Ventas, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2011

Nov 15, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

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

Reporting Person: PASQUALE DOUGLAS M (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-11-11	Common Stock	S	50000	$54.1202	Disposed	238809	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	4326	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: On November 11, 2011, 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. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold by the Reporting Person in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $53.96 to $54.30, inclusive. Reporting Person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote (1).

F2: As of November 11, 2011, Reporting Person also owns options to purchase 85,660 shares of Issuer's common stock.