Stuart Aitken - Mar 9, 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for KROGER CO (KR)

Role: Senior Vice President
Signature: /s/ Stuart Aitken, by Dorothy D. Roberts, Attorney-in-Fact
Stock symbol: KR
Transactions as of: Mar 9, 2023
Transactions value $: -$1,324,772
Form type: 4
Date filed: 3/13/2023, 11:55 AM
Previous filing: Sep 19, 2022
Next filing: Mar 15, 2023

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Award	$0	+27K	+17.19%	$0.00	184K	Mar 9, 2023	Direct	F1
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Award	$0	+7.34K	+3.99%	$0.00	191K	Mar 9, 2023	Direct	F2
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Award	$0	+43.5K	+22.72%	$0.00	235K	Mar 9, 2023	Direct	F3
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$917K	-19.4K	-8.27%	$47.25	215K	Mar 9, 2023	Direct	F4
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$408K	-8.66K	-4.02%	$47.10	207K	Mar 10, 2023	Direct	F5
holding	KR	Common Stock						3.02K	Mar 9, 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	Award	$0	+56.4K		$0.00	56.4K	Mar 9, 2023	Common Stock	56.4K	$47.25	Direct	F6

* 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	Restricted stock awarded pursuant to a long-term incentive plan of The Kroger Co. The restrictions on these shares lapse one year from the date of the award.
F3	Shares awarded pursuant to a long-term incentive plan of The Kroger Co.
F4	Payment of tax liability associated with share award.
F5	Payment of tax liability associated with restricted stock.
F6	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.