Filing Details

Accession Number:
0001209191-12-017074
Form Type:
4
Zero Holdings:
No
Publication Time:
2012-03-09 13:01:29
Reporting Period:
2012-03-08
Filing Date:
2012-03-09
Accepted Time:
2012-03-09 13:01:29
SEC Url:
Form 4 Filing
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
1289631 M Kevin Dougherty The Kroger Co.
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 2012-03-08 9,000 $23.00 63,453 No 4 M Direct
Common Stock Acquisiton 2012-03-08 10,000 $14.93 73,453 No 4 M Direct
Common Stock Disposition 2012-03-08 19,000 $24.20 54,453 No 4 S Direct
Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
No 4 M Direct
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 2012-03-08 4,500 $0.00 4,500 $23.00
Common Stock Non-Qualified Stock Option Disposition 2012-03-08 4,500 $0.00 4,500 $23.00
Common Stock Non-Qualified Stock Option Disposition 2012-03-08 10,000 $0.00 10,000 $14.93
Remaning Holdings Exercise Date Expiration Date Equity Swap Involved Transaction Form Type Transaction Code Nature of Ownership
0 2012-05-09 No 4 M Direct
0 2012-05-09 No 4 M Direct
0 2012-12-12 No 4 M Direct
Footnotes
  1. 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.
  2. 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 55% appreciation from the option price. Thereafter, the options vest only if the Company's stock price has achieved a minimum 13% appreciation per annum from the date of grant or 185% appreciation, whichever is less. The options vest nine years and six months after grant, if not sooner vested.
  3. 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.