Ventas, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2011

Dec 2, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VENTAS INC (VTR)
CIK: 0000740260
Period of Report: 2011-11-30

Reporting Person: RINEY T RICHARD (EVP, Chief Admin. Off., GC)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-11-30	Common Stock	F	3379	$52.76	Disposed	236816	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1300	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents shares withheld to pay the taxes on the vesting of restricted stock granted on November 30, 2007 under the Ventas, Inc. 2006 Incentive Plan.

F2: As of November 30, 2011, Reporting Person also owns options to purchase 186,085 shares of Issuer's common stock.