John D. Cobb Form 4 Ventas / John D. Cobb ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Cobb John D.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

353 N. CLARK STREET, SUITE 3300

(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60654

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Ventas, Inc. [ VTR ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP, Chief Investment Off.

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/24/2021

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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	02/24/2021		A		12,347(1)	A	$0	170,963	D
Common Stock	02/24/2021		F		5,469(2)	D	$55.92	165,494	D
Common Stock	02/24/2021		F		2,870(3)	D	$55.92	162,624	D

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 (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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 (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares of common stock issued as a result of the Issuer having met certain performance criteria during the three-year performance period from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2020 (the "Performance Period"), pursuant to the Reporting Person's performance-based restricted stock unit ("pRSU") award granted by Issuer on January 18, 2017 in accordance with the Ventas, Inc. 2012 Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). Such units vested in a single installment at the end of the Performance Period, were payable solely in common stock and subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and paid out on February 24, 2021.

2. Represents shares withheld to pay taxes on the vesting of pRSUs granted to Reporting Person on January 24, 2018 under the Plan.

3. Represents shares withheld to pay taxes on the vesting of restricted stock units granted to Reporting Person on February 24, 2020 under the Plan.

Remarks:

	John D. Cobb By: /s/ Carey S. Roberts, Attorney-In-Fact	02/26/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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