KROGER CO — Director's Dealing 2017

Dec 5, 2017

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: KROGER CO (KR)
CIK: 0000056873
Period of Report: 2017-12-04

Reporting Person: Montoya Jorge P (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2017-12-04	Common Stock	M	10000	$13.105	Acquired	30316	Direct
2017-12-04	Common Stock	S	10000	$26.975	Disposed	20316	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2017-12-04	Non-Qualified Stock Option	$13.105	M	10000	Disposed	2017-12-13	Common Stock (10000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	22000	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: These options were granted under a long-term incentive plan of The Kroger Co. and vested in equal annual installments over a five-year period, at the rate of 20% per year commencing one year from the date of the grant.