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 S 0 400 54.3175 D 158506 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 1000 54.32 D 157506 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 2100 54.33 D 155406 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 8653 54.335 D 146753 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 7193 54.34 D 139560 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 900 54.345 D 138660 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 700 54.35 D 137960 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 100 54.351 D 137860 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 1000 54.355 D 136860 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 1300 54.36 D 135560 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 500 54.365 D 135060 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 655 54.37 D 134405 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 600 54.38 D 133805 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 400 54.39 D 133405 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 100 54.40 D 133305 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 100 54.43 D 133205 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 100 54.45 D 133105 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 100 54.47 D 133005 D Common Stock 2010-11-11 4 S 0 96 54.48 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 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. Raymond J. Lewis, By: T. Richard Riney, Attorney-In-Fact 2010-11-15