Kroger

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-09-25 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: KROGER CO (KR) CIK: 0000056873 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: DEMARTINO EMILEE F. CIK: 0002143852 Role: Officer (Executive Vice President) --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-09-25 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +12,769 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 12,769 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] 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 three-year period, at the rate of 33% per year commencing one year from the date of the award. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: 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 three-year period, at the rate of 33% per year commencing one year from the date of the award. --- Signature --- /s/ /s/ Emilee F. De Martino, by Stacey M. Heiser, Attorney-in-Fact (2026-09-28)