Ventas, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2010

Sep 22, 2010

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VENTAS INC (VTR)
CIK: 0000740260
Period of Report: 2010-09-13

Reporting Person: Cozzi Vincent M. (Senior Vice President)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	8449	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$41.54	2018-01-22	Common Stock (7539)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$21.57	2019-02-27	Common Stock (7764)		Direct
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$44.19	2020-02-26	Common Stock (3594)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: These options vested in three equal annual installments beginning on January 22, 2008.

F2: These options vested in three equal annual installments beginning on February 27, 2009.

F3: These options vested in three equal annual installments beginning on February 26, 2010.