X0303 4 2008-10-08 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 2008-10-08 4 S 0 100 38.96 D 713136 D Common Stock 2008-10-08 4 S 0 100 38.97 D 713036 D Common Stock 2008-10-08 4 S 0 100 38.98 D 712936 D Common Stock 2008-10-08 4 S 0 100 38.99 D 712836 D Common Stock 2008-10-08 4 S 0 100 39.04 D 712736 D Common Stock 2008-10-08 4 S 0 100 39.05 D 712636 D Common Stock 2008-10-08 4 S 0 200 39.07 D 712436 D Common Stock 2008-10-08 4 S 0 100 39.10 D 712336 D Common Stock 2008-10-08 4 S 0 100 39.12 D 712236 D Common Stock 2008-10-08 4 S 0 100 39.19 D 712136 D Common Stock 2008-10-08 4 S 0 100 39.20 D 712036 D Common Stock 2008-10-08 4 S 0 100 39.23 D 711936 D Common Stock 2008-10-08 4 S 0 100 39.27 D 711836 D Common Stock 2008-10-08 4 S 0 100 39.30 D 711736 D Common Stock 2008-10-08 4 S 0 100 39.31 D 711636 D Common Stock 2008-10-08 4 S 0 100 39.33 D 711536 D Common Stock 2008-10-08 4 S 0 100 39.35 D 711436 D Common Stock 2008-10-08 4 S 0 100 39.37 D 711336 D Common Stock 2008-10-08 4 S 0 100 39.44 D 711236 D Common Stock 2008-10-08 4 S 0 300 39.53 D 710936 D Common Stock 2008-10-08 4 S 0 100 39.63 D 710836 D Common Stock 2008-10-08 4 S 0 100 39.70 D 710736 D Common Stock 2008-10-08 4 S 0 100 39.71 D 710636 D Common Stock 2008-10-08 4 S 0 100 39.74 D 710536 D Common Stock 2008-10-08 4 S 0 100 39.7513 D 710436 D Common Stock 2008-10-08 4 S 0 100 39.76 D 710336 D Common Stock 2008-10-08 4 S 0 300 39.79 D 710036 D Common Stock 2008-10-08 4 S 0 100 39.824 D 709936 D Common Stock 2008-10-08 4 S 0 100 39.841 D 709836 D Common Stock 2008-10-08 4 S 0 100 39.844 D 709736 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 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 (3). Debra A. Cafaro, By: T. Richard Riney, Attorney-In-Fact 2008-10-10