Stuart Aitken - 10 Mar 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for KROGER CO (KR)

Role: Senior Vice President
Signature: /s/ Stuart Aitken, by Dorothy D. Roberts, Attorney-in-Fact
Issuer symbol: KR
Transactions as of: 10 Mar 2022
Transactions value $: $-2,170,540
Form type: 4
Filing time: 14 Mar 2022, 12:47:15 UTC
Previous filing: 09 Mar 2022
Next filing: 15 Mar 2022
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Award	$0	+19,706	+11.1%	$0.000000	197,299	10 Mar 2022	Direct	F1
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Award	$0	+60,606	+30.7%	$0.000000	257,905	10 Mar 2022	Direct	F2
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Tax liability	$-1,555,303	-27,243	-10.6%	$57.09	230,662	10 Mar 2022	Direct	F3
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Tax liability	$-615,237	-11,008	-4.77%	$55.89	219,654	11 Mar 2022	Direct	F4
holding	KR	Common Stock						3,018	10 Mar 2022	by Spouse

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

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	KR	Non-Qualified Stock Option	Award	$0	+46,584		$0.000000	46,584	10 Mar 2022	Common Stock	46,584	$57.09	Direct	F5

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
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 over a four-year period, at the rate of 25% per year commencing one year from the date of the award.
F2	Shares awarded pursuant to a long-term incentive plan of The Kroger Co.
F3	Payment of tax liability associated with share award.
F4	Payment of tax liability associated with restricted stock.
F5	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.