Form 8-K

8-K — KROGER CO

Accession: 0001104659-26-078272

Filed: 2026-06-26

Period: 2026-06-25

CIK: 0000056873

SIC: 5411 (RETAIL-GROCERY STORES)

Item: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington,

D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant

to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report : June 25, 2026

(Date of earliest event

reported)

The Kroger Co.

(Exact

name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio

No. 1-303

31-0345740

(State

or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS

Employer

Identification No.)

1014 Vine Street

Cincinnati, OH 45202

(Address

of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including

area code: (513) 762-4000

Check the appropriate

box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the

following provisions:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on

which registered

Common Stock $1.00 par value per share

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by

check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405

of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth

company ¨

an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying

with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain

Officers.

Effective July 1, 2026, Ronald L. Sargent, who has served as Chairman

of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The Kroger Co. (the “Company”) since March 2025, will cease serving

as an employee of the Company.  Mr. Sargent will continue serving as Chairman of the Board in a non-executive capacity.

As Non-Executive Chairman of the Board, Mr. Sargent will be eligible

to receive the Company’s standard annual non-employee director compensation consistent with the compensation described in its most

recent Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13, 2026, under the heading “Director Compensation,”

except that, effective July 1, 2026, each non-employee member of the Board will receive total cash compensation consisting of an

annual retainer of $115,000 and an annual grant of incentive shares (Kroger common shares) with a value of approximately $215,000.

Additionally, Mr. Sargent will be eligible to receive an annual grant of incentive shares (Kroger common shares) with a value of

approximately $250,000 for his service as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 25, 2026, The Kroger Co. (the

“Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the

shareholders elected ten directors to serve until the annual meeting in 2027, or until their successors have been elected and

qualified; approved the Company’s executive compensation on an advisory basis; ratified the selection of

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for fiscal year 2026; approved the Second Amended and Restated

2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan; and rejected a shareholder proposal regarding a report on GHG emissions reductions.

The final results are as follows:

Director Election Proposal

For

Against

Broker Non-Votes

Nora A. Aufreiter

480,814,589

11,930,557

61,479,424

Kevin M. Brown

485,070,325

7,657,729

61,479,424

Mitchell R. Butier

485,645,018

7,055,241

61,479,424

Gregory S. Foran

485,443,184

7,150,096

61,479,424

Anne Gates

473,609,095

19,360,110

61,479,424

Karen M. Hoguet

485,312,166

7,448,287

61,479,424

Ronald L. Sargent

468,967,642

23,737,119

61,479,424

J. Amanda Sourry Knox

478,144,977

14,601,870

61,479,424

Mark S. Sutton

473,892,165

18,494,274

61,479,424

Ashok Vemuri

483,649,721

7,996,223

61,479,424

Other Proposals

For

Against

Abstain

Broker

Non-Votes

Advisory vote approving executive compensation

438,059,369

54,634,483

1,990,113

61,479,424

Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor for fiscal year 2026

510,100,161

43,721,635

2,341,593

Approval of the Second Amended and Restated 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan

469,692,587

23,076,470

1,914,908

61,479,424

Shareholder proposal regarding a report on GHG emissions

85,776,050

404,190,678

4,717,237

61,479,424

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)         Exhibits.

Exhibit No.

Description

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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,

the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

THE KROGER CO.

June 26, 2026

By:

/s/ George H. Vincent

George H. Vincent

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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