Kenneth C. Kimball - Mar 31, 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
Stock symbol: KR
Transactions as of: Mar 31, 2022
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 3
Date filed: 3/31/2022, 11:13 AM
Next filing: Jul 14, 2022

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
holding	KR	Common Stock						76.8K	Mar 31, 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							Mar 31, 2022	Common Stock	29K	$22.92	Direct	F2
holding	KR	Non-Qualified Stock Option							Mar 31, 2022	Common Stock	30.3K	$28.05	Direct	F3
holding	KR	Non-Qualified Stock Option							Mar 31, 2022	Common Stock	22.3K	$24.75	Direct	F3
holding	KR	Non-Qualified Stock Option							Mar 31, 2022	Common Stock	25.3K	$29.12	Direct	F3
holding	KR	Non-Qualified Stock Option							Mar 31, 2022	Common Stock	19.1K	$34.94	Direct	F3
holding	KR	Non-Qualified Stock Option							Mar 31, 2022	Common Stock	17.4K	$57.09	Direct	F3
holding	KR	Non-Qualified Stock Option							Mar 31, 2022	Common Stock	6.21K	$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.