Ventas (VTR) 4: Smith Maurice S bought 18 shares at $83.85 on 2026-10-13; S… (Oct 15, 2026)

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-10-13 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: Ventas, Inc. (VTR) CIK: 0000740260 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: Smith Maurice S CIK: 0001841752 Role: Director --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-10-13 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +17.889 | Price: $83.85 Total Value: $1,499.99 Shares Owned After: 31,825.309 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Common stock in the form of units granted under the Ventas, Inc. Non-Employee Directors' Cash Compensation Deferral Plan (the "Plan") in lieu of director fees pursuant to the director's deferral election. Such units are payable solely in common stock and subject to the terms and conditions of the Reporting Person's deferral election and the Plan. [F2] Represents the closing price per share of Issuer's common stock as of the grant date. [Transaction #2] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-10-15 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +66.105 | Price: $84.86 Total Value: $5,609.67 Shares Owned After: 31,891.414 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F3] Common stock in the form of units granted under the Plan as a result of dividend equivalents credited with respect to the dividend on Issuer's common stock paid on October 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 Plan. [F2] Represents the closing price per share of Issuer's common stock as of the grant date. [Transaction #3] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-10-15 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +80.645 | Price: $84.86 Total Value: $6,843.53 Shares Owned After: 31,972.059 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F4] 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 October 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' Cash Compensation Deferral Plan (the "Plan") in lieu of director fees pursuant to the director's deferral election. Such units are payable solely in common stock and subject to the terms and conditions of the Reporting Person's deferral election and the Plan. F2: Represents the closing price per share of Issuer's common stock as of the grant date. F3: Common stock in the form of units granted under the Plan as a result of dividend equivalents credited with respect to the dividend on Issuer's common stock paid on October 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 Plan. F4: 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 October 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. --- Signature --- /s/ Maurice S. Smith, By: /s/ Kenneth Hagan, Attorney-In-Fact (2026-10-15)