UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): February 19, 2019

VENTAS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware		1-10989		61-1055020
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

353 N. Clark Street, Suite 3300, Chicago, Illinois		60654
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (877) 483-6827

Not applicable

Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

Closing of the Offering of 3.500% Senior Notes due 2024 and 4.875% Senior Notes due 2049

On February 26, 2019, Ventas Realty, Limited Partnership (“Ventas Realty”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ventas, Inc. (the “Company”), issued and sold $400 million in aggregate principal amount of its 3.500% Senior Notes due 2024 (the “2024 Notes”) and $300 million in aggregate principal amount of its 4.875% Senior Notes due 2049 (the “2049 Notes” and, together with the 2024 Notes, the “Notes”) in a registered public offering pursuant to the existing Registration Statement of the Company and Ventas Realty on Form S-3 (File Nos. 333-222998 and 333-222998-01) filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Notes are guaranteed by the Company on a senior unsecured basis.

The Notes were sold pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, dated February 19, 2019 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), among Ventas Realty, the Company and the underwriters named therein. The Notes were issued under an indenture, dated February 23, 2018 (the “Base Indenture”), as supplemented by a third supplemental indenture, dated February 26, 2019 (the “Third Supplemental Indenture”), among Ventas Realty, the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.

The Underwriting Agreement, the Base Indenture and the Third Supplemental Indenture are filed as Exhibits 1.1, 4.1 and 4.2, respectively, and are each incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit Number			Description
1.1			Underwriting Agreement, dated February 19, 2019, among Ventas Realty, Limited Partnership, Ventas, Inc. and the Underwriters named therein, relating to the 3.500% Senior Notes due 2024 and the 4.875% Senior Notes due 2049.
4.1			Indenture, dated February 23, 2018, among Ventas Realty, Limited Partnership, Ventas, Inc., the Guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 23, 2018).
4.2			Third Supplemental Indenture, dated February 26, 2019, among Ventas Realty, Limited Partnership, as Issuer, Ventas, Inc., as Guarantor, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (including the form of the 3.500% Senior Notes due 2024 and the 4.875% Senior Notes due 2049).
5.1			Opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP.
23.1			Consent of Latham & Watkins LLP (included in their opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	VENTAS, INC.

Date: February 26, 2019	By:	/s/ T. Richard Riney
		T. Richard Riney
		Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Ethics and Compliance Officer