KROGER CO — Director's Dealing 2008

Jun 27, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: KROGER CO (KR)
CIK: 0000056873
Period of Report: 2008-06-26

Reporting Person: Kaufman Calvin J (Group Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-06-26	Common Stock	A	7500	$0.00	Acquired	23114.2368	Direct
2008-06-26	Common Stock	A	5000	$0.00	Acquired	28114.2368	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-06-26	Non-Qualified Stock Option	$28.61	A	15000	Acquired	2018-06-26	Common Stock (15000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Restricted stock awarded pursuant to a long-term incentive plan of The Kroger Co. The restrictions on these shares lapse in equal annual installments in whole amounts over a five-year period, at the rate of 20% per year commencing one year from the date of the award.

F2: Restricted stock awarded pursuant to a long-term incentive plan of The Kroger Co. The restrictions lapse as follows: 1,250 shares on 6/26/2009; 1,250 shares on 6/26/2010, and 2,500 shares on 6/26/2011.

F3: 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.

F4: These options were granted under a long-term incentive plan of The Kroger Co. and vest in equal annual installments in whole amounts over a five-year period, at the rate of 20% per year commencing one year from the date of the grant.