Stuart Aitken - Mar 14, 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for KROGER CO (KR)

Role: Senior Vice President
Signature: /s/ Stuart Aitken, by Stacey M. Heiser, Attorney-in-Fact
Stock symbol: KR
Transactions as of: Mar 14, 2024
Transactions value $: -$1,034,595
Form type: 4
Date filed: 3/18/2024, 11:08 AM
Previous filing: Mar 13, 2024
Next filing: May 9, 2024

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Award	$0	+33.3K	+20.69%	$0.00	194K	Mar 14, 2024	Direct	F1
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Award	$0	+41.7K	+21.47%	$0.00	236K	Mar 14, 2024	Direct	F2
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$1.03M	-18.6K	-7.89%	$55.51	218K	Mar 14, 2024	Direct	F3
holding	KR	Common Stock						3.02K	Mar 14, 2024	by spouse

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	+52.5K		$0.00	52.5K	Mar 14, 2024	Common Stock	52.5K	$55.51	Direct	F4

* 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	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.