Ventas, Inc. Director Acquires Stock Units via Dividend Reinvestment/Equivalent

Executive Summary

On October 15, 2026, Marguerite M. Nader, a Director of Ventas, Inc. ($VTR), acquired 80.645 shares of Common Stock (in the form of units) at a price of $84.86 per share, representing an aggregate value of approximately $6,843.53. Following this transaction, Nader directly holds 23,624.218 shares.

Transaction Details

• Security: Common Stock
• Transaction Code: A (Grant, award, or other acquisition)
• Shares Acquired: 80.645
• Reported Price: $84.86 per share
• Transaction Context: As disclosed in the footnotes, the acquisition resulted from dividend equivalents credited under the Ventas, Inc. Non-Employee Directors' Equity Award Deferral Program pursuant to the 2022 Incentive Plan, matching the regular quarterly dividend paid on October 15, 2026.

Market Significance

This filing reflects a routine non-discretionary credit of dividend equivalents under a director deferred compensation program. Because it does not represent an open-market discretionary purchase, it carries low trading significance and provides limited directional signaling for investors.