X0303 4 2008-08-11 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 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 46.42 D 734736 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 46.51 D 734636 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 46.71 D 734536 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 46.76 D 734436 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 46.79 D 734336 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 46.81 D 734236 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 46.92 D 734136 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 46.93 D 734036 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 46.95 D 733936 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 200 46.96 D 733736 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 47.03 D 733636 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 200 47.04 D 733436 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 47.09 D 733336 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 47.10 D 733236 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 47.11 D 733136 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 47.13 D 733036 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 47.14 D 732936 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 200 47.16 D 732736 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 47.21 D 732636 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 47.22 D 732536 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 47.23 D 732436 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 47.30 D 732336 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 47.32 D 732236 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 47.36 D 732136 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 47.42 D 732036 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 47.46 D 731936 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 47.48 D 731836 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 300 47.50 D 731536 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 300 47.52 D 731236 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 47.54 D 731136 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 2008-08-13