X0202 4 2007-12-10 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 2007-12-10 4 M 0 22119 24.93 A 757297 D Common Stock 2007-12-10 4 S 0 100 45.32 D 757197 D Common Stock 2007-12-10 4 S 0 100 45.35 D 757097 D Common Stock 2007-12-10 4 S 0 100 45.36 D 756997 D Common Stock 2007-12-10 4 S 0 100 45.41 D 756897 D Common Stock 2007-12-10 4 S 0 100 45.43 D 756797 D Common Stock 2007-12-10 4 S 0 52 45.5099 D 756745 D Common Stock 2007-12-10 4 S 0 100 45.57 D 756645 D Common Stock 2007-12-10 4 S 0 200 45.70 D 756445 D Common Stock 2007-12-10 4 S 0 100 45.73 D 756345 D Common Stock 2007-12-10 4 S 0 100 45.86 D 756245 D Common Stock 2007-12-10 4 S 0 100 45.91 D 756145 D Common Stock 2007-12-10 4 S 0 100 45.94 D 766045 D Common Stock 2007-12-10 4 S 0 200 45.95 D 755845 D Common Stock 2007-12-10 4 S 0 100 45.97 D 755745 D Common Stock 2007-12-10 4 S 0 100 45.98 D 755645 D Common Stock 2007-12-10 4 S 0 100 46.10 D 755545 D Common Stock 2007-12-10 4 S 0 600 46.18 D 754945 D Common Stock 2007-12-10 4 S 0 100 46.19 D 754845 D Common Stock 2007-12-10 4 S 0 176 46.1963 D 754669 D Common Stock 2007-12-10 4 S 0 400 46.20 D 754269 D Common Stock 2007-12-10 4 S 0 600 46.21 D 753669 D Common Stock 2007-12-10 4 S 0 400 46.22 D 753269 D Common Stock 2007-12-10 4 S 0 100 46.23 D 753169 D Common Stock 2007-12-10 4 S 0 600 46.24 D 752569 D Common Stock 2007-12-10 4 S 0 700 46.25 D 751869 D Common Stock 2007-12-10 4 S 0 300 46.2543 D 751569 D Common Stock 2007-12-10 4 S 0 300 46.26 D 751269 D Common Stock 2007-12-10 4 S 0 300 46.27 D 750969 D Common Stock 2007-12-10 4 S 0 300 46.2789 D 750669 D Stock Option (Right to Buy) 24.93 2007-12-10 4 M 0 22119 0 D 2005-01-25 2015-01-25 Common Stock 22119 225477 D On September 13, 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 149,539 on January 25, 2005 by the Issuer to the Reporting Person that vested in three equal installments on January 25, 2005, January 25, 2006 and January 25, 2007. Represents total number of unexercised stock options held by the Reporting Person as of December 10, 2007. Debra A. Cafaro, By: T. Richard Riney, Attorney-In-Fact 2007-12-12