KROGER CO — Director's Dealing 2005

May 3, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: KROGER CO (KR)
CIK: 0000056873
Period of Report: 2005-05-02

Reporting Person: ANDERSON REUBEN V (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-05-02	Common Stock	M	8000	$6.5325	Acquired	25000	Direct
2005-05-02	Common Stock	S	3455	$15.75	Disposed	21545	Direct
2005-05-02	Common Stock	S	1100	$15.76	Disposed	20445	Direct
2005-05-02	Common Stock	S	300	$15.77	Disposed	20145	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-05-02	Non-Qualified Stock Option	$6.5325	M	8000	Disposed	2005-05-17	Common Stock (8000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: These options were granted under an option plan of The Kroger Co. and vest in equal annual installments in whole share amounts over a three-year period, at the rate of one-third per year commencing one year after the date of grant, with the remainder vesting three years from the date of grant.