Ventas, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2010

Mar 22, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VENTAS INC (VTR)
CIK: 0000740260
Period of Report: 2010-03-18

Reporting Person: LEWIS RAYMOND J (EVP & Chief Investment Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-03-18	Common Stock	S	200	$47.63	Disposed	145129	Direct
2010-03-18	Common Stock	S	700	$47.64	Disposed	144429	Direct
2010-03-18	Common Stock	S	700	$47.65	Disposed	143729	Direct
2010-03-18	Common Stock	S	700	$47.67	Disposed	143029	Direct
2010-03-18	Common Stock	S	200	$47.68	Disposed	142829	Direct
2010-03-18	Common Stock	S	100	$47.685	Disposed	142729	Direct
2010-03-18	Common Stock	S	100	$47.6875	Disposed	142629	Direct
2010-03-18	Common Stock	S	100	$47.69	Disposed	142529	Direct
2010-03-18	Common Stock	S	100	$47.695	Disposed	142429	Direct
2010-03-18	Common Stock	S	100	$47.6975	Disposed	142329	Direct
2010-03-18	Common Stock	S	2271	$47.70	Disposed	140058	Direct
2010-03-18	Common Stock	S	200	$47.705	Disposed	139858	Direct
2010-03-18	Common Stock	S	400	$47.71	Disposed	139458	Direct
2010-03-18	Common Stock	S	100	$47.715	Disposed	139358	Direct
2010-03-18	Common Stock	S	100	$47.7175	Disposed	139258	Direct
2010-03-18	Common Stock	S	2200	$47.72	Disposed	137058	Direct
2010-03-18	Common Stock	S	800	$47.725	Disposed	136258	Direct
2010-03-18	Common Stock	S	100	$47.727	Disposed	136158	Direct
2010-03-18	Common Stock	S	800	$47.30	Disposed	135358	Direct
2010-03-18	Common Stock	S	600	$47.735	Disposed	134758	Direct
2010-03-18	Common Stock	S	100	$47.736	Disposed	134658	Direct
2010-03-18	Common Stock	S	200	$47.7375	Disposed	134458	Direct
2010-03-18	Common Stock	S	249	$47.74	Disposed	134209	Direct
2010-03-18	Common Stock	S	800	$47.76	Disposed	133409	Direct
2010-03-18	Common Stock	S	500	$47.77	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 March 18, 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.