X0306 4 2022-07-13 0 0000056873 KROGER CO KR 0001917422 Kimball Kenneth C C/O THE KROGER CO. 1014 VINE STREET CINCINNATI OH 45202 0 1 0 0 Senior Vice President Common Stock 2022-07-13 4 F 0 1914 47.95 D 74981.5587 D Payment of tax liability associated with restricted stock. Between April 1, 2022 and June 30, 2022, the reporting person acquired 99.0999 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. /s/ Kenneth C. Kimball, by Dorothy D. Roberts, Attorney-in-Fact 2022-07-14