X0203 3 2011-07-01 0 0000740260 VENTAS INC VTR 0001070021 PASQUALE DOUGLAS M 111 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 4800 CHICAGO, IL 60606 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 288809 D Common Stock 4326 I By IRA Stock Option (Right to Buy) 48.60 2012-02-15 2021-02-15 Common Stock 85660 D Includes 25,407 restricted stock units, which are payable solely in common stock. These restricted stock units vest in three equal annual installments beginning on February 15, 2012. These options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on February 15, 2012. Douglas M. Pasquale, By: T. Richard Riney, Attorney-In-Fact 2011-07-08