Ventas, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2010

Apr 12, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VENTAS INC (VTR)
CIK: 0000740260
Period of Report: 2010-04-08

Reporting Person: CAFARO DEBRA A (Director, Chairman, President and CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-04-08	Common Stock	S	100	$47.34	Disposed	755714	Direct
2010-04-08	Common Stock	S	400	$47.35	Disposed	755314	Direct
2010-04-08	Common Stock	S	500	$47.36	Disposed	754814	Direct
2010-04-08	Common Stock	S	1300	$47.37	Disposed	753514	Direct
2010-04-08	Common Stock	S	1000	$47.38	Disposed	752514	Direct
2010-04-08	Common Stock	S	2625	$47.39	Disposed	749889	Direct
2010-04-08	Common Stock	S	5600	$47.40	Disposed	744289	Direct
2010-04-08	Common Stock	S	2000	$47.41	Disposed	742289	Direct
2010-04-08	Common Stock	S	1700	$47.42	Disposed	740589	Direct
2010-04-08	Common Stock	S	1600	$47.43	Disposed	738989	Direct
2010-04-08	Common Stock	S	2000	$47.44	Disposed	736989	Direct
2010-04-08	Common Stock	S	2700	$47.45	Disposed	734289	Direct
2010-04-08	Common Stock	S	2500	$47.46	Disposed	731789	Direct
2010-04-08	Common Stock	S	2600	$47.47	Disposed	729189	Direct
2010-04-08	Common Stock	S	4400	$47.48	Disposed	724789	Direct
2010-04-08	Common Stock	S	900	$47.49	Disposed	723889	Direct
2010-04-08	Common Stock	S	1200	$47.50	Disposed	722689	Direct
2010-04-08	Common Stock	S	1100	$47.51	Disposed	721589	Direct
2010-04-08	Common Stock	S	1900	$47.52	Disposed	719689	Direct
2010-04-08	Common Stock	S	2100	$47.53	Disposed	717589	Direct
2010-04-08	Common Stock	S	800	$47.54	Disposed	716789	Direct
2010-04-08	Common Stock	S	1000	$47.55	Disposed	715789	Direct
2010-04-08	Common Stock	S	2300	$47.56	Disposed	713489	Direct
2010-04-08	Common Stock	S	700	$47.57	Disposed	712789	Direct
2010-04-08	Common Stock	S	1100	$47.58	Disposed	711689	Direct
2010-04-08	Common Stock	S	900	$47.59	Disposed	710789	Direct
2010-04-08	Common Stock	S	1800	$47.60	Disposed	708989	Direct
2010-04-08	Common Stock	S	2900	$47.61	Disposed	706089	Direct
2010-04-08	Common Stock	S	2700	$47.62	Disposed	703389	Direct
2010-04-08	Common Stock	S	1700	$47.63	Disposed	701689	Direct

Footnotes

F1: On April 8, 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.

F2: These shares are being sold pursuant to a written non-discretionary Rule 10b5-1(c) sales plan dated March 8, 2010.

F3: Please see the Reporting Person's subsequent Form 4 filing dated the date hereof which contains additional transactions which are part of one aggregate direction under the Rule 10b5-1(c) sales plan described in Footnote (2).