Cogdell Spencer Inc. Announces Third Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call Notice

Cogdell Spencer Inc. Announces Third Quarter Earnings Release and Conference
Call Notice

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cogdell Spencer Inc. (NYSE:
CSA) announced today that it will release third quarter earnings after the
market closes on Thursday, October 29, 2009. Cogdell Spencer Inc. invites you
to attend the Third Quarter 2009 Conference Call on Friday, October 30, 2009
at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). The number to call for this
teleconference is (800) 860-2442 (domestic) or (412) 858-4600 (international),
and no passcode is required. In addition, the conference call can be accessed
via the Internet at www.cogdellspencer.com through the "Q3 2009 Cogdell
Spencer Earnings Conference Call" link on the Investor Relations page.

A playback (877) 344-7529 (domestic) or (412) 317-0088 (international) and
enter the conference ID number: 434385. The replay can also be accessed via
the Internet at www.cogdellspencer.com through the "Q3 2009 Cogdell Spencer
Earnings Conference Call" link on the Investor Relations page.

About Cogdell Spencer Inc.
Charlotte-based Cogdell Spencer Inc. (NYSE: CSA) is a fully-integrated,
self-administered, and self-managed real estate investment trust ("REIT") that
invests in specialty office buildings for the medical profession, including
medical offices and ambulatory surgery and diagnostic centers. The Company
focuses on the ownership, development, redevelopment, acquisition, and
management of strategically located medical office buildings and other
healthcare related facilities in the United States of America. The Company
has been built around understanding and addressing the full range of
specialized real estate needs of the healthcare industry. Learn more about
Cogdell Spencer Inc. and its subsidiaries at www.cogdellspencer.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking
statements reflect the Company's views about future events and are subject to
risks, uncertainties, assumptions and changes in circumstances that may cause
actual results to differ materially. Factors that may contribute to these
differences include, but are not limited to the following: market trends; our
ability to obtain future financing arrangements; our ability to renew ground
leases; our ability to comply with financial covenants in our debt
instruments; defaults by tenants; and changes in the reimbursement available
to our tenants by government or private payors. For a further list and
description of such risks and uncertainties, see the reports filed by the
Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. Although the Company believes
the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on
reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be
realized. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or
revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.

SOURCE Cogdell Spencer Inc.

General Inquiries, Frank C. Spencer, President and Chief Executive Officer,
+1-704-940-2926, fspencer@cogdellspencer.com, Financial Inquiries, Charles M.
Handy, Chief Financial Officer, +1-704-940-2914, chandy@cogdellspencer.com,
Media, Dana Crothers, Marketing Director, +1-704-940-2904,
dcrothers@cogdellspencer.com