Ventas (VTR) Director Rodriguez Joe Vasquez Jr. Receives Award

What Happened
Rodriguez Joe Vasquez Jr., a director of Ventas, Inc. (VTR), was granted 48.513 shares (reported as units) on July 16, 2026, at a closing price of $95.04 per share, with a reported total value of $4,611. This transaction is coded as an award/acquisition (A) and reflects dividend equivalents credited and converted into units under Ventas’ Non-Employee Directors' Equity Award Deferral Program.

Key Details

• Transaction date: July 16, 2026; Filing date: July 17, 2026 (filed promptly the next day).
• Shares/units acquired: 48.513; Price used: $95.04 (closing price on grant date); Reported value: $4,611.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the provided filing.
• Footnote highlights: (F1) Units granted under the Non-Employee Directors' Equity Award Deferral Program and payable solely in common stock per the director’s deferral election; (F2) $95.04 is the closing price per share on the grant date.
• Transaction type: Award/grant (code A) — not an open-market purchase or sale.

Context
This award represents dividend equivalents converted into deferred equity units for a non-employee director under the company’s director compensation program. Such grants are routine compensation and do not necessarily indicate the director is buying or selling based on a view of the stock — they are different from open-market purchases (which some investors view as a more explicit bullish signal).