CARIN L. FIKE - 09 Mar 2023 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: 09 Mar 2023
Net transactions value: -$101,867
Form type: 4
Filing time: 13 Mar 2023, 12:01:32 UTC
Previous filing: 06 Mar 2023
Next filing: 15 Mar 2023
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	+1,840	+4.6%	$0.000000	41,987	09 Mar 2023	Direct	F1
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Award	$0	+3,886	+9.3%	$0.000000	45,873	09 Mar 2023	Direct	F2
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Tax liability	$56,086	-1,187	-2.6%	$47.25	44,686	09 Mar 2023	Direct	F3
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Tax liability	$20,394	-433	-0.97%	$47.10	44,253	10 Mar 2023	Direct	F4, F5
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Award	$0	+1,493	+28%	$0.000000	6,813	09 Mar 2023	by Spouse	F1
transaction	KR	Common Stock	Tax liability	$25,387	-539	-7.9%	$47.10	6,274	10 Mar 2023	by Spouse	F4

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	+3,849		$0.000000	3,849	09 Mar 2023	Common Stock	3,849	$47.25	Direct	F6

* 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	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.
F6	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.