Ventas, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2012

Oct 3, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VENTAS INC (VTR)
CIK: 0000740260
Period of Report: 2012-10-01

Reporting Person: RUFRANO GLENN J (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-10-01	Common Stock	A	384.18	$61.82	Acquired	9028.082	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Common stock in the form of units granted under the Ventas Nonemployee Directors' Deferred Stock Compensation Plan (the "Plan") in lieu of director fees pursuant to the director's deferral election. Such units are payable solely in common stock and subject to the terms and conditions of the director's deferral election and the Plan.

F2: Includes 37.749 units acquired on September 28, 2012, under the Plan as a result of dividend equivalents credited with respect to the dividend on Issuer's common stock paid on September 28, 2012.

F3: As of October 1, 2012, Reporting Person also owns options to purchase 12,849 shares of Issuer's common stock.