X0303 4 2010-11-11 0000740260 VENTAS INC VTR 0001215187 LEWIS RAYMOND J 111 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 4800 CHICAGO IL 60606 0 1 0 0 President Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 M 0 31658 43.26 A 164567 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 M 0 82140 41.54 A 246707 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 2035 54.10 D 244672 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 2000 54.105 D 242672 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 500 54.11 D 242172 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 400 54.115 D 241772 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 1382 54.12 D 240390 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 100 54.121 D 240290 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 2583 54.13 D 237707 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 3100 54.14 D 234607 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 200 54.15 D 234407 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 1200 54.155 D 233207 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 200 54.16 D 233007 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 1300 54.17 D 231707 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 600 54.18 D 231107 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 900 54.185 D 230207 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 3300 54.21 D 226907 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 1000 54.22 D 225907 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 700 54.23 D 225207 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 4400 54.24 D 220807 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 15600 54.245 D 205207 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 1300 54.25 D 203907 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 401 54.27 D 203506 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 1300 54.28 D 202206 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 1300 54.29 D 200906 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 12200 54.295 D 188706 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 1000 54.30 D 187706 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 100 54.305 D 187606 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 2100 54.31 D 185506 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 26600 54.315 D 158906 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) 43.26 2010-11-11 4 M 0 31658 0 D 2007-01-17 2017-01-17 Common Stock 31658 165945 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) 41.54 2010-11-11 4 M 0 82140 0 D 2008-01-22 2018-01-22 Common Stock 82140 83805 D On November 11, 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. Please see the Reporting Person's subsequent Form 4 filing dated the date hereof which contains additional transactions which are part of one aggregate direction. These options were part of a previously reported grant of 31,658 on January 17, 2007, by the Issuer to the Reporting Person that vested in three equal installments on January 17, 2007, January 17, 2008 and January 17, 2009. These options were part of a previously reported grant of 82,140 on January 22, 2008, by the Issuer to the Reporting Person that vested in three equal installments on January 22, 2008, January 22, 2009 and January 22, 2010. Represents total number of unexercised stock options held by the Reporting Person as of November 11, 2010. Raymond J. Lewis, By: T. Richard Riney, Attorney-In-Fact 2010-11-15