Kroger

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-03-09 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: KROGER CO (KR) CIK: 0000056873 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: Shaffer Megan N. CIK: 0002074644 Role: Officer (Group Vice President) --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-03-09 | Code: F (Payment of exercise/tax) Shares: -370 | Price: $73.37 Total Value: $27,146.90 Shares Owned After: 30,343 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Payment of tax liability associated with restricted stock. [Transaction #2] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-03-10 | Code: F (Payment of exercise/tax) Shares: -188 | Price: $72.24 Total Value: $13,581.12 Shares Owned After: 30,155 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Payment of tax liability associated with restricted stock. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Payment of tax liability associated with restricted stock. --- Signature --- /s/ /s/ Megan N. Shaffer, by Dorothy D. Roberts, Attorney-in-Fact (2026-03-11)