X0305 4 2012-05-25 0000740260 VENTAS INC VTR 0001215187 LEWIS RAYMOND J 353 N. CLARK STREET, SUITE 3300 CHICAGO, IL 60654 0 1 0 0 President Common Stock 2012-05-25 4 M 0 49024 44.56 A 209534 D Common Stock 2012-05-25 4 S 0 49024 58.1734 D 160510 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) 44.56 2012-05-25 4 M 0 49024 0 D 2010-01-20 2020-01-20 Common Stock 49024 129555 D On May 25, 2012, 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. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold by the Reporting Person in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $58.015 to $58.47, inclusive. Reporting Person undertakes to provide the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote (1). These options were part of a previously reported grant of 49,024 on January 20, 2010, by the Issuer to the Reporting Person that vested in three equal installments on January 20, 2010, January 20, 2011 and January 20, 2012. Represents total number of unexercised stock options held by the Reporting Person as of May 25, 2012. Raymond J. Lewis, By: T. Richard Riney, Attorney-In-Fact 2012-05-25