Ventas, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2010

Jan 20, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VENTAS INC (VTR)
CIK: 0000740260
Period of Report: 2010-01-19

Reporting Person: Wood Brian K (SVP-Tax)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-01-19	Common Stock	F	430	$45.33	Disposed	21390.255	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2527	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents shares withheld to pay the taxes on the vesting of restricted stock granted on January 19, 2007 under the Ventas, Inc. 2006 Incentive Plan.

F2: Includes 139.074 shares acquired between August 9, 2009 and January 19, 2010, under the Ventas Employee and Director Stock Purchase Plan.

F3: As of January 19, 2010, Reporting Person also owns options to purchase 28,220 shares of Issuer's common stock.