Ventas, Inc.: director Maurice S Smith received 18.324 shares

What happened

• Maurice S Smith, a director of Ventas, Inc., received 18.324 shares on Oct 6, 2026 as an award/grant (transaction code A). The filing lists a per-share value of $81.86 and a total value of $1,500.

Key details

• transaction date and price: Oct 6, 2026; $81.86 per share (footnote)
• transaction type: A (grant/award of common stock units)
• consideration: units granted under the Ventas, Inc. Non-Employee Directors' Cash Compensation Deferral Plan in lieu of director fees (footnote)
• payment form: units payable solely in common stock and subject to the director's deferral election and the Plan (footnote)
• shares owned after the transaction: not reported in the filing
• filing date and period of report: filed Oct 7, 2026; period of report Oct 6, 2026

Why it may matter

• this was an award under the non-employee directors' cash compensation deferral plan, not an open-market purchase or sale.
• A filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.