KROGER CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Jun 29, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: KROGER CO (KR)
CIK: 0000056873
Period of Report: 2012-06-28

Reporting Person: DILLON DAVID B (Director, Chairman of the Board and CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-06-28	Common Stock	F	9251	$22.92	Disposed	586490.0268	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	87618	Indirect
Common Stock	18008	Indirect
Common Stock	173413	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Payment of tax liability associated with restricted stock.

F2: 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.