X0303 4 2010-04-08 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 2010-04-08 4 S 0 100 47.34 D 755714 D Common Stock 2010-04-08 4 S 0 400 47.35 D 755314 D Common Stock 2010-04-08 4 S 0 500 47.36 D 754814 D Common Stock 2010-04-08 4 S 0 1300 47.37 D 753514 D Common Stock 2010-04-08 4 S 0 1000 47.38 D 752514 D Common Stock 2010-04-08 4 S 0 2625 47.39 D 749889 D Common Stock 2010-04-08 4 S 0 5600 47.40 D 744289 D Common Stock 2010-04-08 4 S 0 2000 47.41 D 742289 D Common Stock 2010-04-08 4 S 0 1700 47.42 D 740589 D Common Stock 2010-04-08 4 S 0 1600 47.43 D 738989 D Common Stock 2010-04-08 4 S 0 2000 47.44 D 736989 D Common Stock 2010-04-08 4 S 0 2700 47.45 D 734289 D Common Stock 2010-04-08 4 S 0 2500 47.46 D 731789 D Common Stock 2010-04-08 4 S 0 2600 47.47 D 729189 D Common Stock 2010-04-08 4 S 0 4400 47.48 D 724789 D Common Stock 2010-04-08 4 S 0 900 47.49 D 723889 D Common Stock 2010-04-08 4 S 0 1200 47.50 D 722689 D Common Stock 2010-04-08 4 S 0 1100 47.51 D 721589 D Common Stock 2010-04-08 4 S 0 1900 47.52 D 719689 D Common Stock 2010-04-08 4 S 0 2100 47.53 D 717589 D Common Stock 2010-04-08 4 S 0 800 47.54 D 716789 D Common Stock 2010-04-08 4 S 0 1000 47.55 D 715789 D Common Stock 2010-04-08 4 S 0 2300 47.56 D 713489 D Common Stock 2010-04-08 4 S 0 700 47.57 D 712789 D Common Stock 2010-04-08 4 S 0 1100 47.58 D 711689 D Common Stock 2010-04-08 4 S 0 900 47.59 D 710789 D Common Stock 2010-04-08 4 S 0 1800 47.60 D 708989 D Common Stock 2010-04-08 4 S 0 2900 47.61 D 706089 D Common Stock 2010-04-08 4 S 0 2700 47.62 D 703389 D Common Stock 2010-04-08 4 S 0 1700 47.63 D 701689 D On April 8, 2010, 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 March 8, 2010. 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 2010-04-12