KROGER CO — Director's Dealing 2022

Dec 5, 2022

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: KROGER CO (KR)
CIK: 0000056873
Period of Report: 2022-12-02

Reporting Person: FIKE CARIN L (Vice President and Treasurer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2022-12-02	Common Stock	M	4000	$18.88	Acquired	11099	Indirect
2022-12-02	Common Stock	S	4000	$47.704	Disposed	7099	Indirect
2022-12-02	Common Stock	S	1779	$47.745	Disposed	5320	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2022-12-02	Non-Qualified Stock Option	$18.88	M	4000	Disposed	2023-07-15	Common Stock (4000)	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	39255.0192	Direct

Footnotes

F1: 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.

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.