X0306 4 2013-01-01 0000740260 VENTAS INC VTR 0000939563 GEARY RONALD G 2700 GAST BLVD. LOUISVILLE, KY 40205 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2013-01-01 4 A 0 1545 0 A 19709.697 D Restricted stock granted by Issuer pursuant to the Ventas, Inc. 2012 Incentive Plan. This restricted stock vests in two equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of the grant. As of January 1, 2013, Reporting Person also owns options to purchase 2,500 shares of Issuer's common stock. Ronald G. Geary, By: T. Richard Riney, Attorney-In-Fact 2013-01-03