Joseph Michael Kelley - 15 Jul 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for KROGER CO (KR)

Signature
/s/ Joseph M. Kelley, by Stacey M. Heiser, Attorney-in-Fact
Issuer symbol
KR
Transactions as of
15 Jul 2025
Net transactions value
$0
Form type
4
Filing time
16 Jul 2025, 14:30:05 UTC
Previous filing
12 May 2025
Next filing
10 Dec 2025

Reporting Owners (1)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
Kelley Joseph Michael Senior Vice President C/O THE KROGER CO., 1014 VINE STREET, CINCINNATI /s/ Joseph M. Kelley, by Stacey M. Heiser, Attorney-in-Fact 16 Jul 2025 0002067421

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction KR Common Stock Award $0 +3,131 +8.4% $0.000000 40,384 15 Jul 2025 Direct F1, F2

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 +4,548 $0.000000 4,548 15 Jul 2025 Common Stock 4,548 $71.88 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 May 6, 2025 and June 30, 2025, the reporting person acquired 38.7630 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.