SEC Form 4 · accession 0000740260-16-000301

Ventas, Inc. · VTR

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

T Richard Riney

Officer — EVP, Chief Admin. Off., GC

Period of report

Aug 16, 2016

Accepted (ET)

Aug 18, 2016 · 5:10 pm EDT

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0000740260

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Common Stock	Aug 16, 2016	M	37,631	$46.88	A	176,170	D
Common Stock^F1	Aug 16, 2016	S	37,631	$73.0278	D	138,539	D
Common Stock	Aug 16, 2016	M	69,116	$51.85	A	207,655	D
Common Stock^F1	Aug 16, 2016	S	69,116	$73.0278	D	138,539	D
Common Stock^F2	Aug 16, 2016	S	9,000	$73.0297	D	129,539	D
Common Stock	Aug 17, 2016	M	10,995	$51.85	A	140,534	D
Common Stock^F3	Aug 17, 2016	S	10,995	$72.8899	D	129,539	D
Common Stock	Aug 17, 2016	M	42,708	$55.50	A	172,247	D
Common Stock^F3	Aug 17, 2016	S	42,708	$72.8899	D	129,539	D
Common Stock	holding	—	—		—	70,000	I	By Spouse
Common Stock	holding	—	—		—	1,300	I	By IRA

Table II — derivative securities

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F4	$46.88	Aug 16, 2016	M	37,631	A	Jan 18, 2012	Jan 18, 2022	Common Stock	37,631	290,768	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F5	$51.85	Aug 16, 2016	M	69,116	A	Jan 29, 2014	Jan 29, 2024	Common Stock	69,116	221,652	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F5	$51.85	Aug 17, 2016	M	10,995	A	Jan 29, 2014	Jan 29, 2024	Common Stock	10,995	210,657	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)^F6	$55.50	Aug 17, 2016	M	42,708	A	Jan 23, 2013	Jan 23, 2023	Common Stock	42,708	167,949	D

Explanation of responses

F1On August 16, 2016, 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 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 $72.79 to $73.66, 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).
F2On August 16, 2016, the Reporting Person transmitted to the SEC a Form 144 covering the sale of the Issuer's common stock reported in Table I. 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 $72.87 to $73.56, 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 (2).
F3On August 16, 2016, the Reporting Person transmitted to the SEC a Form 144 covering the sale of the Issuer's common stock reported in Table I. 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 $72.65 to $73.21, 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 (3).
F4These 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 18, 2012.
F5These 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 29, 2014.
F6These 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 23, 2013.