Ventas (VTR) 4: Rodriguez Joe Vasquez Jr. bought 42 shares of Common Stock… (Jan 16, 2026)

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-01-15 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: Ventas, Inc. (VTR) CIK: 0000740260 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: Rodriguez Joe Vasquez Jr. CIK: 0002014328 Role: Director --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-01-15 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +42.037 | Price: $76.92 Total Value: $3,233.49 Shares Owned After: 7,806.498 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Common stock in the form of units granted under the Ventas, Inc. Non-Employee Directors' Equity Award Deferral Program (the "Program") adopted pursuant to the Ventas, Inc. 2022 Incentive Plan as a result of dividend equivalents credited with respect to the dividend on Issuer's common stock paid on January 15, 2026. Such units are payable solely in common stock and subject to the terms and conditions of the Reporting Person's deferral election and the Program. [F2] Represents the closing price per share of Issuer's common stock as of the grant date. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Common stock in the form of units granted under the Ventas, Inc. Non-Employee Directors' Equity Award Deferral Program (the "Program") adopted pursuant to the Ventas, Inc. 2022 Incentive Plan as a result of dividend equivalents credited with respect to the dividend on Issuer's common stock paid on January 15, 2026. Such units are payable solely in common stock and subject to the terms and conditions of the Reporting Person's deferral election and the Program. F2: Represents the closing price per share of Issuer's common stock as of the grant date. --- Signature --- /s/ Joe V. Rodriguez, Jr. By: /s/ Jessica Stricklin, Attorney-In-Fact (2026-01-16)