Ventas, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2017

Oct 2, 2017

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VENTAS INC (VTR)
CIK: 0000740260
Period of Report: 2017-10-01

Reporting Person: LUSTIG MATTHEW J (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2017-10-01	Common Stock	A	345.463	$65.13	Acquired	27588.097	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 128.514 units acquired on September 29, 2017 under the Plan as a result of dividend equivalents credited with respect to the dividend on Issuer's common stock paid on September 29, 2017.

F3: As of October 1, 2017, Reporting Person owns options to purchase an aggregate of 9,731 shares of Issuer's common stock.