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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
1186592	Joseph Michael Donnelly	The Kroger Co. 1014 Vine Street Cincinnati OH 45202	Senior 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
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-01-03	30,000	$23.00	83,940	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-01-03	10,223	$14.93	94,163	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-01-03	30,223	$24.50	63,940	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-01-03	100	$24.40	63,840	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-01-03	972	$24.42	62,868	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-01-03	1,028	$24.43	61,840	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-01-03	5,700	$24.44	56,140	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-01-03	800	$24.45	55,340	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-01-03	400	$24.46	54,940	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-01-03	800	$24.46	54,140	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-01-03	200	$24.47	53,940	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	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	2012-01-03	10,000	$0.00	10,000	$23.00
Common Stock	Non-Qualified Stock Option	Disposition	2012-01-03	20,000	$0.00	20,000	$23.00
Common Stock	Non-Qualified Stock Option	Disposition	2012-01-03	10,223	$0.00	10,223	$14.93

Remaning Holdings	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
40,891	2012-12-12	No	4	M	Direct

Footnotes

This sale was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on December 15, 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 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.
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.