Ventas, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2010

Mar 24, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VENTAS INC (VTR)
CIK: 0000740260
Period of Report: 2010-03-22

Reporting Person: SCHWEINHART RICHARD A (EVP & Chief Fin. Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-03-22	Common Stock	M	41408	$23.00	Acquired	149439.234	Direct
2010-03-22	Common Stock	F	9598	$48.62	Disposed	139841.234	Direct
2010-03-22	Common Stock	S	300	$48.54	Disposed	139541.234	Direct
2010-03-22	Common Stock	S	600	$48.55	Disposed	138941.234	Direct
2010-03-22	Common Stock	S	2000	$48.56	Disposed	136941.234	Direct
2010-03-22	Common Stock	S	1700	$48.57	Disposed	135241.234	Direct
2010-03-22	Common Stock	S	400	$48.58	Disposed	134841.234	Direct
2010-03-22	Common Stock	S	1600	$48.59	Disposed	133241.234	Direct
2010-03-22	Common Stock	S	2700	$48.60	Disposed	130541.234	Direct
2010-03-22	Common Stock	S	900	$48.61	Disposed	129641.234	Direct
2010-03-22	Common Stock	S	400	$48.62	Disposed	129241.234	Direct
2010-03-22	Common Stock	S	1400	$48.63	Disposed	127841.234	Direct
2010-03-22	Common Stock	S	600	$48.64	Disposed	127241.234	Direct
2010-03-22	Common Stock	S	300	$48.65	Disposed	126941.234	Direct
2010-03-22	Common Stock	S	200	$48.66	Disposed	126741.234	Direct
2010-03-22	Common Stock	S	1300	$48.67	Disposed	125441.234	Direct
2010-03-22	Common Stock	S	1600	$48.68	Disposed	123841.234	Direct
2010-03-22	Common Stock	S	500	$48.69	Disposed	123341.234	Direct
2010-03-22	Common Stock	S	1000	$48.70	Disposed	122341.234	Direct
2010-03-22	Common Stock	S	1900	$48.71	Disposed	120441.234	Direct
2010-03-22	Common Stock	S	300	$48.74	Disposed	120141.234	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-03-22	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$23.00	M	41408	Disposed	2014-01-13	Common Stock (41408)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1605	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents shares withheld to pay the taxes due on exercise of stock options granted on January 13, 2004 under the Ventas, Inc. 2000 Incentive Compensation Plan.

F2: On March 22, 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.

F3: These options were part of a previously reported grant of 41,408 on January 13, 2004 by the Issuer to the Reporting Person that vested in three equal annual installments on January 13, 2004, January 13, 2005 and January 13, 2006.

F4: Represents total number of unexercised stock options held by the Reporting Person as of March 22, 2010.