KROGER CO

Item 8.01 Other Events. On April 21, 2026, The Kroger Co. (the “Company”) filed Registration Statement No. 333-295223 on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 415 registering an indeterminate amount of securities (the “Registration Statement”). Pursuant to a Prospectus Supplement dated September 28, 2026, the Company is issuing $650,000,000 of debt securities denominated 5.800% Senior Notes due 2032, and $850,000,000 of debt securities denominated 6.200% Senior Notes due 2036 (collectively, the “Notes”). Filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the Registration Statement was a form of Underwriting Agreement for the issuance of debt securities. In connection with the issuance of the Notes, the Company has executed an Underwriting Agreement dated as of September 28, 2026 and entered into a Pricing Agreement dated as of September 28, 2026, by and among the Company, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein. The Underwriting Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1 and the Pricing Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1.1. The form of Indenture for the Notes was filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement. The Fifty-First Supplemental Indenture, relating to the 5.800% Senior Notes due 2032, dated as of October 5, 2026, between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (formerly known as Firstar Bank, National Association), as Trustee, supplements the Indenture dated as of June 25, 1999, between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee and is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.3.1. The Fifty-Second Supplemental Indenture, relating to the 6.200% Senior Notes due 2036, dated as of October 5, 2026, between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (formerly known as Firstar Bank, National Association), as Trustee, supplements the Indenture dated as of June 25, 1999, between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee and is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.3.2. An opinion of George H. Vincent, Esq., including his consent, is attached hereto as Exhibit 5.1. An opinion of Freshfields US LLP, including its consent, is attached hereto as Exhibit 5.2. The Company expects to use the net proceeds of this offering to refinance debt that matures in October 2026 and for general corporate purposes.