{"url_path":"/sec/kr/10-q/2026/item-2","section_key":"item-2","section_title":"Item 2 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.**","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-Q","doc_date":"2026-06-26","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56873/0001104659-26-078236-index.html","accession_number":"0001104659-26-078236","cik":"0000056873","ticker":"KR","issuer_name":"KROGER CO","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56873/0001104659-26-078236-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000056873","primary_entity_name":"KROGER CO"},"word_count":513,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.**\n\n​\n\n(c)\n\n**ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES**\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n**Approximate**\n\n** **\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n**Dollar Value of**\n\n** **\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n**Shares that May**\n\n** **\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n**Total Number of**\n\n​\n\n**Yet Be**\n\n** **\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n**Shares Purchased**\n\n​\n\n**Purchased**\n\n** **\n\n​\n\n​\n\n**Total Number**\n\n​\n\n**Average**\n\n​\n\n**as Part of Publicly**\n\n​\n\n**Under the Plans**\n\n** **\n\n​\n\n​\n\n**of Shares**\n\n​\n\n**Price Paid Per**\n\n​\n\n**Announced Plans**\n\n​\n\n**or Programs**(4)(5)\n\n** **\n\n**Period**(1)\n\n**  ​ ​ ​**\n\n**Purchased**(2)\n\n​\n\n**Share**(2)\n\n**  ​ ​ ​**\n\n**or Programs**(3)\n\n​\n\n**(in millions)**\n\n** **\n\nFirst four weeks\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\nFebruary 1, 2026 to February 28, 2026\n\n \n\n2,508,024\n\n​\n\n$\n\n67.10\n\n \n\n2,507,695\n\n​\n\n$\n\n1,875\n\n​\n\nSecond four weeks\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\nMarch 1, 2026 to March 28, 2026\n\n \n\n1,010,199\n\n​\n\n$\n\n72.01\n\n \n\n640,570\n\n​\n\n$\n\n1,830\n\n​\n\nThird four weeks\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\nMarch 29, 2026 to April 25, 2026\n\n \n\n—\n\n​\n\n$\n\n—\n\n \n\n—\n\n​\n\n$\n\n1,830\n\n​\n\nFourth four weeks\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\nApril 26, 2026 to May 23, 2026\n\n \n\n56\n\n​\n\n$\n\n70.54\n\n​\n\n—\n\n​\n\n$\n\n1,830\n\n​\n\nTotal \n\n \n\n3,518,279\n\n​\n\n$\n\n68.51\n\n \n\n3,148,265\n\n​\n\n$\n\n1,830\n\n​\n\n(1)The reported periods conform to our fiscal calendar composed of thirteen 28-day periods. The first quarter of 2026 contained four 28-day periods.\n\n​\n\n(2)Includes (i) shares repurchased under the December 2025 Repurchase Program and the December 2024 Repurchase Program, (ii) shares repurchased under the 1999 Repurchase Program and (iii) 370,014 shares that were surrendered to the Company by participants under our long-term incentive plans to pay for taxes on restricted stock awards. Excise tax on share repurchases in excess of issuances is reflected in the average price paid per share.\n\n​\n\n(3)Represents shares repurchased under the December 2025 Repurchase Program, December 2024 Repurchase Program and the 1999 Repurchase Program.\n\n​\n\n(4)On December 6, 1999, we announced the 1999 Repurchase Program. On December 23, 2025, we announced that our Board of Directors approved the December 2025 Repurchase Program. On December 11, 2024, we announced that our Board of Directors approved the December 2024 Repurchase Program. The December 2024 Repurchase Program was exhausted during the first quarter of 2026. The amounts shown in this column reflect the amount remaining under the December 2025 Repurchase Program as of the specified period end dates. Amounts available under the 1999 Repurchase Program are dependent upon option exercise activity. The authority remaining under the December 2025 Repurchase Program and the 1999 Repurchase Program do not have any expiration dates, but may be suspended or terminated by our Board of Directors at any time.\n\n​\n\n(5)Excludes excise tax on share repurchases in excess of issuances.\n\n​"}