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: Wood Brian K (SVP-Tax)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-01-22	Common Stock	F	216	$53.57	Disposed	22217.343	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2527	Indirect

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: Includes 220.492 shares acquired between March 24, 2010 and January 24, 2011 under the Ventas Employee and Director Stock Purchase Plan.

F3: As of January 22, 2011, Reporting Person also owns options to purchase 19,962 shares of Issuer's common stock.