Timothy A. Massa - 12 Mar 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for KROGER CO (KR)

Role: Executive Vice President
Signature: /s/ Timothy A. Massa, by Dorothy D. Roberts, Attorney-in-Fact
Issuer symbol: KR
Transactions as of: 12 Mar 2026
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 16 Mar 2026, 12:52:00 UTC
Previous filing: 11 Mar 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Massa Timothy A	Executive Vice President	THE KROGER CO., 1014 VINE STREET, CINCINNATI	/s/ Timothy A. Massa, by Dorothy D. Roberts, Attorney-in-Fact	16 Mar 2026	0001608128

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Award		+10,270	+8.9%	$0.000000^*	125,486	12 Mar 2026	Direct	F1
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Tax liability		-4,509	-3.6%	$74.96^*	120,977	12 Mar 2026	Direct	F2
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Award		+20,011	+17%	$0.000000^*	140,988	12 Mar 2026	Direct	F3
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Tax liability		-5,676	-4%	$75.60^*	135,312	13 Mar 2026	Direct	F4
holding	KR	Common Stock						115,000	12 Mar 2026	by trust

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		+45,270		$0.000000^*	45,270	12 Mar 2026	Common Stock	45,270	$74.96	Direct	F5

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Shares awarded pursuant to a long-term incentive plan of The Kroger Co.
F2	Payment of tax liability associated with share award.
F3	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 three-year period, at the rate of 33% per year commencing one year from the date of the award.
F4	Payment of tax liability associated with restricted stock.
F5	These options were granted under a long-term incentive plan of The Kroger Co. and vest in equal annual installments over a three-year period at the rate of 33% per year commencing one year after the date of the grant.