Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Spencer Frank
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Cogdell Spencer Inc. [CSA]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CEO, President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
4401 BARCLAY DOWNS DRVIE, SUITE 300
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/26/2009
(Street)

CHARLOTTE, NC 28209
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock               237,328 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Partnership Units (1) (2) (3) (1) (2) (3) 02/26/2009   A   1,419 (1) (2)     (1)(2)(3)   (1)(2)(3) Common Stock 1,419 (1) (2) (1) (2) 360,124 (3) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Spencer Frank
4401 BARCLAY DOWNS DRVIE, SUITE 300
CHARLOTTE, NC 28209
  X     CEO, President  

Signatures

 /s/ Frank C. Spencer   03/02/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Although not a derivative security, Mr. Spencer was granted 63,569 long term incentive plan units ("LTIP units") on February 26, 2009, pursuant to the Cogdell Spencer Inc. (the "Company") 2005 long-term stock incentive plan. All of 63,569 LTIP units vested upon issuance. LTIP units may be convertible into limited partnership units ("OP units") in Cogdell Spencer LP (the "Operating Partnership") if there is an increase in the value of the Operating Partnership's assets, which revaluation will occur upon the occurrence of certain events (each a "Book-up Event"). LTIP units are convertible into OP units in the Operating Partnership on a one for one basis. OP units are redeemable for a cash amount equal to the value of OP units or, in the Company's sole and absolute discretion, exchangeable for shares of the Company's common stock based on an exchange ratio of one share of common stock for one OP unit.
(2) Mr. Spencer vested in 1,419 previously unvested LTIP units on February 26, 2009 and all of such LTIP units converted into 1,419 OP units on such date.
(3) Comprised of 247,817 OP units, 63,569 vested LTIP units, and 48,738 unvested LTIP units, which LTIP units will vest based on Company performance. Some or all of the 63,569 vested and 49,738 unvested LTIP units may in the future be converted into OP units, thereby increasing the number of OP units owned by Mr. Spencer by the corresponding number of LTIP units converted into OP units.

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