Carin L. Fike - Sep 15, 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
Stock symbol: KR
Transactions as of: Sep 15, 2023
Transactions value $: -$131,014
Form type: 4
Date filed: 9/18/2023, 04:02 PM
Previous filing: Jul 17, 2023
Next filing: Sep 25, 2023

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$148K	+6K	+13.61%	$24.67	50.1K	Sep 15, 2023	Direct
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Sale	-$246K	-5.3K	-10.58%	$46.50	44.8K	Sep 15, 2023	Direct
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Sale	-$32.6K	-700	-1.56%	$46.51	44.1K	Sep 15, 2023	Direct	F1
holding	KR	Common Stock						4.95K	Sep 15, 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	-6K	-100%	$0.00^*	0	Sep 15, 2023	Common Stock	6K	$24.67	Direct	F2

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Between April 1, 2023 and June 30, 2023, the reporting person acquired 26.9651 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 April 1, 2023 and June 30, 2023, the reporting person acquired 26.9651 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.