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Accession Number:: 0001209191-11-028790
Form Type:: 4
Zero Holdings:: No
Publication Time:: 2011-05-16 21:57:39
Reporting Period:: 2011-05-12

Filing Date:: 2011-05-16
Accepted Time:: 2011-05-16 21:57:39
SEC Url:: Form 4 Filing

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
1519634	Lazard Alternative Investments Holdings Llc	30 Rockefeller Plaza New York NY 10020		No	No	Yes	No
1519704	Lfcm Holdings Llc	30 Rockefeller Plaza New York NY 10020		No	No	Yes	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

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Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	Disposition	2011-05-12	42,949	$55.54	24,915,594	No	4	S	Indirect	See Footnote
Common Stock	Disposition	2011-05-12	61,534	$0.00	24,854,060	No	4	J	Indirect	See Footnote

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	4	S	Indirect	See Footnote
No	4	J	Indirect	See Footnote

Footnotes

This statement is being filed jointly by (i) Prometheus Senior Quarters LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Prometheus"), (ii) Lazard Senior Housing Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("LSHP"), (iii) LSHP Coinvestment Partnership I LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("LSHP Coinvest" and, together with Prometheus and LSHP, the "Funds"), (iv) LFSRI II-CADIM Alternative Partnership L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, (v) LF Strategic Realty Investors II L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, (vi) LFSRI II Alternative Partnership L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, (vii) Lazard Freres Real Estate Investors L.L.C., a New York limited liability company ("LFREI"), (viii) Lazard Senior Housing Partners GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("LSHP GP"),
[continued from Footnote 1](ix) LSHP Coinvestment I GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("LSHP Coinvest GP"), (x) Lazard Alternative Investments LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("LAI"), (xi) Lazard Alternative Investments Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("LAI Holdings"), and (xii) LFCM Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (all of such entities are collectively referred to as the "Reporting Persons"). As a result of the 10 Reporting Person per joint filing limitation of the electronic system, this Form 4 is being filed in duplicate (10 Reporting Persons have filed on this Form 4 and 2 Reporting Persons have filed on a duplicate Form 4).
On May 12, 2011, Prometheus, LSHP, and LSHP Coinvest transferred 76,791, 24,901 and 5,211 shares of common stock, par value $0.25 per share, (the "Common Stock") of Ventas, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"), respectively, at $55.54 per share to Atria Senior Living, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("ASLI") and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Funds, to facilitate certain incentive compensation arrangements ASLI is making available to its employees pursuant to which such employees acquire such shares. Prometheus, LSHP and LSHP Coinvest retained voting and dispositive power over such shares of Common Stock until such time as they are disposed of by ASLI.Effective as of May 12, 2011, ASLI sold 42,949 of such shares and awarded 61,534 of such shares to certain employees of ASLI in connection with its incentive compensation arrangements, following approval by each of the Funds.
Following the transfers described above, Prometheus, LSHP and LSHP Coinvest are the holders of record of 17,851,355, 5,788,817 and 1,211,468 shares of Common Stock, respectively.
The shares of Common Stock held by ASLI may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Funds. The shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Prometheus may be deemed to be beneficially owned by each of LFSRI II-CADIM Alternative Partnership L.P., LF Strategic Realty Investors II L.P. and LFSRI II Alternative Partnership L.P., as its Managing Members, and by LFREI, as their general partner. The shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by LSHP may be deemed to be beneficially owned by LSHP GP, as its general partner.
[continued from Footnote 5] LAI (as the Managing Member of each of LFREI, LSHP GP and LSHP Coinvest GP), LAI Holdings (as the parent of LAI), and LFCM Holdings LLC (as the parent of Lazard Alternative Investments Holdings LLC and the ultimate parent of LAI) may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Funds. Each of the Reporting Persons expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock reported herein, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, if any.