Mary Ellen Adcock - 20 Dec 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for KROGER CO (KR)

Role: Senior Vice President
Signature: /s/ Mary Ellen Adcock, by Dorothy D. Roberts, Attorney-in-Fact
Issuer symbol: KR
Transactions as of: 20 Dec 2022
Net transactions value: -$286,445
Form type: 4
Filing time: 21 Dec 2022, 12:13:04 UTC
Previous filing: 18 Jul 2022
Next filing: 13 Mar 2023
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$249,145	+6,500	+4.8%	$38.33	142,111	20 Dec 2022	Direct
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$1,368,020	+36,500	+26%	$37.48	178,611	20 Dec 2022	Direct
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Sale	$1,903,610	-43,000	-24%	$44.27	135,611	20 Dec 2022	Direct

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	Options Exercise	$0	-6,500	-100%	$0.000000^*	0	20 Dec 2022	Common Stock	6,500	$38.33	Direct	F1
transaction	KR	Non-Qualified Stock Option	Options Exercise	$0	-36,500	-100%	$0.000000^*	0	20 Dec 2022	Common Stock	36,500	$37.48	Direct	F1

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	These options were granted under a long-term incentive plan of The Kroger Co. and vested 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.