X0303 4 2008-09-10 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 2008-09-10 4 S 0 100 42.81 D 725736 D Common Stock 2008-09-10 4 S 0 100 42.82 D 725636 D Common Stock 2008-09-10 4 S 0 100 42.88 D 725536 D Common Stock 2008-09-10 4 S 0 100 43.06 D 725436 D Common Stock 2008-09-10 4 S 0 100 43.09 D 725336 D Common Stock 2008-09-10 4 S 0 200 43.10 D 725136 D Common Stock 2008-09-10 4 S 0 100 43.11 D 725036 D Common Stock 2008-09-10 4 S 0 100 43.17 D 724936 D Common Stock 2008-09-10 4 S 0 200 43.20 D 724736 D Common Stock 2008-09-10 4 S 0 100 43.21 D 724636 D Common Stock 2008-09-10 4 S 0 200 43.23 D 724436 D Common Stock 2008-09-10 4 S 0 300 43.24 D 724136 D Common Stock 2008-09-10 4 S 0 100 43.25 D 724036 D Common Stock 2008-09-10 4 S 0 300 43.27 D 723736 D Common Stock 2008-09-10 4 S 0 100 43.30 D 723636 D Common Stock 2008-09-10 4 S 0 200 43.31 D 723436 D Common Stock 2008-09-10 4 S 0 100 43.32 D 723336 D Common Stock 2008-09-10 4 S 0 100 43.33 D 723236 D Common Stock 2008-09-10 4 S 0 300 43.34 D 722936 D Common Stock 2008-09-10 4 S 0 200 43.35 D 722736 D Common Stock 2008-09-10 4 S 0 300 43.36 D 722436 D Common Stock 2008-09-10 4 S 0 100 43.37 D 722336 D Common Stock 2008-09-10 4 S 0 200 43.38 D 722136 D Common Stock 2008-09-10 4 S 0 100 43.39 D 722036 D Common Stock 2008-09-10 4 S 0 100 43.40 D 721936 D Common Stock 2008-09-10 4 S 0 100 43.41 D 721836 D Common Stock 2008-09-10 4 S 0 100 43.42 D 721736 D Common Stock 2008-09-10 4 S 0 200 43.45 D 721536 D Common Stock 2008-09-10 4 S 0 200 43.47 D 721336 D Common Stock 2008-09-10 4 S 0 100 43.48 D 721236 D On September 10, 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 (2). Debra A. Cafaro, By: T. Richard Riney, Attorney-in-Fact 2008-09-12