X0304 4 2011-11-11 0000740260 VENTAS INC VTR 0001070021 PASQUALE DOUGLAS M 111 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 4800 CHICAGO, IL 60606 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2011-11-11 4 S 0 50000 54.1202 D 238809 D Common Stock 4326 I By IRA On November 11, 2011, the Reporting Person transmitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission a Form 144 covering the sale of the Issuer's common stock reported on Table I. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold by the Reporting Person in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $53.96 to $54.30, inclusive. Reporting Person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote (1). As of November 11, 2011, Reporting Person also owns options to purchase 85,660 shares of Issuer's common stock. Douglas M. Pasquale, By: T. Richard Riney, Attorney-in-Fact 2011-11-15