Ventas, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2010

Oct 5, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VENTAS INC (VTR)
CIK: 0000740260
Period of Report: 2010-10-01

Reporting Person: GELLERT JAY M (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-10-01	Common Stock	A	242.014	$51.65	Acquired	38687.005	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Common Stock in the form of Units granted under the Ventas Nonemployee Director Deferred Stock Compensation Plan (the "Plan") in lieu of Director fees pursuant to the Director's deferral election. Such Units are payable solely in Common Stock and subject to the terms and conditions of the Director's deferral election and the Plan.

F2: Includes 117.262 Units acquired on September 30, 2010, under the Plan as a result of dividend equivalents credited with respect to the dividend on Issuer's common stock paid on September 30, 2010.

F3: Includes 195.387 shares acquired on September 30, 2010, under the Ventas, Inc. Distribution Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan.

F4: As of October 1, 2010, Reporting Person also owns options to purchase 55,000 shares of Issuer's common stock.