Ventas (VTR) 4: Sayed Laurida bought 4,301 shares at $81.36 on 2026-10-05 (Oct 7, 2026)

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-10-05 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: Ventas, Inc. (VTR) CIK: 0000740260 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: Sayed Laurida CIK: 0002021844 Role: Officer (SVP, Chief Accounting Officer) --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-10-05 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +4,301 | Price: $81.36 Total Value: $349,929.36 Shares Owned After: 4,306.94 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Restricted stock units granted by Issuer pursuant to the Ventas, Inc. 2022 Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The restricted stock units will vest, subject to the terms of the Plan, in three equal annual installments on the 5th day of the calendar month immediately following the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date. [F2] Represents the applicable closing price per share of Issuer's common stock as of the grant date. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Restricted stock units granted by Issuer pursuant to the Ventas, Inc. 2022 Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The restricted stock units will vest, subject to the terms of the Plan, in three equal annual installments on the 5th day of the calendar month immediately following the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date. F2: Represents the applicable closing price per share of Issuer's common stock as of the grant date. --- Signature --- /s/ Laurida Sayed, By: /s/ Kenneth Hagan, Attorney-in-Fact (2026-10-07)