Ventas, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2012

Jan 20, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VENTAS INC (VTR)
CIK: 0000740260
Period of Report: 2012-01-18

Reporting Person: GILCHRIST RICHARD I (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-01-18	Common Stock	P	2200	$55.429	Acquired	10687	Direct
2012-01-18	Common Stock	P	300	$55.43	Acquired	10987	Direct

Footnotes

F1: As of January 18, 2012, Reporting Person also owns options to purchase 7,520 shares of Issuer's common stock.