Exhibit 10.1





Exhibit 10.1




AMENDMENT TO CHARLES M. HANDY EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT




THIS AMENDMENT TO THE CHARLES M. HANDY EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Amendment”) is entered into
this 23rd day of September 2011, by and among Cogdell Spencer Inc., a Maryland corporation (the
“REIT”), Cogdell Spencer LP, a Delaware Limited Partnership (the “Operating Partnership”) each with
its principal place of business at 4401 Barclay Downs Drive, Suite 300, Charlotte, North Carolina
28209-4670, and Charles M. Handy, residing at the address set forth on the signature page hereof
(the “Executive”).



WHEREAS, the REIT and the Operating Partnership (collectively, the “Company”), on the one
hand, and the Executive on the other hand, entered into a certain Amended and Restated Employment
Agreement dated December 1, 2008 (the “Employment Agreement”); and




WHEREAS, the parties would like to amend the Employment Agreement;



NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitations, the mutual covenants hereinafter
set out and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:




1. The Employment Agreement is amended as follows:



Section 1 of the Employment Agreement is deleted in its entirety and restated as follows:
“The Company hereby offers to continue to employ the Executive, and the Executive hereby accepts
such continued employment, for an initial term (the “Initial Term”) commencing on October 1, 2008
and continuing through December 31, 2011, unless sooner terminated in accordance with the
provisions of Section 4 or Section 5; with such employment to continue for successive one-year
periods in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (subject to termination as aforesaid) unless
either party notifies the other party of non-renewal in writing prior to midnight on December 1,
2011 in the Initial Term and prior to midnight on December 1st in any annual renewal
term, as applicable (the Initial Term, together with any such extensions of employment hereunder,
shall hereinafter be referred to as the “Term”).



2. Remaining Provisions. All other provisions of the Employment Agreement shall
remain in full force and effect. In the event there is any conflict between the terms of this
Amendment and the Employment Agreement, the provisions contained herein shall control.



3. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in several counterparts, each of
which shall constitute an original but which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.



4. Binding Effect. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the parties and their respective successors, permitted assigns, heirs, executors and legal
representatives.



5. Amendment. This Amendment may be modified only by a written agreement signed by
the parties hereto.


 


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the day and
year first above written.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	COGDELL SPENCER INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Raymond W. Braun 	 
	 	 	Title:  	President and Chief Executive Officer 	 
	 
	 	COGDELL SPENCER LP

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Raymond W. Braun 	 
	 	 	Title:  	President 	 
	 
	 	CHARLES M. HANDY

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Charles M. Handy 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 




 


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