Kenneth C. Kimball - Mar 14, 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for KROGER CO (KR)

Role: Senior Vice President
Signature: /s/ Kenneth C. Kimball, by Stacey M. Heiser, Attorney-in-Fact
Stock symbol: KR
Transactions as of: Mar 14, 2024
Transactions value $: -$234,974
Form type: 4
Date filed: 3/18/2024, 10:35 AM
Previous filing: Mar 13, 2024
Next filing: Apr 26, 2024

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Award	$0	+12.1K	+13.77%	$0.00	99.7K	Mar 14, 2024	Direct	F1
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Award	$0	+9.62K	+9.65%	$0.00	109K	Mar 14, 2024	Direct	F2
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$235K	-4.23K	-3.87%	$55.51	105K	Mar 14, 2024	Direct	F3, F4

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	KR	Non-Qualified Stock Option	Award	$0	+16.3K		$0.00	16.3K	Mar 14, 2024	Common Stock	16.3K	$55.51	Direct	F5

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Restricted stock awarded pursuant to a long-term incentive plan of The Kroger Co. The restrictions on these shares lapse in equal annual installments over a four-year period at the rate of 25% per year commencing one year from the date of the award.
F2	Shares awarded pursuant to a long-term incentive plan of The Kroger Co.
F3	Payment of tax liability associated with share award.
F4	The total amount of securities directly owned by the reporting person includes shares in the Company's employee benefit plans that are deemed to be "tax-conditioned plans" pursuant to Rule 16b-3, to the extent disclosed on reports received from plan trustees.
F5	These options were granted under a long-term incentive plan of The Kroger Co. and vest in equal annual installments over a four-year period at the rate of 25% per year commencing one year from the date of the grant.