KROGER CO — Director's Dealing 2019

Jul 15, 2019

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: KROGER CO (KR)
CIK: 0000056873
Period of Report: 2019-07-11

Reporting Person: SARGENT RONALD (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2019-07-11	Common Stock	M	13000	$10.03	Acquired	107660	Direct
2019-07-11	Common Stock	F	6022	$21.65	Disposed	101638	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2019-07-11	Non-Qualified Stock Option	$10.03	M	13000	Disposed	2019-12-10	Common Stock (13000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: This transaction is commonly known as a stock swap. Shares were surrendered to the company rather than being sold to cover the cost of the exercise price related to a stock option exercise. Shares surrendered were shares owned by the Reporting Person in excess of 6 months.

F2: 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.