CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR) (“Ventas” or the “Company”) today reported that normalized Funds From Operations (“FFO”) for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 increased 19 percent to $394.3 million, from $331.6 million for the comparable 2014 period. Normalized FFO per diluted common share grew five percent to $1.18 for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, as compared to $1.12 for the comparable 2014 period. Weighted average diluted shares outstanding for the second quarter of 2015