X0303 4 2010-03-16 0000740260 VENTAS INC VTR 0001215185 RINEY T RICHARD 10350 ORMSBY PARK PLACE, SUITE 300 LOUISVILLE, KY 40223 0 1 0 0 EVP, Chief Admin. Off., GC Common Stock 2010-03-16 4 M 0 38924 30.83 A 315181 D Common Stock 2010-03-16 4 S 0 232 46.67 D 314949 D Common Stock 2010-03-16 4 S 0 100 46.6711 D 314849 D Common Stock 2010-03-16 4 S 0 668 46.674 D 314181 D Common Stock 2010-03-16 4 S 0 1000 46.7165 D 313181 D Common Stock 2010-03-16 4 S 0 100 46.76 D 313081 D Common Stock 2010-03-16 4 S 0 500 46.80 D 312581 D Common Stock 2010-03-16 4 S 0 200 46.81 D 312381 D Common Stock 2010-03-16 4 S 0 200 46.83 D 312181 D Common Stock 2010-03-16 4 S 0 100 46.87 D 312081 D Common Stock 2010-03-16 4 S 0 200 46.90 D 311881 D Common Stock 2010-03-16 4 S 0 300 46.92 D 311581 D Common Stock 2010-03-16 4 S 0 100 46.9602 D 311481 D Common Stock 2010-03-16 4 S 0 100 46.9612 D 311381 D Common Stock 2010-03-16 4 S 0 300 46.965 D 311081 D Common Stock 2010-03-16 4 S 0 2600 46.97 D 308481 D Common Stock 2010-03-16 4 S 0 2100 46.9725 D 306381 D Common Stock 2010-03-16 4 S 0 200 46.99 D 306181 D Common Stock 2010-03-16 4 S 0 400 47.00 D 305781 D Common Stock 2010-03-16 4 S 0 800 47.0001 D 304981 D Common Stock 2010-03-16 4 S 0 5000 47.0018 D 299981 D Common Stock 2010-03-16 4 S 0 100 47.01 D 299881 D Common Stock 2010-03-16 4 S 0 1582 47.0101 D 298299 D Common Stock 2010-03-16 4 S 0 100 47.0104 D 298199 D Common Stock 2010-03-16 4 S 0 2418 47.02 D 295781 D Common Stock 2010-03-16 4 S 0 300 47.03 D 295481 D Common Stock 2010-03-16 4 S 0 200 47.04 D 295281 D Common Stock 2010-03-16 4 S 0 200 47.05 D 295081 D Common Stock 2010-03-16 4 S 0 2300 47.06 D 292781 D Common Stock 2010-03-16 4 S 0 100 47.0609 D 292681 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) 30.83 2010-03-16 4 M 0 38924 0 D 2006-01-27 2016-01-27 Common Stock 38924 156865 D On March 16, 2010, 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. These shares are being sold pursuant to a written non-discretionary Rule 10b5-1(c) sales plan dated December 10, 2009. Please see the Reporting Person's subsequent Form 4 filings dated the date hereof which contain additional transactions which are part of one aggregate direction under the Rule 10b5-1(c) sales plan described in Footnote (2). These options were part of a previously reported grant of 38,924 on January 27, 2006 by the Issuer to the Reporting Person that vested in three equal annual installments on January 27, 2006, January 27, 2007 and January 27, 2008. Represents total number of unexercised stock options held by the Reporting Person as of March 16, 2010. T. Richard Riney 2010-03-18