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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q/A

Amendment No. 1

Commission file number: 1-10989

Ventas, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

353 N. Clark Street, Suite 3300

Chicago, Illinois

United States

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

60654 (Zip Code)

Not Applicable (877) 483-6827

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No x

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment No. 1 to the Form 10-Q (this “Amendment”) amends the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Ventas, Inc. for the period ended September 30, 2020 (the “Form 10-Q”) filed earlier today on November 6, 2020 for the sole purpose of correcting a clerical error. The clerical error resulted in Item 6. Exhibits and the Signatures to be missing from the Form 10-Q as originally submitted.

As required by Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, new certifications by our principal executive officer and principal financial officer are filed as exhibits to this Amendment. No other changes have been made to the Form 10-Q. For the convenience of the reader, this Amendment restates in its entirety, as amended, the original Form 10-Q. This Amendment does not reflect events that may have occurred subsequent to the original filing date, and does not modify or update in any way the substantive disclosures made in the Form 10-Q.

VENTAS, INC.

FORM 10-Q/A

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION