KROGER CO — Director's Dealing 2018

Jul 17, 2018

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: KROGER CO (KR)
CIK: 0000056873
Period of Report: 2018-07-13

Reporting Person: Tuffin Mark C (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2018-07-13	Common Stock	A	16756	$0.00	Acquired	178125	Direct
2018-07-13	Common Stock	F	6550	$28.05	Disposed	171575	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2018-07-13	Non-Qualified Stock Option	$28.05	A	40561	Acquired	2028-07-13	Common Stock (40561)	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 four-year period, at the rate of 25% 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 over a four-year period, at the rate of 25% per year commencing one year from the date of the grant.