Ventas, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2017

Jan 24, 2017

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VENTAS INC (VTR)
CIK: 0000740260
Period of Report: 2017-01-21

Reporting Person: Cobb John D. (EVP, Chief Investment Off.)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2017-01-21	Common Stock	F	1426	$61.90	Disposed	96923	Direct
2017-01-21	Common Stock	F	1690	$61.90	Disposed	95233	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Represents shares withheld to pay the taxes on the vesting of restricted stock granted on January 21, 2015 under the Ventas, Inc. 2012 Incentive Plan (the "Plan").

F2: Represents shares withheld to pay the taxes on the vesting of restricted stock granted on January 21, 2015 under the Plan.

F3: As of January 21, 2017, Reporting Person owns options to purchase an aggregate of 430,918 shares of Issuer's common stock.