Ventas Announces Tax Treatment of 2016 Distributions

Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR) (“Ventas” or the “Company”) announced today the tax treatment of its 2016 distributions. The following table summarizes, for income tax purposes, the nature of the cash distributions paid by the Company to stockholders during the year ended December 31, 2016 and the appropriate 1099DIV box number:

    
      
        
           
        
      
      
        
          DISTRIBUTIONS ON VENTAS COMMON STOCK
        
      
      
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
          

 

        
        
           
        
        
        
        
           
        
        
          Box 2b
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          

Box 1b

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Unrecap.
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          

Qualified

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Section
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Box 1a
        
        
        
        
          

Dividend

        
        
        
        
          Box 2a
        
        
        
        
          1250 Gain
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
          2016 REIT
        
        
        
        
          2016 Taxable
        
        
        
        
          Ordinary
        
        
        
        
          

(Included in

        
        
        
        
          Capital
        
        
        
        
          (Included in
        
      
      
        
          Date Paid
        
        
           
        
        
          Dividend
        
        
           
        
        
          Income
        
        
           
        
        
          Dividend
        
        
           
        
        
          Box 1a)
        
        
           
        
        
          Gain Distr.
        
        
           
        
        
          Box 2a)
        
      
      
        
          Mar. 31, 2016
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.730000
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.730000
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.674629
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.014265
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.055371
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.026780
        
      
      
        
          June 30, 2016
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.730000
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.730000
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.674629
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.014265
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.055371
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.026780
        
      
      
        
          Sept. 30, 2016
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.730000
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.730000
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.674629
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.014265
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.055371
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.026780
        
      
      
        
          Dec. 30, 2016
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.775000
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.775000
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.716216
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.015144
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.058784
        
        
           
        
        
          $0.028430
        
      
      
        
          

Total

$2.965000

$2.965000

$2.740103

$0.057939

$0.224897

$0.108770

Stockholders are encouraged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the tax consequences of these distributions.

Ventas, Inc., an S&P 500 company, is a leading real estate investment trust. Its diverse portfolio of approximately 1,300 assets in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom consists of seniors housing communities, medical office buildings, life science and innovation centers, skilled nursing facilities, specialty hospitals and general acute care hospitals. Through its Lillibridge subsidiary, Ventas provides management, leasing, marketing, facility development and advisory services to highly rated hospitals and health systems throughout the United States. More information about Ventas and Lillibridge can be found at www.ventasreit.com and www.lillibridge.com.

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