Carin L. Fike - 03 Mar 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for KROGER CO (KR)

Role: Vice President and Treasurer
Signature: /s/ Carin L. Fike, by Dorothy D. Roberts, Attorney-in-Fact
Issuer symbol: KR
Transactions as of: 03 Mar 2023
Net transactions value: -$81,069
Form type: 4
Filing time: 06 Mar 2023, 11:08:34 UTC
Previous filing: 12 Dec 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	$56,640	+3,000	+7.5%	$18.88	43,147	03 Mar 2023	Direct
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Sale	$137,709	-3,000	-7%	$45.90	40,147	03 Mar 2023	Direct	F1
holding	KR	Common Stock						5,320	03 Mar 2023	by Spouse

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	-3,000	-100%	$0.000000^*	0	03 Mar 2023	Common Stock	3,000	$18.88	Direct	F2

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Between July 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022, the reporting person acquired 49.0437 shares of Kroger common stock in the Company's employee benefit plans, based on information from plan trustees. The total amount of securities directly owned by the reporting person includes 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 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.

Content

Between July 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022, the reporting person acquired 49.0437 shares of Kroger common stock in the Company's employee benefit plans, based on information from plan trustees. The total amount of securities directly owned by the reporting person includes 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.

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.