{"url_path":"/sec/kr/8-k/2026-06-26/item-5-07","section_key":"item-5-07","section_title":"Item 5.07 ****Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.**","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-06-26","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56873/0001104659-26-078272-index.html","accession_number":"0001104659-26-078272","cik":"0000056873","ticker":"KR","issuer_name":"KROGER CO","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56873/0001104659-26-078272-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000056873","primary_entity_name":"KROGER CO"},"word_count":230,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**Item 5.07****Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.**\n\n \n\nOn June 25, 2026, The Kroger Co. (the\n“Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the\nshareholders elected ten directors to serve until the annual meeting in 2027, or until their successors have been elected and\nqualified; approved the Company’s executive compensation on an advisory basis; ratified the selection of\nPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for fiscal year 2026; approved the Second Amended and Restated\n2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan; and rejected a shareholder proposal regarding a report on GHG emissions reductions.\n\n \n\nThe final results are as follows:\n\n \n\nDirector Election Proposal\n \n**For**\n \n**Against**\n \nBroker Non-Votes\n\nNora A. Aufreiter\n \n480,814,589\n \n11,930,557\n \n61,479,424\n\nKevin M. Brown\n \n485,070,325\n \n7,657,729\n \n61,479,424\n\nMitchell R. Butier\n \n485,645,018\n \n7,055,241\n \n61,479,424\n\nGregory S. Foran\n \n485,443,184\n \n7,150,096\n \n61,479,424\n\nAnne Gates\n \n473,609,095\n \n19,360,110\n \n61,479,424\n\nKaren M. Hoguet\n \n485,312,166\n \n7,448,287\n \n61,479,424\n\nRonald L. Sargent\n \n468,967,642\n \n23,737,119\n \n61,479,424\n\nJ. Amanda Sourry Knox\n \n478,144,977\n \n14,601,870\n \n61,479,424\n\nMark S. Sutton\n \n473,892,165\n \n18,494,274\n \n61,479,424\n\nAshok Vemuri\n \n483,649,721\n \n7,996,223\n \n61,479,424\n\n \n\nOther Proposals\n \n**For**\n \n**Against**\n \n**Abstain**\n \n**Broker** **Non-Votes**\n\nAdvisory vote approving executive compensation\n \n438,059,369\n \n54,634,483\n \n1,990,113\n \n61,479,424\n\nRatification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor for fiscal year 2026\n \n510,100,161\n \n43,721,635\n \n2,341,593\n \n \n\nApproval of the Second Amended and Restated 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan\n \n469,692,587\n \n23,076,470\n \n1,914,908\n \n61,479,424\n\nShareholder proposal regarding a report on GHG emissions\n \n85,776,050\n \n404,190,678\n \n4,717,237\n \n61,479,424"}