0001209191-22-021701.txt : 20220331 0001209191-22-021701.hdr.sgml : 20220331 20220331111305 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209191-22-021701 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20220331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20220331 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20220331 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Kimball Kenneth C CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001917422 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-00303 FILM NUMBER: 22790295 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O THE KROGER CO. STREET 2: 1014 VINE STREET CITY: CINCINNATI STATE: OH ZIP: 45202 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: KROGER CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000056873 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-GROCERY STORES [5411] IRS NUMBER: 310345740 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 0129 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1014 VINE ST CITY: CINCINNATI STATE: OH ZIP: 45201 BUSINESS PHONE: 5137624000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1014 VINE ST CITY: CINCINNATI STATE: OH ZIP: 45201 3 1 doc3.xml FORM 3 SUBMISSION X0206 3 2022-03-31 0 0000056873 KROGER CO KR 0001917422 Kimball Kenneth C C/O THE KROGER CO. 1014 VINE STREET CINCINNATI OH 45202 0 1 0 0 Senior Vice President Common Stock 76796.4588 D Non-Qualified Stock Option 22.92 2027-07-13 Common Stock 29024 D Non-Qualified Stock Option 28.05 2028-07-13 Common Stock 30251 D Non-Qualified Stock Option 24.75 2029-03-14 Common Stock 22289 D Non-Qualified Stock Option 29.12 2030-03-12 Common Stock 25283 D Non-Qualified Stock Option 34.94 2031-03-11 Common Stock 19135 D Non-Qualified Stock Option 57.09 2032-03-10 Common Stock 17392 D Non-Qualified Stock Option 57.09 2032-03-10 Common Stock 6212 D The total amount of securities directly owned by the reporting person includes 6,688.4588 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 were granted under a long-term incentive plan of The Kroger Co. and vest in equal annual installments over a five-year period, at the rate of 20% per year commencing one year from the date of the grant. These options were granted under a long-term incentive plan of The Kroger Co. and vest 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/ Kenneth C. Kimball, by Dorothy D. Roberts, Attorney-in-Fact 2022-03-31 EX-24 2 poa.txt POA DOCUMENT LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY Know all persons by these presents, that the undersigned does hereby make, constitute and appoint Christine S. Wheatley, Stacey M. Heiser, and Dorothy D. Roberts, and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), her true and lawful attorney-in-fact to: (1) prepare, execute, acknowledge, deliver and file a Form ID (including any amendments thereto) and any other documents necessary or appropriate to obtain new and/or replacement codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make electronic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time (the "Exchange Act"); (2) prepare, execute, acknowledge, deliver and file Forms 3, 4, and 5 (including any amendments thereto) with respect to the securities of The Kroger Co. (the "Company") with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and any national securities exchanges, as considered necessary or advisable under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act; (3) seek or obtain, as the undersigneds representative on the undersigneds behalf, information on transactions in the Companys securities from any third party, including brokers, employee benefit plan administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to release any such information to the foregoing attorney-in-fact and approves and ratifies any such release of information; and (4) perform any and all other acts which in the discretion of such attorney-in-fact are necessary or desirable for and on behalf of the undersigned in connection with the foregoing as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigneds holdings of and any transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorney-in-fact. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Limited Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 10th day of March, 2022. /s/ Kenneth C. Kimball Kenneth C. Kimball