KROGER CO — Director's Dealing 2015

Dec 8, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: KROGER CO (KR)
CIK: 0000056873
Period of Report: 2015-12-04

Reporting Person: PERRY M MARNETTE (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-12-04	Common Stock	F	4755	$40.55	Disposed	247997.0996	Direct
2015-12-04	Common Stock	M	40000	$14.135	Acquired	287997.0996	Direct
2015-12-04	Common Stock	S	40000	$40.17	Disposed	247997.0996	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2015-12-04	Non-Qualified Stock Option	$14.135	M	40000	Disposed	2017-06-28	Common Stock (40000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Payment of tax liability associated with restricted stock.

F2: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $40.15 to $40.18, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to The Kroger Co., any security holder of The Kroger Co., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.

F3: Between June 30, 2015 and September 30, 2015, the reporting person acquired 382.3080 shares of Kroger common stock in the Company's employee benefit plans, based on information from plan trustees as of September 30, 2015.

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.