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Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
740260	Ventas Inc	VTR	Real Estate Investment Trusts (6798)	611055020

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1351216	K Brian Wood	10350 Ormsby Park Place, Suite 300 Louisville KY 40223	Svp-Tax	No	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2010-02-22	6,550	$25.44	27,364	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-02-22	1,550	$45.10	25,814	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-02-22	500	$45.12	25,314	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-02-22	100	$45.14	25,214	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-02-22	400	$45.15	24,814	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-02-22	400	$45.17	24,414	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-02-22	600	$45.17	23,814	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-02-22	1,000	$45.21	22,814	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-02-22	500	$45.25	22,314	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-02-22	100	$45.25	22,214	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-02-22	300	$45.25	21,914	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-02-22	100	$45.25	21,814	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-02-22	1,000	$45.33	20,840	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct

Reported Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2010-02-22	6,550	$0.00	6,550	$25.44

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
21,670	2006-01-21	2015-01-21	No	4	M	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	2,527	Indirect	By IRA

Footnotes

On February 22, 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.
Includes 25.602 shares acquired between January 23, 2010 and February 23, 2010 under the Ventas Employee and Director Stock Purchase Plan.
These options were part of a previously reported grant of 6,550 on January 21, 2005 by the Issuer to the Reporting Person that vested in three equal installments on January 21, 2006, January 21, 2007 and January 21, 2008.
Represents total number of unexercised stock options held by the Reporting Person as of February 22, 2010.