Ventas, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2010

Jan 26, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VENTAS INC (VTR)
CIK: 0000740260
Period of Report: 2010-01-22

Reporting Person: RINEY T RICHARD (EVP, Chief Admin. Off., GC)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-01-22	Common Stock	F	1475	$42.75	Disposed	276257	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1300	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents shares withheld to pay the taxes on the vesting of restricted stock granted on January 22, 2008 under the Ventas, Inc. 2006 Incentive Plan.

F2: As of January 22, 2010, Reporting Person also owns options to purchase 195,789 shares of Issuer's common stock.