Ventas Announces Tax Treatment Of 2021 Distributions

Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR) (the “Company”) announced today the tax treatment of its 2021 distributions on the Company’s common stock.

For income tax purposes, total taxable dividend income for 2021 was $1.80 per share. This includes the Company’s fourth quarter 2020 dividend of $0.45 per share, which was declared on December 11, 2020 and was paid on January 20, 2021. It excludes the Company’s fourth quarter 2021 dividend, which was declared on December 7, 2021, will be paid on January 19, 2022 and will be taxable to stockholders as part of their 2022 dividend income.

The following table summarizes the nature of these cash distributions and provides the appropriate Form 1099-DIV box number:

2021 DISTRIBUTIONS ON VENTAS COMMON STOCK
Date Paid	Taxable Distribution	Box 1a Ordinary Dividend	Box 1b Qualified Dividend (Included in Box 1a)	Box 5 199A Dividend (Included in Box 1a)	Box 2a Capital Gain Distr.	Box 2b Unrecap. Section 1250 Gain (Included in Box 2a)
Jan. 20, 2021	$0.450000	$0.314009	$0.000825	$0.313184	$0.135991	$0.094869
Apr. 14, 2021	$0.450000	$0.314009	$0.000825	$0.313184	$0.135991	$0.094869
July 14, 2021	$0.450000	$0.314009	$0.000825	$0.313184	$0.135991	$0.094869
Oct. 14, 2021	$0.450000	$0.314009	$0.000825	$0.313184