X0303 4 2008-07-10 0000740260 VENTAS INC VTR 0001215188 CAFARO DEBRA A 111 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 4800 CHICAGO, IL 60606 1 1 0 0 Chairman, President and CEO Common Stock 2008-07-10 4 S 0 100 40.12 D 743736 D Common Stock 2008-07-10 4 S 0 100 40.29 D 743636 D Common Stock 2008-07-10 4 S 0 100 40.47 D 743536 D Common Stock 2008-07-10 4 S 0 100 40.62 D 743436 D Common Stock 2008-07-10 4 S 0 100 40.67 D 743336 D Common Stock 2008-07-10 4 S 0 100 40.80 D 743236 D Common Stock 2008-07-10 4 S 0 100 40.82 D 743136 D Common Stock 2008-07-10 4 S 0 100 40.87 D 743036 D Common Stock 2008-07-10 4 S 0 100 40.93 D 742936 D Common Stock 2008-07-10 4 S 0 200 40.95 D 742736 D Common Stock 2008-07-10 4 S 0 200 40.97 D 742536 D Common Stock 2008-07-10 4 S 0 600 41.00 D 741936 D Common Stock 2008-07-10 4 S 0 100 41.01 D 741836 D Common Stock 2008-07-10 4 S 0 200 41.02 D 741636 D Common Stock 2008-07-10 4 S 0 200 41.03 D 741436 D Common Stock 2008-07-10 4 S 0 100 41.0346 D 741336 D Common Stock 2008-07-10 4 S 0 100 41.04 D 741236 D Common Stock 2008-07-10 4 S 0 100 41.05 D 741136 D Common Stock 2008-07-10 4 S 0 200 41.06 D 740936 D Common Stock 2008-07-10 4 S 0 200 41.07 D 740736 D Common Stock 2008-07-10 4 S 0 200 41.08 D 740536 D Common Stock 2008-07-10 4 S 0 200 41.09 D 740336 D Common Stock 2008-07-10 4 S 0 200 41.10 D 740136 D Common Stock 2008-07-10 4 S 0 300 41.11 D 739836 D Common Stock 2008-07-10 4 S 0 100 41.116 D 739736 D Common Stock 2008-07-10 4 S 0 100 41.13 D 739636 D Common Stock 2008-07-10 4 S 0 100 41.14 D 739536 D Common Stock 2008-07-10 4 S 0 200 41.15 D 739336 D Common Stock 2008-07-10 4 S 0 300 41.19 D 739036 D Common Stock 2008-07-10 4 S 0 200 41.20 D 738836 D On May 15, 2008, 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 15, 2007. Please see the Reporting Person's subsequent Form 4 filings dated the date hereof which contain additional transactions which are part of one aggregate direction under the Rule 10b5-1(c) sales plan described in Footnote (2). Debra A. Cafaro, By: T. Richard Riney, Attorney-In-Fact 2008-07-14