X0609 4 2026-09-18 0000056873 KROGER CO KR 0001676766 Adcock Mary Ellen false THE KROGER CO. 1014 VINE STREET CINCINNATI OH 45202 false true false false Executive Vice President false Common Stock 2026-09-18 4 M false 37960 34.94 A 237288 D Common Stock 2026-09-18 4 M false 10846 38.32 A 248134 D Common Stock 2026-09-18 4 S false 37960 60.735 D 210174 D Common Stock 2026-09-18 4 S false 10846 60.642 D 199328 D Common Stock 2026-09-18 4 S false 24095 60.681 D 175233 D Non-Qualified Stock Options 34.94 2026-09-18 4 M false 37960 0 D 2031-03-11 Common Stock 37960 0 D Non-Qualified Stock Options 38.32 2026-09-18 4 M false 10846 0 D 2031-07-14 Common Stock 10846 0 D The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $60.690 to $60.755, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to The Kroger Co., any security holder of The Kroger Co., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above. The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $60.630 to $60.690, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to The Kroger Co., any security holder of The Kroger Co., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above. The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $60.660 to $60.690, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to The Kroger Co., any security holder of The Kroger Co., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above. These options were granted under a long-term incentive plan of The Kroger Co. and vested 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/ Mary Ellen Adcock, by Dorothy D. Roberts, Attorney-in-Fact 2026-09-21