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): October 27, 2014

 

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

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


 

Item 5.02.                                        Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

Effective October 27, 2014, Ventas, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Robert F. Probst, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, to also serve as the Company’s Acting Chief Accounting Officer.  Mr. Probst replaces Richard A. Schweinhart, the Company’s former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Acting Chief Accounting Officer, who, as previously announced, stated his intention to retire from the Company at the end of 2014.

 

Information regarding Mr. Probst and his arrangements with the Company is set forth in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on September 29, 2014 in connection with Mr. Probst’s appointment as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective October 27, 2014 and is incorporated in this Item 5.02 by reference.

 

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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: October 29, 2014

By:

/s/ Kristen M. Benson

 

 

Kristen M. Benson

 

 

Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

 

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