Ventas, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2011

Jul 6, 2011

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VENTAS INC (VTR)
CIK: 0000740260
Period of Report: 2011-07-01

Reporting Person: PAULSON ROBERT D (Director)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	18464	Direct
Common Stock	7992	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Received in exchange for shares of Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. ("NHP") common stock in connection with the merger of NHP into a wholly owned subsidiary of Issuer on July 1, 2011.

F2: Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these 7,992 shares except to the extent of the Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein.