X0306 4 2023-03-09 0 0000056873 KROGER CO KR 0001604588 Wheatley Christine S THE KROGER CO. 1014 VINE STREET CINCINNATI OH 45202 0 1 0 0 Group Vice President Common Stock 2023-03-09 4 A 0 10159 0.00 A 136164 D Common Stock 2023-03-09 4 A 0 4762 0.00 A 140926 D Common Stock 2023-03-09 4 A 0 4867 0.00 A 145793 D Common Stock 2023-03-09 4 A 0 20926 0.00 A 166719 D Common Stock 2023-03-09 4 F 0 9385 47.25 D 157334 D Common Stock 2023-03-10 4 F 0 3776 47.10 D 153558 D Non-Qualified Stock Option 47.25 2023-03-09 4 A 0 21235 0.00 A 2033-03-09 Common Stock 21235 21235 D 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. Restricted stock awarded pursuant to a long-term incentive plan of The Kroger Co. The restrictions on these shares lapse one year from the date of the award. Shares awarded pursuant to a long-term incentive plan of The Kroger Co. Payment of tax liability associated with share award. Payment of tax liability associated with restricted stock. 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. /s/ Christine S. Wheatley, by Dorothy D. Roberts, Attorney-in-Fact 2023-03-13