Ventas Inc.
111 South Wacker Drive
Suite 4800
Chicago, IL 60606
United States - Map
Phone: 312-660-3800
Fax: 312-660-3850
Web Site: http://www.ventasreit.com

Ventas, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a healthcare real estate investment trust in the United States. It finances, owns, and leases healthcare related and senior housing facilities. As of December 31, 2005, Ventas owned 200 nursing facilities, 41 hospitals, and 139 seniors housing and other facilities in 42 states. It also leased 225 facilities, as of the above date. The company has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust. As a result, it would not be subject to corporate income tax on that portion of its net income that is distributed to shareholders. Ventas was founded in 1983 and is based in Louisville, Kentucky.

Index Membership:	S&P 500 S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:	Financial
Industry:	REIT - Healthcare Facilities
Full Time Employees:	61

Ventas Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 1-Mar-10 is better than 59.8% of S&P 500 companies and 90.6% of Real Estate companies.

Executive	Pay	Excercised
Ms. Debra A. Cafaro J.D., 52 Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer, Pres, Chairman of Investment Committee and Member of Exec. Committee	$ 2.14M	$ 2.34M
Mr. Richard A. Schweinhart CPA, 60 Chief Financial Officer and Exec. VP	$ 945.00K	$ 0
Mr. T. Richard Riney , 52 Chief Admin. Officer, Exec. VP, Sec. and Gen. Counsel	$ 876.00K	$ 0
Mr. Raymond J. Lewis , 45 Chief Investment Officer and Exec. VP	$ 1.04M	$ 847.00K
Mr. Brian K. Wood , Sr. VP of Tax	N/A	N/A