X0202 4 2007-05-10 0000740260 VENTAS INC VTR 0001215188 CAFARO DEBRA A 10350 ORMSBY PARK PLACE, SUITE 300 LOUISVILLE, KY 40223 1 1 0 0 Chairman, President and CEO Common Stock 2007-05-10 4 M 0 24500 23.81 A 763128 D Common Stock 2007-05-10 4 S 0 100 42.95 D 763028 D Common Stock 2007-05-10 4 S 0 100 42.96 D 762928 D Common Stock 2007-05-10 4 S 0 100 42.99 D 762828 D Common Stock 2007-05-10 4 S 0 200 43.00 D 762628 D Common Stock 2007-05-10 4 S 0 200 43.02 D 762428 D Common Stock 2007-05-10 4 S 0 400 43.03 D 762028 D Common Stock 2007-05-10 4 S 0 100 43.04 D 761928 D Common Stock 2007-05-10 4 S 0 400 43.05 D 761528 D Common Stock 2007-05-10 4 S 0 400 43.06 D 761128 D Common Stock 2007-05-10 4 S 0 100 43.07 D 761028 D Common Stock 2007-05-10 4 S 0 200 43.08 D 760828 D Common Stock 2007-05-10 4 S 0 400 43.09 D 760428 D Common Stock 2007-05-10 4 S 0 100 43.10 D 760328 D Common Stock 2007-05-10 4 S 0 200 43.11 D 760128 D Common Stock 2007-05-10 4 S 0 400 43.12 D 759728 D Common Stock 2007-05-10 4 S 0 398 43.13 D 759330 D Common Stock 2007-05-10 4 S 0 302 43.14 D 759028 D Common Stock 2007-05-10 4 S 0 1200 43.15 D 757828 D Common Stock 2007-05-10 4 S 0 200 43.16 D 757628 D Common Stock 2007-05-10 4 S 0 300 43.17 D 757328 D Common Stock 2007-05-10 4 S 0 700 43.18 D 756628 D Common Stock 2007-05-10 4 S 0 200 43.19 D 756428 D Common Stock 2007-05-10 4 S 0 300 43.20 D 756128 D Common Stock 2007-05-10 4 S 0 200 43.21 D 755928 D Common Stock 2007-05-10 4 S 0 400 43.22 D 755528 D Common Stock 2007-05-10 4 S 0 500 43.23 D 755028 D Common Stock 2007-05-10 4 S 0 1100 43.24 D 753928 D Common Stock 2007-05-10 4 S 0 1400 43.25 D 752528 D Common Stock 2007-05-10 4 S 0 800 43.26 D 751728 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) 23.81 2007-05-10 4 M 0 24500 0 D 2004-01-23 2014-01-23 Common Stock 24500 394596 D On May 10, 2007, 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 November 3, 2006. 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 under the Rule 10b5-1(c) sales plan described in Footnote (2). These options were part of a previously reported grant of 142,080 on January 23, 2004 by the Issuer to the Reporting Person that vested in three equal installments on January 23, 2004, January 23, 2005 and January 23, 2006. Represents total number of unexercised stock options held by the Reporting Person as of May 10, 2007. Debra A. Cafaro, By: T. Richard Riney, Attorney-In-Fact 2007-05-14