X0202 4 2007-01-27 0000740260 VENTAS INC VTR 0001215185 RINEY T RICHARD 10350 ORMSBY PARK PLACE, SUITE 300 LOUISVILLE, KY 40223 0 1 0 0 Exec.V.P., General Counsel Common Stock 2007-01-27 4 F 0 1147 45.02 D 294318 D Common Stock 1300 I By IRA Represents share withholding to pay tax withholding on the vesting of restricted stock previously granted to Reporting Person on on January 27, 2006 under the Ventas, Inc. 2000 Incentive Compensation Plan. As of January 27, 2007, Reporting Person also owns options to purchase 113,466 shares of Issuer's common stock. T. Richard Riney 2007-01-30