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EX-12.1 - STATEMENT REGARDING COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES - Ventas, Inc.vtr-ex121_9302017.htm
EX-32.2 - SECTION 906 CFO CERTIFICATION - Ventas, Inc.vtr-ex322_9302017.htm
EX-31.2 - SECTION 302 CFO CERTIFICATION - Ventas, Inc.vtr-ex312_9302017.htm
EX-31.1 - SECTION 302 CEO CERTIFICATION - Ventas, Inc.vtr-ex311_9302017.htm
EX-10.1 - EMPLOYEE AGREEMENT - Ventas, Inc.vtr-ex101_9302017.htm
10-Q - 10-Q - Ventas, Inc.vtr9302017-10q.htm


Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Ventas, Inc. (the "Company") for the period ended September 30, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Debra A. Cafaro, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: October 27, 2017
/s/ DEBRA A. CAFARO
Debra A. Cafaro
 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.