X0306 4 2013-12-10 0000740260 VENTAS INC VTR 0001195500 CROCKER DOUGLAS II 71 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 3400 CHICAGO, IL 60606 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2013-12-10 4 P 0 10000 58.0101 A 93377.139 D The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased by the Reporting Person in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $57.90 to $58.15, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide Issuer, any security holder of Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote 1. As of December 10, 2013, Reporting Person also owns options to purchase 25,000 shares of Issuer's common stock. Douglas Crocker, II, By: T. Richard Riney, Attorney-In-Fact 2013-12-12