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 47.55 D 731036 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 47.56 D 730936 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 200 47.57 D 730736 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 200 47.59 D 730536 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 47.61 D 730436 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 47.62 D 730336 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 300 47.63 D 730036 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 200 47.64 D 729836 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 47.66 D 729736 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 200 47.69 D 729536 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 47.71 D 729436 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 200 47.72 D 729236 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 200 47.73 D 729036 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 47.74 D 728936 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 200 47.75 D 728736 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 47.76 D 728636 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 47.79 D 728536 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 47.80 D 728436 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 400 47.81 D 728036 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 200 47.84 D 727836 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 47.86 D 727736 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 400 47.88 D 727336 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 47.89 D 727236 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 47.91 D 727136 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 47.92 D 727036 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 200 47.96 D 726836 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 300 47.98 D 726536 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 47.99 D 726436 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 300 48.01 D 726136 D Common Stock 2008-08-11 4 S 0 100 48.03 D 726036 D Please see the Reporting Person's previous 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 (3). 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 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 (3). Debra A. Cafaro, By; T. Richard Riney, Attorney-In-Fact 2008-08-13