Ventas, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2010

Nov 15, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VENTAS INC (VTR)
CIK: 0000740260
Period of Report: 2010-11-11

Reporting Person: LEWIS RAYMOND J (President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-11-11	Common Stock	S	400	$54.3175	Disposed	158506	Direct
2010-11-11	Common Stock	S	1000	$54.32	Disposed	157506	Direct
2010-11-11	Common Stock	S	2100	$54.33	Disposed	155406	Direct
2010-11-11	Common Stock	S	8653	$54.335	Disposed	146753	Direct
2010-11-11	Common Stock	S	7193	$54.34	Disposed	139560	Direct
2010-11-11	Common Stock	S	900	$54.345	Disposed	138660	Direct
2010-11-11	Common Stock	S	700	$54.35	Disposed	137960	Direct
2010-11-11	Common Stock	S	100	$54.351	Disposed	137860	Direct
2010-11-11	Common Stock	S	1000	$54.355	Disposed	136860	Direct
2010-11-11	Common Stock	S	1300	$54.36	Disposed	135560	Direct
2010-11-11	Common Stock	S	500	$54.365	Disposed	135060	Direct
2010-11-11	Common Stock	S	655	$54.37	Disposed	134405	Direct
2010-11-11	Common Stock	S	600	$54.38	Disposed	133805	Direct
2010-11-11	Common Stock	S	400	$54.39	Disposed	133405	Direct
2010-11-11	Common Stock	S	100	$54.40	Disposed	133305	Direct
2010-11-11	Common Stock	S	100	$54.43	Disposed	133205	Direct
2010-11-11	Common Stock	S	100	$54.45	Disposed	133105	Direct
2010-11-11	Common Stock	S	100	$54.47	Disposed	133005	Direct
2010-11-11	Common Stock	S	96	$54.48	Disposed	132909	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Please see the Reporting Person's previous Form 4 filing dated the date hereof which contains additional transactions which are part of one aggregate direction.

F2: On November 11, 2010, the Reporting Person transmitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission a Form 144 covering the sale of the Issuer's common stock reported on Table I.