Kroger

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-07-15 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: KROGER CO (KR) CIK: 0000056873 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: FIKE CARIN L CIK: 0001703359 Role: Officer (Vice President and Treasurer) --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-07-15 | Code: F (Payment of exercise/tax) Shares: -56 | Price: $56.56 Total Value: $3,167.36 Shares Owned After: 50,683.054 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Payment of tax liability associated with restricted stock. [F2] Between January 1, 2026 and June 30, 2026, the reporting person acquired 53.256 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. --- Holdings --- [Holding #1] Security: Common Stock Ownership: I (Indirect) --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Payment of tax liability associated with restricted stock. F2: Between January 1, 2026 and June 30, 2026, the reporting person acquired 53.256 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. --- Signature --- /s/ /s/ Carin L. Fike, by Dorothy D. Roberts, Attorney-in-Fact (2026-07-16)