Victor Remon Smith - 12 Mar 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for KROGER CO (KR)

Role: Senior Vice President
Signature: /s/ Victor R. Smith, 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, 13:01:43 UTC
Previous filing: 11 Mar 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Smith Victor Remon	Senior Vice President	C/O THE KROGER CO., 1014 VINE STREET, CINCINNATI	/s/ Victor R. Smith, by Dorothy D. Roberts, Attorney-in-Fact	16 Mar 2026	0002112454

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Award		+2,451	+12%	$0.000000^*	23,576	12 Mar 2026	Direct	F1
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Tax liability		-725	-3.1%	$74.96^*	22,851	12 Mar 2026	Direct	F2
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Award		+9,406	+41%	$0.000000^*	32,257	12 Mar 2026	Direct	F3
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Tax liability		-574	-1.8%	$75.60^*	31,683	13 Mar 2026	Direct	F4, F5

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		+19,014		$0.000000^*	19,014	12 Mar 2026	Common Stock	19,014	$74.96	Direct	F6

* 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	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.
F6	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.