Christine S. Wheatley - Mar 10, 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for KROGER CO (KR)

Role: Group Vice President
Signature: /s/ Christine S. Wheatley, by Dorothy D. Roberts, Attorney-in-Fact
Stock symbol: KR
Transactions as of: Mar 10, 2022
Transactions value $: -$981,684
Form type: 4
Date filed: 3/14/2022, 12:57 PM
Previous filing: Oct 8, 2021
Next filing: Mar 15, 2022

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Award	$0	+8.41K	+7.69%	$0.00	118K	Mar 10, 2022	Direct	F1
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Award	$0	+30.3K	+25.74%	$0.00	148K	Mar 10, 2022	Direct	F2
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$645K	-11.3K	-7.63%	$57.09	137K	Mar 10, 2022	Direct	F3
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$337K	-6.02K	-4.41%	$55.89	131K	Mar 11, 2022	Direct	F4

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	+19.9K		$0.00	19.9K	Mar 10, 2022	Common Stock	19.9K	$57.09	Direct	F5

* 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	Shares awarded pursuant to a long-term incentive plan of The Kroger Co.
F3	Payment of tax liability associated with share award.
F4	Payment of tax liability associated with restricted stock.
F5	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.