X0306 4 2021-05-11 0 0000056873 KROGER CO KR 0001188115 MCMULLEN W RODNEY THE KROGER CO. 1014 VINE STREET CINCINNATI OH 45202 1 1 0 0 Chairman of the Board & CEO Common Stock 2021-05-11 4 M 0 182880 12.37 A 3364514.3973 D Common Stock 2021-05-11 4 F 0 111658 38.83 D 3252856.3973 D Non-Qualified Stock Option 12.37 2021-05-11 4 M 0 182880 0.00 D 2011-06-23 Common Stock 182880 0 D Between January 1, 2021 and March 31, 2021, the reporting person acquired 1,999.9674 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 over a five-year period, at the rate of 20% per year commencing one year from the date of the grant. /s/ W. Rodney McMullen, by Dorothy D. Roberts, Attorney-in-Fact 2021-05-13