SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-15-025891

KROGER CO · KR

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

A later amendment supersedes this filing — read the amendment. The figures below are kept as originally reported (version chain, not an overwrite).

Reporting owner

Officer — Group Vice President

Period of report

Mar 12, 2015

Accepted (ET)

Mar 13, 2015 · 11:25 am EDT

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0000056873

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Common Stock	Mar 12, 2015	M	7,200	$28.27	A	58,629	D
Common Stock^F1	Mar 12, 2015	S	7,200	$75.50	D	51,429	D

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Non-Qualified Stock Option^F2	$28.27	Mar 12, 2015	M	7,200	D	—	Jun 28, 2017	Common Stock	7,200	0	D

F1The 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.
F2These options were granted under a long-term incentive plan of The Kroger Co. and vest in equal annual installments in whole amounts over a five-year period, at the rate of 20% per year commencing one year from the date of the grant.