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Ventas to Present at the 2010 Bank of America Merrill Lynch Investment Conference

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^{Published in Business and Finance on Wednesday, September 8th 2010 at 9:26 GMT by Market Wire}  

CHICAGO--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR) (aVentasa or the aCompanya) announced today that management will make a presentation regarding the Company at the 2010 Bank of America Merrill Lynch Investment Conference in San Francisco, California on Tuesday, September 14, 2010, at 11:45 a.m. Pacific Time (2:45 p.m. Eastern Time).

The presentation will be audio-webcast and may be accessed through the Companya™s website at [ www.ventasreit.com ]. Any written materials accompanying the presentation will also be available on the Companya™s website at the time of the presentation. The webcast and any written materials accompanying the presentation will be archived at [ www.ventasreit.com ] for a limited period following the event.

Ventas, Inc., an S&P 500 company, is a leading healthcare real estate investment trust. Its diverse portfolio of approximately 600 assets in 44 states (including the District of Columbia) and two Canadian provinces consists of seniors housing communities, skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, medical office buildings and other properties. 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 ].