Sec Form 4 Filing - CAFARO DEBRA A @ VENTAS INC - 2018-05-14

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FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
CAFARO DEBRA A
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
VENTAS INC [ VTR]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X __ Director _____ 10% Owner
X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman and CEO
(Last) (First) (Middle)
353 N. CLARK STREET, SUITE 3300
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
05/14/2018
(Street)
CHICAGO, IL60654
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
__ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 05/14/2018 M 30,944 A $ 37.51 775,111 D
Common Stock 05/14/2018 S 30,944 ( 1 ) D $ 53.1766 744,167 D
Common Stock 5,000 I By Trust
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YY)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 37.51 05/14/2018 M 30,944 01/20/2010( 2 ) 01/20/2020 Common Stock 30,944 $ 37.51 2,659,915 D
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
CAFARO DEBRA A
353 N. CLARK STREET
SUITE 3300
CHICAGO, IL60654
X Chairman and CEO
Signatures
Debra A. Cafaro, By: T. Richard Riney, Attorney-In-Fact 05/15/2018
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )On May 14, 2018, the Reporting Person transmitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Form 144 covering the sale of the Issuer's common stock reported in Table I. The shares are being sold pursuant to a written non-discretionary 10b5-1 sales plan dated May 10, 2018 entered into by Reporting Person. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold by the Reporting Person in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $52.98 to $53.46, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide Issuer, any security holder of Issuer or the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote (1).
( 2 )These options were part of a previously reported grant by the Issuer to the Reporting Person which vested in three equal annual installments beginning on January 20, 2010.

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