X0303 4 2010-03-18 0000740260 VENTAS INC VTR 0001215187 LEWIS RAYMOND J 111 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 4800 CHICAGO IL 60606 0 1 0 0 EVP & Chief Investment Officer Common Stock 2010-03-18 4 S 0 200 47.63 D 145129 D Common Stock 2010-03-18 4 S 0 700 47.64 D 144429 D Common Stock 2010-03-18 4 S 0 700 47.65 D 143729 D Common Stock 2010-03-18 4 S 0 700 47.67 D 143029 D Common Stock 2010-03-18 4 S 0 200 47.68 D 142829 D Common Stock 2010-03-18 4 S 0 100 47.685 D 142729 D Common Stock 2010-03-18 4 S 0 100 47.6875 D 142629 D Common Stock 2010-03-18 4 S 0 100 47.69 D 142529 D Common Stock 2010-03-18 4 S 0 100 47.695 D 142429 D Common Stock 2010-03-18 4 S 0 100 47.6975 D 142329 D Common Stock 2010-03-18 4 S 0 2271 47.70 D 140058 D Common Stock 2010-03-18 4 S 0 200 47.705 D 139858 D Common Stock 2010-03-18 4 S 0 400 47.71 D 139458 D Common Stock 2010-03-18 4 S 0 100 47.715 D 139358 D Common Stock 2010-03-18 4 S 0 100 47.7175 D 139258 D Common Stock 2010-03-18 4 S 0 2200 47.72 D 137058 D Common Stock 2010-03-18 4 S 0 800 47.725 D 136258 D Common Stock 2010-03-18 4 S 0 100 47.727 D 136158 D Common Stock 2010-03-18 4 S 0 800 47.30 D 135358 D Common Stock 2010-03-18 4 S 0 600 47.735 D 134758 D Common Stock 2010-03-18 4 S 0 100 47.736 D 134658 D Common Stock 2010-03-18 4 S 0 200 47.7375 D 134458 D Common Stock 2010-03-18 4 S 0 249 47.74 D 134209 D Common Stock 2010-03-18 4 S 0 800 47.76 D 133409 D Common Stock 2010-03-18 4 S 0 500 47.77 D 132909 D Please see the Reporting Person's previous Form 4 filing dated the date hereof which contains additional transactions which are part of one aggregate direction. On March 18, 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. Raymond J. Lewis, By: T. Richard Riney, Attorney-In-Fact 2010-03-22