X0306 4 2012-10-01 0000740260 VENTAS INC VTR 0001195500 CROCKER DOUGLAS II 71 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 3400 CHICAGO, IL 60606 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2012-10-01 4 A 0 465.06 61.82 A 79107.247 D Common Stock 2012-10-03 4 M 0 5000 22.15 A 84107.247 D Common Stock 2012-10-03 4 M 0 5000 27.09 A 89107.247 D Common Stock 2012-10-03 4 M 0 5000 32.02 A 94107.247 D Common Stock 2012-10-03 4 M 0 5000 33.57 A 99107.247 D Common Stock 2012-10-03 4 S 0 20000 62.9494 D 79107.247 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) 22.15 2012-10-03 4 M 0 5000 0 D 2004-01-05 2014-01-05 Common Stock 5000 40000 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) 27.09 2012-10-03 4 M 0 5000 0 D 2005-01-03 2015-01-03 Common Stock 5000 35000 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) 32.02 2012-10-03 4 M 0 5000 0 D 2006-01-01 2016-01-01 Common Stock 5000 30000 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) 33.57 2012-10-03 4 M 0 5000 0 D 2009-01-01 2019-01-01 Common Stock 5000 25000 D 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. Includes 229.370 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. On October 3, 2012, the Reporting Person transmitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Form 144 covering the sale of the Issuer's common stock reported in 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 $62.86 to $63.02, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide Issuer, any security holder of Issuer or the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote (3). These options were part of a previously reported grant of 5,000 on January 5, 2004, by the Issuer to the Reporting Person that vested in two equal annual installments beginning on January 5, 2004. These options were part of a previously reported grant of 5,000 on January 3, 2005, by the Issuer to the Reporting Person that vested in two equal annual installments beginning on January 3, 2005. These options were part of a previously reported grant of 5,000 on January 1, 2006, by the Issuer to the Reporting Person that vested in two equal annual installments beginning on January 1, 2006. These options were part of a previously reported grant of 5,000 on January 1, 2009, by the Issuer to the Reporting Person that vested in two equal annual installments beginning on January 1, 2009. Represents total number of unexercised stock options held by the Reporting Person as of October 3, 2012. Douglas Crocker, II, By: T. Richard Riney, Attorney-in-Fact 2012-10-03