFICATIONS. Except as otherwise
provided herein, this Agreement represents the entire understanding among the
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and this Agreement supersedes
any and all prior understandings, agreements, plans and negotiations, whether
written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof, including without
limitation, any understandings, agreements or obligations respecting any past or
future compensation, bonuses, reimbursements or other payments to Officer from
Corporation. All modifications to the Agreement must be in writing and signed by
the party against whom enforcement of such modification is sought.

                  8.4 NOTICES. All notices and other communications under this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given by telegraph or first class
mail, certified or registered with return receipt requested, and shall be deemed
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been duly given three days after mailing or 12 hours after transmission of a
telegram to the respective persons named below:

         If to Corporation:

                  Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated
                  3310 West End Avenue, Suite 700
                  Nashville, Tennessee 37203
                  Phone: (615) 269-8175
                  Fax: (615) 269-8122

         If to Officer:

                  John M. Bryant, Jr.
                  5920 Long Meadow Road
                  Nashville, TN 37205
                  Phone: (615) 354-9327
                  Fax: (615) 269-8461

Any party may change such party's address for notices by notice duly give
pursuant to this Section 8.4.

                  8.5 HEADINGS. The Section headings herein are intended for
reference and shall not by themselves determine the construction or
interpretation of this Agreement.

                  8.6 GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Tennessee.

                  8.7 ARBITRATION. Any controversy or claim arising out of or
relating to this Agreement, or breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration
in Nashville, Tennessee in accordance with the Rules of the American Arbitration
Association, and judgment upon any proper award rendered by the Arbitrators may
be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. There shall be three
arbitrators, one to be chosen directly by each party at will, and the third
arbitrator to be selected by the two arbitrators so chosen. To the extent
permitted by the Rules of the American Arbitration Association, the selected
arbitrators may grant equitable relief. Each party shall pay the fees of the
arbitrator selected by him and of his own attorneys, and the expenses of his
witnesses and all other expenses connected with the presentation of his case.
The cost of the arbitration including the cost of the record or transcripts
thereof, if any, administrative fees, and all other fees and costs shall be
borne equally by the parties. To the extent that Officer prevails with respect
to any portion of an arbitration award, Officer shall be reimbursed by
Corporation for the costs and expenses incurred by Officer in connection with
the arbitration in an amount proportionate to the award to Officer as compared
to the amount in dispute.

                  8.8 SEVERABILITY. Should a court or other body of competent
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otherwise invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be adjusted rather than
voided, if possible, and all other provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed
valid and enforceable to the extent possible.

                  8.9 SURVIVAL OF CORPORATION'S OBLIGATIONS. Corporation's
obligations hereunder shall not be terminated by reason of any liquidation,
dissolution, bankruptcy, cessation of business, or similar event relating to
Corporation. This Agreement shall not be terminated by any merger or
consolidation or other reorganization of Corporation. In the event any such
merger, consolidation or reorganization shall be accomplished by transfer of
stock or by transfer of assets or otherwise, the provisions of this Agreement
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the surviving or resulting
corporation or person. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the
parties; provided, however, that except as herein expressly provided, this
Agreement shall not be assignable either by Corporation (except to an affiliate
of Corporation in which event Corporation shall remain liable if the affiliate
fails to meet any obligations to make payments or provide benefits or otherwise)
or by Officer.

                  8.10 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in one or
more counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
Agreement.

                  8.11 WITHHOLDINGS. All compensation and benefits to Officer
hereunder shall be reduced only by all federal, state, local and other
withholdings and similar taxes and payments that are required by applicable law.
Except as otherwise specifically agreed by Officer, no other offsets or
withholdings shall apply to reduce the payment of compensation and benefits
hereunder.

                  8.12 INDEMNIFICATION. In addition to any rights to
indemnification to which Officer is entitled to under Corporation's Articles of
Incorporation and Bylaws, Corporation shall indemnify Officer at all times
during and after the term of this Agreement to the maximum extent permitted
under Section 2-418 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Maryland or
any successor provision thereof and any other applicable state law, and shall
pay Officer's expenses in defending any civil or criminal action, suit, or
proceeding in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit, or
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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement
effective as of the day and year first above written.

                                        CORPORATION:

                                        HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INCORPORATED

                                        By: /s/ J.D. Carter Steele
                                        ------------------------------------
                                        Name: J.D. Carter Steele
                                        Title: Sr. Vice President and Chief
                                               Operating Officer

                                        Date: November 1, 2003

                                        OFFICER:

                                        /s/ John M. Bryant, Jr.
                                        ------------------------------------
                                        John M. Bryant, Jr.
                                        Date: November 1, 2003




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