Carin L. Fike - Sep 17, 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for KROGER CO (KR)

Role: Vice President and Treasurer
Signature: /s/ Carin L. Fike, by Dorothy D. Roberts, Attorney-in-Fact
Stock symbol: KR
Transactions as of: Sep 17, 2024
Transactions value $: -$51,896
Form type: 4
Date filed: 9/18/2024, 03:07 PM
Previous filing: Jul 16, 2024

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$115K	+3.01K	+6.32%	$38.33	50.6K	Sep 17, 2024	Direct
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Sale	-$164K	-2.96K	-5.85%	$55.57	47.6K	Sep 17, 2024	Direct
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Sale	-$2.89K	-52	-0.11%	$55.58	47.6K	Sep 17, 2024	Direct	F1
holding	KR	Common Stock						3.77K	Sep 17, 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	Options Exercise	$0	-3.01K	-100%	$0.00	0	Sep 17, 2024	Common Stock	3.01K	$38.33	Direct	F2

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Between April 1, 2024 and June 30, 2024, the reporting person acquired 26.6552 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.
F2	These options were granted under a long-term incentive plan of The Kroger Co. and vested in equal annual installments at the rate of 20% per year over a five-year period that commenced one year after the date of the grant.

Content

Between April 1, 2024 and June 30, 2024, the reporting person acquired 26.6552 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.

These options were granted under a long-term incentive plan of The Kroger Co. and vested in equal annual installments at the rate of 20% per year over a five-year period that commenced one year after the date of the grant.