Victor Remon Smith - 30 Jan 2026 Form 3 Insider Report for KROGER CO (KR)

Role: Senior Vice President
Signature: /s/ Victor R. Smith
Issuer symbol: KR
Transactions as of: 30 Jan 2026
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 3
Filing time: 19 Feb 2026, 16:02:16 UTC
Next filing: 11 Mar 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Smith Victor Remon	Senior Vice President	C/O THE KROGER CO., 1014 VINE STREET, CINCINNATI	/s/ Victor R. Smith	19 Feb 2026	0002112454

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
holding	KR	Common Stock						21,993	30 Jan 2026	Direct	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
holding	KR	Non-Qualified Stock Option							30 Jan 2026	Common Stock	3,315	$57.09	Direct	F2
holding	KR	Non-Qualified Stock Option							30 Jan 2026	Common Stock	4,752	$47.25	Direct	F2
holding	KR	Non-Qualified Stock Option							30 Jan 2026	Common Stock	6,270	$55.51	Direct	F2
holding	KR	Non-Qualified Stock Option							30 Jan 2026	Common Stock	8,539	$66.10	Direct	F2

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The total amount of securities directly owned by the reporting person includes 3,402 shares in the Company's employee benefit plans which 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 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.