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Filing Details

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
56873	Kroger Co	KR	Retail-Grocery Stores (5411)	310345740

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1186586	Lynn Marmer	1014 Vine Street Cincinnati OH 45202	Group Vice President	No	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2011-05-10	20,000	$24.43	67,353	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2011-05-10	20,000	$24.58	47,353	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct

Reported Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock	Non-Qualified Performance Stock Option	Disposition	2011-05-10	10,000	$0.00	10,000	$24.43
Common Stock	Non-Qualified Stock Option	Disposition	2011-05-10	10,000	$0.00	10,000	$24.43

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
0	2001-05-10	2011-05-10	No	4	M	Direct
0	2001-05-10	2011-05-10	No	4	M	Direct

Footnotes

The sale reported in this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on April 21, 2011.
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.
These options will vest during the first four years from the date of the grant only if the Company's stock price has achieved a 78% appreciation from the option price. Thereafter, the options vest only if the Company's stock price has achieved a minimum 15% appreciation per annum from the date of grant or 208% appreciation, whichever is less. The options vest nine years and six months after grant, if not sooner vested.
These 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.