Kenneth C. Kimball - 31 Mar 2022 Form 3 Insider Report for KROGER CO (KR)

Role: Senior Vice President
Signature: /s/ Kenneth C. Kimball, by Dorothy D. Roberts, Attorney-in-Fact
Issuer symbol: KR
Transactions as of: 31 Mar 2022
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 3
Filing time: 31 Mar 2022, 11:13:05 UTC
Next filing: 14 Jul 2022
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
holding	KR	Common Stock						76,796	31 Mar 2022	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							31 Mar 2022	Common Stock	29,024	$22.92	Direct	F2
holding	KR	Non-Qualified Stock Option							31 Mar 2022	Common Stock	30,251	$28.05	Direct	F3
holding	KR	Non-Qualified Stock Option							31 Mar 2022	Common Stock	22,289	$24.75	Direct	F3
holding	KR	Non-Qualified Stock Option							31 Mar 2022	Common Stock	25,283	$29.12	Direct	F3
holding	KR	Non-Qualified Stock Option							31 Mar 2022	Common Stock	19,135	$34.94	Direct	F3
holding	KR	Non-Qualified Stock Option							31 Mar 2022	Common Stock	17,392	$57.09	Direct	F3
holding	KR	Non-Qualified Stock Option							31 Mar 2022	Common Stock	6,212	$57.09	Direct	F3

* 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 6,688.4588 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 vest in equal annual installments over a five-year period, at the rate of 20% per year commencing one year from the date of the grant.
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.