KROGER CO — Director's Dealing 2006

Mar 9, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: KROGER CO (KR)
CIK: 0000056873
Period of Report: 2006-03-08

Reporting Person: BECKER DONALD E (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-03-08	Common Stock	M	16000	$10.375	Acquired	109208.4998	Direct
2006-03-08	Common Stock	S	8000	$20.29	Disposed	101208.4998	Direct
2006-03-08	Common Stock	S	2000	$20.28	Disposed	99208.4998	Direct
2006-03-08	Common Stock	S	2000	$20.27	Disposed	97208.4998	Direct
2006-03-08	Common Stock	S	1000	$20.26	Disposed	96208.4998	Direct
2006-03-08	Common Stock	S	3000	$20.24	Disposed	93208.4998	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2006-03-08	Non-Qualified Stock Option	$10.3750	M	16000	Disposed	2006-04-17	Common Stock (16000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	10228	Indirect
Common Stock	1050	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The total amount of securities directly owned by the reporting person includes shares in the Company's employee benefit plans which 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 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.