Carin L. Fike - 14 Mar 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for KROGER CO (KR)

Role: Vice President and Treasurer
Signature: /s/ Carin L. Fike, by Stacey M. Heiser, Attorney-in-Fact
Issuer symbol: KR
Transactions as of: 14 Mar 2024
Net transactions value: -$46,961
Form type: 4
Filing time: 18 Mar 2024, 10:58:00 UTC
Previous filing: 13 Mar 2024
Next filing: 24 Apr 2024
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Award	$0	+1,305	+3%	$0.000000	44,737	14 Mar 2024	Direct	F1
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Award	$0	+2,879	+6.4%	$0.000000	47,616	14 Mar 2024	Direct	F2
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Tax liability	$46,961	-846	-1.8%	$55.51	46,770	14 Mar 2024	Direct	F3, F4
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Award	$0	+1,525	+44%	$0.000000	5,025	14 Mar 2024	by spouse	F1

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	+2,820		$0.000000	2,820	14 Mar 2024	Common Stock	2,820	$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.