Ventas, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2011

Jan 25, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VENTAS INC (VTR)
CIK: 0000740260
Period of Report: 2011-01-22

Reporting Person: Cozzi Vincent M. (SVP Medical Office Properties)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-01-22	Common Stock	F	128	$53.57	Disposed	8321	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Represents shares withheld to pay the taxes on the vesting of restricted stock granted on January 22, 2008 under the Ventas, Inc. 2006 Incentive Plan.

F2: As of January 22, 2011, Reporting Person also owns options to purchase 6,182 shares of Issuer's common stock.