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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-23-076270
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	11-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20221231
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230629
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230629

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:			0203

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		11-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-00303
		FILM NUMBER:		231057072

	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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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>FORM&nbsp;11-K</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 30.3pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 29.85pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#120;</FONT></TD><TD><B>ANNUAL REPORT
                                            PURSUANT TO SECTION&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>For the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31,
2022.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>OR</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 32.2pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 28.9pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></TD><TD><B>TRANSITION REPORT
                                            PURSUANT TO SECTION&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>For the transition period from&#9;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Commission file number
1-303</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Harris Teeter Supermarkets,&nbsp;Inc.
Retirement and Savings Plan <BR>
701 Crestdale Road</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Matthews, North Carolina
28105</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">(Full title of the plan
and the address of the plan)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>The Kroger Co.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>1014 Vine Street</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Cincinnati, OH 45202</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">(Name of issuer of the securities
held pursuant to the plan and the <BR>
address of its principal executive office)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>REQUIRED INFORMATION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">Item 4. Plan Financial Statements and Schedule
Prepared in Accordance with the Financial Reporting Requirements of ERISA.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>HARRIS TEETER SUPERMARKETS,&nbsp;INC.
RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Financial Statements and
Supplemental Schedule</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">As of December&nbsp;31,
2022 and 2021 and for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2022</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">(With Report of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm Thereon)</P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">Participants of the Harris Teeter Supermarkets,&nbsp;Inc.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">Retirement and Savings Plan and Retirement Plan</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">Committee of Harris Teeter Supermarkets,&nbsp;Inc.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">Matthews, North Carolina</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><I>Opinion on the Financial Statements</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">We have audited the accompanying statements
of net assets available for benefits of Harris Teeter Supermarkets,&nbsp;Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan (the &ldquo;Plan&rdquo;) as
of December&nbsp;31, 2022 and 2021, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December&nbsp;31,
2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the &ldquo;financial statements&rdquo;). In our opinion, the financial statements
referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December&nbsp;31,
2022 and 2021, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2022, in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><I>Basis of Opinion</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify">These financial statements
are the responsibility of the Plan&rsquo;s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based
on our audits.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify">We are a public accounting
firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (&ldquo;PCAOB&rdquo;) and are required to be independent
with respect to the Plan in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules&nbsp;and regulations of the Securities
and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">We conducted our audits in accordance with the
standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we
engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding
of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan&rsquo;s
internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">Our audits included performing procedures to
assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that
respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well
as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><I>Report on Supplemental Information</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">The supplemental information in the accompanying
schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December&nbsp;31, 2022, has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction
with the audit of the Plan&rsquo;s financial statements. The supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan&rsquo;s management.
Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental schedule reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying
accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented
in the supplemental schedule. In forming our opinion on the supplemental schedule we evaluated whether the supplemental schedule, including
its <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">form and content, </FONT>is <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">presented in conformity with
</FONT>the Department of Labor&rsquo;s Rules&nbsp;and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the <I>Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974</I>. In our opinion, the supplemental information is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the
basic financial statements taken as a whole.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">/s/ FORVIS, LLP</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">We have served as the Plan's auditor since 2005.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">Charlotte, North Carolina</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">June&nbsp;29, 2023</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">HARRIS TEETER SUPERMARKETS,&nbsp;INC. RETIREMENT
AND SAVINGS PLAN</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">As of December&nbsp;31, 2022 and 2021</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: center; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">2022</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 1pt; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">2021</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 1pt; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">ASSETS</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 72%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Cash</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2,478</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 2%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">16</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Fully benefit-responsive investment contract, at contract
    value</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">77,643,991</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">66,926,175</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Investments, at fair value:</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Mutual funds</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">65,472,373</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">88,735,397</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Common collective trust funds</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">846,924,911</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,098,340,736</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">Kroger shares</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">12,096,288</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">11,865,474</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">924,493,572</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,198,941,607</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Receivables:</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Participant contributions</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">877,211</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,295,197</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Employer contributions</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">25,191,510</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">23,285,562</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Notes receivable
    from participants</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">28,687,775</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">29,767,163</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">54,756,496</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">54,347,922</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.25in; text-align: left">Total Assets</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,056,896,537</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,320,215,720</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">LIABILITIES</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Administrative expenses payable</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">77,953</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">16,746</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,056,818,584</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 2.5pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,320,198,974</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 2.5pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>HARRIS TEETER SUPERMARKETS,&nbsp;INC. RETIREMENT
AND SAVINGS PLAN<BR>
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS</B>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>For the Year Ended December&nbsp;31, 2022</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Investment income (loss):</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 86%">Dividends</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 10%; text-align: right">4,737,722</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Net change in
    fair value of investments</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(237,077,647</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.25in; text-align: left">Net investment loss</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(232,339,925</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.25in; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Interest income on notes receivable from participants</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,408,663</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Contributions:</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Participant</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">69,632,340</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">Employer</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">37,259,807</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.25in; text-align: left">Total Contributions</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">106,892,147</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.25in; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Other income</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">84,987</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(123,954,128</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Deductions:</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Benefits paid to participants</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">137,831,257</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Administrative
    expenses</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,595,005</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.25in; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Total Deductions</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">139,426,262</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(263,380,390</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS,
    beginning of year</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,320,198,974</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS, end of year</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black medium double; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal">$</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black medium double; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal">1,065,818,584</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these financial statements.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>HARRIS TEETER SUPERMARKETS,&nbsp;INC. RETIREMENT
AND SAVINGS PLAN <BR>
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS</B>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>December&nbsp;31, 2022 and 2021</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">NOTE A &ndash; DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">Harris Teeter Supermarkets,&nbsp;Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;)
is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Kroger Co. (&ldquo;Kroger&rdquo;). The Company is the sole member of Harris Teeter, LLC (the &ldquo;Employer&rdquo;)
and sponsors the Harris Teeter Supermarkets,&nbsp;Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan (the &ldquo;Plan&rdquo;).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">The following description of the Plan provides
only general information. On December&nbsp;31, 2022 the Plan was amended and restated, generally effective January&nbsp;1, 2022. The
common shares of Kroger are referred to as &ldquo;Kroger Shares&rdquo; herein. Participants should refer to the Plan document for a more
complete description of the Plan&rsquo;s provisions.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><U>General</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">The Company sponsors the Plan, which is a defined
contribution plan with 401(k)&nbsp;features. The Plan is maintained by the Company primarily for the benefit of employees of the Employer.
The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (&ldquo;ERISA&rdquo;). Under the provisions
of the Plan, eligible employees may elect to have the Company make contributions to the Plan on their behalf out of their regular salary
and bonus (before state and federal income taxes or as Roth contributions). Employees become eligible to participate in the Plan after
three months of employment. Participants may generally contribute up to 30% of gross pay not to exceed established limits of $20,500
for 2022. Highly compensated employees are subject to additional contribution limitations. In addition to established limits, participants
age 50 or older may contribute &ldquo;catch-up&rdquo; contributions of $6,500 for 2022. Participants may elect to make pre-tax and/or
Roth contributions, subject to the aggregate limits stated above.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><U>Contributions</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">The Plan includes Company matching contributions
at a rate determined at the sole discretion of the Board of Directors of the Company or its delegate. The Company matching contributions
are applicable only to the first 4% of compensation contributed by participants. The matching contributions are deposited with each payroll
contribution.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">For each plan year (January&nbsp;1 &ndash; December&nbsp;31),
the Company generally makes an Automatic Retirement Contribution (&ldquo;ARC&rdquo;) to an individual participant&rsquo;s account if
the participant has completed at least 1,000 hours of service during the 12-month period ending on September&nbsp;30 of each plan year
and is employed by the Company or its subsidiaries on the last day of the plan year. Contributions are a percentage of the individual
participant&rsquo;s pay, determined on the basis of the combined years of age and years of service as of the last day of the plan year.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #201d1e">Participants
may generally direct the investment of their contributions, the Company&rsquo;s matching contributions, and their ARC from among various
investment options offered by the Plan, including Kroger Shares, subject to certain limitations. </FONT>In the event an effective investment
direction is not made by the participant, and in the case of contributions made by or on behalf of a participant that, under the terms
of the Plan, are to be invested in the Plan's default investment, such contributions shall be invested in a default investment fund that
meets the requirements of ERISA, Department of Labor Regulations and any other related regulations or similar guidance. During the reporting
year, the Plan's default investment fund was an age-appropriate retirement fund/trust based upon retirement at age 65. Participants may
not direct more than 20% of their contributions into <FONT STYLE="color: #201d1e">Kroger Shares</FONT>. If participants direct more than
20% of their contributions into <FONT STYLE="color: #201d1e">Kroger Shares</FONT>, the excess will be invested in the Plan's default
investment. In addition, amounts may not be transferred from existing investment funds to <FONT STYLE="color: #201d1e">Kroger Shares
</FONT>if the resulting amount of <FONT STYLE="color: #201d1e">Kroger Shares </FONT>exceeds 20% of the aggregate value of the participant&rsquo;s
account. Generally, a participant&rsquo;s <FONT STYLE="color: #201d1e">Kroger Shares account will be invested exclusively in Kroger Shares.
The Company intends the Kroger Shares account to be a permanent investment fund unless the Company&rsquo;s Retirement Plan Committee
determines, in its sole discretion, that the continued holding or purchase of Kroger Shares would be inconsistent with ERISA.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><U>Participant Accounts</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">Each participant&rsquo;s account is credited
or charged with the participant&rsquo;s contributions, allocations of the Company&rsquo;s contributions, plan earnings, benefit payments
and allocations of administrative expenses and plan losses. Allocations of administrative expenses may be determined on a per participant
basis or prorated across all participants&rsquo; investments based proportionately on each participant&rsquo;s account balance, depending
upon the category and nature of the expense. There is also a quarterly administrative credit provided to eligible participants based
upon the amount the Plan&rsquo;s recordkeeper receives for administrative services from certain of the Plan&rsquo;s investments. The
recordkeeping fee was $1,049,809 for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2022. The administrative fee credit was $84,987 for the year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2022. The administrative credits provided to eligible participants are shown as other income in the statement of changes
in net assets available for benefits. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant&rsquo;s
vested account.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><U>Payment of Benefits</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">Upon a bona fide termination of service from
the Company, participants may receive the vested value of their account. In general (and except for certain distributions associated
with the ARC which include an annuity purchase option), payment of any benefit is made in the form of a lump-sum payment, or the participant
may elect partial or installment distributions, as outlined in the Plan document. In-service withdrawals are subject to certain restrictions,
and they generally include rollover withdrawals, age 59-1/2 withdrawals, merged ESOP plan withdrawals, certain financial hardship withdrawals
and qualified reservist distributions. Participants are taxed on their accounts upon withdrawal, except for qualified rollovers into
other tax deferred plans, and withdrawal of Roth contributions plus earnings thereon, subject to certain restrictions.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><U>Vesting</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">Participants are immediately vested in their
contributions plus actual earnings thereon. For Company matching contributions and ARC, a participant is fully vested in the contributions
plus actual earnings thereon after three years of service. A year of service requires a minimum of 1,000 hours of service during the
vesting computation period with the Company or an affiliate.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><U>Forfeited Accounts</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">A participant who terminates service without
a fully vested interest forfeits any nonvested balance in his or her Company contributions account and ARCs as of the earlier of (a)&nbsp;distribution
to the participant of the participant&rsquo;s vested balance, or (b)&nbsp;the last day of the first Plan year in which the participant
incurs five consecutive Breaks in Service, as defined by the Plan. The forfeited funds are used to offset Employer contributions. Forfeitures
utilized to offset Employer contributions totaled $4,081,553 during 2022. The forfeiture balance was $104,195 and $163,331 at December&nbsp;31,
2022 and 2021, respectively.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><U>Notes Receivable from Participants</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">Participants may borrow from certain of their
fund accounts, subject to certain restrictions and requirements, a minimum of $500 and up to a maximum equal to the lesser of (a)&nbsp;$50,000,
reduced by the participant&rsquo;s highest outstanding loan balance during the 12-month period ending on the day before the loan is made,
(b)&nbsp;50 percent of their vested account balance or (c)&nbsp;100% of the participant&rsquo;s vested account balance, excluding ARC,
Roth and Merged ESOP subaccounts. Only one loan per year may be taken, and a participant may not apply for a loan if the participant
has had a loan outstanding within the past thirty days. An additional loan may be permitted for the convenience of a participant by the
Loan Administrator when errors in loan amortizations, loan administration or loan payment processing occur and the Loan Administrator
or Plan sponsor is at least partly at fault. Except for certain loans relating to a participant&rsquo;s principal residence, loans must
be repaid within five years. Loans bear a fixed interest rate of one percent over the prime rate as listed in the Wall Street Journal
on the last business day of the previous quarter.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">Effective April&nbsp;1, 2018, the interest rate
for new loans will be the prime rate as published in the Wall Street Journal on the business day prior to the date the loan request is
received, plus one percent. Interest on loans outstanding ranged from 4.25% to 8.5%, reflecting the change in interest rates during the
life of the outstanding loans. Principal and interest is paid through payroll deductions.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">NOTE B &ndash; SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><U>Basis of Accounting</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">The accompanying financial statements have been
prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
(&ldquo;GAAP&rdquo;).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><U>Use of Estimates</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">The preparation of the financial statements
in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities
and changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><U>Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">Fully benefit-responsive investment contracts
held by a defined contribution plan are reported at contract value. Contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for fully benefit-responsive
investment contracts because contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions
under the terms of the Plan.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><U>Investment Valuation and Income Recognition</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">As reported by T. Rowe Price Trust Company,
a wholly owned subsidiary of T. Rowe Price Associates,&nbsp;Inc. (the &ldquo;Trustee&rdquo;), Plan investments are reported at fair value.
Fair value is the price that would be received from an asset sale or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market
participants at the measurement date. See Note C for a discussion of fair value measurements.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">Purchases and sales of securities are recorded
on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Net appreciation
and depreciation in fair value of investments is comprised of the net realized and unrealized gains and losses.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">The Equity Index Trust Fund, the U.S.
Small-Cap Value Equity Trust, the Blue Chip Growth Trust and the T. Rowe Price Retirement Trusts (&ldquo;Retirement Trusts&rdquo;)
are common collective trust funds operated by the Trustee. Each investor&rsquo;s beneficial interest in the net assets of the trusts
are represented by units, an unlimited number of which are authorized. Unit transactions are subject to terms, conditions, and
limitations defined in the Declaration of Trust. Trust units are issued and redeemed only on a valuation date and at the net asset
value (&ldquo;NAV&rdquo;) per unit computed on that date. The Equity Index Trust Fund&rsquo;s and each Retirement Trust&rsquo;s
financial instruments are valued and their NAV is computed at the close of the New York Stock Exchange each day it is open for
business. The investment objective of The Equity Index Trust Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily
in common stocks. Specifically, the trust seeks to replicate the total return of the U.S equity market as represented by the S&amp;P
500 Stock Index. The investment objective of each Retirement Trust is to seek the highest total return over time consistent with an
emphasis on both capital growth and income. The Retirement Trusts pursue these objectives by investing primarily in a diversified
portfolio of other T. Rowe Price common trust funds that represent various asset classes and sectors. The Retirement Trusts&rsquo;
allocations between stock and bond trusts will change over time in relation to each trust&rsquo;s target retirement date. The
Retirement 2005-2065 Trusts are managed based on the specific retirement year (target date) included in the name and assume a
retirement age of 65. The target date refers to the approximate year an investor in a trust would plan to retire and likely stop
making new investments in that trust. Each trust is designed for an investor who anticipates retiring at or around the target date
and who plans to withdraw the value of the account in the trust gradually after retirement. Over time, the allocation to asset
classes and underlying trusts will change according to a predetermined &ldquo;glide path.&rdquo; The glide path represents the
shifting of asset classes over time with the asset mix becoming more conservative &ndash; both prior to and after retirement &ndash;
as time elapses. At the target date for each of the Retirement Trusts, each trust&rsquo;s allocation to stock-related investments is
anticipated to be approximately 55% of its assets. Each such trust&rsquo;s exposure to stocks will continue to decline until
approximately 30 years after its target date, when its allocation to stock-related investments will remain fixed at approximately
20% of each trust&rsquo;s assets with the remainder being invested in bond- related investments.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><U>Notes Receivable from Participants</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">Notes receivable from participants are measured
at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Delinquent notes receivable from participants are reclassified
as distributions based upon the terms of the Plan document and the loan policy.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><U>Administrative Expenses</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">All direct expenses, to the extent allowed by
law, are charged to the Plan. Direct expenses include Trustee, investment consulting, record-keeping, legal, and auditing expenses related
to the Plan. There is also a quarterly administrative credit provided to eligible participants based upon the amount the Plan&rsquo;s
recordkeeper receives for administrative services from certain of the Plan&rsquo;s investments which is more fully described in the &ldquo;Participant
Accounts&rdquo; section under NOTE A - DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN, above.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><U>Payment of Benefits</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">Benefit payments to participants are recorded
when paid.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">NOTE C &ndash; FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&ldquo;Accounting Standards Codification&rdquo;
(&ldquo;ASC&rdquo;) Topic 820, <I>Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure</I>, defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring
fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques. Fair value is the price that
would be received in an asset sale or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement
date. A fair value measurement assumes that the transaction in an asset sale or to transfer the liability occurs in the principal market
for the asset or liability or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market. Valuation techniques that are consistent
with the market, income or cost approach, as specified by ASC Topic 820, are used to measure fair value.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">The standard describes three levels of inputs
that may be used to measure fair value:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 10pt; width: 8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Level
    1 &ndash;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 10pt; width: 92%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Inputs
    to the valuation methodology are quoted prices available in active markets for identical investments as of the reporting date;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Level
    2 &ndash;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Inputs
    to the valuation methodology are other than quoted prices in active markets, which are either directly or indirectly observable as
    of the reporting date, and fair value can be determined through the use of models or other valuation methodologies; and</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Level
    3 &ndash;</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Inputs
    to the valuation methodology are unobservable inputs in situations where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability
    and the reporting entity makes estimates and assumptions related to the pricing of the asset or liability including assumptions regarding
    risk.</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">A financial instrument&rsquo;s level within
the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The following is
a description of the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value, including the general classification of such
instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><I>Kroger Shares</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">This investment is valued at the closing price
reported on the active market on which the individual security is traded. This investment is classified within Level 1 of the valuation
hierarchy.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><I>Mutual Funds</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">These investments are publicly traded investment
vehicles, which are valued daily at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded. These
investments are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><I>Common Collective Trust Funds</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">These investments are public investment vehicles
valued using the NAV provided by the administrator of the fund. The NAV is based on the value of the underlying assets owned by the funds,
minus its liabilities, and then divided by the number of shares outstanding. The fair market value of the Common Collective Trust Funds
have been established using the NAV under the practical expedient approach and therefore are not assigned to a level in the hierarchy
table.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">The methods described above may produce a fair
value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while Plan management
believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions
to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.
There have been no changes in the methodologies used at December&nbsp;31, 2022 and 2021.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">The
following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan&rsquo;s investments measured at fair value on a recurring
basis as of December&nbsp;31, 2022 and 2021.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD COLSPAN="17" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">As of December&nbsp;31, 2022</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: center; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">Level 1</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">Level 2</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">Level 3</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">Total</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 44%; text-align: left">Mutual funds</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 10%; text-align: right">65,472,373</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 10%; text-align: right">-</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 10%; text-align: right">-</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 10%; text-align: right">65,472,373</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">Kroger Shares</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">12,096,288</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">-</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">-</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">12,096,288</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Total investments in fair value hierarchy</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">77,568,661</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">-</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">-</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">77,568,661</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Investments measured at NAV</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">846,924,911</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Total investments at fair value</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">924,493,572</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">As of December&nbsp;31, 2021</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Level
                                            1</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Level
                                            2</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Level
                                            3</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Total</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Mutual funds</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">88,735,397</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">-</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">-</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">88,735,397</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">Kroger Shares</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">11,865,474</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">-</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">-</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">11,865,474</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Total investments in fair value hierarchy</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">100,600,871</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">-</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">-</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">100,600,871</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Investments measured at NAV</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,098,340,736</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Total investments at fair value</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,198,941,607</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><I>Fair Value Estimated Using NAV per Share</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">The following table at December&nbsp;31, 2022
and 2021 sets forth a summary of the Plan&rsquo;s investments with a reported estimated fair value using NAV per share:</P>

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<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-collapse: collapse">
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="padding-left: 5pt; width: 19%; border: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; width: 13%">Fair
Value at<BR>
December&nbsp;31,<BR>
2022</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; width: 15%; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">Fair
Value at<BR>
December&nbsp;31,<BR>
2021</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; width: 13%">Unfunded<BR>
Commitment</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; width: 12%; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">Redemption<BR>
Frequency</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; width: 12%; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 7pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Other<BR>
Redemption<BR>
Restrictions</FONT></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; width: 16%; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-left: 27.2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Redemption
<BR>
Notice <BR>
Period</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; padding-left: 5pt; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid">Equity
Index Trust</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-right: 10pt; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 5pt; text-align: right; vertical-align: top">$41,477,318</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">$56,499,525</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">$
0</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">Daily</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">None</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">30-day
advance written notice</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; padding-left: 5pt; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid">TRP
Retirement 2005 Trust B</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-right: 10pt; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 5pt; text-align: right; vertical-align: top">$3,042,476</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">$3,839,876</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">$
0</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">Daily</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">None</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">30-day
advance written notice</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; padding-left: 5pt; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid">TRP
Retirement 2010 Trust B</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-right: 10pt; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 5pt; text-align: right; vertical-align: top">$4,115,632</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">$5,870,910</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">$
0</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">Daily</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">None</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">30-day
advance written notice</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; padding-left: 5pt; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid">TRP
Retirement 2015 Trust B</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-right: 10pt; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: right; vertical-align: top">$12,390,604</TD>
<TD STYLE="text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">$17,396,003</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">$ 0</TD>
<TD STYLE="text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">Daily</TD>
<TD STYLE="text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">None</TD>
<TD STYLE="text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">30-day advance
written notice</TD></TR>
</TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; padding-left: 5pt; border: black 1pt solid; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 19%">TRP Retirement
2020 Trust B</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 10pt; padding-top: 5pt; text-align: right; vertical-align: top; width: 13%">$47,120,259</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; width: 15%; border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">$69,349,648</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; width: 13%; border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">$
0</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; width: 12%; border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">Daily</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; width: 12%; border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">None</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; width: 16%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">30-day
advance written notice</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; padding-left: 5pt; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; text-align: left; vertical-align: top">TRP
Retirement 2025 Trust B</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 10pt; padding-top: 5pt; text-align: right; vertical-align: top">$100,772,732</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">$134,722,322</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">$
0</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">Daily</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">None</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">30-day
advance written notice</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; padding-left: 5pt; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; text-align: left; vertical-align: top">TRP
Retirement 2030 Trust B</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 10pt; padding-top: 5pt; text-align: right; vertical-align: top">$131,085,957</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">$162,737,441</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">$
0</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">Daily</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">None</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">30-day
advance written notice</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; padding-left: 5pt; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; text-align: left; vertical-align: top">TRP
Retirement 2035 Trust B</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 10pt; padding-top: 5pt; text-align: right; vertical-align: top">$105,333,464</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">$123,583,032</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">$
0</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">Daily</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">None</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">30-day
advance written notice</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; padding-left: 5pt; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; text-align: left; vertical-align: top">TRP
Retirement 2040 Trust B</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 10pt; padding-top: 5pt; text-align: right; vertical-align: top">$98,218,850</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">$117,956,705</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">$
0</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">Daily</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">None</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">30-day
advance written notice</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; padding-left: 5pt; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; text-align: left; vertical-align: top">TRP
Retirement 2045 Trust B</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 10pt; padding-top: 5pt; text-align: right; vertical-align: top">$86,499,362</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">$105,372,997</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">$
0</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">Daily</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">None</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">30-day
advance written notice</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; padding-left: 5pt; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; text-align: left; vertical-align: top">TRP
Retirement 2050 Trust B</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 10pt; padding-top: 5pt; text-align: right; vertical-align: top">$51,827,846</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">$60,402,095</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">$
0</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">Daily</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">None</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">30-day
advance written notice</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; padding-left: 5pt; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; text-align: left; vertical-align: top">TRP
Retirement 2055 Trust B</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 10pt; padding-top: 5pt; text-align: right; vertical-align: top">$52,231,803</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">$61,454,769</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">$
0</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">Daily</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">None</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">30-day
advance written notice</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; padding-left: 5pt; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom">TRP
Retirement 2060 Trust B</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 10pt; padding-top: 5pt; text-align: right; vertical-align: top">$24,083,433</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">$27,792,606</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">$
0</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">Daily</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">None</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">30-day
advance written notice</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; padding-left: 5pt; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; text-align: left; vertical-align: top">TRP
Retirement 2065 Trust B</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 10pt; padding-top: 5pt; text-align: right; vertical-align: top">$5,866,105</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">$2,037,809</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">$
0</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">Daily</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">None</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">30-day
advance written notice</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">TRP
U.S. Small- Cap Value Equity Trust</FONT></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 10pt; padding-top: 5pt; text-align: right; vertical-align: top">$10,972,366</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">$15,937,074</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">$0</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">Daily</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">None</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">30-day
advance written notice</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; text-align: left; padding-left: 5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">TRP
Blue Chip Growth Trust</FONT></TD>
<TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 10pt; padding-top: 5pt; text-align: right">$71,886,704</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">$133,387,924</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">$0</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">Daily</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">None</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-top: 5pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">30-day
advance written notice</FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">NOTE D &ndash; STABLE VALUE FUND</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">The Stable Value Fund is a collective trust
fund sponsored by T. Rowe Price Associates,&nbsp;Inc. Each investor&rsquo;s beneficial interest in the net assets of the trust is represented
by units, an unlimited number of which are authorized. Unit transactions are subject to terms, conditions, and limitations defined in
the Declaration of Trust. Trust units are issued and redeemed only on a valuation date and at the NAV per unit computed on that date.
Trust units may be redeemed on a daily basis to meet benefit payments and other participant initiated withdrawals permitted by retirement
plans invested in the trust. The investment objectives of the trust are to maximize current income consistent with the maintenance of
principal and to provide for withdrawals for certain participant initiated transactions under a retirement plan without penalty or adjustment.
The trust will attempt to achieve these objectives by investing principally in guaranteed investment contracts (&ldquo;GICs&rdquo;) issued
by insurance companies; investment contracts issued by banks (&ldquo;BICs&rdquo;); structured or synthetic investment contracts (&ldquo;SICs&rdquo;)
issued by banks, insurance companies, and other issuers, as well as the securities supporting such SICs (underlying assets); separate
account contracts; and other similar instruments that are intended to maintain a constant NAV while permitting participant initiated,
benefit- responsive withdrawals for certain events.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">The Stable Value Fund investment has been identified
as a fully benefit-responsive investment. Participants ordinarily may direct the withdrawal or transfer of all or a portion of their
investment at contract value.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">Contract value represents contributions made
to the benefit-responsive investments, plus earnings, less participant withdrawals, and administrative expenses. The benefit-responsive
investments impose certain restrictions on the Plan, and the investments themselves may be subject to circumstances that impact their
ability to transact at contract value, as described in the following paragraphs. Plan management believes that the occurrence of events
that would cause the investments to transact at less than contract value is not probable.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">All investment contracts held by the Stable
Value Fund are effected directly between the trust and the issuer of the contract and are nontransferable. Permitted participant-initiated
withdrawals refer to withdrawals from the trust by an employer-sponsored defined contribution plan directly as a result of participant
transactions allowed by the Plan, such as participant withdrawals for benefits, loans, or transfers to other funds or trusts within the
Plan.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">NOTE E &ndash; INCOME TAX STATUS</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">The Internal Revenue Service (&ldquo;IRS&rdquo;)
has determined and informed the Company by a letter dated June&nbsp;21, 2017, that, in the opinion of the IRS, the terms of the Plan
conform to the requirements of Code Section&nbsp;401(a)&nbsp;of the Internal Revenue Code (&ldquo;IRC&rdquo;). Although the Plan has
been amended and restated since the effective date of the determination letter, the Plan&rsquo;s administrator believes that the Plan
is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">GAAP requires the Plan&rsquo;s management to
evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more
likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS. The Plan&rsquo;s administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken
by the Plan, and has concluded that as of December&nbsp;31, 2022 and 2021, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken
that would require recognition of a liability or disclosure in the financial statements. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing
jurisdictions; however, there are currently no tax audits for any tax periods in progress.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">NOTE F &ndash; PLAN TERMINATION</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">The Company expects to continue the Plan indefinitely
but has the right to amend or terminate the Plan as necessary. If the Plan were to be terminated, Plan participants would become fully
vested in their account balances and all assets of the Plan would be distributed to the individual participants based upon their individual
account balances at the date of termination.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">NOTE G &ndash; PARTY-IN-INTEREST TRANSACTIONS</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">Certain Plan assets invested in mutual
funds with a fair value of $21,094,799 and $25,560,137 at December&nbsp;31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, common collective trust
funds with a fair value of $846,924,911 and $1,098,340,736 at December&nbsp;31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and a fully
benefit-responsive investment contract with a contract value of $77,643,991 and $66,926,175 at December&nbsp;31, 2022 and 2021,
respectively, are managed by the Trustee or by T. Rowe Price Associates,&nbsp;Inc. (a company related to the Trustee through common
ownership). Such transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions as defined by ERISA. There are additional fees paid by the
Plan to parties-in-interest for investment management and other services, which are included in the net appreciation/depreciation
and/or administrative expenses reported in the statement of changes in net assets available for benefits.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">At December&nbsp;31, 2022, the Plan held 271,339
Kroger Shares with a fair value of $12,096,288.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">At December&nbsp;31, 2021, the Plan held 262,162
Kroger Shares with a fair value of $11,865,474.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">NOTE H &ndash; RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">The Plan provides for investments in various
investment securities which, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit, and overall market volatility risks.
Further, due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values
of investment securities will occur in the near-term and such changes could materially affect the participants&rsquo; account balances
and amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">NOTE I &ndash; SUBSEQUENT EVENTS</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">The Company has evaluated subsequent events
through the date these financial statements were issued. The Company has determined there are no other material subsequent events which
require adjustment to or additional disclosure in the Plan&rsquo;s financial statements.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">NOTE J &ndash; RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
TO FORM&nbsp;5500</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">The following is a reconciliation of net assets
available for benefits per the financial statements to the Form&nbsp;5500 at December&nbsp;31, 2022 and 2021:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">2022</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">2021</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 72%; text-align: left">Net assets available for benefits per the financial
    statements</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 10%; text-align: right">1,056,818,584</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 10%; text-align: right">1,320,198,974</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Adjustment from contract value to fair
    value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(5,605,364</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">)</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">708,348</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Net assets available for benefits per
    the Form&nbsp;5500</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black medium double; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black medium double; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,051,213,220</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black medium double; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black medium double; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,320,907,~322</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">The following is a reconciliation of the net
increase in net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to net increase in net assets available for benefits per the
Form&nbsp;5500 for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2022:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 86%; text-align: left">Net change in net assets available for benefits
    per the financial statements</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 10%; text-align: right">(263,380,390</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Prior year adjustment from contract value to fair value for
    fully benefit-responsive investment contracts</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(708,348</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Current year adjustment from contract
    value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(5,605,364</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Net increase in net assets available
    for benefits per the Form&nbsp;5500</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black medium double; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black medium double; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(269,694,102</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">)</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>HARRIS TEETER SUPERMARKETS,&nbsp;INC. RETIREMENT
AND SAVINGS PLAN <BR>
SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i &ndash; SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR) <BR>
EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 56-0905940</B>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>PLAN NUMBER: 003</B>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>December&nbsp;31, 2022</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%">

<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; width: 2%">(a)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; width: 28%">(b)<BR>
Identity of Issue, borrower,<BR>
lessor, or similar party</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; width: 25%">(c)<BR>
Description of Investment, including<BR>
maturity date, rate of interest,<BR>
collateral, par, or maturity value</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left; width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; width: 15%">Shares</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; width: 10%">(d)<BR>
Cost**</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left; width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; width: 13%">(e)<BR>
Current Value</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left; width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD COLSPAN="12" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><U>FULLY BENEFIT-RESPONSIVE INVESTMENT CONTRACT,
AT FAIR VALUE</U></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">T. Rowe Price Associates,&nbsp;Inc.</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Stable
Value Fund</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">77,643,991</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">77,643,991</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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    <TD COLSPAN="12" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><U>MUTUAL FUNDS</U></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Loomis Sayles</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Core Plus Bond Fund</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,209,585</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">13,873,939</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Harding Loevnr</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">International Equity Instl Fund</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">762,676</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">17,861,863</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Brookfield</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Global Real Estate Fund</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">185,117</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,993,712</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Harbor</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Small Cap Growth Instl Fund</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">793,624</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">8,594,947</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Fidelity</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Total International Index Fund</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">77,535</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">907,929</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Fidelity</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Extended Market Index Fund</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">18,172</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,145,184</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">T. Rowe Price Associates,&nbsp;Inc.</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">U.S. Bond Index Fund</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">469,926</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">4,487,797</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">T. Rowe Price Associates,&nbsp;Inc.</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Value Fund</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">423,757</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">16,331,579</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">T. Rowe Price Associates,&nbsp;Inc.</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Government Money I</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">275,423</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">275,423</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">Total Mutual Funds</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">65,472,373</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="12" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><U>COMMON COLLECTIVE TRUST FUND, AT FAIR VALUE</U></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">T. Rowe Price Associates,&nbsp;Inc.</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Equity Index Trust</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">818,093</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">41,477,318</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">T. Rowe Price Associates,&nbsp;Inc.</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Retirement 2005 Trust B</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">176,580</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">3,042,476</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">T. Rowe Price Associates,&nbsp;Inc.</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Retirement 2010 Trust B</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">225,762</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">4,115,632</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">T. Rowe Price Associates,&nbsp;Inc.</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Retirement 2015 Trust B</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">627,055</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">12,390,604</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">T. Rowe Price Associates,&nbsp;Inc.</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Retirement 2020 Trust B</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2,209,107</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">47,120,259</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">T. Rowe Price Associates,&nbsp;Inc.</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Retirement 2025 Trust B</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">4,390,969</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">100,772,732</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">T. Rowe Price Associates,&nbsp;Inc.</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Retirement 2030 Trust B</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">5,370,174</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">131,085,957</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">T. Rowe Price Associates,&nbsp;Inc.</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Retirement 2035 Trust B</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">4,106,568</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">105,333,464</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">T. Rowe Price Associates,&nbsp;Inc.</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Retirement 2040 Trust B</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">3,693,827</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">98,218,850</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">T. Rowe Price Associates,&nbsp;Inc.</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Retirement 2045 Trust B</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">3,201,309</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">86,499,362</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">T. Rowe Price Associates,&nbsp;Inc.</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Retirement 2050 Trust B</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,919,550</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">51,827,846</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">T. Rowe Price Associates,&nbsp;Inc.</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Retirement 2055 Trust B</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,937,381</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">52,231,803</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">T. Rowe Price Associates,&nbsp;Inc.</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Retirement 2060 Trust B</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,391,302</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">24,083,433</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">T. Rowe Price Associates,&nbsp;Inc.</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Retirement 2065 Trust B</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">540,655</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">5,866,105</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">T. Rowe Price Associates,&nbsp;Inc.</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Small Cap Value Equity Trust</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">406,534</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">10,972,366</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">T. Rowe Price Associates,&nbsp;Inc.</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Blue Chip Growth Trust</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,516,917</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">71,886,704</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">Total Common Collective Trust Funds</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">846,924,911</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="12" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><U>COMMON STOCK</U></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">The Kroger Co.</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">Kroger Shares</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">271,339</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">12,096,288</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="12" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><U>PARTICIPANT LOANS***</U></TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Participant Loans***</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-indent: -0.125in; padding-left: 0.125in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Interest rates ranging from 4.25% to 8.5%, maturing through October&nbsp;2037.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">28,687,775</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,030,825,338</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 5%">*</TD><TD STYLE="width: 95%">Party-in-Interest to the Plan</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="text-align: left">**</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Cost information omitted for participant directed investments.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="text-align: left">***</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The accompanying financial statements classify participant loans
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<P STYLE="text-align: left; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; color: #343434">Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this
annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: #343434"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">HARRIS TEETER SUPERMARKETS,&nbsp;INC.
    RETIREMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: #343434; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: #343434; width: 45%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Harris Teeter Supermarkets,&nbsp;Inc.,
    as Plan Sponsor</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Date: June 29, 2023</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: #343434"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: #343434"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/
    Scott Nations</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: #343434"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: #343434"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Vice President</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right">Exhibit&nbsp;23.1</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><I>CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt">We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (No.&nbsp;333-197711) of our report dated June&nbsp;29, 2023, with respect to the financial statements and
supplemental schedule of Harris Teeter Supermarkets Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan included in this Annual Report on Form&nbsp;11-K
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0pt">Charlotte, North Carolina&nbsp;</P>

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