KROGER CO — Director's Dealing 2009

Jun 29, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: KROGER CO (KR)
CIK: 0000056873
Period of Report: 2009-06-25

Reporting Person: HJELM CHRISTOPHER T (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-06-25	Common Stock	A	10000	$0.00	Acquired	86037	Direct
2009-06-26	Common Stock	F	1232	$22.38	Disposed	84805	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-06-25	Non-Qualified Stock Option	$22.34	A	20000	Acquired	2019-06-25	Common Stock (20000)	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: Payment of tax liability associated with restricted stock.

F3: 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.