CARIN L. FIKE - 23 Jun 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for KROGER CO (KR)

Role: Vice President and Treasurer
Signature: /s/ Carin L. Fike, by Dorothy D. Roberts, Attorney-in-Fact
Issuer symbol: KR
Transactions as of: 23 Jun 2025
Transactions value $: -$790,736
Form type: 4
Filing time: 24 Jun 2025, 09:24:40 UTC
Previous filing: 04 Apr 2025
Next filing: 16 Jul 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
FIKE CARIN L	Vice President and Treasurer	THE KROGER CO., 1014 VINE STREET, CINCINNATI	/s/ Carin L. Fike, by Dorothy D. Roberts, Attorney-in-Fact	24 Jun 2025	0001703359

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$122K	+3.25K	+6.58%	$37.48	52.6K	23 Jun 2025	Direct
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Sale	-$240K	-3.25K	-6.18%	$73.84	49.4K	23 Jun 2025	Direct
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$206K	+8.98K	+18.19%	$22.92	58.3K	23 Jun 2025	Direct
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Sale	-$662K	-8.98K	-15.39%	$73.75	49.4K	23 Jun 2025	Direct
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$97.3K	+4.25K	+8.6%	$22.92	53.6K	23 Jun 2025	Direct
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Sale	-$313K	-4.25K	-7.92%	$73.83	49.4K	23 Jun 2025	Direct	F1

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	KR	Non-Qualified Stock Options	Options Exercise	$0	-3.25K	-100%	$0.00	23 Jun 2025	Common Stock	3.25K	$37.48	Direct	F2
transaction	KR	Non-Qualified Stock Options	Options Exercise	$0	-8.98K	-100%	$0.00	23 Jun 2025	Common Stock	8.98K	$22.92	Direct	F2
transaction	KR	Non-Qualified Stock Options	Options Exercise	$0	-4.25K	-100%	$0.00	23 Jun 2025	Common Stock	4.25K	$22.92	Direct	F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Between January 1, 2025 and March 31, 2025, the reporting person acquired 24.329 shares of Kroger common stock in the Company's employee benefit plans, based on information from plan trustees. 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 at the rate of 20% per year over a five-year period that commenced one year after the date of the grant.

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Between January 1, 2025 and March 31, 2025, the reporting person acquired 24.329 shares of Kroger common stock in the Company's employee benefit plans, based on information from plan trustees. 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.

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