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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-22-063488
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220520
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220520

FILER:

	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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-00303
		FILM NUMBER:		22948798

	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
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
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Securities Exchange Act of 1934</FONT></P>

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Registrant </FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&thorn;</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif">&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;Filed
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                                            for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule&nbsp;14a-6(e)(2))</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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                                            Additional Materials</FONT></TD></TR>
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                                            Material Under Rule&nbsp;14a-12</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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KROGER CO.</FONT></P>

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Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SUPPLEMENT TO DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">On May 2, 2022,&nbsp;The Kroger Co. (&ldquo;Kroger&rdquo;
or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) filed with the Securities and Exchange&nbsp;Commission (the &ldquo;SEC&rdquo;) a definitive proxy statement
on Schedule 14A (the &ldquo;Proxy Statement&rdquo;) relating to&nbsp;the Company&rsquo;s 2022 Annual Meeting of&nbsp;Shareholders to be
held virtually on&nbsp;June 23, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. eastern time (the &ldquo;Annual Meeting&rdquo;). As previously disclosed, holders of
Kroger common shares at the close of business on the record date are entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The Company is providing this&nbsp;proxy
statement&nbsp;supplement (this &ldquo;Supplement&rdquo;) solely to correct the number of common shares outstanding as of the&nbsp;record
date, which appears on pages&nbsp;14 and 51 of the Proxy Statement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The Company hereby replaces in its entirety the
subsection under &ldquo;Questions and Answers about the Annual Meeting&rdquo; entitled &ldquo;How many shares are outstanding?&rdquo;
on page 14 of the Proxy Statement as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><B>How many shares are outstanding?</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">As of the close of business on April
25, 2022, the record date, our outstanding voting securities consisted of 727,752,631 common shares.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The Company hereby replaces in its entirety the
introductory paragraph to the table in the section entitled &ldquo;Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock&rdquo; on page 51 of the Proxy
Statement as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><B>Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">The following table sets forth the common
shares beneficially owned as of April 25, 2022 by Kroger&rsquo;s directors, the NEOs, and the directors and executive officers as a group.
The percentage of ownership is based on 727,752,631 of Kroger common shares outstanding on April 25, 2022. Shares reported as beneficially
owned include shares held indirectly through Kroger&rsquo;s defined contribution plans and other shares held indirectly, as well as shares
subject to stock options exercisable on or before June 24, 2022. Except as otherwise noted, each beneficial owner listed in the table
has sole voting and investment power with regard to the common shares beneficially owned by such owner.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">This Supplement does not change the proposals to
be acted upon at the Annual Meeting, which are described in the Proxy Statement. Except as specifically supplemented by the information
contained in this Supplement, the information set forth in the Proxy Statement continues to apply and should be considered in voting your
shares. If you have already submitted your proxy, you do not need to take any action.</P>

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