Joseph Michael Kelley - 12 Mar 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for KROGER CO (KR)

Reporting relationship: Senior Vice President
Issuer ticker: KR
Reported as of: 12 Mar 2026
Net transaction value: $0
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 16 Mar 2026, 12:49:38 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 11 Mar 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Joseph M. Kelley, by Dorothy D. Roberts, Attorney-in-Fact

Key filing fact

Joseph Michael Kelley filed Form 4 for KROGER CO (KR) on 16 Mar 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Joseph Michael Kelley's Form 4 filing for KROGER CO (KR).
5 reported transactions and 1 derivative row are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 16 Mar 2026, 12:49.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 11 Mar 2026.
Current net transaction value: $0.

Research use

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Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0002067421 Primary reporting owner

Kelley Joseph Michael

Relationship: Senior Vice President
Address: C/O THE KROGER CO., 1014 VINE STREET, CINCINNATI
Signature: /s/ Joseph M. Kelley, by Dorothy D. Roberts, Attorney-in-Fact
Signature date: 16 Mar 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

KR transaction

Common Stock

Award

Transaction value
Shares: +2,941
Change %: +7.6%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 41,510
Date: 12 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

KR transaction

Common Stock

Tax liability

Transaction value
Shares: -1,292
Change %: -3.1%
Price: $74.96^*
Shares after: 40,218
Date: 12 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F2

KR transaction

Common Stock

Award

Transaction value
Shares: +6,404
Change %: +16%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 46,622
Date: 12 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F3

KR transaction

Common Stock

Tax liability

Transaction value
Shares: -782
Change %: -1.7%
Price: $75.60^*
Shares after: 45,840
Date: 13 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F4, F5

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

KR transaction Derivative

Non-Qualified Stock Option

Award

Transaction value
Shares: +14,487
Change %
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 14,487
Date: 12 Mar 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 14,487
Exercise price: $74.96
Footnotes: F6

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 6 footnotes

Footnote F1

Shares awarded pursuant to a long-term incentive plan of The Kroger Co.

Footnote F2

Payment of tax liability associated with share award.

Footnote 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.

Footnote F4

Payment of tax liability associated with restricted stock.

Footnote 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.

Footnote 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.