Mary Ellen Adcock - 13 Jul 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for KROGER CO (KR)

Role: Senior Vice President
Signature: /s/ Mary Ellen Adcock, by Christine S. Wheatley, Attorney-in-Fact
Issuer symbol: KR
Transactions as of: 13 Jul 2021
Net transactions value: -$180,528
Form type: 4
Filing time: 15 Jul 2021, 14:05:25 UTC
Next filing: 16 Jul 2021
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Tax liability	$180,528	-4,742	-4%	$38.07	115,097	13 Jul 2021	Direct	F1
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Award	$0	+5,872	+5.1%	$0.000000	120,969	14 Jul 2021	Direct	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	+10,846		$0.000000	10,846	14 Jul 2021	Common Stock	10,846	$38.32	Direct	F3

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Payment of tax liability associated with restricted stock.
F2	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.
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.