Carin L. Fike - Jul 15, 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
Stock symbol: KR
Transactions as of: Jul 15, 2024
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Date filed: 7/16/2024, 03:30 PM
Previous filing: Apr 24, 2024

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Award	$0	+768	+1.64%	$0.00	47.6K	Jul 15, 2024	Direct	F1, F2
holding	KR	Common Stock						3.77K	Jul 15, 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	+1.27K		$0.00	1.27K	Jul 15, 2024	Common Stock	1.27K	$52.12	Direct	F3

* 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	Between January 1, 2024 and March 31, 2024, the reporting person acquired 27.7854 shares of Kroger common stock in the Company's employee benefit plans, based on information from plan trustees. 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.
F3	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.