KROGER CO — Director's Dealing 2014

Jul 17, 2014

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: KROGER CO (KR)
CIK: 0000056873
Period of Report: 2014-07-15

Reporting Person: Ellis Michael L (President and COO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2014-07-15	Common Stock	F	934	$49.33	Disposed	142249.6758	Direct
2014-07-15	Common Stock	A	16875	$0.00	Acquired	159124.6758	Direct
2014-07-15	Common Stock	A	10000	$0.00	Acquired	169124.6758	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2014-07-15	Non-Qualified Stock Option	$49.33	A	45000	Acquired	2024-07-15	Common Stock (45000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Payment of tax liability associated with restricted stock.

F2: 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.

F3: Restricted stock awarded pursuant to a long-term incentive plan of The Kroger Co. The restrictions lapse as to 20% one year from the date of the award, 20% two years from the date of the award, and 60% three years from the date of the award.

F4: 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.

F5: 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.