Disclosure Devil

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Employer Identification No.)</td></tr> </table>   <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 50%; text-align: center"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="AsOf2025-11-14" id="Fact000015" name="dei:EntityAddressAddressLine1">300 North LaSalle Street</ix:nonNumeric>, <ix:nonNumeric contextRef="AsOf2025-11-14" id="Fact000016" name="dei:EntityAddressAddressLine2">Suite 1600</ix:nonNumeric>, <ix:nonNumeric contextRef="AsOf2025-11-14" id="Fact000017" name="dei:EntityAddressCityOrTown">Chicago</ix:nonNumeric>, <ix:nonNumeric contextRef="AsOf2025-11-14" format="ixt-sec:stateprovnameen" id="Fact000018" name="dei:EntityAddressStateOrProvince">Illinois</ix:nonNumeric></td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 49%; text-align: center"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="AsOf2025-11-14" id="Fact000019" name="dei:EntityAddressPostalZipCode">60654</ix:nonNumeric></td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top; 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margin-bottom: 12pt; width: 100%"><div style="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 2pt solid; font-size: 1pt"> </div></div>  <div style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 6pt"> </div> <div style="break-before: page; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 12pt"> </div>    Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.   On November 17, 2025, Ventas, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Peter J. Bulgarelli, Executive Vice President, Outpatient Medical & Research, Ventas, Inc. and President and CEO, Lillibridge Healthcare Services, Inc., is expected to retire effective as of May 1, 2026 (the “Effective Date”). Mr. Bulgarelli will remain in his role through the Effective Date. Mr. Bulgarelli’s advance notice of his retirement allows lead time for the Company to conduct a comprehensive search for his replacement and for Mr. Bulgarelli to assist with the orderly transition of duties to his successor. A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Bulgarelli’s retirement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.   Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.   <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; width: 100%"><tr style="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify"> <td style="width: 0in"/><td style="width: 0.5in; text-align: left">(d)</td><td style="text-align: justify">Exhibits.</td> </tr></table>   <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 8%"> Exhibit Number</td> <td style="width: 2%"> </td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 90%; font-size: 10pt">Description</td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 10pt"><a href="tm2531470d1_ex99-1.htm" style="-sec-extract: exhibit">99.1</a></td> <td> </td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt"><a href="tm2531470d1_ex99-1.htm" style="-sec-extract: exhibit">Press release issued by the Company on November 17, 2025</a></td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt">104</td> <td> </td> <td style="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt">Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)</td></tr> </table>    <div style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 6pt"> </div> <div style="break-before: page; margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 12pt"> </div>    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 hereunto duly authorized.   <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse"> <tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td style="font-size: 10pt"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-size: 10pt">VENTAS, INC.</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td style="font-size: 10pt"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-size: 10pt"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td style="font-size: 10pt; width: 50%">Date: November 17, 2025</td> <td style="font-size: 10pt; width: 3%">By:</td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; width: 47%">/s/ Carey S. Roberts</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td style="font-size: 10pt"> </td> <td style="font-size: 10pt"> </td> <td style="font-size: 10pt">Carey S. Roberts</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td style="font-size: 10pt"> </td> <td style="font-size: 10pt"> </td> <td style="font-size: 10pt">Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Ethics and Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary</td></tr> </table>    <div style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 6pt"> </div>    </body> </html>

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