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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-24-093481
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		21
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240827
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240827
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240827

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			KROGER CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000056873
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-GROCERY STORES [5411]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	07 Trade & Services
		IRS NUMBER:				310345740
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0201

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-00303
		FILM NUMBER:		241249866

	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: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">On May&#160;20, 2022, The Kroger Co. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) filed
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Debt Securities</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">To the Representatives of the<BR>
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Schedule I to the applicable Pricing Agreement<BR>
hereinafter described.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Ladies and Gentlemen:</P>

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Co., an Ohio corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), proposes to enter into one or more Pricing Agreements (each a &ldquo;Pricing Agreement&rdquo;)
in the form of Annex I hereto, with such additions and deletions as the parties thereto may determine, and, subject to the terms and
conditions stated herein and therein, to issue and sell to the firms named in Schedule I to the applicable Pricing Agreement (such firms
constituting the &ldquo;Underwriters&rdquo; with respect to such Pricing Agreement and the securities specified therein) certain of its
debt securities (the &ldquo;Securities&rdquo;) specified in Schedule II to such Pricing Agreement (with respect to such Pricing Agreement,
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">As described in the Time
of Sale Information and Prospectus (each as defined herein), the Company, Albertsons Companies,&nbsp;Inc., a Delaware corporation (&ldquo;ACI&rdquo;),
and Kettle Merger Sub,&nbsp;Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (&ldquo;Merger Sub&rdquo;), entered
into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October&nbsp;13, 2022 (the &ldquo;Merger Agreement&rdquo;), pursuant to which Merger
Sub will be merged with and into ACI (the &ldquo;Merger&rdquo;), with ACI surviving the Merger as the surviving corporation and a direct,
wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.</P>

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particular issuance of Designated Securities shall be as specified in the Pricing Agreement relating thereto and in or pursuant to the
indenture (the &ldquo;Indenture&rdquo;) identified in such Pricing Agreement.</P>

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sales of Designated Securities may be made from time to time to the Underwriters of such Securities, for which the firms designated as
representatives of the Underwriters of such Securities in the Pricing Agreement relating thereto will act as representatives (the &ldquo;Representatives&rdquo;).
The term &ldquo;Representatives&rdquo; also refers to a single firm acting as sole representative of the Underwriters and to Underwriters
who act without any firm being designated as their representative. This Underwriting Agreement shall not be construed as an obligation
of the Company to sell any of the Securities or as an obligation of any of the Underwriters to purchase the Securities. The obligation
of the Company to issue and sell any of the Securities and the obligation of any of the Underwriters to purchase any of the Securities
shall be evidenced by the Pricing Agreement with respect to the Designated Securities specified therein. Each Pricing Agreement shall
specify the aggregate principal amount of such Designated Securities, the initial public offering price of such Designated Securities,
the purchase price to the Underwriters of such Designated Securities, the names of the Underwriters of such Designated Securities, the
names of the Representatives of such Underwriters and the principal amount of such Designated Securities to be purchased by each Underwriter
and shall set forth the date, time and manner of delivery to such Designated Securities and payment therefor. The Pricing Agreement shall
also specify (to the extent not set forth in the Indenture and the registration statement and prospectus with respect thereto) the terms
of such Designated Securities. A Pricing Agreement shall be in the form of an executed writing (which may be in counterparts), and may
be evidenced by an exchange of telegraphic communications or any other rapid transmission device designed to produce a written record
of communications transmitted. The obligations of the Underwriters under this Agreement and each Pricing Agreement shall be several and
not joint.</P>

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                                            the Securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;Commission&rdquo;);
                                            at the time of filing, as of the time of the most recent amendment thereto for purposes of
                                            complying with Section&nbsp;10(a)(3)&nbsp;of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
                                            &ldquo;Act&rdquo;), and as of the date hereof, the Company was and is a &ldquo;well known
                                            seasoned issuer&rdquo; as defined in Rule&nbsp;405 of the Act; such registration statement
                                            and any post-effective amendment thereto, each in the form heretofore delivered or to be
                                            delivered to the Representatives and, excluding exhibits to such registration statement,
                                            but including all documents incorporated by reference in the prospectus contained therein,
                                            to the Representatives for each of the other Underwriters, constitutes an &ldquo;automatic
                                            shelf registration statement&rdquo; under Rule&nbsp;405 of the Act that became automatically
                                            effective upon filing with the Commission in such form not more than three years prior to
                                            the date hereof; no other document with respect to such registration statement or document
                                            incorporated by reference therein has heretofore been filed or transmitted for filing with
                                            the Commission; and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of such registration statement
                                            has been issued and no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section&nbsp;8A of the
                                            Act, against the Company or related to the offering of the Designated Securities has been
                                            initiated or threatened by the Commission (any preliminary prospectus included in such registration
                                            statement or filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(a)&nbsp;or 424(b)&nbsp;of
                                            the rules&nbsp;and regulations of the Commission under the Act, including the prospectus
                                            filed as part of the Registration Statement together with a preliminary prospectus supplement
                                            relating to the Designated Securities, being hereinafter called a &ldquo;Preliminary Prospectus&rdquo;;
                                            the various parts of such registration statement, including all exhibits thereto and the
                                            documents incorporated by reference in the prospectus contained in the registration statement
                                            at the time such part of the registration statement became effective but excluding Form&nbsp;T-1,
                                            each as amended at the time such part of the registration statement became effective, and
                                            including the information, if any, deemed pursuant to Rules&nbsp;430A, 430B or 430C to be
                                            part of the Registration Statement at its effective time, being hereinafter called the &ldquo;Registration
                                            Statement&rdquo;; the prospectus relating to the Securities, together with a final prospectus
                                            supplement relating to the Designated Securities, in the form in which it has most recently
                                            been filed, or transmitted for filing, with the Commission (or made available upon request
                                            of purchasers pursuant to Rule&nbsp;173 under the Act) in connection with confirmation of
                                            sales of the Designated Securities, being hereinafter called the &ldquo;Prospectus&rdquo;;
                                            any reference herein to any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer
                                            to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to the applicable
                                            form under the Act, as of the date of such Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, as the case
                                            may be; any reference to any amendment or supplement to any Preliminary Prospectus or the
                                            Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents filed after the date of
                                            such Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, as the case may be, under the Securities Exchange
                                            Act of 1934, as amended (the &ldquo;Exchange Act&rdquo;), and incorporated by reference in
                                            such Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, as the case may be; any reference to any amendment
                                            to the Registration Statement shall be deemed to refer to and include any annual report of
                                            the Company filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a)&nbsp;or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act after
                                            the effective date of the Registration Statement that is incorporated by reference in the
                                            Registration Statement; and any reference to the Prospectus as amended or supplemented shall
                                            be deemed to refer to the Prospectus as amended or supplemented in relation to the applicable
                                            Designated Securities in the form in which it is filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;under
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                                            including any documents incorporated by reference therein as of the date of such filing);
                                            for purposes of this Agreement, the term &ldquo;effective date&rdquo; means the effective
                                            date of the Registration Statement with respect to the offering of the Designated Securities,
                                            as determined for the Company pursuant to Section&nbsp;11 of the Act and Item 512 of Regulation
                                            S- K, as applicable; at or prior to the time when sales of the Designated Securities will
                                            be first made (the &ldquo;Time of Sale&rdquo;), the Company will prepare certain information
                                            (collectively, the &ldquo;Time of Sale Information&rdquo;) which information will be identified
                                            in Schedule III to the Pricing Agreement for such offering of Designated Securities as constituting
                                            part of the Time of Sale Information.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(b)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The documents incorporated by reference
                                            in the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Information, when they became effective or were filed
                                            with the Commission, as the case may be, conformed in all material respects to the requirements
                                            of the Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules&nbsp;and regulations of the
                                            Commission thereunder, and none of such documents contained an untrue statement of a material
                                            fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
                                            the statements therein not misleading; and any further documents so filed and incorporated
                                            by reference in the Prospectus or any further amendment or supplement thereto, when such
                                            documents become effective or are filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform
                                            in all material respects to the requirements of the Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable,
                                            and the rules&nbsp;and regulations of the Commission thereunder and will not contain an untrue
                                            statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein
                                            or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that this
                                            representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance
                                            upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by an Underwriter
                                            of Designated Securities through the Representatives expressly for use in the Prospectus
                                            as amended or supplemented relating to such Securities;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(c)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Registration Statement and the Prospectus
                                            conform, and any further amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus
                                            will conform, in all material respects to the requirements of the Act and the Trust Indenture
                                            Act of 1939, as amended (the &ldquo;Trust Indenture Act&rdquo;), and the rules&nbsp;and regulations
                                            of the Commission thereunder and do not and will not, as of the applicable effective date
                                            as to the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto and as of the applicable filing
                                            date as to the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, contain an untrue statement
                                            of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
                                            to make the statements therein not misleading; <I>provided, however</I>, that this representation
                                            and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in
                                            conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by an Underwriter of Designated
                                            Securities through the Representatives expressly for use in the Prospectus as amended or
                                            supplemented relating to such Securities;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(d)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Time of Sale Information, at the Time
                                            of Sale and at the Time of Delivery for the Designated Securities (as defined in Section&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 13pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>4
                                            herein), did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
                                            state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of
                                            the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; <I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>,
                                            that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions made
                                            in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by
                                            an Underwriter of Designated Securities through the Representatives expressly for use in
                                            the Time of Sale Information relating to such Securities. No statement of material fact included
                                            in the Prospectus has been omitted from the Time of Sale Information and no statement of
                                            material fact included in the Time of Sale Information that is required to be included in
                                            the Prospectus has been omitted therefrom.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(e)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Company (including its agents and
                                            representatives, other than the Underwriters in their capacity as such) has not prepared,
                                            made, used, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize,
                                            approve or refer to any &ldquo;written communication&rdquo; (as defined in Rule&nbsp;405
                                            under the Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities
                                            (each such communication by the Company or its agents and representatives (other than a communication
                                            referred to in clauses (i), (ii)&nbsp;and (iii)&nbsp;below) an &ldquo;Issuer Free Writing
                                            Prospectus&rdquo;) other than (i)&nbsp;any document not constituting a prospectus pursuant
                                            to Section&nbsp;2(a)(10)(a)&nbsp;of the Act or Rule&nbsp;134 under the Act, (ii)&nbsp;the
                                            Preliminary Prospectus with respect to the Designated Securities, (iii)&nbsp;the Prospectus,
                                            (iv)&nbsp;the documents listed on Schedule III to the Pricing Agreement as constituting the
                                            Time of Sale Information and (v)&nbsp;any electronic road show or other written communications,
                                            in each case, approved in advance by the Representatives. Each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
                                            complied in all material respects with the Act, has been or will be (within the time period
                                            specified in Rule&nbsp;433) filed in accordance with the Act (to the extent required thereby)
                                            and, when taken together with the Preliminary Prospectus accompanying, or delivered prior
                                            to delivery of, or filed prior to the first use of such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, did
                                            not, and at the Time of Delivery for the Designated Securities will not, contain any untrue
                                            statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make
                                            the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
                                            misleading; <I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that this representation and warranty shall
                                            not apply to any statements or omissions in an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus made in reliance
                                            upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by an Underwriter
                                            of Designated Securities through the Representatives expressly for use in an Issuer Free
                                            Writing Prospectus relating to such Securities.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(f)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Company and its subsidiaries have
                                            not sustained since the date of the latest audited financial statements included or incorporated
                                            by reference in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus any material loss or interference
                                            with their businesses, taken as a whole, from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether
                                            or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order
                                            or decree, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Time of Sale Information and
                                            the Prospectus; and, since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration
                                            Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, there has not been any material
                                            change in the capital stock or long-term debt of the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated
                                            basis or any Material Adverse Change (defined below), or any development involving a prospective
                                            Material Adverse Change, in or affecting the general affairs, management, financial position,
                                            stockholders&rsquo; equity or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries,
                                            taken as a whole, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Time of Sale Information
                                            and the Prospectus. &ldquo;Material Adverse Change&rdquo; means, with respect to the Company,
                                            any change that is materially adverse to the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings,
                                            business or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whether or
                                            not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(g)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Company and its subsidiaries have
                                            good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title
                                            to all personal property owned by them, in each case, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances
                                            and defects except such as are described in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus
                                            or such as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not interfere with
                                            the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and its subsidiaries;
                                            and any real property and buildings held under lease by the Company and its subsidiaries
                                            are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are
                                            not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property
                                            and buildings by the Company and its subsidiaries;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(h)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Company has been duly incorporated
                                            and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of
                                            Ohio, with power and authority (corporate and other) to own its properties and conduct its
                                            business as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, and has been duly
                                            qualified as a foreign corporation for the transaction of business and is in good standing
                                            under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties, or conducts
                                            any business, so as to require such qualification, or is not subject to material liability
                                            or disability by reason of the failure to be qualified in any such jurisdiction; and each
                                            subsidiary of the Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation,
                                            a limited liability company or a limited partnership, as the case may be, in good standing
                                            under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, or is not subject to material liability
                                            or disability by reason of the failure to be in good standing in any such jurisdiction;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(i)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Securities have been duly authorized,
                                            and, when the Designated Securities are issued and delivered pursuant to this Agreement and
                                            the Pricing Agreement with respect to such Designated Securities against payment of the consideration
                                            specified in the Pricing Agreement, such Designated Securities will have been duly executed,
                                            authenticated, issued and delivered and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations
                                            of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject, as to enforcement of
                                            remedies, to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws
                                            of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors&rsquo; rights and to general
                                            equity principles and will be entitled to the benefits provided by the Indenture under which
                                            they are to be issued which will be substantially in the form filed as an exhibit to the
                                            Registration Statement; the Indenture has been duly authorized and duly qualified under the
                                            Trust Indenture Act and, at the Time of Delivery for such Designated Securities (as defined
                                            in Section&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 13pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>4 hereof), the Indenture
                                            will constitute a valid and legally binding instrument, enforceable in accordance with its
                                            terms, subject, as to enforcement of remedies, to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
                                            moratorium or other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors&rsquo;
                                            rights and to general equity principles; and the Indenture conforms, and the Designated Securities
                                            will conform, in all material respects, to the descriptions thereof contained in the Time
                                            of Sale Information and the Prospectus as amended or supplemented with respect to such Designated
                                            Securities;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(j)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The issue and sale of the Securities and
                                            the compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of the Securities, the Indenture,
                                            this Agreement and any Pricing Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions herein
                                            and therein contemplated will not conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms
                                            or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust,
                                            loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries
                                            is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of
                                            the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject, nor will such
                                            action result in any violation of the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation, as amended,
                                            or the Regulations of the Company or any statute or any order, rule&nbsp;or regulation of
                                            any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its
                                            subsidiaries or any of their properties; and no consent, approval, authorization, order,
                                            registration or qualification of or with any such court or governmental agency or body is
                                            required for the issue and sale of the Securities or the consummation by the Company of the
                                            other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Pricing Agreement or the Indenture,
                                            except such as have been, or will have been prior to the Time of Delivery, obtained under
                                            the Act and the Trust Indenture Act and such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations
                                            or qualifications as may be required under state securities or Blue Sky laws in connection
                                            with the purchase and distribution of the Securities by the Underwriters;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(k)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Other than as set forth or contemplated
                                            in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, there are no legal or governmental proceedings
                                            pending to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any property
                                            of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is the subject with respect to which there is a
                                            reasonable likelihood of a determination which would individually or in the aggregate have
                                            a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position, stockholders&rsquo; equity
                                            or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries; and, to the best of the Company&rsquo;s
                                            knowledge, no such proceedings are threatened or contemplated by governmental authorities
                                            or threatened by others;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(l)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">None of the transactions contemplated
                                            by this Agreement, any Pricing Agreement or the Indenture (including, without limitation,
                                            the use of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities) will violate or result in a violation
                                            of Regulations T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(m)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Company is not subject to regulation
                                            under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(n)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Company will apply the net proceeds
                                            from the sale of Securities for the purpose set forth in the Time of Sale Information and
                                            the Prospectus under the caption &ldquo;Use of Proceeds&rdquo;;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(o)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P., who has
                                            audited certain financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, is an independent
                                            registered public accounting firm as required by the Act and the rules&nbsp;and regulations
                                            of the Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) thereunder;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(p)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP, who has
                                            audited certain financial statements of ACI and its subsidiaries, is an independent registered
                                            public accounting firm as required by the Act and the rules&nbsp;and regulations of the Commission
                                            and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) thereunder;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(q)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Company is not an &ldquo;ineligible
                                            issuer&rdquo; as defined under the Act at the times specified in the Act in connection with
                                            the offering of the Securities;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(r)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Company has not received from the
                                            Commission any notice pursuant to Rule&nbsp;401(g)(2)&nbsp;of the Act objecting to use of
                                            the automatic shelf registration statement form and the Company has not otherwise ceased
                                            to be eligible to use the automatic shelf registration form;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(s)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The consolidated historical financial
                                            statements and schedules of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries included or incorporated
                                            by reference in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus (together, the &ldquo;Financial
                                            Statements&rdquo;) present fairly the financial condition, results of operations and cash
                                            flows of the Company as of the dates and for the periods indicated, comply as to form with
                                            the applicable accounting requirements of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and have
                                            been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States
                                            (&ldquo;U.S. GAAP&rdquo;) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except
                                            as otherwise noted therein); and the <I>pro forma</I> financial statements included or incorporated
                                            by reference in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus include assumptions that
                                            provide a reasonable basis for presenting the significant effects directly attributable to
                                            the transactions and events described therein, the related <I>pro forma</I> adjustments give
                                            appropriate effect to those assumptions, the <I>pro forma</I> adjustments reflect the proper
                                            application of those adjustments to the historical financial statement amounts in the <I>pro
                                            forma</I> financial statements included or incorporated by reference in Time of Sale Information
                                            and the Prospectus, the <I>pro forma </I>financial statements included or incorporated by
                                            reference in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus comply as to form with the applicable
                                            accounting requirements of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the <I>pro forma</I>
                                            adjustments have been properly applied to the historical amounts in the compilation of those
                                            statements;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(t)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Except as would not reasonably be expected
                                            to have a Material Adverse Effect, in the past three (3)&nbsp;years, the Company and its
                                            subsidiaries have complied with, and are presently in compliance with, all external privacy
                                            policies, contractual obligations, applicable laws, self-regulatory guidelines and any other
                                            applicable legal obligations, in each case, regarding the collection, use, transfer, storage,
                                            security, disposal, disclosure or other processing by the Company and its subsidiaries of
                                            personal, personally identifiable, sensitive, confidential or regulated data (&ldquo;Data
                                            Security and Privacy Obligations&rdquo;). Except as would not reasonably be expected to have
                                            a Material Adverse Effect, in the past three (3)&nbsp;years, neither the Company nor any
                                            of its subsidiaries has received any written notification of or complaint regarding any non-compliance
                                            with any Data Security and Privacy Obligation;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(u)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries
                                            nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or
                                            other person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is aware of or has
                                            taken any action, directly or indirectly, that could result in a violation or a sanction
                                            for violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 or the U.K. Bribery
                                            Act 2010, each as may be amended, or similar law of any other relevant jurisdiction, or the
                                            rules&nbsp;or regulations thereunder; and the Company and its subsidiaries have instituted
                                            and maintain policies and procedures to ensure compliance therewith. No part of the proceeds
                                            of the offering of the Securities will be used, directly or indirectly, in violation of the
                                            Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 or the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, each as may be amended,
                                            or similar law of any other relevant jurisdiction, or the rules&nbsp;or regulations thereunder;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(v)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries
                                            has knowingly engaged in any dealings or transactions with or for the benefit of a Sanctioned
                                            Person, or with or in a Sanctioned Country, in the preceding 3 years, nor does the Company
                                            or any of its subsidiaries have any plans to engage in dealings or transactions with or for
                                            the benefit of a Sanctioned Person, or with or in a Sanctioned Country;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(w)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The operations of the Company and its
                                            subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in material compliance with applicable
                                            financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, the money laundering statutes and the
                                            rules&nbsp;and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines,
                                            issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the &ldquo;Money
                                            Laundering Laws&rdquo;) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental
                                            agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries
                                            with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company,
                                            threatened;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(x)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries
                                            nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate
                                            of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (i)&nbsp;is, or is controlled or 50% or more owned
                                            in the aggregate by or is acting on behalf of, one or more individuals or entities that are
                                            currently the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the United States (including
                                            any administered or enforced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department
                                            of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State or the Bureau of Industry and Security of the
                                            U.S. Department of Commerce), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, a
                                            member state of the European Union, or His Majesty&rsquo;s Treasury of the United Kingdom
                                            (collectively, &ldquo;Sanctions&rdquo; and such persons, &ldquo;Sanctioned Persons&rdquo;
                                            and each such person, a &ldquo;Sanctioned Person&rdquo;), (ii)&nbsp;is located, organized
                                            or resident in a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the subject of Sanctions
                                            that broadly prohibit dealings with that country or territory (collectively, &ldquo;Sanctioned
                                            Countries&rdquo; and each, a &ldquo;Sanctioned Country&rdquo;) or (iii)&nbsp;will, directly
                                            or indirectly, use the proceeds of the offering of the Securities, or lend, contribute or
                                            otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other
                                            individual or entity in any manner that would result in a violation of any Sanctions by,
                                            or could result in the imposition of Sanctions against, any individual or entity (including
                                            any individual or entity participating in the offering of the Securities, whether as underwriter,
                                            advisor, investor or otherwise);</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(y)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The interactive data in eXtensible Business
                                            Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Information
                                            and the Prospectus fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and
                                            has been prepared in accordance with the Commission&rsquo;s rules&nbsp;and guidelines applicable
                                            thereto;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(z)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Merger Agreement has been duly authorized,
                                            executed and delivered by the Company and is enforceable against the Company in accordance
                                            with its terms (subject, as to enforcement of remedies, to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization,
                                            insolvency, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors&rsquo; rights generally from time
                                            to time in effect and to general principles of equity); and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(aa)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Nothing has come to the attention of
                                            the Company that would cause it to believe that any of the representations and warranties
                                            (as qualified therein and taking into account the matters described in the disclosure schedules
                                            thereto) of ACI set forth in the Merger Agreement are not true and correct in all material
                                            respects as of the date hereof, except where the failure of such representations and warranties
                                            to be so true and correct has not had, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material
                                            Adverse Effect (as defined in the Merger Agreement).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">3.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;Upon
the execution of the Pricing Agreement applicable to any Designated Securities and authorization by the Representatives of the release
of such Designated Securities, the several Underwriters propose to offer such Designated Securities for sale upon the terms and conditions
set forth in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus as amended or supplemented.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">4.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
Designated Securities to be purchased by each Underwriter pursuant to the Pricing Agreement relating thereto, in definitive form to the
extent practicable, and in such authorized denominations and registered in such names as the Representatives may request upon at least
forty-eight hours&rsquo; prior notice to the Company, shall be delivered by or on behalf of the Company to the Representatives for the
account of such Underwriter, against payment by such Underwriter or on its behalf of the purchase price therefor by certified or official
bank check or checks, payable to the order of the Company in the funds specified in such Pricing Agreement, all at the place and time
and date specified in such Pricing Agreement or at such other place and time and date as the Representatives and the Company may agree
upon in writing, such time and date being herein called the &ldquo;Time of Delivery&rdquo; for such Securities.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">5.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
Company agrees with each of the Underwriters of any Designated Securities:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(a)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">To prepare the Prospectus as amended and
                                            supplemented in relation to the applicable Designated Securities in a form approved by the
                                            Representatives and to file such Prospectus pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;under the Act
                                            not later than the Commission&rsquo;s close of business on the second business day following
                                            the execution and delivery of the Pricing Agreement relating to the applicable Designated
                                            Securities or, if applicable, such earlier time as may be required by Rule&nbsp;424(b); to
                                            make no further amendment or any supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus as
                                            amended or supplemented after the date of the Pricing Agreement relating to such Securities
                                            and prior to the Time of Delivery for such Securities which shall be disapproved by the Representatives
                                            for such Securities promptly after reasonable notice thereof; to advise the Representatives
                                            promptly of any such amendment or supplement after such Time of Delivery and furnish the
                                            Representatives with copies thereof; to furnish the Representatives a copy of any proposed
                                            Issuer Free Writing Prospectus relating to such Securities prior to its use; not to use,
                                            authorize, approve, refer to or file any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus which shall be disapproved
                                            by the Representatives for such Securities promptly after reasonable notice thereof; to file
                                            promptly any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (including the Term Sheet in the form of Schedule
                                            IV to the Pricing Agreement) to the extent required by Rule&nbsp;433 under the Act; to file
                                            promptly all reports and any definitive proxy or information statements required to be filed
                                            by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d)&nbsp;of
                                            the Exchange Act for so long as the delivery of a prospectus is required in connection with
                                            the offering or sale of such Securities, and during such same period to advise the Representatives,
                                            promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time when any amendment to the Registration
                                            Statement has been filed or becomes effective or any supplement to the Prospectus or any
                                            amended Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus has been filed with the Commission,
                                            of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending
                                            the use of any prospectus relating to the Securities, of the suspension of the qualification
                                            of such Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, of the initiation of or threatening
                                            of any proceeding for any such purpose or pursuant to Section&nbsp;8A of the Act, or of any
                                            request by the Commission for the amending or supplementing of the Registration Statement
                                            or Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or for additional information; and, in
                                            the event of the issuance of any such stop order or of any such order preventing or suspending
                                            the use of any prospectus relating to the Securities or suspending any such qualification,
                                            to use promptly its best efforts to obtain its withdrawal;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(b)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Promptly from time to time to take such
                                            action as the Representatives may reasonably request to qualify such Securities for offering
                                            and sale under the securities laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Representatives
                                            may request and to comply with such laws so as to permit the continuance of sales and dealings
                                            therein in such jurisdictions for as long as may be necessary to complete the distribution
                                            of such Securities, provided that in connection therewith the Company shall not be required
                                            to qualify as a foreign corporation or to file a general consent to service of process in
                                            any jurisdiction;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(c)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">To furnish the Underwriters with copies
                                            of the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in
                                            such quantities as the Representatives may from time to time reasonably request, and, if
                                            the delivery of a prospectus is required at any time prior to the expiration of nine months
                                            after the time of issue of the Prospectus in connection with the offering or sale of any
                                            Designated Securities and if at such time any event shall have occurred as a result of which
                                            the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as then
                                            amended or supplemented would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
                                            any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
                                            circumstances under which they were made when such Prospectus, Time of Sale Information or
                                            any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus is delivered, not misleading, or, if for any other
                                            reason it shall be necessary during such same period to amend or supplement the Prospectus,
                                            the Time of Sale Information or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or to file under the Exchange
                                            Act any document incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus
                                            in order to comply with the Act, the Exchange Act or the Trust Indenture Act, to notify the
                                            Representatives and upon their request to file such document and to prepare and furnish without
                                            charge to each Underwriter and to any dealer in securities as many copies as the Representatives
                                            may from time to time reasonably request of an amended Prospectus or a supplement to the
                                            Prospectus, Time of Sale Information or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus which will correct
                                            such statement or omission or effect such compliance; and in case any Underwriter is required
                                            to deliver a prospectus in connection with sales of any Designated Securities at any time
                                            nine months or more after the time of issue of the Prospectus as amended or supplemented
                                            with respect to such Designated Securities, upon the request of the Representatives but at
                                            the expense of such Underwriter, to prepare and deliver to such Underwriter as many copies
                                            as it may request of a further amended or supplemented Prospectus for such Designated Securities
                                            complying with Section&nbsp;10(a)(3)&nbsp;of the Act;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(d)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">To make generally available to its security
                                            holders as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than eighteen months after the
                                            effective date of the Registration Statement (as defined in Rule&nbsp;158(c)), an earning
                                            statement of the Company and its subsidiaries (which need not be audited) complying with
                                            Section&nbsp;11(a)&nbsp;of the Act and the rules&nbsp;and regulations of the Commission thereunder
                                            (including at the option of the Company Rule&nbsp;158);</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(e)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">During the period beginning from the date
                                            of the Pricing Agreement for such Designated Securities and continuing to and including the
                                            earlier of (i)&nbsp;the termination of trading restrictions for such Designated Securities,
                                            as notified to the Company by the Representatives, and (ii)&nbsp;the Time of Delivery for
                                            such Designated Securities, not to offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of
                                            any debt securities of the Company which mature more than one year after such Time of Delivery
                                            and which are substantially similar to such Designated Securities, without the prior written
                                            consent of the Representatives;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(f)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Company will, pursuant to reasonable
                                            procedures developed in good faith, retain copies of each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
                                            that is not filed with the Commission in accordance with Rule&nbsp;433 under the Act; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(g)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Company will pay the required Commission
                                            filing fees relating to the Designated Securities within the time required by and in accordance
                                            with Rule&nbsp;456(b)(1)&nbsp;and 457(r)&nbsp;of the Act.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">6.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;Each
Underwriter hereby represents and agrees that:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(a)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">It has not and will not use, authorize
                                            use of, refer to, or participate in the planning for use of, any &ldquo;free writing prospectus,&rdquo;
                                            as defined in Rule&nbsp;405 under the Act (which term includes use of any written information
                                            furnished to the Commission by the Company and not incorporated by reference into the Registration
                                            Statement and any press release issued by the Company) other than (i)&nbsp;a free writing
                                            prospectus that, solely as a result of use by such underwriter, would not trigger an obligation
                                            to file such free writing prospectus with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;433, (ii)&nbsp;any
                                            Issuer Free Writing Prospectus listed on Schedule III to the Pricing Agreement or prepared
                                            pursuant to Section&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 13pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>2(e)&nbsp;or Section&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 13pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>5(a)&nbsp;above
                                            (including any electronic road show), or (iii)&nbsp;any free writing prospectus prepared
                                            by such underwriter and approved by the Company in advance in writing (each such free writing
                                            prospectus referred to in clauses <FONT STYLE="font-size: 13pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>(i)&nbsp;or
                                            <FONT STYLE="font-size: 13pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>(iii), an &ldquo;Underwriter Free Writing
                                            Prospectus&rdquo;).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(b)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Underwriters
                                            may use a term sheet substantially in the form of Schedule IV to the Pricing Agreement for
                                            the Designated Securities without the consent of the Company.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(c)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">It is not subject to any pending proceeding
                                            under Section&nbsp;8A of the Act with respect to the offering of the Designated Securities
                                            (and will promptly notify the Company if any such proceeding against it is initiated during
                                            any period when a prospectus is required to be delivered in connection with the Designated
                                            Securities).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">7.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
Company covenants and agrees with the several Underwriters that the Company will pay or cause to be paid the following: (i)&nbsp;the
fees, disbursements and expenses of the Company&rsquo;s counsel and accountants in connection with the registration of the Securities
under the Act and all other expenses in connection with the preparation, printing and filing of the Registration Statement, any Preliminary
Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus and amendments and supplements thereto
and the mailing and delivering of copies thereof to the Underwriters and dealers; (ii)&nbsp;the cost of printing or producing any Agreement
among Underwriters, this Agreement, any Pricing Agreement, any Indenture, any Blue Sky and Legal Investment Memoranda and any other documents
in connection with the offering, purchase, sale and delivery of the Securities; (iii)&nbsp;all expenses in connection with the qualification
of the Securities for offering and sale under state securities laws as provided in Section&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 14pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>5(b)&nbsp;hereof,
including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with such qualification and in connection
with the Blue Sky and legal investment surveys; (iv)&nbsp;any fees charged by securities rating services for rating the Securities; (v)&nbsp;any
filing fees incident to securing any required review by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority,&nbsp;Inc. of the terms of the sale
of the Securities; (vi)&nbsp;the cost of preparing the Securities; (vii)&nbsp;the fees and expenses of any Trustee and any agent of any
Trustee and the fees and disbursements of counsel for any Trustee in connection with any Indenture and the Securities; (viii)&nbsp;the
fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters to the extent they exceed such amount as may be specified in the Pricing Agreements
and (ix)&nbsp;all other costs and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations hereunder which are not otherwise specifically
provided for in this Section. It is understood, however, that, except as provided in this Section, Section&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 14pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>9
and Section&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 14pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>12 hereof, the Underwriters will pay all of their own costs and expenses,
including, but not limited to, the fees and disbursements of their counsel up to such amount as may be specified in the Pricing Agreements,
transfer taxes on resale of any of the Securities by them, and any advertising expenses connected with any offers they may make.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">8.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
obligations of the Underwriters of any Designated Securities under the Pricing Agreement relating to such Designated Securities shall
be subject, in the discretion of the Representatives, to the condition that all representations and warranties and other statements of
the Company in or incorporated by reference in the Pricing Agreement relating to such Designated Securities are, at and as of the Time
of Delivery for such Designated Securities, true and correct, the condition that the Company shall have performed all of its obligations
hereunder theretofore to be performed, and the following additional conditions:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(a)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Prospectus as amended or supplemented
                                            in relation to the applicable Designated Securities shall have been filed with the Commission
                                            pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;within the applicable time period prescribed for such filing
                                            by the rules&nbsp;and regulations under the Act and in accordance with Section&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 13pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>5(a)&nbsp;hereof;
                                            each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall have been filed with the Commission to the extent
                                            required by Rule&nbsp;433 under the Act; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
                                            Registration Statement or any part thereof shall have been issued and no proceeding for that
                                            purpose or pursuant to Section&nbsp;8A under the Act shall have been initiated or threatened
                                            by the Commission; and all requests for additional information on the part of the Commission
                                            shall have been complied with to the Representatives&rsquo; reasonable satisfaction;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(b)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Counsel for the Underwriters shall have
                                            furnished to the Representatives such opinion or opinions, dated the Time of Delivery for
                                            such Designated Securities, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(c)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">(1)&nbsp;Weil, Gotshal&nbsp;&amp; Manges
                                            LLP, counsel to the Company, shall have furnished to the Representatives such written opinion
                                            or opinions, dated the Time of Delivery for such Designated Securities, in form and substance
                                            reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives; and (2)&nbsp;Christine Wheatley, Senior Vice
                                            President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company, shall have furnished to the Representatives
                                            her written opinion, dated the Time of Delivery for such Designated Securities, to the effect
                                            that:</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(i)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of Ohio, with corporate power
and authority to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus as amended
or supplemented;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(ii)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
Company has been duly qualified as a foreign corporation for the transaction of business and is in good standing under the laws of each
other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties, or conducts any business, so as to require such qualification, or is not subject
to material liability or disability by reason of the failure to be so qualified in any such jurisdiction (such counsel being entitled
to rely in respect of the opinion in this clause upon opinions of local counsel and in respect of matters of fact upon certificates of
officers of the Company, provided that such counsel shall state that she believes that both the Underwriters and she are justified in
relying upon such opinions and certificates);</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(iii)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;Each
subsidiary of the Company, with respect to which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, an equity interest of more than 50% (each
a &ldquo;subsidiary&rdquo;), has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation, a limited liability company or a limited
partnership, as the case may be, in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, or is not subject to material
liability or disability by reason of the failure to be in good standing in any such jurisdiction; and all of the issued shares of capital
stock of each such subsidiary have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable, and (except for directors&rsquo;
qualifying shares) are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims, other
than as described in the Prospectus (such counsel being entitled to rely in respect of the opinion in this clause upon opinions of local
counsel and in respect of matters of fact upon certificates of officers of the Company, provided that such counsel shall state that she
believes that both the Underwriters and she are justified in relying upon such opinions and certificates);</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(iv)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
Company and its subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them, in each case, free and
clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except such as are described in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus or such
as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property
by the Company and its subsidiaries; and any real property and buildings held under lease by the Company and its subsidiaries are held
by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made
and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company and its subsidiaries (in giving the opinion in this clause, such
counsel may state that no examination of record titles for the purpose of such opinion has been made, and that she is relying upon a
general review of the titles of the Company and its subsidiaries, upon opinions of local counsel and abstracts, reports and policies
of title companies rendered or issued at or subsequent to the time of acquisition of such property by the Company or its subsidiaries,
upon opinions of counsel to the lessors of such property and, in respect of matters of fact, upon certificates of officers of the Company
or its subsidiaries, provided that such counsel shall state that she believes that both the Underwriters and she are justified in relying
upon such opinions, abstracts, reports, policies and certificates);</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(v)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;To
the best of such counsel&rsquo;s knowledge and other than as set forth in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, there are
no legal or governmental proceedings pending to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any property of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries is the subject with respect to which there is a reasonable likelihood of determinations which would
individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position, stockholders&rsquo; equity or
results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries; and, to the best of such counsel&rsquo;s knowledge, no such proceedings are
threatened or contemplated by governmental authorities or threatened by others;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(vi)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;This
Agreement and the Pricing Agreement with respect to the Designated Securities have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Company;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(vii)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
Designated Securities have been duly authorized, executed, authenticated, issued and delivered, and the Designated Securities (assuming
that (i)&nbsp;the Trustee has all requisite power and authority to perform its obligations under the Indenture and has made all necessary
filings and received all necessary consents, (ii)&nbsp;the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trustee
and (iii)&nbsp;the Trustee&rsquo;s certificates of authentication have been manually executed by an authorized officer of the Trustee)
constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms and are entitled
to the benefits of the Indenture, except that (a)&nbsp;such enforcement may be subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or other laws now or hereafter in effect affecting creditors&rsquo; rights generally, and (b)&nbsp;the enforceability thereof is subject
to the general principles of equity (whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); provided, however,
that such counsel need express no opinion as to the application or effect of any applicable fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer,
fraudulent obligation or preferential transfer laws or any laws governing the distribution of assets of the Company to its stockholders;
and the terms of the Designated Securities and the Indenture conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof in the Time
of Sale Information and the Prospectus as amended or supplemented;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(viii)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
Indenture (i)&nbsp;has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company; (ii)&nbsp;(assuming that (a)&nbsp;the Trustee has
all requisite power and authority to perform its obligations under the Indenture and has made all necessary filings and received all
necessary consents, and (b)&nbsp;the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trustee) constitutes a valid and
binding instrument of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except (a)&nbsp;that such enforcement may be subject to
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other laws now or hereafter in effect affecting creditors&rsquo; rights generally,
and (b)&nbsp;that the enforceability thereof is subject to general principles of equity (whether such enforceability is considered in
a proceeding in equity or at law); <I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that such counsel need express no opinion as to the application or
effect of any applicable fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer, fraudulent obligation or preferential transfer laws or any laws
governing the distribution of assets of the Company to its stockholders; and (iii)&nbsp;has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture
Act;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(ix)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
issuance and sale of the Designated Securities and the compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of the Designated Securities,
the Indenture, this Agreement and the Pricing Agreement with respect to the Designated Securities and the consummation of the transactions
herein and therein contemplated, to the best of such counsel&rsquo;s knowledge, will not conflict with or result in a breach of any of
the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement
or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound
or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject, nor will such actions result in any violation
of the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, or the Regulations of the Company or any statute of the United States
of America or of Ohio or any other statute known to such counsel or any order, rule&nbsp;or regulation of any court or governmental agency
or body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their properties; <I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>,
that such counsel need express no opinion as to the application or effect of any applicable fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer,
fraudulent obligation or preferential transfer laws or any laws governing the distribution of assets of the Company to its stockholders;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(x)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;Except
as outlined in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, as amended and supplemented, to the best of such counsel&rsquo;s knowledge,
no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any such court or governmental agency or body is
required for the issuance and sale of the Designated Securities or the consummation of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement
or such Pricing Agreement or the Indenture, except such as have been obtained under the Act and the Trust Indenture Act and such consents,
approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications as may be required under state securities or Blue Sky laws in connection with
the purchase and distribution of the Designated Securities by the Underwriters and as may be required due to the Underwriters&rsquo;
or the Trustees&rsquo; legal or regulatory status;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(xi)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
Company is not subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(xii)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
documents incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus as amended or supplemented (other than (a)&nbsp;the
financial statements, notes and schedules thereto included or incorporated by reference therein and (b)&nbsp;other financial and statistical
information included or incorporated by reference therein, as to all of which such counsel need express no opinion), when they became
effective or were filed with the Commission, as the case may be, complied as to form in all material respects with the requirements of
the Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules&nbsp;and regulations of the Commission thereunder; and such counsel has no
reason to believe that any of such documents, when they became effective or were so filed, as the case may be, contained, in the case
of a registration statement which became effective under the Act, an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or, in the case of other documents which
were filed under the Act or the Exchange Act with the Commission, an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material
fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made when such documents
were so filed, not misleading; and</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(xiii)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus with respect to the Designated Securities, each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus included
in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus as amended or supplemented and any further amendments and supplements thereto made
by the Company prior to the Time of Delivery for the Designated Securities (other than (a)&nbsp;the financial statements, notes and schedules
thereto included or incorporated by reference therein, (b)&nbsp;other financial and statistical information included or incorporated
by reference therein or (c)&nbsp;the Form&nbsp;T-1 filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement, as to all of which such counsel need
express no opinion) comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Act and the Trust Indenture Act and the rules&nbsp;and
regulations thereunder; such counsel has no reason to believe (A)&nbsp;that, as of its effective date, the Registration Statement or
any further amendment thereto made by the Company prior to the Time of Delivery, including the information, if any, deemed pursuant to
Rules&nbsp;430A, 430B or 430C to be part of the Registration Statement at its effective time (other than (a)&nbsp;the financial statements,
notes and schedules thereto included or incorporated by reference therein, (b)&nbsp;other financial and statistical information included
or incorporated by reference therein or (c)&nbsp;the Form&nbsp;T-1 filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement, as to all of which
such counsel need express no opinion) contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (B)&nbsp;that, at the Time of Sale (which such counsel
may assume to be the date of the Pricing Agreement), the Time of Sale Information (other than (a)&nbsp;the financial statements, notes
and schedules thereto included or incorporated by reference therein, (b)&nbsp;other financial and statistical information included or
incorporated by reference therein or (c)&nbsp;the Form&nbsp;T-1 filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement, as to all of which such
counsel need express no opinion) contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, (C)&nbsp;that, as of its date, the
Prospectus as amended or supplemented or any further amendment or supplement thereto made by the Company prior to the Time of Delivery
(other than (a)&nbsp;the financial statements, notes and schedules thereto included or incorporated by reference therein, (b)&nbsp;other
financial and statistical information included or incorporated by reference therein or (c)&nbsp;the Form&nbsp;T-1 filed as exhibits to
the Registration Statement, as to all of which such counsel need express no opinion) contained an untrue statement of a material fact
or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made,
not misleading or (D)&nbsp;that, as of the Time of Delivery, either the Registration Statement or the Prospectus as amended or supplemented
or any further amendment or supplement thereto made by the Company prior to the Time of Delivery (other than (a)&nbsp;the financial statements,
notes and schedules thereto included or incorporated by reference therein, (b)&nbsp;other financial and statistical information included
or incorporated by reference therein or (c)&nbsp;the Form&nbsp;T-1 filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement, as to all of which
such counsel need express no opinion) contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading; and such counsel does not know
of any amendment to the Registration Statement required to be filed or any contracts or other documents of a character required to be
filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or required to be incorporated by reference into the Prospectus as amended or supplemented
or required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus as amended or supplemented
which are not filed or incorporated by reference or described as required;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(d)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">At each of the Time of Sale and the Time
                                            of Delivery for such Designated Securities, the independent accountants of each of the Company
                                            and ACI who have audited the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries and
                                            ACI and its subsidiaries, respectively, included or incorporated by reference in the Registration
                                            Statement shall each have furnished to the Representatives a letter, dated the date of delivery
                                            of such letter, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(e)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Company shall have furnished to the
                                            Representatives a certificate of the Chief Financial Officer in a form mutually agreed upon;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(f)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">(i)&nbsp;Neither the Company nor any of
                                            its subsidiaries shall have sustained since the date of the latest audited financial statements
                                            included or incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus
                                            as amended or supplemented any loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion,
                                            flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or
                                            court or governmental action, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated
                                            in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus as amended or supplemented, and (ii)&nbsp;since
                                            the respective dates as of which information is given in the Time of Sale Information and
                                            the Prospectus as amended or supplemented there shall not have been any change in the capital
                                            stock or long-term debt of the Company and its subsidiaries or any change, or any development
                                            involving a prospective change, in or affecting the general affairs, management, financial
                                            position, stockholders&rsquo; equity or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries,
                                            otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus
                                            as amended or supplemented, the effect of which, in any such case described in Clause (i)&nbsp;or
                                            (ii), is in the judgment of the Representatives so material and adverse as to make it impracticable
                                            or inadvisable to proceed with the public offering or the delivery of the Designated Securities
                                            on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus,
                                            as amended or supplemented;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(g)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">On or after the earlier of (A)&nbsp;the
                                            Time of Sale relating to the Designated Securities and (B)&nbsp;the date of the Pricing Agreement,
                                            (i)&nbsp;no downgrading shall have occurred in the rating accorded the debt securities of
                                            the Company and its subsidiaries by any &ldquo;nationally recognized statistical rating organization,&rdquo;
                                            as that term is defined in Section&nbsp;3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act and (ii)&nbsp;no such
                                            organization shall have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or review, with
                                            possible negative implications, its rating of any of the debt securities of the Company and
                                            its subsidiaries;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(h)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">On or after the earlier of (A)&nbsp;the
                                            Time of Sale relating to the Designated Securities and (B)&nbsp;the date of the Pricing Agreement
                                            there shall not have occurred any of the following: (i)&nbsp;a suspension or material limitation
                                            in trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange; (ii)&nbsp;a general moratorium
                                            on commercial banking activities in New York declared by either Federal or New York State
                                            authorities; or (iii)&nbsp;the outbreak or escalation of hostilities involving the United
                                            States or the declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war, if the effect
                                            of any such event specified in this Clause <FONT STYLE="font-size: 13pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>(iii)&nbsp;in
                                            the judgment of the Representatives makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with
                                            the public offering or the delivery of the Designated Securities on the terms and in the
                                            manner contemplated by the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, as amended and supplemented;
                                            and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(i)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The Company shall have furnished or caused
                                            to be furnished to the Representatives at the Time of Delivery for the Designated Securities
                                            a certificate or certificates of officers of the Company, as to the accuracy of the representations
                                            and warranties of the Company herein at and as of such Time of Delivery, as to the performance
                                            by the Company of all of its obligations hereunder to be performed at or prior to such Time
                                            of Delivery, as to the matters set forth in subsections <FONT STYLE="font-size: 13pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>(a)&nbsp;and
                                            <FONT STYLE="font-size: 13pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>(f)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;and as to
                                            such other matters as the Representatives may reasonably request.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">9.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;(a)&nbsp;The
Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, the directors, officers, employees, affiliates and agents of each Underwriter
and each person who controls any such Underwriter within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act against any losses, claims,
damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which such Underwriter may become subject, under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i)&nbsp;an untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading or (ii)&nbsp;an untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Preliminary
Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus supplement related to the Designated Securities, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Time
of Sale Information or any other prospectus relating to the Securities, or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material
fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading,
and in either case (i)&nbsp;or (ii)&nbsp;will
reimburse each Underwriter for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Underwriter in connection with investigating or
defending any such action or claim; <I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent
that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission
or alleged omission in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus supplement related to the Designated
Securities, the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, any Time of Sale Information, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
or any other prospectus relating to the Securities in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company
by or on behalf of any Underwriter of Designated Securities through the Representatives expressly for use therein.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(b)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly,
                                            will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers,
                                            and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange
                                            Act against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Company may become subject,
                                            under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions
                                            in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue
                                            statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus,
                                            any preliminary prospectus supplement related to the Designated Securities, the Prospectus,
                                            or any amendment or supplement thereto, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Time of Sale
                                            Information, or any other prospectus relating to the Securities, or arise out of or are based
                                            upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated
                                            therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
                                            which they were made (other than in the case of the Registration Statement), not misleading,
                                            in each case, to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged
                                            untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the Registration Statement,
                                            any Preliminary Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus supplement related to the Designated
                                            Securities, the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, any Issuer Free Writing
                                            Prospectus, any Time of Sale Information, or any other prospectus relating to the Securities,
                                            in each case, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the
                                            Company by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein; and will
                                            reimburse the Company for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company
                                            in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">(c)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Promptly
                                            after receipt by an indemnified party under subsection <FONT STYLE="font-size: 13pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>(a)&nbsp;or
                                            <FONT STYLE="font-size: 13pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>(b)&nbsp;above of notice of the commencement
                                            of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made
                                            against the indemnifying party under such subsection, notify the indemnifying party in writing
                                            of the commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party shall not
                                            relieve it from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under
                                            such subsection. In case any such action shall be brought against any indemnified party and
                                            it shall notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party
                                            shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it shall wish, jointly with
                                            any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel
                                            reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party (who shall not, except with the consent
                                            of the indemnified party, be counsel to the indemnifying party), and, after notice from the
                                            indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof,
                                            the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party under such subsection
                                            for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses, in each case, subsequently
                                            incurred by such indemnified party, in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable
                                            costs of investigation.</FONT> An indemnifying party will not, without the prior written
                                            consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment
                                            with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of
                                            which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified
                                            parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement,
                                            compromise or consent (i)&nbsp;includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party
                                            from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding and (ii)&nbsp;does
                                            not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act,
                                            by or on behalf of any indemnified party. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">An
                                            indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement, compromise or consent to the entry
                                            of any judgment effected by an indemnified person without the indemnifying person&rsquo;s
                                            consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(d)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">If the indemnification provided for in
                                            this Section&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 13pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>9 is unavailable to or
                                            insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under subsection <FONT STYLE="font-size: 13pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>(a)&nbsp;or
                                            <FONT STYLE="font-size: 13pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>(b)&nbsp;above in respect of any losses,
                                            claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to therein, then
                                            each indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified
                                            party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof)
                                            in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company
                                            on the one hand and the Underwriters of the Designated Securities on the other from the offering
                                            of the Designated Securities to which such loss, claim, damage or liability (or action in
                                            respect thereof) relates. If, however, the allocation provided by the immediately preceding
                                            sentence is not permitted by applicable law or if the indemnified party failed to give the
                                            notice required under subsection <FONT STYLE="font-size: 13pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>(c)&nbsp;above,
                                            then each indemnifying party shall contribute to such amount paid or payable by such indemnified
                                            party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but
                                            also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters of the Designated
                                            Securities on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in
                                            such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), as well as any
                                            other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on
                                            the one hand and such Underwriters on the other shall be deemed to be in the same proportion
                                            as the total net proceeds from such offering (before deducting expenses) received by the
                                            Company bear to the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by such Underwriters,
                                            in each case, as set forth in the table on the cover page&nbsp;of the Prospectus as amended
                                            or supplemented to relate to a particular offering of Designated Securities. The relative
                                            fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged
                                            untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material
                                            fact relates to information supplied by the Company on the one hand or such Underwriters
                                            on the other and the parties&rsquo; relative intent, knowledge, access to information and
                                            opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Company and the Underwriters
                                            agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection
                                            <FONT STYLE="font-size: 13pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>(d)&nbsp;were determined by pro rata allocation
                                            (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method
                                            of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above
                                            in this subsection <FONT STYLE="font-size: 13pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>(d). The amount paid
                                            or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities
                                            (or actions in respect thereof) referred to above in this subsection (d)&nbsp;shall be deemed
                                            to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection
                                            with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions
                                            of this subsection <FONT STYLE="font-size: 13pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>(d), no Underwriter shall
                                            be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at
                                            which the applicable Designated Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the public
                                            were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages which such Underwriter has otherwise
                                            been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or
                                            alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of
                                            Section&nbsp;11(f)&nbsp;of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who
                                            was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The obligations of the Underwriters
                                            of Designated Securities in this subsection (d)&nbsp;to contribute are several in proportion
                                            to their respective underwriting obligations with respect to such Securities and not joint.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(e)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">The obligations of the Company under this
                                            Section&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 13pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>9 shall be in addition to any
                                            liability which the Company may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same terms and
                                            conditions, to each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of the
                                            Act; and the obligations of the Underwriters under this Section&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 13pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>9
                                            shall be in addition to any liability which the respective Underwriters may otherwise have
                                            and shall extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to each officer and director of the
                                            Company and to each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Act.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">10.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;(a)&nbsp;If
any Underwriter shall default in its obligation to purchase the Designated Securities which it has agreed to purchase under the Pricing
Agreement relating to such Designated Securities, the Representatives may in their discretion arrange for themselves or another party
or other parties to purchase such Designated Securities on the terms contained herein. If within thirty-six hours after such default
by any Underwriter the Representatives do not arrange for the purchase of such Designated Securities, then the Company shall be entitled
to a further period of thirty-six hours within which to procure another party or other parties reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives
to purchase such Designated Securities on such terms. In the event that, within the respective prescribed period, the Representatives
notify the Company that they have so arranged for the purchase of such Designated Securities, or the Company notifies the Representatives
that it has so arranged for the purchase of such Designated Securities, the Representatives or the Company shall have the right to postpone
the Time of Delivery for such Designated Securities for a period of not more than seven days, in order to effect whatever changes may
thereby be made necessary in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus as amended or supplemented, or in any other documents or arrangements,
and the Company agrees to file promptly any amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus which in the opinion
of the Representatives may thereby be made necessary. The term &ldquo;Underwriter&rdquo; as used in this Agreement shall include any
person substituted under this Section&nbsp;with like effect as if such person had originally been a party to the Pricing Agreement with
respect to such Designated Securities.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(b)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">If, after giving effect to any arrangements
                                            for the purchase of the Designated Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters
                                            by the Representatives and the Company as provided in subsection <FONT STYLE="font-size: 13pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>(a)&nbsp;above,
                                            the aggregate principal amount of such Designated Securities which remains unpurchased does
                                            not exceed one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of the Designated Securities, then
                                            the Company shall have the right to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase the
                                            principal amount of Designated Securities which such Underwriter agreed to purchase under
                                            the Pricing Agreement relating to such Designated Securities and, in addition, to require
                                            each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase its pro rata share (based on the principal amount
                                            of Designated Securities which such Underwriter agreed to purchase under such Pricing Agreement)
                                            of the Designated Securities of such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters for which such
                                            arrangements have not been made; but nothing herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter
                                            from liability for its default.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(c)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">If, after giving effect to any arrangements
                                            for the purchase of the Designated Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters
                                            by the Representatives and the Company as provided in subsection <FONT STYLE="font-size: 13pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>(a)&nbsp;above,
                                            the aggregate principal amount of Designated Securities which remains unpurchased exceeds
                                            one- eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of the Designated Securities, as referred
                                            to in subsection <FONT STYLE="font-size: 13pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>(b)&nbsp;above, or if the
                                            Company shall not exercise the right described in subsection <FONT STYLE="font-size: 13pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>(b)&nbsp;above
                                            to require non-defaulting Underwriters to purchase Designated Securities of a defaulting
                                            Underwriter or Underwriters, then the Pricing Agreement relating to such Designated Securities
                                            shall thereupon terminate, without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter
                                            or the Company, except for the expenses to be borne by the Company and the Underwriters as
                                            provided in Section&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 13pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>7 hereof and the
                                            indemnity and contribution agreements in Section&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 13pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>9
                                            hereof; but nothing herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter from liability for its
                                            default.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">11.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the Company and the several Underwriters, as
set forth in this Agreement or made by or on behalf of them, respectively, pursuant to this Agreement, shall remain in full force and
effect, regardless of any investigation (or any statement as to the results thereof) made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or any controlling
person of any Underwriter, or the Company, or any officer or director or controlling person of the Company, and shall survive delivery
of and payment for the Securities.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">12.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;If
any Pricing Agreement shall be terminated pursuant to Section&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 14pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>10 hereof, the
Company shall not then be under any liability to any Underwriter with respect to the Designated Securities covered by such Pricing
Agreement except as provided in Section&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 14pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>7 and Section&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 14pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>9
hereof; but, if for any other reason Designated Securities are not delivered by or on behalf of the Company as provided herein, the
Company will reimburse the Underwriters through the Representatives for all out-of-pocket expenses approved in writing by the
Representatives, including fees and disbursements of counsel, reasonably incurred by the Underwriters in making preparations for the
purchase, sale and delivery of such Designated Securities, but the Company shall then be under no further liability to any
Underwriter with respect to such Designated Securities except as provided in Section&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 14pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>7
and Section&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 14pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>9 hereof.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">13.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;In
all dealings hereunder, the Representatives of the Underwriters of Designated Securities shall act on behalf of each of such Underwriters,
and the parties hereto shall be entitled to act and rely upon any statement, request, notice or agreement on behalf of any Underwriter
made or given by such Representatives jointly or by such of the Representatives, if any, as may be designated for such purpose in the
Pricing Agreement.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">All statements, requests,
notices and agreements hereunder shall be in writing, and if to the Underwriters shall be delivered or sent by mail, email or other electronic
transmission to the address of the Representatives as set forth in the Pricing Agreement; and if to the Company shall be delivered or
sent by mail, email or other electronic transmission to the address of the Company set forth in the Registration Statement: Attention:
Secretary; <I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that any notice to an Underwriter pursuant to Section&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&lrm;</FONT>9(c)&nbsp;hereof
shall be delivered or sent by mail email or other electronic transmission to such Underwriter at its address set forth in Schedule I
to the Pricing Agreement. Any such statements, requests, notices or agreements shall take effect upon receipt thereof.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">14.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;This
Agreement and each Pricing Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure solely to the benefit of, the Underwriters, the Company and, to
the extent provided in Section&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 14pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>9 and Section&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 14pt"><B>&lrm;</B></FONT>11
hereof, the officers and directors of the Company and each person who controls the Company or any Underwriter, and their respective heirs,
executors, administrators, successors and assigns, and no other person shall acquire or have any right under or by virtue of this Agreement
or any such Pricing Agreement. No purchaser of any of the Securities from any Underwriter shall be deemed a successor or assign by reason
merely of such purchase.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">15.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;Time
shall be of the essence of each Pricing Agreement. As used herein, &ldquo;business day&rdquo; shall mean any day when the Commission&rsquo;s
office in Washington, D.C. is open for business.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>16.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;This
Agreement and each Pricing Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">17.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
Company and each Underwriter hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial
by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">18.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;This
Agreement and each Pricing Agreement may be executed by any one or more of the parties hereto and thereto in any number of counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such respective counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
Electronic signatures complying with the New York Electronic Signatures and Records Act (N.Y. State Tech. &sect;&sect; 301-309), as amended
from time to time, or other applicable law will be deemed original signatures for purposes of this Agreement. Transmission by telecopy,
electronic mail or other electronic transmission method (e.g., a &ldquo;pdf&rdquo;, &ldquo;tif&rdquo; or DocuSign) of an executed counterpart
of this Agreement will constitute due and sufficient delivery of such counterpart.</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">19.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
Company acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters named in the Pricing Agreement are acting solely in the capacity of an arm&rsquo;s
length contractual counterparty to the Company with respect to any offering of Designated Securities contemplated thereby (including
in connection with determining the terms of the offering) and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Company
or any other person. Additionally, no such Underwriter is advising the Company or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment,
accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The Company shall consult with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall
be responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and such Underwriters
shall have no responsibility or liability to the Company with respect thereto. Any review by such Underwriters named in the Pricing Agreement
of the Company, the transactions contemplated thereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the
benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">20.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;In
accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October&nbsp;26, 2001)), the Underwriters
are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies their respective clients, including the Company, which information
may include the name and address of their respective clients, as well as other information that will allow the Underwriters to properly
identify their respective clients.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">21.&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;Recognition
of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes</P>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(a)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">In the event that any Underwriter that
                                            is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime,
                                            the transfer from such Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in
                                            or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective
                                            under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such interest and obligation,
                                            were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(b)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">In the event that any Underwriter that
                                            is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding
                                            under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised
                                            against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default
                                            Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were
                                            governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&ldquo;BHC Act Affiliate&rdquo; has the meaning
assigned to the term &ldquo;affiliate&rdquo; in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. &sect; 1841(k).</P>

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

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&ldquo;Covered Entity&rdquo; means any of the
following:</P>

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

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(i)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">a &ldquo;covered entity&rdquo; as that term
                                            is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. &sect; 252.82(b);</TD></TR></TABLE>

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

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(ii)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">a &ldquo;covered bank&rdquo; as that term
                                            is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. &sect; 47.3(b); or</TD></TR></TABLE>

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

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(iii)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">a &ldquo;covered FSI&rdquo; as that term
                                            is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. &sect; 382.2(b).</TD></TR></TABLE>

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&ldquo;Default Right&rdquo; has the meaning assigned
to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. &sect;&sect; 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&ldquo;U.S. Special Resolution Regime&rdquo;
means each of (i)&nbsp;the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii)&nbsp;Title II of the Dodd-Frank
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.</P>

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

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Very truly yours,</P>
                                                  <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">THE KROGER CO.</P></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt">/s/ <I>Christine S. Wheatley</I></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; width: 3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; width: 5%">Name:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; width: 42%">Christine S. Wheatley</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><I>[Signature Page to Underwriting
Agreement]</I></P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>Pricing Agreement</U></P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit&nbsp;1.1.1</B></P>

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

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Citigroup Global Markets Inc.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Wells Fargo Securities, LLC</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in">As Representatives of the several</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in">Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right">August&nbsp;20, 2024</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Ladies and Gentlemen:</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Kroger Co., an Ohio corporation
(the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein and in the Underwriting Agreement, dated August&nbsp;20,
2024 (the &ldquo;Underwriting Agreement&rdquo;), to issue and sell to the Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the &ldquo;Underwriters&rdquo;)
the securities (the &ldquo;Designated Securities&rdquo;) specified in Schedule II hereto. Each provision of the Underwriting Agreement
is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, and shall be deemed to be a part of this Pricing Agreement to the same extent as
if such provisions had been set forth in full herein; and each of the representations and warranties set forth therein shall be deemed
to have been made at and as of the date of this Pricing Agreement, except that each representation and warranty which refers to the Prospectus
in Section&nbsp;2 of the Underwriting Agreement shall be deemed to be a representation or warranty as of the date of the Underwriting
Agreement in relation to the Prospectus (as therein defined), and also a representation and warranty as of the date of this Pricing Agreement
in relation to the Prospectus as amended or supplemented relating to the Designated Securities. Each reference to the Representatives
herein and in the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement so incorporated by reference shall be deemed to refer to you. Unless otherwise
defined herein, terms defined in the Underwriting Agreement are used herein as therein defined. The Representatives designated to act
on behalf of each of the Underwriters of the Designated Securities pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 of the Underwriting Agreement and the
address of the Representatives referred to in such Section&nbsp;13 are set forth at the end of Schedule II hereto.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">An amendment to the Registration
Statement, or a supplement to the Prospectus, as the case may be, relating to the Designated Securities, in the form heretofore delivered
to you is now proposed to be filed with the Commission.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Subject to the terms and conditions
set forth herein and in the Underwriting Agreement incorporated herein by reference, the Company agrees to issue and sell to each of
the Underwriters, and each of the Underwriters agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company, at the time and place
and at the purchase price to the Underwriters, and under other terms and conditions set forth in Schedule II hereto, the principal amount
of Designated Securities set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule I hereto.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Company understands that
the Underwriters intend to make a public offering of the Designated Securities as soon after the effectiveness of this Pricing Agreement
as in the judgment of the Representatives is advisable, and initially to offer the Designated Securities on the terms set forth in the
Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus. Schedule III hereto sets forth the Time of Sale Information made available at the Time of
Sale.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If the foregoing is in accordance
with your understanding, please sign and return to us three counterparts hereof, and upon acceptance hereof by you, on behalf of each
of the Underwriters, this letter and such acceptance hereof, including the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement incorporated herein
by reference, shall constitute a binding agreement between each of the Underwriters and the Company. It is understood that your acceptance
of this letter on behalf of each of the Underwriters is or will be pursuant to the authority set forth in a form of Agreement among Underwriters,
the form of which shall be submitted to the Company for examination upon request, but without warranty on the part of the Representatives
as to the authority of the signers thereof.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[Signature pages&nbsp;follow]</P>

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

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<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding: 0.25pt; font-size: 10pt">Very Truly Yours,</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding: 0.25pt; font-size: 10pt">THE KROGER CO.</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt; font-size: 10pt">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding: 0.25pt 0.25pt 0.5pt; font-size: 10pt">/s/ <I>Christine Wheatley</I></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%; padding: 0.25pt; font-size: 10pt">Name:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%; padding: 0.25pt; font-size: 10pt">Christine Wheatley</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt; font-size: 10pt">Title:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt; font-size: 10pt">Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Citigroup Global Markets Inc.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Wells Fargo Securities, LLC</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">and the additional Underwriters named on Schedule I to this
Pricing Agreement</P>

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

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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding: 0.25pt; font-size: 10pt">CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt; font-size: 10pt">By:</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding: 0.25pt 0.25pt 0.5pt; font-size: 10pt">/s/ <I>Adam D. Bordner</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt; width: 3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt; font-size: 10pt; width: 5%">Name:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt; font-size: 10pt; width: 42%"> Adam D. Bordner</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt; font-size: 10pt">Title:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt; font-size: 10pt"> Managing Director</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding: 0.25pt; font-size: 10pt">WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt; font-size: 10pt">By:</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding: 0.25pt 0.25pt 0.5pt; font-size: 10pt">/s/ <I>Carolyn Hurley</I></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt; width: 3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt; font-size: 10pt; width: 5%">Name:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt; font-size: 10pt; width: 42%">Carolyn Hurley</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt; font-size: 10pt">Title:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt; font-size: 10pt"> Managing Director</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">On behalf of each of the Underwriters</P>

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&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="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Underwriter</TD>
<TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><B></B><B>Principal <BR> Amount of<BR> 4.700%<BR>
</B> <B>Senior Notes</B> <B><BR>
Due 2026</B></TD>
<TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><B></B><B>Principal<BR> Amount of<BR> 4.600% <BR> Senior Notes<BR> Due 2027</B></TD>
<TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><B>Principal<BR> Amount of<BR> 4.650% <BR> Senior Notes<BR> Due 2029</B></TD>
<TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><B></B><B>Principal<BR> Amount of<BR> 4.900% <BR> Senior Notes<BR> Due 2031</B></TD>
<TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><B>Principal<BR> Amount of<BR> 5.000%<BR> Senior Notes<BR> Due 2034</B></TD>
<TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><B>Principal<BR> Amount of<BR> 5.500%<BR> Senior Notes<BR> Due 2054</B></TD>
<TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><B></B><B>Principal<BR> Amount of<BR> 5.650%<BR> Senior Notes<BR> Due 2064</B></TD>
<TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)">
<TD STYLE="width: 16%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">Citigroup Global Markets Inc.</TD>
<TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD>
<TD STYLE="width: 9%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">200,000,000</TD>
<TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD>
<TD STYLE="width: 9%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">200,000,000</TD>
<TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD>
<TD STYLE="width: 9%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">280,000,000</TD>
<TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD>
<TD STYLE="width: 9%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">260,000,000</TD>
<TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD>
<TD STYLE="width: 9%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">440,000,000</TD>
<TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD>
<TD STYLE="width: 9%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">420,000,000</TD>
<TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD>
<TD STYLE="width: 9%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">300,000,000</TD>
<TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
<TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">Wells Fargo Securities, LLC</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">200,000,000</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">200,000,000</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">280,000,000</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">260,000,000</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">440,000,000</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">420,000,000</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">300,000,000</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="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">Mizuho Securities USA LLC</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">92,090,000</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">92,090,000</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">128,926,000</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">119,717,000</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">202,598,000</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">193,389,000</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">138,135,000</TD>
<TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
<TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">Truist Securities,&nbsp;Inc.</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">92,090,000</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">92,090,000</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">128,926,000</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">119,717,000</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">202,598,000</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">193,389,000</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">138,135,000</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="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.</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">92,090,000</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">92,090,000</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">128,926,000</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">119,717,000</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">202,598,000</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">193,389,000</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">138,135,000</TD>
<TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
<TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">Huntington Securities,&nbsp;Inc.</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">54,550,000</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">54,550,000</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">76,370,000</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">70,915,000</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">120,010,000</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">114,555,000</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">81,825,000</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="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC</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">54,550,000</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">54,550,000</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">76,370,000</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">70,915,000</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">120,010,000</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">114,555,000</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">81,825,000</TD>
<TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
<TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">MUFG Securities Americas Inc.</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">54,550,000</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">54,550,000</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">76,370,000</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">70,915,000</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">120,010,000</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">114,555,000</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">81,825,000</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="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">PNC Capital Markets LLC</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">54,550,000</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">54,550,000</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">76,370,000</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">70,915,000</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">120,010,000</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">114,555,000</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">81,825,000</TD>
<TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
<TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">RBC Capital Markets, LLC</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">54,550,000</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">54,550,000</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">76,370,000</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">70,915,000</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">120,010,000</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">114,555,000</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">81,825,000</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="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">Fifth Third Securities,&nbsp;Inc.</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">25,690,000</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">25,690,000</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">35,966,000</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">33,397,000</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">56,518,000</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">53,949,000</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">38,535,000</TD>
<TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
<TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">Academy Securities,&nbsp;Inc.</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">9,880,000</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">9,880,000</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">13,832,000</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">12,844,000</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">21,736,000</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">20,748,000</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">14,820,000</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="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.</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">9,880,000</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">9,880,000</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">13,832,000</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">12,844,000</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">21,736,000</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">20,748,000</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">14,820,000</TD>
<TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White">
<TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC</TD>
<TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">5,530,000</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="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">5,530,000</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="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">7,742,000</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="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">7,189,000</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="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">12,166,000</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="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">11,613,000</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="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">8,295,000</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; 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">Total</TD>
<TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&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">1,000,000,000</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="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,000,000,000</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,400,000,000</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="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,300,000,000</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">2,200,000,000</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="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">2,100,000,000</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">$</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">1,500,000,000</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SCHEDULE II</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Title of Designated Securities:</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">4.700% Senior Notes due 2026</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">4.600% Senior Notes due 2027</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">4.650% Senior Notes due 2029</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">4.900% Senior Notes due 2031</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">5.000% Senior Notes due 2034</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">5.500% Senior Notes due 2054</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">5.650% Senior Notes due 2064</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Aggregate Principal Amount:</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">$1,000,000,000 of 4.700%
Senior Notes due 2026</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">$1,000,000,000 of 4.600%
Senior Notes due 2027</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">$1,400,000,000 of 4.650%
Senior Notes due 2029</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">$1,300,000,000 of 4.900%
Senior Notes due 2031</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">$2,200,000,000 of 5.000%
Senior Notes due 2034</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">$2,100,000,000 of 5.500%
Senior Notes due 2054</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">$1,500,000,000 of 5.650%
Senior Notes due 2064</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Price to Public:</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">99.996% of the principal amount of
the 4.700% Senior Notes due 2026, plus accrued interest, if any, from August&nbsp;27, 2024</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">99.980% of the principal amount of
the 4.600% Senior Notes due 2027, plus accrued interest, if any, from August&nbsp;27, 2024</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">99.895% of the principal amount of
the 4.650% Senior Notes due 2029, plus accrued interest, if any, from August&nbsp;27, 2024</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">99.961% of the principal amount of
the 4.900% Senior Notes due 2031, plus accrued interest, if any, from August&nbsp;27, 2024</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">99.747% of the principal amount of
the 5.000% Senior Notes due 2034, plus accrued interest, if any, from August&nbsp;27, 2024</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">99.588% of the principal amount of
the 5.500% Senior Notes due 2054, plus accrued interest, if any, from August&nbsp;27, 2024</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">99.555% of the principal amount of
the 5.650% Senior Notes due 2064, plus accrued interest, if any, from August&nbsp;27, 2024</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Purchase Price by Underwriters:</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">99.746% of the principal amount of
the 4.700% Senior Notes due 2026, plus accrued interest, if any, from August&nbsp;27, 2024</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">99.630% of the principal amount of
the 4.600% Senior Notes due 2027, plus accrued interest, if any, from August&nbsp;27, 2024</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">99.295% of the principal amount of
the 4.650% Senior Notes due 2029, plus accrued interest, if any, from August&nbsp;27, 2024</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">99.336% of the principal amount of
the 4.900% Senior Notes due 2031, plus accrued interest, if any, from August&nbsp;27, 2024</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">99.097% of the principal amount of
the 5.000% Senior Notes due 2034, plus accrued interest, if any, from August&nbsp;27, 2024</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">98.713% of the principal amount of
the 5.500% Senior Notes due 2054, plus accrued interest, if any, from August&nbsp;27, 2024</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">98.680% of the principal amount of
the 5.650% Senior Notes due 2064, plus accrued interest, if any, from August&nbsp;27, 2024</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Specified Funds for Payment of Purchase Price:</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Immediately available funds</P>

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

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Indenture:</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Indenture dated as of June&nbsp;25,
1999, between the Company and Firstar Bank, National Association (currently known as U.S. Bank National Association), as Trustee, as
supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated June&nbsp;25, 1999, the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated June&nbsp;25, 1999,
the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated June&nbsp;25, 1999, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated September&nbsp;22, 1999, the Fifth
Supplemental Indenture, dated September&nbsp;22, 1999, the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated September&nbsp;22, 1999, the Seventh Supplemental
Indenture, dated February&nbsp;11, 2000, the Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated February&nbsp;11, 2000, the Ninth Supplemental Indenture,
dated August&nbsp;21, 2000, the Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated May&nbsp;11, 2001, the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, dated May&nbsp;11,
2001, the Twelfth Supplemental Indenture, dated August&nbsp;16, 2001, the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated April&nbsp;3, 2002,
the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated June&nbsp;17, 2002, the Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated January&nbsp;28, 2003, the
Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated December&nbsp;20, 2004, the Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture, dated August&nbsp;15, 2007, the
Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated January&nbsp;16, 2008, the Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated March&nbsp;27, 2008, the
Twentieth Supplemental Indenture, dated March&nbsp;27, 2008, the Twenty-First Supplemental Indenture, dated November&nbsp;25, 2008, the
Twenty-Second Supplemental Indenture, dated October&nbsp;1, 2009, the Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture, dated July&nbsp;13, 2010,
the Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated January&nbsp;19, 2012, the Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated April&nbsp;16,
2012, the Twenty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated April&nbsp;16, 2012, the Twenty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated July&nbsp;25,
2013, the Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated July&nbsp;25, 2013, the Twenty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated December&nbsp;23,
2013, the Thirtieth Supplemental Indenture, dated December&nbsp;23, 2013, the Thirty-First Supplemental Indenture, dated December&nbsp;23,
2013, the Thirty-Second Supplemental Indenture, dated December&nbsp;23, 2013, the Thirty-Third Supplemental Indenture, dated January&nbsp;30,
2014, the Thirty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated October&nbsp;28, 2014, the Thirty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated January&nbsp;15,
2016, the Thirty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated January&nbsp;15, 2016, the Thirty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated January&nbsp;15,
2016, the Thirty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated October&nbsp;3, 2016, the Thirty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated October&nbsp;3,
2016, the Fortieth Supplemental Indenture, dated October&nbsp;3, 2016, the Forty-First Supplemental Indenture, dated January&nbsp;24,
2017, the Forty-Second Supplemental Indenture, dated July&nbsp;24, 2017, the Forty-Third Supplemental Indenture, dated July&nbsp;24,
2017, the Forty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated July&nbsp;24, 2017, the Forty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated January&nbsp;14,
2019, the Forty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated January&nbsp;14, 2019, the Forty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated January&nbsp;13,
2020, the Forty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated April&nbsp;28, 2020, the Forty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated January&nbsp;12,
2021 and the Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture to be dated August&nbsp;27, 2024.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Maturity:</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The 4.700% Senior Notes due
2026 will mature on August&nbsp;15, 2026</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The 4.600% Senior Notes due
2027 will mature on August&nbsp;15, 2027</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The 4.650% Senior Notes due
2029 will mature on September&nbsp;15, 2029</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The 4.900% Senior Notes due
2031 will mature on September&nbsp;15, 2031</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The 5.000% Senior Notes due
2034 will mature on September&nbsp;15, 2034</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The 5.500% Senior Notes due
2054 will mature on September&nbsp;15, 2054</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The 5.650% Senior Notes due
2064 will mature on September&nbsp;15, 2064</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Interest Rates:</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The 4.700% Senior Notes due
2026 will bear interest from August&nbsp;27, 2024 at 4.700%</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The 4.600% Senior Notes due
2027 will bear interest from August&nbsp;27, 2024 at 4.600%</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The 4.650% Senior Notes due
2029 will bear interest from August&nbsp;27, 2024 at 4.650%</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The 4.900% Senior Notes due
2031 will bear interest from August&nbsp;27, 2024 at 4.900%</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The 5.000% Senior Notes due
2034 will bear interest from August&nbsp;27, 2024 at 5.000%</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The 5.500% Senior Notes due
2054 will bear interest from August&nbsp;27, 2024 at 5.500%</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The 5.650% Senior Notes due
2064 will bear interest from August&nbsp;27, 2024 at 5.650%</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Interest Payment Dates:</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Interest on the 4.700% Senior Notes
due 2026 is payable semiannually on February&nbsp;15 and August&nbsp;15 of each year, commencing on February&nbsp;15, 2025</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Interest on the 4.600% Senior
Notes due 2027 is payable semiannually on February&nbsp;15 and August&nbsp;15 of each year, commencing on February&nbsp;15, 2025</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Interest on the 4.650% Senior Notes
due 2029 is payable semiannually on March&nbsp;15 and September&nbsp;15 of each year, commencing on March&nbsp;15, 2025</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Interest on the 4.900% Senior Notes
due 2031 is payable semiannually on March&nbsp;15 and September&nbsp;15 of each year, commencing on March&nbsp;15, 2025</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Interest on the 5.000% Senior Notes
due 2034 is payable semiannually on March&nbsp;15 and September&nbsp;15 of each year, commencing on March&nbsp;15, 2025</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Interest on the 5.500% Senior Notes
due 2054 is payable semiannually on March&nbsp;15 and September&nbsp;15 of each year, commencing on March&nbsp;15, 2025</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Interest on the 5.650% Senior Notes
due 2064 is payable semiannually on March&nbsp;15 and September&nbsp;15 of each year, commencing on March&nbsp;15, 2025</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Redemption Provisions:</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">As described in the term
sheet dated August&nbsp;20, 2024 included on Schedule IV</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Change of Control Put:</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">As described in the preliminary
prospectus supplement dated August&nbsp;19, 2024</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Sinking Fund Provision:</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">No sinking fund provisions</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Defeasance Provisions:</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">As described in the preliminary
prospectus supplement dated August&nbsp;19, 2024</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Guarantees:</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">None</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Time of Delivery:</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">August&nbsp;27, 2024</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Closing Location:</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">Offices of Davis Polk&nbsp;&amp; Wardwell LLP<BR>
450 Lexington Avenue<BR>
New York, New York 10017</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Name and Address of Representatives:</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Citigroup Global Markets Inc.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">388 Greenwich Street</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">New York, New York 10013</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Fax: (646) 291-1469</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Attention: General Counsel</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Wells Fargo Securities, LLC</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">550 South Tryon Street, 5th Floor</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Charlotte, NC 28202</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Attention: Transaction Management</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify">Email: tmgcapitalmarkets@wellsfargo.com</P>

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

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

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

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Time of Sale Information</B></P>

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

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%">
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">1.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, dated August&nbsp;19, 2024, including the base prospectus included
    therein, dated May&nbsp;20, 2022</TD></TR>

<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">2.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Term sheet, dated August&nbsp;20, 2024, included on Schedule IV</TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

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

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

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Issuer Free Writing Prospectus</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Filed Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;433</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-265130</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>The Kroger Co.</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><IMG SRC="tm2421523d7_ex1-1d1img001.jpg" ALT="" STYLE="height: 72px; width: 121px"></B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">$1,000,000,000 4.700% Senior Notes Due 2026</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">$1,000,000,000 4.600% Senior Notes Due 2027</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">$1,400,000,000 4.650% Senior Notes Due 2029</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">$1,300,000,000 4.900% Senior Notes Due 2031</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">$2,200,000,000 5.000% Senior Notes Due 2034</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">$2,100,000,000 5.500% Senior Notes Due 2054</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">$1,500,000,000 5.650% Senior Notes Due 2064</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>Pricing Term Sheet</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Dated August&nbsp;20, 2024</P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><I>The information in this pricing term sheet relates to the offering
(the &ldquo;Offering&rdquo;) of the Notes described above (the &ldquo;Notes&rdquo;) of The Kroger Co. (the &ldquo;Issuer&rdquo;), and
should be read together with the preliminary prospectus supplement dated August&nbsp;19, 2024 relating to the Offering and the accompanying
prospectus dated May&nbsp;20, 2022 included in the Issuer&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-3 (File No.&nbsp;333-265130)
(as supplemented by such preliminary prospectus supplement, the &ldquo;Preliminary Prospectus&rdquo;).</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><I>The information in this pricing term sheet supersedes
the information in the Preliminary Prospectus to the extent inconsistent with the information in the Preliminary Prospectus. Terms used
but not defined herein have the meanings given in the Preliminary Prospectus.</I></P>

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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; text-align: justify">Issuer:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; text-align: justify">The Kroger Co.</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Expected Ratings (Moody&rsquo;s / S&amp;P)*:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Security Type:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Senior Unsecured Notes</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Trade Date:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">August&nbsp;20, 2024</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Settlement Date:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">August&nbsp;27, 2024 (T+5)**</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Denominations:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">$2,000 x $1,000</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: center"><B>4.700% Senior Notes Due 2026</B></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Principal Amount:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">$1,000,000,000</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Maturity Date:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">August&nbsp;15, 2026</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Coupon:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">4.700%</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">UST 4.375% due July&nbsp;31, 2026</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Benchmark Treasury Price / Yield:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">100-22/ 4.003%</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Spread to Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">T + 70 basis points</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Yield to Maturity:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">4.703%</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Price to Public:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">99.996% of the principal amount</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Interest Payment Dates:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">February&nbsp;15 and August&nbsp;15, commencing on February&nbsp;15, 2025</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Optional Redemption Provisions:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Make-whole Call:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Treasury Rate plus 15 basis points (prior to August&nbsp;15, 2026)</TD></TR>
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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 50%">Special Mandatory Redemption:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 50%">At 101%, if the (i)&nbsp;the Merger has not been completed on or prior to the later of (a)&nbsp;December&nbsp;31,
    2024 or (b)&nbsp;any later date to which ACI and the Issuer may agree to extend the &ldquo;Outside Date&rdquo; in the Merger Agreement
    (the &ldquo;SMR Outside Date&rdquo;), (ii)&nbsp;prior to the SMR Outside Date, the Merger Agreement is terminated or (iii)&nbsp;the
    Issuer otherwise notifies the trustee that it will not pursue the&nbsp;&nbsp;consummation of the Merger prior to the SMR Outside
    Date.</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">CUSIP/ISIN:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">501044 DR9 / US501044DR92</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: center"><B>4.600% Senior Notes Due 2027</B></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Principal Amount:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">$1,000,000,000</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Maturity Date:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">August&nbsp;15, 2027</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Coupon:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">4.600%</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">UST 3.750% due August&nbsp;15, 2027</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Benchmark Treasury Price / Yield:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">99-26 &frac34; / 3.808%</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Spread to Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">T + 80 basis points</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Yield to Maturity:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">4.608%</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Price to Public:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">99.980% of the principal amount</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Interest Payment Dates:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">February&nbsp;15 and August&nbsp;15, commencing on February&nbsp;15, 2025</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Optional Redemption Provisions:</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify">Make-whole Call:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Treasury Rate plus 15 basis points (prior to July&nbsp;15, 2027)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify">Par Call:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">On or after July&nbsp;15, 2027 (one month prior to maturity)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Special Mandatory Redemption:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">At 101%, if the (i)&nbsp;the Merger has not been completed on or prior to the SMR
    Outside Date, (ii)&nbsp;prior to the SMR Outside Date, the Merger Agreement is terminated or (iii)&nbsp;the Issuer otherwise notifies
    the trustee that it will not pursue the consummation of the Merger prior to the SMR Outside Date.</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">CUSIP/ISIN:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">501044 DS7 / US501044DS75</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: center"><B>4.650% Senior Notes Due 2029</B></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Principal Amount:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">$1,400,000,000</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Maturity Date:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">September&nbsp;15, 2029</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Coupon:</TD>
    <TD>4.650%</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
    <TD>UST 4.000% due July&nbsp;31, 2029</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Benchmark Treasury Price / Yield:</TD>
    <TD>101-10+ / 3.703%</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Spread to Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
    <TD>T + 97 basis points</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Yield to Maturity:</TD>
    <TD>4.673%</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Price to Public:</TD>
    <TD>99.895% of the principal amount</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Interest Payment Dates:</TD>
    <TD>March&nbsp;15 and September&nbsp;15 of each year, commencing on March&nbsp;15, 2025</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Optional Redemption Provisions:</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify">Make-whole Call:</TD>
    <TD>Treasury Rate plus 15 basis points (prior to August&nbsp;15, 2029)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify">Par Call:</TD>
    <TD>On or after August&nbsp;15, 2029 (one month prior to maturity)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Special Mandatory Redemption:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">At 101%, if the (i)&nbsp;the Merger has not been completed on or prior to the SMR Outside Date, (ii)&nbsp;prior
    to the SMR Outside Date, the Merger Agreement is terminated or (iii)&nbsp;the Issuer otherwise notifies the trustee that it will
    not pursue the consummation of the Merger prior to the SMR Outside Date.</TD></TR>
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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 50%">CUSIP/ISIN:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">501044 DT5 / US501044DT58</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: center"><B>4.900% Senior Notes Due 2031</B></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Principal Amount:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">$1,300,000,000</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Maturity Date:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">September&nbsp;15, 2031</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Coupon:</TD>
    <TD>4.900%</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
    <TD>UST 4.125% due July&nbsp;31, 2031</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Benchmark Treasury Price / Yield:</TD>
    <TD>102-11+ / 3.736%</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Spread to Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
    <TD>T + 117 basis points</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Yield to Maturity:</TD>
    <TD>4.906%</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Price to Public:</TD>
    <TD>99.961% of the principal amount</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Interest Payment Dates:</TD>
    <TD>March&nbsp;15 and September&nbsp;15 of each year, commencing on March&nbsp;15, 2025</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Optional Redemption Provisions:</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify">Make-whole Call:</TD>
    <TD>Treasury Rate plus 20 basis points (prior July&nbsp;15, 2031)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify">Par Call:</TD>
    <TD>On or after July&nbsp;15, 2031 (two months prior to maturity)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Special Mandatory Redemption:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">At 101%, if the (i)&nbsp;the Merger has not been completed on or prior to the SMR Outside Date, (ii)&nbsp;prior
    to the SMR Outside Date, the Merger Agreement is terminated or (iii)&nbsp;the Issuer otherwise notifies the trustee that it will
    not pursue the consummation of the Merger prior to the SMR Outside Date.</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">CUSIP/ISIN:</TD>
    <TD>501044 DU2 / US501044DU22</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: center"><B>5.000% Senior Notes Due 2034</B></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Principal Amount:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">$2,200,000,000</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Maturity Date:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">September&nbsp;15, 2034</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Coupon:</TD>
    <TD>5.000%</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
    <TD>UST 3.875% due August&nbsp;15, 2034</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Benchmark Treasury Price / Yield:</TD>
    <TD>100-16+ / 3.812%</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Spread to Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
    <TD>T + 122 basis points</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Yield to Maturity:</TD>
    <TD>5.032%</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Price to Public:</TD>
    <TD>99.747% of the principal amount</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Interest Payment Dates:</TD>
    <TD>March&nbsp;15 and September&nbsp;15 of each year, commencing on March&nbsp;15, 2025</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Optional Redemption Provisions:</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify">Make-whole Call:</TD>
    <TD>Treasury Rate plus 20 basis points (prior to June&nbsp;15, 2034)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify">Par Call:</TD>
    <TD>On or after June&nbsp;15, 2034 (three months prior to maturity)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">CUSIP/ISIN:</TD>
    <TD>501044 DV0 / US501044DV05</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: center"><B>5.500% Senior Notes Due 2054</B></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Principal Amount:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">$2,100,000,000</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Maturity Date:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">September&nbsp;15, 2054</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Coupon:</TD>
    <TD>5.500%</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
    <TD>UST 4.625% due May&nbsp;15, 2054</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Benchmark Treasury Price / Yield:</TD>
    <TD>109-23+ / 4.058%</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Spread to Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
    <TD>T + 147 basis points</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Yield to Maturity:</TD>
    <TD>5.528%</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Price to Public:</TD>
    <TD>99.588% of the principal amount</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Interest Payment Dates:</TD>
    <TD>March&nbsp;15 and September&nbsp;15 of each year, commencing on March&nbsp;15, 2025</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 50%">Optional Redemption Provisions:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify">Make-whole Call:</TD>
    <TD>Treasury Rate plus 25 basis points (prior to March&nbsp;15, 2054)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify">Par Call:</TD>
    <TD>On or after March&nbsp;15, 2054 (six months prior to maturity)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">CUSIP/ISIN:</TD>
    <TD>501044 DW8 / US501044DW87</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: center"><B>5.650% Senior Notes Due 2064</B></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Principal Amount:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">$1,500,000,000</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Maturity Date:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">September&nbsp;15, 2064</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Coupon:</TD>
    <TD>5.650%</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
    <TD>UST 4.625% due May&nbsp;15, 2054</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Benchmark Treasury Price / Yield:</TD>
    <TD>109-23+ / 4.058%</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Spread to Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
    <TD>T + 162 basis points</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Yield to Maturity:</TD>
    <TD>5.678%</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Price to Public:</TD>
    <TD>99.555% of the principal amount</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Interest Payment Dates:</TD>
    <TD>March&nbsp;15 and September&nbsp;15 of each year, commencing on March&nbsp;15, 2025</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Optional Redemption Provisions:</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify">Make-whole Call:</TD>
    <TD>Treasury Rate plus 25 basis points (prior to March&nbsp;15, 2064)</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify">Par Call:</TD>
    <TD>On or after March&nbsp;15, 2064 (six months prior to maturity)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0in; text-align: left">CUSIP/ISIN:</TD>
    <TD><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">501044 DX6 / US501044DX60</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Joint Book-Running Managers:</TD>
    <TD><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 65.9pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -65.9pt">Citigroup
    Global Markets Inc.</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 65.9pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -65.9pt">Wells Fargo
    Securities, LLC</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 65.9pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -65.9pt">Mizuho Securities
    USA LLC</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 65.9pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -65.9pt">Truist Securities,&nbsp;Inc.</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 65.9pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -65.9pt">U.S. Bancorp
    Investments,&nbsp;Inc.</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Co-Managers:</TD>
    <TD><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 65.9pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -65.9pt">Huntington
    Securities,&nbsp;Inc.</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 65.9pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -65.9pt">J.P. Morgan
    Securities LLC</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 65.9pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -65.9pt">MUFG Securities
    Americas Inc.</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 65.9pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -65.9pt">PNC Capital
    Markets LLC</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 65.9pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -65.9pt">RBC Capital
    Markets, LLC</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 65.9pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -65.9pt">Fifth Third
    Securities,&nbsp;Inc.</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 65.9pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -65.9pt">Academy
    Securities,&nbsp;Inc.</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 65.9pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -65.9pt">Scotia Capital
    (USA) Inc.</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 65.9pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -65.9pt">BNY Mellon
Capital Markets, LLC</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>* A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold
securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>**We expect that delivery of the notes will
be made against payment therefor on or about the settlement date specified above, which will be the fifth business day following the
date of this term sheet. Under Rule&nbsp;15c6-1 of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in one business day, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree
otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the notes prior to the date that is more than one business day preceding the settlement
date will be required, by virtue of the fact that the notes initially will settle in T+5, to specify an alternate settlement cycle at
the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement. Purchasers of notes who wish to trade the notes prior to the settlement date
should consult their own advisor.</B></P>

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(including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus
in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and
this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer,
any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling Citigroup
Global Markets Inc. toll-free at (800) 831-9146 and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC toll-free at (800) 645-3751.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit&#8239;4.3.1</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">THE KROGER CO.<BR>
TO<BR>
U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION<BR>
(formerly known as Firstar Bank, N.A.)<BR>
Trustee</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">FIFTIETH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Dated as of August&#8239;27, 2024 to</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Dated as of June&#8239;25, 1999</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">4.700% Senior Notes due 2026</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">4.600% Senior Notes due 2027</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">4.650% Senior Notes due 2029</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">4.900% Senior Notes due 2031</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">5.000% Senior Notes due 2034</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">5.500% Senior Notes due 2054</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">5.650% Senior Notes due 2064</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-transform: uppercase">ARTICLE
    One</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">DEFINITIONS</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">1</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%">&#8239;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 5%">&#8239;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 80%">&#8239;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 5%; text-align: right">&#8239;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 1.01</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Definitions</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">1</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&#8239;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&#8239;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right">&#8239;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-transform: uppercase">ARTICLE
    Two</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">SECURITY FORMS</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">4</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&#8239;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&#8239;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right">&#8239;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 2.01</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Form of Securities of this Series</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">4</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Section 2.02</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Title and Terms</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">4</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&#8239;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&#8239;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right">&#8239;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-transform: uppercase">ARTICLE
    Three</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">MODIFICATIONS AND ADDITIONS TO THE INDENTURE</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">15</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&#8239;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&#8239;</TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Modifications to the Consolidation,
    Merger, Conveyance, Transfer or Lease Provisions</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">15</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Other Modifications</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">16</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Additional Covenants; Defeasance
    and Covenant Defeasance</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">16</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Redemption of Securities</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">MISCELLANEOUS</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">25</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">EXHIBIT A-2 </FONT>&ndash; <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Form
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    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">EXHIBIT A-3 </FONT>&ndash; <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Form
    of 2029 Note</FONT></TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">EXHIBIT A-4 </FONT>&ndash; <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Form
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    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">EXHIBIT A-5 </FONT>&ndash; <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Form
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    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">EXHIBIT A-6 </FONT>&ndash; <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Form
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    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">EXHIBIT A-7 </FONT>&ndash; <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Form
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">FIFTIETH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE,
dated as of August&#8239;27, 2024, between The Kroger Co., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Ohio
(herein called the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), having its principal office at 1014 Vine Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 and U.S. Bank Trust
Company, National Association (formerly known as Firstar Bank, N.A.), a banking corporation duly organized and existing under the laws
of the State of Ohio, as Trustee (herein called the &ldquo;Trustee&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">RECITALS OF THE COMPANY</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Company has heretofore
executed and delivered to the Trustee an Indenture dated as of June&#8239;25, 1999 (the &ldquo;Indenture&rdquo;), providing for the issuance
from time to time of the Company&rsquo;s unsecured debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (herein and therein called the
 &ldquo;Securities&rdquo;), to be issued in one or more series as in the Indenture provided.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Section&#8239;2.01 of the Indenture
permits the form of the Securities of any series to be established pursuant to an indenture supplemental to the Indenture.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Section&#8239;3.01 of the Indenture
permits the terms of the Securities of any series to be established in an indenture supplemental to the Indenture.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Section&#8239;901(7)&#8239;of
the Indenture provides that, without the consent of any Holders, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee,
at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental to the Indenture for the purpose of establishing
the form or terms of Securities of any series as permitted by Sections 201 and 301 of the Indenture.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Company, pursuant to the
foregoing authority, proposes in and by this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture to establish the terms and form of the Securities of seven
new series and to amend and supplement the Indenture in certain respects with respect to the Securities of such series.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">All things necessary to make
this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the Company, and a valid amendment of and supplement to the Indenture, have
been done.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">NOW, THEREFORE, THIS FIFTIETH
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">For and in consideration of
the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit
of all respective Holders of the Securities of each series created hereby, as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">ARTICLE&#8239;One</FONT></P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Section&#8239;1.01</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Definitions</U>.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">For
all purposes of this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(1)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Capitalized
terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings specified in the Indenture;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(2)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">All
references herein to Articles and Sections, unless otherwise specified, refer to the corresponding Articles and Sections of this Fiftieth
Supplemental Indenture and, where so specified, to the Articles and Sections of the Indenture as supplemented by this Fiftieth Supplemental
Indenture; and</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(3)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
terms &ldquo;hereof&rdquo;, &ldquo;herein&rdquo;, &ldquo;hereby&rdquo;, &ldquo;hereto&rdquo;, &ldquo;hereunder&rdquo; and &ldquo;herewith&rdquo;
refer to this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">For
all purposes of the Indenture and this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture, with respect to the Securities of each series created hereby,
except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;ACI&rdquo;
means Albertsons Companies,&#8239;Inc.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Attributable
Debt&rdquo; means, in connection with a Sale and Lease-Back Transaction, as of any particular time, the aggregate of present values (discounted
at a rate per annum equal to the interest rate borne by the Securities of the series created by this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture)
of the obligations of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary for net rental payments during the remaining primary term of the applicable
lease, calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The term &ldquo;net rental payments&rdquo; under any lease
for any period shall mean the sum of the rental and other payments required to be paid in such period by the lessee thereunder, not including,
however, any amounts required to be paid by such lessee (whether or not designated as rental or additional rental) on account of maintenance
and repairs, reconstruction, insurance, taxes, assessments, water rates, operating and labor costs or similar charges required to be
paid by such lessee thereunder or any amounts required to be paid by such lessee thereunder contingent upon the amount of sales, maintenance
and repairs, reconstruction, insurance, taxes, assessments, water rates or similar charges.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Business Day&rdquo;
means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New York City or Cincinnati, Ohio are authorized
or obligated by law or executive order to close.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Capital Lease&rdquo;
means any lease of property which, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, should be capitalized on the lessee&rsquo;s
balance sheet or for which the amount of the asset and liability thereunder as if so capitalized should be disclosed in a note to such
balance sheet; and &ldquo;Capitalized Lease Obligation&rdquo; means the amount of the liability which should be so capitalized or disclosed.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8239;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Consolidated
Net Tangible Assets&rdquo; means, for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis determined in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, the aggregate amounts of assets (less depreciation and valuation reserves and other reserves and items
deductible from gross book value of specific asset accounts under generally accepted accounting principles) which under generally accepted
accounting principles would be included on a balance sheet after deducting therefrom (a)&#8239;all liability items except deferred income
taxes, commercial paper, short-term bank Indebtedness, Funded Indebtedness, other long-term liabilities and shareholders&rsquo; equity
and (b)&#8239;all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and expense and other like intangibles, which
in each case would be so included on such balance sheet.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;DTC&rdquo;
means The Depository Trust Company.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Funded Indebtedness&rdquo;
means any Indebtedness maturing by its terms more than one year from the date of the determination thereof, including (i)&#8239;any Indebtedness
having a maturity of 12 months or less but by its terms renewable or extendible at the option of the obligor to a date later than 12
months from the date of the determination thereof and (ii)&#8239;rental obligations payable more than 12 months from the date of determination
thereof under Capital Leases (such rental obligations to be included as Funded Indebtedness at the amount so capitalized at the date
of such computation and to be included for the purposes of the definition of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets both as an asset and as
Funded Indebtedness at the amount so capitalized).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Merger&rdquo;
has the meaning specified in the definition of &ldquo;Merger Agreement&rdquo; below.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Merger Agreement&rdquo;
means that certain agreement and plan of merger, dated as of October&#8239;13, 2022 (as may be amended, supplemented, modified or replaced
from time to time), by and among the Company, ACI and Kettle Merger Sub, pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into ACI, with
ACI surviving the merger as a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Kroger (the &ldquo;Merger&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Merger Sub&rdquo;
means Kettle Merger Sub,&#8239;Inc., a wholly owned, direct subsidiary of the Company.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Non-Restricted
Subsidiary&rdquo; means any Subsidiary that the Company&rsquo;s Board of Directors has in good faith declared pursuant to a written resolution
not to be of material importance, either singly or together with all other Non-Restricted Subsidiaries, to the business of the Company
and its consolidated Subsidiaries taken as a whole.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Operating
Assets&rdquo; means all merchandise inventories, furniture, fixtures and equipment (including all transportation and warehousing equipment
but excluding office equipment and data processing equipment) owned or leased pursuant to Capital Leases by the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Operating
Property&rdquo; means all real property and improvements thereon owned or leased pursuant to Capital Leases by the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary and constituting, without limitation, any store, warehouse, service center or distribution center wherever located, provided
that such term shall not include any store, warehouse, service center or distribution center which the Company&rsquo;s Board of Directors
declares by written resolution not to be of material importance to the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Par Call Date&rdquo;
with respect to each series of Securities created hereby has the meaning set forth in the applicable form of note with respect to such
series, attached hereto as Exhibit&#8239;A2, A3, A4, A5, A6 and A7, as applicable.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Restricted
Subsidiaries&rdquo; means all Subsidiaries other than Non- Restricted Subsidiaries.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Sale and Lease-Back
Transaction&rdquo; has the meaning specified in Section&#8239;1010.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;SMR Outside
Date&rdquo; means the later of (a)&#8239;December&#8239;31, 2024 or (b)&#8239;any later date to which ACI and the Company may agree to
extend the &ldquo;Outside Date&rdquo; under the Merger Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Subsidiary&rdquo;
means (i)&#8239;any corporation or other entity of which securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect
a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions are at the time directly or indirectly owned by the
Company and/or one or more Subsidiaries or (ii)&#8239;any partnership of which more than 50% of the partnership interest is owned by
the Company or any Subsidiary.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">ARTICLE&#8239;Two</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SECURITY FORMS</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Section&#8239;2.01</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Form&#8239;of
Securities of this Series</U>.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Securities of each series
created hereby shall be in the applicable form set forth on Exhibit&#8239;A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6 and A7 attached hereto.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8239;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Section&#8239;2.02</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Title
and Terms</U>.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">There
shall be (i)&#8239;a series of Securities designated as the &ldquo;4.700% Senior Notes due 2026&rdquo; (the &ldquo;2026 Notes&rdquo;)
of the Company, (ii)&#8239;a series of Securities designated as the &ldquo;4.600% Senior Notes due 2027&rdquo; (the &ldquo;2027 Notes&rdquo;)
of the Company, (iii)&#8239;a series of Securities designated as the &ldquo;4.650% Senior Notes due 2029&rdquo; (the &ldquo;2029 Notes&rdquo;)
of the Company, (iv)&#8239;a series of Securities designated as the &ldquo;4.900% Senior Notes due 2031&rdquo; (the &ldquo;2031 Notes&rdquo;)
of the Company, (v)&#8239;a series of Securities designated as the &ldquo;5.000% Senior Notes due 2034&rdquo; (the &ldquo;2034 Notes&rdquo;)
of the Company, (vi)&#8239;a series of Securities designated as the &ldquo;5.500% Senior Notes due 2054&rdquo; (the &ldquo;2054 Notes&rdquo;)
of the Company and (vii)&#8239;series of Securities designated as the &ldquo;5.650% Senior Notes due 2064&rdquo; (the &ldquo;2064 Notes&rdquo;)
of the Company.</FONT></P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
terms of the 2026 Notes shall be as follows:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(1)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
Stated Maturity of the 2026 Notes shall be August&#8239;15, 2026 and they shall bear interest at the rate of 4.700% per annum.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(2)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Interest
on the 2026 Notes will be payable semi-annually on February&#8239;15 and August&#8239;15 of each year, commencing February&#8239;15,
2025, until the principal thereof is paid or made available for payment. Interest on the 2026 Notes will be computed on the basis of
a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date
will be paid to the Person in whose name the 2026 Notes (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business
on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be February&#8239;1 and August&#8239;1 (whether or not a Business Day), as
the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(3)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">In
the case where any Interest Payment Date or the maturity date of the 2026 Notes does not fall on a Business Day, payment of interest
or principal otherwise payable on such date need not be made on such day, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the
same force and effect as if made on such Interest Payment Date or the maturity date of the 2026 Notes.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(4)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture
is initially limited to $1,000,000,000, except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration or transfer of, or in exchange
for, or in lieu of, other Securities of this series pursuant to Section&#8239;304, 305 and 306 of the Indenture and except for any Securities
of this series which, pursuant to Section&#8239;303 of the Indenture, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered under
the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may from time to time, without notice to or consent of the Holders of the Securities
issue further Securities (&ldquo;Additional Securities&rdquo;). The Additional Securities will rank equal with the Securities in all
respects (or in all respects other than the payment of interest accruing prior to the issue date of the Additional Securities, or except
for the first payment of interest following the issue date of the Additional Securities). The Additional Securities may be consolidated
and form a single series with the Securities and may have the same terms as to status, redemption, or otherwise, as the Securities.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(5)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
2026 Notes will be represented by one or more Global Securities representing the entire $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of
the 2026 Notes (as such amount may be increased by the Additional Securities), and the Depositary with respect to such Global Security
or Global Securities will be The Depository Trust Company.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(6)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
Place of Payment for the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the 2026 Notes shall be the office or agency of the Company
in the City of Cincinnati, State of Ohio, maintained for such purpose, which shall be the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee and at
any other office or agency maintained by the Company for such purpose; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that at the option of the Company
payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security
Register.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(7)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
2026 Notes are redeemable prior to maturity at the option of the Company as provided in this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(8)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
2026 Notes are not subject to a sinking fund and the provisions of Section&#8239;501(3)&#8239;and Article&#8239;Twelve of the Indenture
shall not be applicable to the 2026 Notes.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(9)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
2026 Notes are subject to defeasance at the option of the Company as provided in this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(10)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
terms of the 2026 Notes shall include such other terms as are set forth in the form of note attached hereto as Exhibit&#8239;A-1 (the
 &ldquo;Specimen 2026 Note&rdquo;) and in the Indenture. To the extent the terms of the Indenture and the Specimen 2026 Note are inconsistent,
the terms of the Specimen 2026 Note will govern.</FONT></P>

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terms of the 2027 Notes shall be as follows:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(1)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
Stated Maturity of the 2027 Notes shall be August&#8239;15, 2027 and they shall bear interest at the rate of 4.600% per annum.</FONT></P>

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on the 2027 Notes will be payable semi-annually on February&#8239;15 and August&#8239;15 of each year, commencing February&#8239;15,
2025, until the principal thereof is paid or made available for payment. Interest on the 2027 Notes will be computed on the basis of
a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date
will be paid to the Person in whose name the 2027 Notes (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business
on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be February&#8239;1 and August&#8239;1 (whether or not a Business Day), as
the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(3)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">In
the case where any Interest Payment Date or the maturity date of the 2027 Notes does not fall on a Business Day, payment of interest
or principal otherwise payable on such date need not be made on such day, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the
same force and effect as if made on such Interest Payment Date or the maturity date of the 2027 Notes.</FONT></P>

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aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture
is initially limited to $1,000,000,000, except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration or transfer of, or in exchange
for, or in lieu of, other Securities of this series pursuant to Section&#8239;304, 305 and 306 of the Indenture and except for any Securities
of this series which, pursuant to Section&#8239;303 of the Indenture, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered under
the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may from time to time, without notice to or consent of the Holders of the Securities
issue further Securities (&ldquo;Additional Securities&rdquo;). The Additional Securities will rank equal with the Securities in all
respects (or in all respects other than the payment of interest accruing prior to the issue date of the Additional Securities, or except
for the first payment of interest following the issue date of the Additional Securities). The Additional Securities may be consolidated
and form a single series with the Securities and may have the same terms as to status, redemption, or otherwise, as the Securities.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(5)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
2027 Notes will be represented by one or more Global Securities representing the entire $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of
the 2027 Notes (as such amount may be increased by the Additional Securities), and the Depositary with respect to such Global Security
or Global Securities will be The Depository Trust Company.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(6)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
Place of Payment for the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the 2027 Notes shall be the office or agency of the Company
in the City of Cincinnati, State of Ohio, maintained for such purpose, which shall be the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee and at
any other office or agency maintained by the Company for such purpose; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that at the option of the Company
payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security
Register.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(7)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
2027 Notes are redeemable prior to maturity at the option of the Company as provided in this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(8)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
2027 Notes are not subject to a sinking fund and the provisions of Section&#8239;501(3)&#8239;and Article&#8239;Twelve of the Indenture
shall not be applicable to the 2027 Notes.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(9)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
2027 Notes are subject to defeasance at the option of the Company as provided in this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(10)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
terms of the 2027 Notes shall include such other terms as are set forth in the form of note attached hereto as Exhibit&#8239;A-2 (the
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the terms of the Specimen 2027 Note will govern.</FONT></P>

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terms of the 2029 Notes shall be as follows:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(1)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(2)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Interest
on the 2029 Notes will be payable semi-annually on March&#8239;15 and September&#8239;15 of each year, commencing March&#8239;15, 2025,
until the principal thereof is paid or made available for payment. Interest on the 2029 Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day
year of twelve 30-day months. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will be
paid to the Person in whose name the 2029 Notes (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the
Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be March&#8239;1 and September&#8239;1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case
may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(3)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">In
the case where any Interest Payment Date or the maturity date of the 2029 Notes does not fall on a Business Day, payment of interest
or principal otherwise payable on such date need not be made on such day, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the
same force and effect as if made on such Interest Payment Date or the maturity date of the 2029 Notes.</FONT></P>

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aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture
is initially limited to $1,400,000,000, except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration or transfer of, or in exchange
for, or in lieu of, other Securities of this series pursuant to Section&#8239;304, 305 and 306 of the Indenture and except for any Securities
of this series which, pursuant to Section&#8239;303 of the Indenture, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered under
the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may from time to time, without notice to or consent of the Holders of the Securities
issue further Securities (&ldquo;Additional Securities&rdquo;). The Additional Securities will rank equal with the Securities in all
respects (or in all respects other than the payment of interest accruing prior to the issue date of the Additional Securities, or except
for the first payment of interest following the issue date of the Additional Securities). The Additional Securities may be consolidated
and form a single series with the Securities and may have the same terms as to status, redemption, or otherwise, as the Securities.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(5)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
2029 Notes will be represented by one or more Global Securities representing the entire $1,400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of
the 2029 Notes (as such amount may be increased by the Additional Securities), and the Depositary with respect to such Global Security
or Global Securities will be The Depository Trust Company.</FONT></P>

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Place of Payment for the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the 2029 Notes shall be the office or agency of the Company
in the City of Cincinnati, State of Ohio, maintained for such purpose, which shall be the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee and at
any other office or agency maintained by the Company for such purpose; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that at the option of the Company
payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security
Register.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(7)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
2029 Notes are redeemable prior to maturity at the option of the Company as provided in this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(8)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
2029 Notes are not subject to a sinking fund and the provisions of Section&#8239;501(3)&#8239;and Article&#8239;Twelve of the Indenture
shall not be applicable to the 2029 Notes.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(9)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(10)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
terms of the 2029 Notes shall include such other terms as are set forth in the form of note attached hereto as Exhibit&#8239;A-3 (the
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the terms of the Specimen 2029 Note will govern.</FONT></P>

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terms of the 2031 Notes shall be as follows:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(1)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
Stated Maturity of the 2031 Notes shall be September&#8239;15, 2031 and they shall bear interest at the rate of 4.900% per annum.</FONT></P>

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on the 2031 Notes will be payable semi-annually on March&#8239;15 and September&#8239;15 of each year, commencing March&#8239;15, 2025,
until the principal thereof is paid or made available for payment. Interest on the 2031 Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day
year of twelve 30-day months. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will be
paid to the Person in whose name the 2031 Notes (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the
Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be March&#8239;1 and September&#8239;1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case
may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(3)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">In
the case where any Interest Payment Date or the maturity date of the 2031 Notes does not fall on a Business Day, payment of interest
or principal otherwise payable on such date need not be made on such day, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the
same force and effect as if made on such Interest Payment Date or the maturity date of the 2031 Notes.</FONT></P>

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aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture
is initially limited to $1,300,000,000, except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration or transfer of, or in exchange
for, or in lieu of, other Securities of this series pursuant to Section&#8239;304, 305 and 306 of the Indenture and except for any Securities
of this series which, pursuant to Section&#8239;303 of the Indenture, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered under
the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may from time to time, without notice to or consent of the Holders of the Securities
issue further Securities (&ldquo;Additional Securities&rdquo;). The Additional Securities will rank equal with the Securities in all
respects (or in all respects other than the payment of interest accruing prior to the issue date of the Additional Securities, or except
for the first payment of interest following the issue date of the Additional Securities). The Additional Securities may be consolidated
and form a single series with the Securities and may have the same terms as to status, redemption, or otherwise, as the Securities.</FONT></P>

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2031 Notes will be represented by one or more Global Securities representing the entire $1,300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of
the 2031 Notes (as such amount may be increased by the Additional Securities), and the Depositary with respect to such Global Security
or Global Securities will be The Depository Trust Company.</FONT></P>

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Place of Payment for the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the 2031 Notes shall be the office or agency of the Company
in the City of Cincinnati, State of Ohio, maintained for such purpose, which shall be the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee and at
any other office or agency maintained by the Company for such purpose; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that at the option of the Company
payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security
Register.</FONT></P>

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2031 Notes are redeemable prior to maturity at the option of the Company as provided in this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture.</FONT></P>

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2031 Notes are not subject to a sinking fund and the provisions of Section&#8239;501(3)&#8239;and Article&#8239;Twelve of the Indenture
shall not be applicable to the 2031 Notes.</FONT></P>

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2031 Notes are subject to defeasance at the option of the Company as provided in this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture.</FONT></P>

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terms of the 2031 Notes shall include such other terms as are set forth in the form of note attached hereto as Exhibit&#8239;A-4 (the
 &ldquo;Specimen 2031 Note&rdquo;) and in the Indenture. To the extent the terms of the Indenture and the Specimen 2031 Note are inconsistent,
the terms of the Specimen 2031 Note will govern.</FONT></P>

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terms of the 2034 Notes shall be as follows:</FONT></P>

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on the 2034 Notes will be payable semi-annually on March&#8239;15 and September&#8239;15 of each year, commencing March&#8239;15, 2025,
until the principal thereof is paid or made available for payment. Interest on the 2034 Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day
year of twelve 30-day months. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will be
paid to the Person in whose name the 2034 Notes (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the
Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be March&#8239;1 and September&#8239;1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case
may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date.</FONT></P>

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the case where any Interest Payment Date or the maturity date of the 2034 Notes does not fall on a Business Day, payment of interest
or principal otherwise payable on such date need not be made on such day, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the
same force and effect as if made on such Interest Payment Date or the maturity date of the 2034 Notes.</FONT></P>

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aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture
is initially limited to $2,200,000,000, except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration or transfer of, or in exchange
for, or in lieu of, other Securities of this series pursuant to Section&#8239;304, 305 and 306 of the Indenture and except for any Securities
of this series which, pursuant to Section&#8239;303 of the Indenture, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered under
the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may from time to time, without notice to or consent of the Holders of the Securities
issue further Securities (&ldquo;Additional Securities&rdquo;). The Additional Securities will rank equal with the Securities in all
respects (or in all respects other than the payment of interest accruing prior to the issue date of the Additional Securities, or except
for the first payment of interest following the issue date of the Additional Securities). The Additional Securities may be consolidated
and form a single series with the Securities and may have the same terms as to status, redemption, or otherwise, as the Securities.</FONT></P>

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2034 Notes will be represented by one or more Global Securities representing the entire $2,200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of
the 2034 Notes (as such amount may be increased by the Additional Securities), and the Depositary with respect to such Global Security
or Global Securities will be The Depository Trust Company.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(6)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
Place of Payment for the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the 2034 Notes shall be the office or agency of the Company
in the City of Cincinnati, State of Ohio, maintained for such purpose, which shall be the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee and at
any other office or agency maintained by the Company for such purpose; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that at the option of the Company
payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security
Register.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(7)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
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2034 Notes are not subject to a sinking fund and the provisions of Section&#8239;501(3)&#8239;and Article&#8239;Twelve of the Indenture
shall not be applicable to the 2034 Notes.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(9)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
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terms of the 2034 Notes shall include such other terms as are set forth in the form of note attached hereto as Exhibit&#8239;A-5 (the
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terms of the 2054 Notes shall be as follows:</FONT></P>

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on the 2054 Notes will be payable semi-annually on March&#8239;15 and September&#8239;15 of each year, commencing March&#8239;15, 2025,
until the principal thereof is paid or made available for payment. Interest on the 2054 Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day
year of twelve 30-day months. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will be
paid to the Person in whose name the 2054 Notes (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the
Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be March&#8239;1 and September&#8239;1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case
may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(3)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">In
the case where any Interest Payment Date or the maturity date of the 2054 Notes does not fall on a Business Day, payment of interest
or principal otherwise payable on such date need not be made on such day, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the
same force and effect as if made on such Interest Payment Date or the maturity date of the 2054 Notes.</FONT></P>

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aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture
is initially limited to $2,100,000,000, except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration or transfer of, or in exchange
for, or in lieu of, other Securities of this series pursuant to Section&#8239;304, 305 and 306 of the Indenture and except for any Securities
of this series which, pursuant to Section&#8239;303 of the Indenture, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered under
the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may from time to time, without notice to or consent of the Holders of the Securities
issue further Securities (&ldquo;Additional Securities&rdquo;). The Additional Securities will rank equal with the Securities in all
respects (or in all respects other than the payment of interest accruing prior to the issue date of the Additional Securities, or except
for the first payment of interest following the issue date of the Additional Securities). The Additional Securities may be consolidated
and form a single series with the Securities and may have the same terms as to status, redemption, or otherwise, as the Securities.</FONT></P>

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2054 Notes will be represented by one or more Global Securities representing the entire $2,100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of
the 2054 Notes (as such amount may be increased by the Additional Securities), and the Depositary with respect to such Global Security
or Global Securities will be The Depository Trust Company.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(6)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
Place of Payment for the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the 2054 Notes shall be the office or agency of the Company
in the City of Cincinnati, State of Ohio, maintained for such purpose, which shall be the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee and at
any other office or agency maintained by the Company for such purpose; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that at the option of the Company
payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security
Register.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(8)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
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shall not be applicable to the 2054 Notes.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(9)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
2054 Notes are subject to defeasance at the option of the Company as provided in this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(10)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
terms of the 2054 Notes shall include such other terms as are set forth in the form of note attached hereto as Exhibit&#8239;A-6 (the
 &ldquo;Specimen 2054 Note&rdquo;) and in the Indenture. To the extent the terms of the Indenture and the Specimen 2054 Note are inconsistent,
the terms of the Specimen 2054 Note will govern.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(h)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
terms of the 2064 Notes shall be as follows:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(1)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
Stated Maturity of the 2064 Notes shall be September&#8239;15, 2064 and they shall bear interest at the rate of 5.650% per annum.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(2)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Interest
on the 2064 Notes will be payable semi-annually on March&#8239;15 and September&#8239;15 of each year, commencing March&#8239;15, 2025,
until the principal thereof is paid or made available for payment. Interest on the 2064 Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day
year of twelve 30-day months. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will be
paid to the Person in whose name the 2064 Notes (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the
Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be March&#8239;1 and September&#8239;1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case
may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(3)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">In
the case where any Interest Payment Date or the maturity date of the 2064 Notes does not fall on a Business Day, payment of interest
or principal otherwise payable on such date need not be made on such day, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the
same force and effect as if made on such Interest Payment Date or the maturity date of the 2064 Notes.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(4)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture
is initially limited to $1,500,000,000, except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration or transfer of, or in exchange
for, or in lieu of, other Securities of this series pursuant to Section&#8239;304, 305 and 306 of the Indenture and except for any Securities
of this series which, pursuant to Section&#8239;303 of the Indenture, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered under
the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may from time to time, without notice to or consent of the Holders of the Securities
issue further Securities (&ldquo;Additional Securities&rdquo;). The Additional Securities will rank equal with the Securities in all
respects (or in all respects other than the payment of interest accruing prior to the issue date of the Additional Securities, or except
for the first payment of interest following the issue date of the Additional Securities). The Additional Securities may be consolidated
and form a single series with the Securities and may have the same terms as to status, redemption, or otherwise, as the Securities.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(5)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
2064 Notes will be represented by one or more Global Securities representing the entire $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of
the 2064 Notes (as such amount may be increased by the Additional Securities), and the Depositary with respect to such Global Security
or Global Securities will be The Depository Trust Company.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(6)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
Place of Payment for the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the 2064 Notes shall be the office or agency of the Company
in the City of Cincinnati, State of Ohio, maintained for such purpose, which shall be the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee and at
any other office or agency maintained by the Company for such purpose; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that at the option of the Company
payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security
Register.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(7)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
2064 Notes are redeemable prior to maturity at the option of the Company as provided in this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(8)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
2064 Notes are not subject to a sinking fund and the provisions of Section&#8239;501(3)&#8239;and Article&#8239;Twelve of the Indenture
shall not be applicable to the 2064 Notes.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(9)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
2064 Notes are subject to defeasance at the option of the Company as provided in this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(10)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
terms of the 2064 Notes shall include such other terms as are set forth in the form of note attached hereto as Exhibit&#8239;A-7 (the
 &ldquo;Specimen 2064 Note&rdquo;) and in the Indenture. To the extent the terms of the Indenture and the Specimen 2064 Note are inconsistent,
the terms of the Specimen 2064 Note will govern.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">ARTICLE&#8239;Three</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">MODIFICATIONS AND ADDITIONS TO THE INDENTURE</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Section&#8239;3.01</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Modifications
to the Consolidation, Merger, Conveyance, Transfer or Lease Provisions</U>.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">With respect to the Securities
of each series created hereby, Section&#8239;801 of the Indenture shall be deleted in its entirety and the following shall be substituted
therefor:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Section&#8239;801.
<U>Covenant Not to Merge, Consolidate, Sell or Convey Property Except Under Certain Conditions</U>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Company covenants
that it will not merge with or into or consolidate with any corporation, partnership, or other entity or sell, lease or convey all or
substantially all of its assets to any other Person, unless (i)&#8239;either the Company shall be the continuing corporation, or the
successor entity or the Person which acquires by sale, lease or conveyance all or substantially all the assets of the Company (if other
than the Company) shall be a corporation or partnership organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof
or the District of Columbia and shall expressly assume all obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Securities of the
series created by the Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture, including the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest on all
the Securities of the series created by the Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture according to their tenor, and the due and punctual performance
and observance of all of the covenants and conditions of the Indenture to be performed or observed by the Company, by supplemental indenture
in form satisfactory to the Trustee, executed and delivered to the Trustee by such entity, and (ii)&#8239;the Company, such person or
such successor entity, as the case may be, shall not, immediately after such merger or consolidation, or such sale, lease or conveyance,
be in default in the performance of any such covenant or condition and, immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event
of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Default, shall have happened and be continuing.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Section&#8239;802.
<U>Successor Substituted</U>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Upon any consolidation
of the Company with, or merger of the Company into, any other Person or any sale, lease or conveyance of all or substantially all of
the assets of the Company in accordance with Section&#8239;801, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company
is merged or to which such sale, lease or conveyance is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and
power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Company herein, and
thereafter, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor Person shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture
and the Securities.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Section&#8239;3.02</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Other
Modifications</U>.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">With respect to the Securities
of each series created hereby, the Indenture shall be modified as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
eighth paragraph of Section&#8239;305 of the Indenture shall be modified by inserting &ldquo;, and a successor Depositary is not appointed
by the Company within 90 days&rdquo; at the end of clause (i)&#8239;in such paragraph; and</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Section&#8239;401
of the Indenture shall be modified by adding to the end of such Section&#8239;the following paragraph:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;For the
purpose of this Section&#8239;401, trust funds may consist of (A)&#8239;money in an amount, or (B)&#8239;U.S. Government Obligations
(as defined in Section&#8239;1304) which through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with
their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment, money in an amount, or (C)&#8239;a combination thereof,
sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof
delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge, the principal of, premium, if any, and each installment of interest on the Securities
of this series on the Stated Maturity of such principal or installment of interest on the day on which such payments are due and payable
in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and of such Securities of this series.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Section&#8239;3.03</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Additional
Covenants; Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance</U>.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">With
respect to the Securities of each series created hereby, the following provisions shall be added as Sections 1009, 1010 and 1011 and
as Article&#8239;Thirteen (Section&#8239;references contained in these additional provisions are to the Indenture as supplemented by
this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture):</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Section&#8239;1009.
<U>Limitations on Liens</U>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">After the date
hereof and so long as any Securities of the series created by the Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture are Outstanding, the Company will not
issue, assume or guarantee, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to issue, assume or guarantee, any Indebtedness which is secured
by a mortgage, pledge, security interest, lien or encumbrance of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement,
any lease in the nature thereof, and any agreement to give any of the foregoing) (each being hereinafter referred to as a &ldquo;lien&rdquo;
or &ldquo;liens&rdquo;) of or upon any Operating Property or Operating Asset, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, of the Company
or any Restricted Subsidiary without effectively providing that the Securities of the series created by the Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture
(together with, if the Company shall so determine, any other Indebtedness of the Company ranking equally with the Securities) shall be
equally and ratably secured by a lien on such assets ranking ratably with and equal to (or at the Company&rsquo;s option prior to) such
secured Indebtedness; provided that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(a)&#8239;liens
on any property or assets of any corporation existing at the time such corporation becomes a Restricted Subsidiary provided that such
lien does not extend to any other property of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(b)&#8239;liens
on any property or assets (including stock) existing at the time of acquisition of such property or assets by the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary, or liens to secure the payment of all or any part of the purchase price of such property or assets (including stock) upon
the acquisition of such property or assets by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or to secure any indebtedness incurred, assumed
or guaranteed by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price of such property
or, in the case of real property, construction or improvements thereon or attaching to property substituted by the Company to obtain
the release of a lien on other property of the Company on which a lien then exists, which indebtedness is incurred, assumed or guaranteed
prior to, at the time of, or within 18 months after such acquisition (or in the case of real property, the completion of construction
(including any improvements on an existing asset) or commencement of full operation at such property, whichever is later (which in the
case of a retail store is the opening of the store for business to the public)); provided that in the case of any such acquisition, construction
or improvement, the lien shall not apply to any other property or assets theretofore owned by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(c)&#8239;liens
on any property or assets to secure Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or to another Restricted Subsidiary;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(d)&#8239;liens
on any property or assets of a corporation existing at the time such corporation is merged into or consolidated with the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary or at the time of a purchase, lease or other acquisition of the assets of a corporation or firm as an entirety
or substantially as an entirety by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary provided that such lien does not extend to any other property
of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(e)&#8239;liens
on any property or assets of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in favor of the United States of America or any State thereof, or
any department, agency or instrumentality or political subdivision of the United States of America or any State thereof, or in favor
of any other country, or any political subdivision thereof, to secure partial, progress, advance or other payments pursuant to any contract
or statute or to secure any Indebtedness incurred or guaranteed for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price (or,
in the case of real property, the cost of construction) of the property or assets subject to such liens (including, but not limited to,
liens incurred in connection with pollution control, industrial revenue or similar financings);</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(f)&#8239;liens
existing on properties or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary existing on the date hereof., provided that such liens secure
only those obligations which they secure on the date hereof or any extension, renewal or replacement thereof;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(g)&#8239;any extension,
renewal or replacement (or successive extensions, renewals or replacements) in whole or in part, of any lien referred to in the foregoing
clauses (a)&#8239;through (f), inclusive; provided that such extension, renewal or replacement shall be limited to all or a part of the
property or assets which secured the lien so extended, renewed or replaced (plus improvements and construction on real property);</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(h)&#8239;liens
imposed by law, such as mechanics&rsquo;, workmen&rsquo;s, repairmen&rsquo;s, materialmen&rsquo;s, carriers&rsquo;, warehouseman&rsquo;s,
vendors&rsquo;, or other similar liens arising in the ordinary course of business of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, or governmental
(federal, state or municipal) liens arising out of contracts for the sale of products or services by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary,
or deposits or pledges to obtain the release of any of the foregoing liens;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(i)&#8239;pledges,
liens or deposits under worker&rsquo;s compensation laws or similar legislation and liens or judgments thereunder which are not currently
dischargeable, or in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of money) or leases to which the Company or
any Restricted Subsidiary is a party, or to secure the public or statutory obligations of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, or
in connection with obtaining or maintaining self-insurance or to obtain the benefits of any law, regulation or arrangement pertaining
to unemployment insurance, old age pensions, social security or similar matters, or to secure surety, appeal or customs bonds to which
the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is a party, or in litigation or other proceedings such as, but not limited to, interpleader
proceedings, and other similar pledges, liens or deposits made or incurred in the ordinary course of business;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8239;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(j)&#8239;liens
created by or resulting from any litigation or other proceeding which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, including
liens arising out of judgments or awards against the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to which the Company or such Restricted
Subsidiary is in good faith prosecuting an appeal or proceedings for review or for which the time to make an appeal has not yet expired;
or final unappealable judgment liens which are satisfied within 30 days of the date of judgment; or liens incurred by the Company or
any Restricted Subsidiary for the purpose of obtaining a stay or discharge in the course of any litigation or other proceeding to which
the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary is a party;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8239;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(k)&#8239;liens
for taxes or assessments or governmental charges or levies not yet due or delinquent, or which can thereafter be paid without penalty,
or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; landlord&rsquo;s liens on property held under lease; and any other
liens or charges incidental to the conduct of the business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or the ownership of the property
or assets of any of them which were not incurred in connection with the borrowing of money or the obtaining of advances or credit and
which do not, in the opinion of the Company, materially impair the use of such property or assets in the operation of the business of
the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary or the value of such property or assets for the purposes of such business; or</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8239;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(l)&#8239;liens
not permitted by clauses (a)&#8239;through (k)&#8239;above if at the time of, and after giving effect to, the creation or assumption
of any such lien, the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries secured by all such liens not
so permitted by clauses (a)&#8239;through (k)&#8239;above together with the Attributable Debt in respect of Sale and Lease-Back Transactions
permitted by paragraph (a)&#8239;of Section&#8239;1010 does not exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Section&#8239;1010.
<U>Limitations on Sale and Lease-Back Transactions</U>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">After the date
hereof and so long as any Securities of the series created hereby are Outstanding, the Company agrees that it will not, and will not
permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing by the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary of any Operating Property or Operating Asset (other than any such arrangement involving a lease for a term, including renewal
rights, for not more than three years and leases between the Company and a Restricted Subsidiary or between Restricted Subsidiaries),
whereby such Operating Property or Operating Asset has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary
to such Person (herein referred to as a &ldquo;Sale and Lease-Back Transaction&rdquo;), unless:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(a)&#8239;the Company
or such Restricted Subsidiary would, at the time of entering into a Sale and Lease-Back Transaction, be entitled to incur Indebtedness
secured by a lien on the Operating Property or Operating Asset to be leased in an amount at least equal to the Attributable Debt in respect
of such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction without equally and ratably securing the Securities of the series created by the Fiftieth Supplemental
Indenture pursuant to Section&#8239;1009; or</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8239;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(b)&#8239;the proceeds
of the sale of the Operating Property or Operating Asset to be leased are at least equal to the fair market value of such Operating Property
or Operating Asset (as determined by the chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of the Company) and an amount in cash equal
to the net proceeds from the sale of the Operating Property or Operating Asset so leased is applied, within 180 days of the effective
date of any such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction, to the purchase or acquisition (or, in the case of Operating Property, the construction)
of Operating Property or Operating Assets or to the retirement, repurchase, redemption or repayment (other than at maturity or pursuant
to a mandatory sinking fund or redemption provision and other than Indebtedness owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary) of
Securities of the series created by the Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture or of Funded Indebtedness of the Company ranking on a parity
with or senior to the Securities of the series created by the Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture, or in the case of a Sale and Lease-Back
Transaction by a Restricted Subsidiary, of Funded Indebtedness of such Restricted Subsidiary; provided that in connection with any such
retirement, any related loan commitment or the like shall be reduced in an amount equal to the principal amount so retired.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The foregoing restriction
shall not apply to, in the case of any Operating Property or Operating Asset acquired or constructed subsequent to the date eighteen
months prior to the date of this Indenture, any Sale and Lease-Back Transaction with respect to such Operating Asset or Operating Property
(including presently owned real property upon which such Operating Property is to be constructed) if a binding commitment is entered
into with respect to such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction within 18 months after the later of the acquisition of the Operating Property
or Operating Asset or the completion of improvements or construction thereon or commencement of full operations at such Operating Property
(which in the case of a retail store is the opening of the store for business to the public).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Section&#8239;1011.
<U>Change of Control</U>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">If a Change of
Control Triggering Event occurs, unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem the Securities of each series created hereby, Holders
of the Securities of each series created hereby will have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000
or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of their Securities pursuant to the offer described below (the &ldquo;Change of
Control Offer&rdquo;). In the Change of Control Offer, the Company shall offer payment in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal
amount of Securities repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Securities repurchased, to the date of purchase (the
 &ldquo;Change of Control Payment&rdquo;). Within 30 days following any Change of Control Triggering Event, or, at the Company&rsquo;s
option, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the Change of Control, the Company shall mail a notice to
Holders of Securities describing the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute the Change of Control Triggering Event
and offering to repurchase the Securities on the date specified in the notice, which date will be no earlier than 30 days and no later
than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed (the &ldquo;Change of Control Payment Date&rdquo;), pursuant to the procedures described
herein and in such notice. The notice shall, if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, state that the offer
to purchase is conditioned on the Change of Control Triggering Event occurring on or prior to the payment date specified in the notice.
The Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule&#8239;14e-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &ldquo;Exchange
Act&rdquo;), and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection
with the repurchase of the Securities as a result of a Change of Control Triggering Event. To the extent that the provisions of any securities
laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control provisions herein, the Company shall be required to comply with the applicable
securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of Control provisions herein
by virtue of such conflicts.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On the Change of
Control Payment Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful, (i)&#8239;accept for payment all Securities or portions of Securities
properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer; (ii)&#8239;deposit with the paying agent an amount equal to the Change of
Control Payment in respect of all Securities or portions of Securities properly tendered; and (iii)&#8239;deliver or cause to be delivered
to the Trustee the Securities properly accepted, together with an officers&rsquo; certificate stating the aggregate principal amount
of Securities or portions of Securities being purchased.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8239;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Below Investment
Grade Rating Event&rdquo; means the Securities are rated below an Investment Grade Rating by each of the Rating Agencies (as defined
below) on any date from the date of the public notice of an arrangement that could result in a Change of Control until the end of the
60-day period following public notice of the occurrence of the Change of Control (which 60-day period shall be extended so long as the
rating of the Securities is under publicly announced consideration for possible downgrade below investment grade by any of the Rating
Agencies); provided that a Below Investment Grade Rating Event otherwise arising by virtue of a particular reduction in rating shall
not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control (and thus shall not be deemed a Below Investment Grade Rating
Event for purposes of the definition of Change of Control Triggering Event) if the Rating Agencies making the reduction in rating to
which this definition would otherwise apply do not announce or publicly confirm or inform the Trustee in writing at the Company&rsquo;s
request that the reduction was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of,
or in respect of, the applicable Change of Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control shall have occurred at the time of
the Below Investment Grade Rating Event).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Change of
Control&rdquo; means the occurrence of any of the following: (1)&#8239;the direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition
(other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties
or assets of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole to any &ldquo;person&rdquo; (as that term is used in Section&#8239;13(d)(3)&#8239;of
the Exchange Act) other than the Company or one of its subsidiaries; (2)&#8239;the consummation of any transaction (including, without
limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any &ldquo;person&rdquo; (as that term is used in Section&#8239;13(d)(3)&#8239;of
the Exchange Act) becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the then outstanding number of shares of
the Company&rsquo;s voting stock; or (3)&#8239;the first day on which a majority of the members of the Company&rsquo;s Board of Directors
are not Continuing Directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed to involve a Change of Control if (1)&#8239;the
Company becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of a holding company that has agreed to be bound by the terms of the Securities and (2)&#8239;the
Holders of the voting stock of such holding company immediately following that transaction are substantially the same as the Holders
of the Company&rsquo;s voting stock immediately prior to that transaction.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8239;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Change of
Control Triggering Event&rdquo; means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Below Investment Grade Rating Event.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8239;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Continuing
Directors&rdquo; means, as of any date of determination, members of the Board of Directors of the Company who (1)&#8239;were members
of such Board of Directors on the date of original issuance of the Securities; or (2)&#8239;were nominated for election or elected to
such Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the continuing directors under clause (1)&#8239;or (2)&#8239;of this definition
who were members of such Board of Directors at the time of such nomination or election (either by a specific vote or by approval of the
Company&rsquo;s proxy statement in which such member was named as a nominee for election as a director, without objection to such nomination).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8239;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Investment
Grade Rating&rdquo; means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody&rsquo;s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by
S&amp;P, and the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any replacement rating agency or rating agencies selected by the Company.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8239;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Moody&rsquo;s&rdquo;
means Moody&rsquo;s Investors Service,&#8239;Inc.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Person&rdquo;
means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, joint stock company, business trust, trust, unincorporated
association, joint venture or other entity, or a government or political subdivision or agency thereof.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8239;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Rating Agencies&rdquo;
means (1)&#8239;each of Moody&rsquo;s and S&amp;P; and (2)&#8239;if Moody&rsquo;s or S&amp;P ceases to rate the Securities or fails to
make a rating of the Securities publicly available for reasons outside of the Company&rsquo;s control, a &ldquo;nationally recognized
statistical rating organization&rdquo; as defined in Section&#8239;3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act, selected by the Company (as certified
by a Board Resolution) as a replacement agency for Moody&rsquo;s or S&amp;P, or any of them, as the case may be.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8239;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;S&amp;P&rdquo;
means S&amp;P Global Ratings, a segment of S&amp;P Global Inc., and its successors.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8239;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">ARTICLE&#8239;THIRTEEN</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8239;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8239;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Section&#8239;1301.
<U>Company&rsquo;s Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasanc</U>e.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8239;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Company may
at its option by Board Resolution, at any time, elect to have either Section&#8239;1302 or Section&#8239;1303 applied to the Outstanding
Securities of each series created hereby upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article&#8239;Thirteen.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8239;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Section&#8239;1302.
<U>Defeasance and Discharge</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8239;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Upon the Company&rsquo;s
exercise of the option provided in Section&#8239;1301 applicable to this Section, the Company shall be deemed to have been discharged
from its obligations with respect to the applicable series of Outstanding Securities created by this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture
on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, &ldquo;Defeasance&rdquo;). For this purpose, such Defeasance means
that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by the applicable series of Outstanding
Securities created hereby and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such applicable series of Securities and this Indenture
insofar as such applicable series of Securities are concerned (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments
acknowledging the same), except for the following which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (A)&#8239;the
rights of Holders of such applicable series of Outstanding Securities to receive, solely from the trust fund described in Section&#8239;1304
and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on such securities
when such payments are due, (B)&#8239;the Company&rsquo;s obligations with respect to such applicable series of Securities under Sections
304, 305, 306, 1002 and 1003, (C)&#8239;the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and (D)&#8239;this
Article&#8239;Thirteen. Subject to compliance with this Article&#8239;Thirteen, the Company may exercise its option under this Section&#8239;1302
notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section&#8239;1303.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8239;</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Section&#8239;1303.
<U>Covenant Defeasance</U>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8239;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Upon the Company&rsquo;s
exercise of the option provided in Section&#8239;1301 applicable to this Section, the Company shall be released from its obligations
under Section&#8239;501(4)&#8239;(in respect of the covenants in Sections 1008 through 1010), Section&#8239;801 and Sections 1008 through
1010, in respect of the applicable series of Securities and the Holders of such applicable series of Securities, on and after the date
the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, &ldquo;Covenant Defeasance&rdquo;). For this purpose, such Covenant Defeasance
means that the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth
in any such Section, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such Section&#8239;or by reason
of any reference in any such Section&#8239;to any other provision herein or in any other document, but the remainder of this Indenture
and such Securities of this series shall be unaffected thereby.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Section&#8239;1304.
<U>Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance</U>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The following shall
be the conditions to application of either Section&#8239;1302 or Section&#8239;1303 to the applicable series of Outstanding Securities:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(1)&#8239;The Company
shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee (or another trustee satisfying the requirements of Section&#8239;609
who shall agree to comply with the provisions of this Article&#8239;Thirteen applicable to it) as trust funds in trust for the purpose
of making the following payments, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of such applicable
series of Securities, (A)&#8239;money in an amount, or (B)&#8239;U.S. Government Obligations which through the scheduled payment of principal
and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment,
money in an amount, or (C)&#8239;a combination thereof, sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public
accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge, and which shall be applied by
the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee) to pay and discharge, the principal of, premium, if any, and each installment of interest on
the applicable series of Securities on the Stated Maturity of such principal or installment of interest on the day on which such payments
are due and payable in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and of such Securities of this series. For this purpose, &ldquo;U.S.
Government Obligations&rdquo; means securities that are (x)&#8239;direct obligations of the United States of America for the payment
of which its full faith and credit is pledged or (y)&#8239;obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency
or instrumentality of the United States of America the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation
by the United States of America, which, in either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the Company thereof, and shall
also include a depository receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section&#8239;3(a)(2)&#8239;of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended)
as custodian with respect to any such U.S. Government Obligation or a specific payment of principal of or interest on any such U.S. Government
Obligation held by such custodian for the account of the holder of such depository receipt, provided that (except as required by law)
such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depositary receipt from any amount
received by the custodian in respect of the U.S. Government Obligation or the specific payment of principal of or interest on the U.S.
Government Obligation evidenced by such depositary receipt.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(2)&#8239;No Event
of Default or event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing
on the date of such deposit or, insofar as subsections 501(6)&#8239;and (7)&#8239;are concerned, at any time during the period ending
on the 121st day after the date of such deposit (it being understood that this condition shall not be deemed satisfied until the expiration
of such period).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(3)&#8239;Such
Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not cause the Trustee to have a conflicting interest as defined in Section&#8239;608 and for
purposes of the Trust Indenture Act with respect to any securities of the Company.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(4)&#8239;Such
Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, this Indenture or any
other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(5)&#8239;The Company
shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers&rsquo; Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent
provided for relating to either the Defeasance under Section&#8239;1302 or the Covenant Defeasance under Section&#8239;1303 (as the case
may be) have been complied with.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(6)&#8239;In the
case of an election under Section&#8239;1302, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (x)&#8239;the
Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or (y)&#8239;since the date of this
Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture there has been a change in the applicable Federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that and
based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, and in the case of an election under Section&#8239;1303 the Company shall have delivered
to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that, the Holders of the applicable series of Outstanding Securities will not recognize
income, gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to Federal
income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance
had not occurred.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Section&#8239;1305.
<U>Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust, Other Miscellaneous Provisions</U>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Subject to the
provisions of the last paragraph of Section&#8239;1003, all money and Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited
with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee-collectively, for purposes of this Section&#8239;1305, the &ldquo;Trustee&rdquo;) pursuant
to Section&#8239;1304 in respect of the applicable series of Securities shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance
with the provisions of such applicable series of Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying
Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such applicable series of
Securities, of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal (and premium, if any) and interest, but such money need
not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Company shall
pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the U.S. Government Obligations deposited
pursuant to Section&#8239;1304 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge
which by law is for the account of the Holders of the applicable series of Outstanding Securities.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Anything in this
Article&#8239;Thirteen to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon Company
Request any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section&#8239;1304 which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized
firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount
thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Section&#8239;1306.
<U>Reinstatement</U>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">If the Trustee
or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with Section&#8239;1302 or 1303 by reason of any order or judgment of
any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Company&rsquo;s obligations
under this Indenture and the applicable series of Securities shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant
to this Article&#8239;Thirteen until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with
Section&#8239;1302 or 1303; provided, however, that if the Company makes any payment of principal of (and premium, if any) or interest
on any applicable series of Security following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subjugated to the rights of
the Holders of such applicable series of Securities to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or the Paying Agent.&rdquo;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8239;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Section&#8239;3.04</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Redemption
of Securities</U>.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">With respect to the Securities
of each series created hereby, the following sentence shall be added to Section&#8239;1101 of the Indenture:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Securities
may be redeemable in accordance with the terms set forth on the form of note of such Securities, attached to the Fiftieth Supplemental
Indenture as Exhibit&#8239;A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6 and A7, as applicable.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">ARTICLE&#8239;Four</FONT></P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Section&#8239;4.01</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Miscellaneous</U>.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
Trustee accepts the trusts created by the Indenture, as supplemented by this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture, and agrees to perform the
same upon the terms and conditions of the Indenture, as supplemented by this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8239;</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness.
The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(c)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">All
capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(d)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Each
of the Company and the Trustee makes and reaffirms as of the date of execution of this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture all of its respective
representations, covenants and agreements set forth in the Indenture.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#8239;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(e)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">All
covenants and agreements in this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture by the Company or the Trustee and each Guarantor shall bind its respective
successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(f)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">In
case any provisions in this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability
of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(g)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Nothing
in this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors
under the Indenture and the respective Holders of each series of Securities created hereby, any benefit or any legal or equitable right,
remedy or claim under the Indenture.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(h)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">If
any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as may be amended from time
to time, that is required under such Act to be a part of and govern this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture, the latter provision shall
control. If any provision hereof modifies or excludes any provision of such Act that may be so modified or excluded, the latter provision
shall be deemed to apply to this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture as so modified or excluded, as the case may be.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(i)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">This
Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(j)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">All
amendments to the Indenture made hereby shall have effect only with respect to each series of Securities created hereby.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(k)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">All
provisions of this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed to be incorporated in, and made a part of, the Indenture; and the
Indenture, as supplemented by this Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture, shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(l)</FONT>&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">All
notices, approvals, consents, requests and any communications hereunder must be in writing (provided that any communication sent to the
Trustee hereunder must be in the form of a document that is signed manually or by way of digital signature provided by DocuSign (or such
other digital signature provider as specified in writing to the Trustee by the authorized representative), in English. The Company agrees
to assume all risks arising out of the use of using digital signatures and electronic methods to submit communications to the Trustee,
including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by
third parties.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">This instrument may be executed
in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together
constitute but one and the same instrument.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties
hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">THE KROGER CO.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B><U>Exhibit&nbsp;A-1 &ndash;
Form&nbsp;of 4.700% Notes due 2026</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">This Security is a Global Security
within the meaning of the Indenture hereinafter referred to and is registered in the name of a Depositary or a nominee of a Depositary.
This Security is not exchangeable for Securities registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary or its nominee except in
the limited circumstances described in the Indenture, and no transfer of this Security (other than a transfer of this Security as a whole
by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary)
may be registered except in the limited circumstances described in the Indenture.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Unless this certificate is
presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation (&ldquo;DTC&rdquo;), to The Kroger
Co. or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede&nbsp;&amp;
Co. or in such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. or to
such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE
BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co., has an interest herein.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">No.&nbsp;[__]</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">THE KROGER CO.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">4.700% Senior Notes due 2026</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Kroger Co., a corporation
duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Ohio (herein called the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;, which term includes any successor
Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO., or registered
assigns, the principal sum of [__] on August&nbsp;15, 2026 (the &ldquo;Maturity Date&rdquo;) and to pay interest thereon from August&nbsp;27,
2024, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on February&nbsp;15
and August&nbsp;15 of each year, commencing February&nbsp;15, 2025 at the rate of interest of 4.700% per annum until the principal hereof
is paid or made available for payment. Interest on the Security will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture,
be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the
Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be February&nbsp;1 and August&nbsp;1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case
may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease
to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more
Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to
be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date,
or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities
of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Payment of the principal of
(and premium, if any) and interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in
Cincinnati, Ohio, which shall be the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee and at any other office or agency maintained by the Company
for such purpose, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public
and private debts; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made by check mailed
to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">In the case where any Interest
Payment Date or the maturity date of this Security does not fall on a Business Day, payment of interest or principal otherwise payable
on such day need not be made on such day, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made
on such Interest Payment Date or the maturity date of this Security.</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Reference is hereby made to
the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same
effect as if set forth at this place.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Unless this Security has been
authenticated by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit
under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company
has caused this instrument to be duly executed.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dated: August&nbsp;27, 2024</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">This is one of the Securities
of the series designated therein referred to in the within mentioned Indenture.</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">This Security is one of a duly
authorized issue of Securities of the Company (the &ldquo;Securities&rdquo;) issued and to be issued under an Indenture dated as of June&nbsp;25,
1999, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of June&nbsp;25, 1999, the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as
of June&nbsp;25, 1999, the Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of June&nbsp;25, 1999, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of
September&nbsp;22, 1999, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of September&nbsp;22, 1999, the Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated
as of September&nbsp;22, 1999, the Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of February&nbsp;11, 2000, the Eighth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of February&nbsp;11, 2000, the Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August&nbsp;21, 2000, the Tenth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of May&nbsp;11, 2001, the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of May&nbsp;11, 2001, the Twelfth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of August&nbsp;16, 2001, the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April&nbsp;3, 2002, the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of June&nbsp;17, 2002, the Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;28, 2003, the Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of December&nbsp;20, 2004, the Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August&nbsp;15, 2007, the Eighteenth Supplemental
Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;16, 2008, the Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March&nbsp;27, 2008, the Twentieth Supplemental
Indenture dated as of March&nbsp;27, 2008, the Twenty-First Supplemental Indenture dated as of November&nbsp;25, 2008, the Twenty-Second
Supplemental Indenture dated as of October&nbsp;1, 2009, the Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;13, 2010, the
Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;19, 2012, the Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April&nbsp;16,
2012, the Twenty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April&nbsp;16, 2012, the Twenty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of
July&nbsp;25, 2013, the Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;25, 2013, the Twenty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of December&nbsp;23, 2013, the Thirtieth Supplemental Indenture dated as of December&nbsp;23, 2013, the Thirty-First Supplemental
Indenture dated as of December&nbsp;23, 2013, the Thirty-Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of December&nbsp;23, 2013, the Thirty-Third
Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;30, 2014, the Thirty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October&nbsp;28, 2014,
the Thirty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;15, 2016, the Thirty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;15,
2016, the Thirty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;15, 2016, the Thirty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as
of October&nbsp;3, 2016, the Thirty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October&nbsp;3, 2016, the Fortieth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of October&nbsp;3, 2016, the Forty-First Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;24, 2017, the Forty-Second Supplemental
Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;24, 2017, the Forty-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;24, 2017, the Forty-Fourth Supplemental
Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;24, 2017, the Forty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;14, 2019, the Forty-Sixth Supplemental
Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;14, 2019, the Forty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;13, 2020, the Forty-Eighth
Supplemental Indenture dated as of April&nbsp;28, 2020, the Forty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;12, 2021 and
the Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August&nbsp;27, 2024 (as so supplemented, herein called the &ldquo;Indenture&rdquo;),
each between the Company and Firstar Bank, N.A. (now known as U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association), as Trustee (herein called
the &ldquo;Trustee&rdquo;, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental
thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of
the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated
and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, initially limited in aggregate principal amount to $1,000,000,000.</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Company may from time to
time, without notice to or consent of the Holders of the Securities issue further Securities (&ldquo;Additional Securities&rdquo;). The
Additional Securities will rank equal with the Securities in all respects (or in all respects other than the payment of interest accruing
prior to the issue date of the Additional Securities, or except for the first payment of interest following the issue date of the Additional
Securities). The Additional Securities may be consolidated and form a single series with the Securities and may have the same terms as
to status, redemption, or otherwise, as the Securities.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If (i)&nbsp;the Merger has
not been completed on or prior to the SMR Outside Date, (ii)&nbsp;prior to the SMR Outside Date, the Merger Agreement is terminated or
(iii)&nbsp;the Company otherwise notifies the Trustee that it will not pursue the consummation of the Merger prior to the SMR Outside
Date (the earliest of (x)&nbsp;the date of delivery of such notice described in clause (iii), (y)&nbsp;the SMR Outside Date and (z)&nbsp;the
date the Merger Agreement is terminated, the &ldquo;special mandatory redemption trigger date&rdquo;), the Company will redeem all of
the outstanding Securities then outstanding (such redemption, the &ldquo;special mandatory redemption&rdquo;) at a redemption price equal
to 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the special mandatory redemption date (as
defined below) (the &ldquo;special mandatory redemption price&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Promptly upon the occurrence
of the special mandatory redemption date, and in any event not more than five business days after the special mandatory redemption trigger
date, the Company will deliver notice to the Trustee of the special mandatory redemption and the date upon which such Securities will
be redeemed (the &ldquo;special mandatory redemption date,&rdquo; which date shall be no earlier than the third business day and no later
than 30 days following the date of such notice) together with a notice of special mandatory redemption for the Trustee to deliver to
each Holder of the Securities to be redeemed. The Trustee will then promptly mail or deliver electronically if such Securities are held
by any depositary (including, without limitation, DTC) in accordance with such depositary&rsquo;s customary procedures, such notice of
special mandatory redemption to each Holder of the Securities to be redeemed at its registered address. Unless the Company defaults in
payment of the special mandatory redemption price, on and after such special mandatory redemption date, interest will cease to accrue
on the Securities to be redeemed.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Subject to the special mandatory
redemption provisions above, the Securities will be redeemable, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company at any time and from
time to time. If the Securities are redeemed prior to the Maturity Date, the redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal
amount and rounded to three decimal places) will be equal to the greater of (1)&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;the sum of the present values of the remaining
scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming the Securities matured on the Maturity
Date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate (defined below) plus 15
basis points, less (b)&nbsp;interest accrued to, but not including, the redemption date, and (2)&nbsp;100% of the principal amount of
such Securities to be redeemed, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date.</P>

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

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;Treasury Rate&rdquo;
means, with respect to any redemption date, the yield determined by the Company in accordance with the following two paragraphs.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Treasury Rate shall be
determined by the Company after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such time as yields on U.S. government securities are posted
daily by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third business day preceding the redemption date based upon the
yield or yields for the most recent day that appear after such time on such day in the most recent statistical release published by the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as &ldquo;Selected Interest Rates (Daily)&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;H.15&rdquo;
(or any successor designation or publication) (&ldquo;H.15&rdquo;) under the caption &ldquo;U.S. government securities&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;Treasury
constant maturities&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;Nominal&rdquo; (or any successor caption or heading). In determining the Treasury Rate, the
Company will select, as applicable: (1)&nbsp;the yield for the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the
redemption date to the Maturity Date (the &ldquo;Remaining Life&rdquo;); or (2)&nbsp;if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on
H.15 exactly equal to the Remaining Life, the two yields&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity
on H.15 immediately shorter than and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than the Remaining
Life&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;and shall interpolate to the Maturity Date on a straight-line basis (using the actual number of days) using
such yields and rounding the result to three decimal places; or (3)&nbsp;if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 shorter
than or longer than the Remaining Life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the Remaining Life. For
purposes of this paragraph, the applicable Treasury constant maturity or maturities on H.15 shall be deemed to have a maturity date equal
to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity from the redemption date.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If on the third business day
preceding the redemption date H.15 is no longer published, the Company shall calculate the Treasury Rate based on the rate per annum
equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second business day preceding such redemption
date of the United States Treasury security maturing on, or with a maturity that is closest to, the Maturity Date, as applicable. If
there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the Maturity Date but there are two or more United States Treasury securities
with a maturity date equally distant from the Maturity Date, one with a maturity date preceding the Maturity Date and one with a maturity
date following the Maturity Date, the Company shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding the Maturity
Date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the Maturity Date or two or more United States Treasury
securities meeting the criteria of the preceding sentence, the Company shall select from among these two or more United States Treasury
securities the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for
such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time. In determining the Treasury Rate in accordance with the terms
of this paragraph, the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States Treasury security shall be based upon the average
of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, of such United States
Treasury security, and rounded to three decimal places.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Company&rsquo;s actions
and determinations in determining the redemption price shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.</P>

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

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Notice of any redemption will
be mailed or electronically delivered (or otherwise transmitted in accordance with the depositary&rsquo;s procedures) at least 10 days
but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each holder of the Securities to be redeemed.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">In the case of a partial redemption,
selection of the notes for redemption will be made pro rata, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee in its sole discretion deems
appropriate and fair. No Securities of a principal amount of $2,000 or less will be redeemed in part. If any Security is to be redeemed
in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to the Security will state the portion of the principal amount of the Security to
be redeemed. A new note in a principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Security will be issued in the name of the Holder
of the Security upon surrender for cancellation of the original note. For so long as the Securities are held by DTC (or another depositary),
the redemption of the Securities shall be done in accordance with the policies and procedures of the depositary.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">In connection with any redemption
of the Securities, a notice of redemption may provide that the optional redemption described in such notice is conditioned upon the occurrence
of certain events before the redemption date. Such notice of conditional redemption will be of no effect unless all such conditions to
the redemption have occurred before the redemption date or have been waived by the Company. If any such events fail to occur and are
not waived by the Company, the Company will be under no obligation to redeem the Securities or pay the Holders any redemption proceeds
and its failure to so redeem the Securities will not be considered a default or Event of Default. In the event that any such conditions
fail to occur or are not waived by the Company, the Company will promptly notify the Trustee in writing that the conditions precedent
to such redemption have failed to occur and the Securities will not be redeemed.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Unless the Company defaults
in payment of the redemption price (or, in the case of a conditional redemption, all of the conditions have not been met or waived by
the Company), on and after the redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on the Securities or portions thereof called for redemption.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If a Change of Control Triggering
Event occurs, unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem the Securities, Holders of Securities will have the right to require
the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of their Securities pursuant
to the offer described below (the &ldquo;Change of Control Offer&rdquo;). In the Change of Control Offer, the Company shall offer payment
in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Securities
repurchased, to the date of purchase (the &ldquo;Change of Control Payment&rdquo;). Within 30 days following any Change of Control Triggering
Event, or, at the Company&rsquo;s option, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the Change of Control,
the Company shall mail a notice to Holders of Securities describing the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute
the Change of Control Triggering Event and offering to repurchase the Securities on the date specified in the notice, which date will
be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed (the &ldquo;Change of Control Payment Date&rdquo;),
pursuant to the procedures described herein and in such notice. The notice shall, if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the
Change of Control, state that the offer to purchase is conditioned on the Change of Control Triggering Event occurring on or prior to
the payment date specified in the notice. The Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule&nbsp;14e-1 under the Exchange Act, and
any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase
of the Securities as a result of a Change of Control Triggering Event. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations
conflict with the Change of Control provisions herein, the Company shall be required to comply with the applicable securities laws and
regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of Control provisions herein by virtue of such
conflicts.</P>

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

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">On the Change of Control Payment
Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful, (i)&nbsp;accept for payment all Securities or portions of Securities properly tendered
pursuant to the Change of Control Offer; (ii)&nbsp;deposit with the paying agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in
respect of all Securities or portions of Securities properly tendered; and (iii)&nbsp;deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee
the Securities properly accepted, together with an officers&rsquo; certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Securities or
portions of Securities being purchased.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Indenture contains provisions
for defeasance at any time of (i)&nbsp;the entire indebtedness of this Security or (ii)&nbsp;certain restrictive covenants and Events
of Default with respect to this Security, in each case upon compliance with certain conditions set forth therein.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If an Event of Default shall
occur and be continuing, the principal of all Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect
provided in the Indenture.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Indenture permits, with
certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the
rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee
with the consent of the Holders of not less than 50% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each
series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of
the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series, to waive compliance
by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such
consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not
notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">As set forth in, and subject
to, the provisions of the Indenture, no Holder of any Security will have any right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture
or for any remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default,
the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series shall have made written request, and
offered reasonable indemnity, to the Trustee to institute such proceeding as trustee, and the Trustee shall not have received from the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series a direction inconsistent with such request and
shall have failed to institute such proceeding within 60 days; provided, however, that such limitations do not apply to a suit instituted
by the Holder hereof for the enforcement of payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or any interest on this Security on or
after the respective due dates expressed herein.</P>

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

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">No reference herein to the
Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute
and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin
or currency, herein prescribed.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">As provided in the Indenture
and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registerable in the Security Register, upon surrender
of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium
and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory
to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon
one or more new Securities of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to
the designated transferee or transferees.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Securities are issuable
only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. As provided in the Indenture and
subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of
like tenor, of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Except where otherwise specifically
provided in the Indenture, no service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Prior to due presentment of
this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person
in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither
the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">All terms used in this Security
which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.</P>

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

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>Exhibit&nbsp;A-2 &ndash; Form&nbsp;of 4.600%
Notes due 2027</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">This Security is a Global Security
within the meaning of the Indenture hereinafter referred to and is registered in the name of a Depositary or a nominee of a Depositary.
This Security is not exchangeable for Securities registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary or its nominee except in
the limited circumstances described in the Indenture, and no transfer of this Security (other than a transfer of this Security as a whole
by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary)
may be registered except in the limited circumstances described in the Indenture.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Unless this certificate is
presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation (&ldquo;DTC&rdquo;), to The Kroger
Co. or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede&nbsp;&amp;
Co. or in such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. or to
such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE
BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co., has an interest herein.</P>

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

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">No.&nbsp;[__]</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">THE KROGER CO.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">4.600% Senior Notes due 2027</P>

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

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    <TD STYLE="width: 90%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">501044 DS7</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">ISIN No.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">US501044DS75</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-left: 6.75in; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$ [__]</FONT></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Kroger Co., a corporation
duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Ohio (herein called the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;, which term includes any successor
Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO., or registered
assigns, the principal sum of [__] on August&nbsp;15, 2027 (the &ldquo;Maturity Date&rdquo;) and to pay interest thereon from August&nbsp;27,
2024, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on February&nbsp;15
and August&nbsp;15 of each year, commencing February&nbsp;15, 2025 at the rate of interest of 4.600% per annum until the principal hereof
is paid or made available for payment. Interest on the Security will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture,
be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the
Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be February&nbsp;1 and August&nbsp;1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case
may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease
to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more
Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to
be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date,
or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities
of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Payment of the principal of
(and premium, if any) and interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in
Cincinnati, Ohio, which shall be the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee and at any other office or agency maintained by the Company
for such purpose, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public
and private debts; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made by check mailed
to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">In the case where any Interest
Payment Date or the maturity date of this Security does not fall on a Business Day, payment of interest or principal otherwise payable
on such day need not be made on such day, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made
on such Interest Payment Date or the maturity date of this Security.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Reference is hereby made to
the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same
effect as if set forth at this place.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Unless this Security has been
authenticated by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit
under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company
has caused this instrument to be duly executed.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dated: August&nbsp;27, 2024</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">THE KROGER CO.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">This is one of the Securities
of the series designated therein referred to in the within mentioned Indenture.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>REVERSE OF NOTE</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">This Security is one of a duly
authorized issue of Securities of the Company (the &ldquo;Securities&rdquo;) issued and to be issued under an Indenture dated as of June&nbsp;25,
1999, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of June&nbsp;25, 1999, the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as
of June&nbsp;25, 1999, the Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of June&nbsp;25, 1999, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of
September&nbsp;22, 1999, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of September&nbsp;22, 1999, the Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated
as of September&nbsp;22, 1999, the Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of February&nbsp;11, 2000, the Eighth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of February&nbsp;11, 2000, the Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August&nbsp;21, 2000, the Tenth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of May&nbsp;11, 2001, the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of May&nbsp;11, 2001, the Twelfth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of August&nbsp;16, 2001, the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April&nbsp;3, 2002, the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of June&nbsp;17, 2002, the Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;28, 2003, the Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of December&nbsp;20, 2004, the Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August&nbsp;15, 2007, the Eighteenth Supplemental
Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;16, 2008, the Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March&nbsp;27, 2008, the Twentieth Supplemental
Indenture dated as of March&nbsp;27, 2008, the Twenty-First Supplemental Indenture dated as of November&nbsp;25, 2008, the Twenty-Second
Supplemental Indenture dated as of October&nbsp;1, 2009, the Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;13, 2010, the
Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;19, 2012, the Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April&nbsp;16,
2012, the Twenty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April&nbsp;16, 2012, the Twenty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of
July&nbsp;25, 2013, the Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;25, 2013, the Twenty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of December&nbsp;23, 2013, the Thirtieth Supplemental Indenture dated as of December&nbsp;23, 2013, the Thirty-First Supplemental
Indenture dated as of December&nbsp;23, 2013, the Thirty-Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of December&nbsp;23, 2013, the Thirty-Third
Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;30, 2014, the Thirty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October&nbsp;28, 2014,
the Thirty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;15, 2016, the Thirty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;15,
2016, the Thirty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;15, 2016, the Thirty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as
of October&nbsp;3, 2016, the Thirty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October&nbsp;3, 2016, the Fortieth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of October&nbsp;3, 2016, the Forty-First Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;24, 2017, the Forty-Second Supplemental
Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;24, 2017, the Forty-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;24, 2017, the Forty-Fourth Supplemental
Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;24, 2017, the Forty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;14, 2019, the Forty-Sixth Supplemental
Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;14, 2019, the Forty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;13, 2020, the Forty-Eighth
Supplemental Indenture dated as of April&nbsp;28, 2020, the Forty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;12, 2021 and
the Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August&nbsp;27, 2024 (as so supplemented, herein called the &ldquo;Indenture&rdquo;),
each between the Company and Firstar Bank, N.A. (now known as U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association), as Trustee (herein called
the &ldquo;Trustee&rdquo;, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental
thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of
the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated
and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, initially limited in aggregate principal amount to $1,000,000,000.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Company may from time to
time, without notice to or consent of the Holders of the Securities issue further Securities (&ldquo;Additional Securities&rdquo;). The
Additional Securities will rank equal with the Securities in all respects (or in all respects other than the payment of interest accruing
prior to the issue date of the Additional Securities, or except for the first payment of interest following the issue date of the Additional
Securities). The Additional Securities may be consolidated and form a single series with the Securities and may have the same terms as
to status, redemption, or otherwise, as the Securities.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If (i)&nbsp;the Merger has
not been completed on or prior to the SMR Outside Date, (ii)&nbsp;prior to the SMR Outside Date, the Merger Agreement is terminated or
(iii)&nbsp;the Company otherwise notifies the Trustee that it will not pursue the consummation of the Merger prior to the SMR Outside
Date (the earliest of (x)&nbsp;the date of delivery of such notice described in clause (iii), (y)&nbsp;the SMR Outside Date and (z)&nbsp;the
date the Merger Agreement is terminated, the &ldquo;special mandatory redemption trigger date&rdquo;), the Company will redeem all of
the outstanding Securities then outstanding (such redemption, the &ldquo;special mandatory redemption&rdquo;) at a redemption price equal
to 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the special mandatory redemption date (as
defined below) (the &ldquo;special mandatory redemption price&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Promptly upon the occurrence
of the special mandatory redemption date, and in any event not more than five business days after the special mandatory redemption trigger
date, the Company will deliver notice to the Trustee of the special mandatory redemption and the date upon which such Securities will
be redeemed (the &ldquo;special mandatory redemption date,&rdquo; which date shall be no earlier than the third business day and no later
than 30 days following the date of such notice) together with a notice of special mandatory redemption for the Trustee to deliver to
each Holder of the Securities to be redeemed. The Trustee will then promptly mail or deliver electronically if such Securities are held
by any depositary (including, without limitation, DTC) in accordance with such depositary&rsquo;s customary procedures, such notice of
special mandatory redemption to each Holder of the Securities to be redeemed at its registered address. Unless the Company defaults in
payment of the special mandatory redemption price, on and after such special mandatory redemption date, interest will cease to accrue
on the Securities to be redeemed.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Subject to the special mandatory
redemption provisions above, the Securities will be redeemable, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company at any time and from
time to time. If the Securities are redeemed prior to July&nbsp;15, 2027 (the &ldquo;Par Call Date&rdquo;), the redemption price (expressed
as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) will be equal to the greater of (1)&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;the sum of
the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming
the Securities matured on the Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the
Treasury Rate (defined below) plus 15 basis points, less (b)&nbsp;interest accrued to, but not including, the redemption date, and (2)&nbsp;100%
of the principal amount of such Securities to be redeemed, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including,
the redemption date. If the Securities are redeemed on or after the Par Call Date, the redemption price will be equal to 100% of the
principal amount of such Securities to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;Treasury Rate&rdquo;
means, with respect to any redemption date, the yield determined by the Company in accordance with the following two paragraphs.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Treasury Rate shall be
determined by the Company after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such time as yields on U.S. government securities are posted
daily by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third business day preceding the redemption date based upon the
yield or yields for the most recent day that appear after such time on such day in the most recent statistical release published by the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as &ldquo;Selected Interest Rates (Daily)&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;H.15&rdquo;
(or any successor designation or publication) (&ldquo;H.15&rdquo;) under the caption &ldquo;U.S. government securities&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;Treasury
constant maturities&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;Nominal&rdquo; (or any successor caption or heading). In determining the Treasury Rate, the
Company will select, as applicable: (1)&nbsp;the yield for the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the
redemption date to the Par Call Date (the &ldquo;Remaining Life&rdquo;); or (2)&nbsp;if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on
H.15 exactly equal to the Remaining Life, the two yields&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity
on H.15 immediately shorter than and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than the Remaining
Life&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;and shall interpolate to the Par Call Date on a straight-line basis (using the actual number of days) using
such yields and rounding the result to three decimal places; or (3)&nbsp;if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 shorter
than or longer than the Remaining Life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the Remaining Life. For
purposes of this paragraph, the applicable Treasury constant maturity or maturities on H.15 shall be deemed to have a maturity date equal
to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity from the redemption date.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If on the third business day
preceding the redemption date H.15 is no longer published, the Company shall calculate the Treasury Rate based on the rate per annum
equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second business day preceding such redemption
date of the United States Treasury security maturing on, or with a maturity that is closest to, the Par Call Date, as applicable. If
there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the Par Call Date but there are two or more United States Treasury securities
with a maturity date equally distant from the Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date and one with a maturity
date following the Par Call Date, the Company shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding the Par
Call Date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the Par Call Date or two or more United States Treasury
securities meeting the criteria of the preceding sentence, the Company shall select from among these two or more United States Treasury
securities the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for
such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time. In determining the Treasury Rate in accordance with the terms
of this paragraph, the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States Treasury security shall be based upon the average
of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, of such United States
Treasury security, and rounded to three decimal places.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Company&rsquo;s actions
and determinations in determining the redemption price shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Notice of any redemption will
be mailed or electronically delivered (or otherwise transmitted in accordance with the depositary&rsquo;s procedures) at least 10 days
but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each holder of the Securities to be redeemed.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">In the case of a partial redemption,
selection of the notes for redemption will be made pro rata, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee in its sole discretion deems
appropriate and fair. No Securities of a principal amount of $2,000 or less will be redeemed in part. If any Security is to be redeemed
in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to the Security will state the portion of the principal amount of the Security to
be redeemed. A new note in a principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Security will be issued in the name of the Holder
of the Security upon surrender for cancellation of the original note. For so long as the Securities are held by DTC (or another depositary),
the redemption of the Securities shall be done in accordance with the policies and procedures of the depositary.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">In connection with any redemption
of the Securities, a notice of redemption may provide that the optional redemption described in such notice is conditioned upon the occurrence
of certain events before the redemption date. Such notice of conditional redemption will be of no effect unless all such conditions to
the redemption have occurred before the redemption date or have been waived by the Company. If any such events fail to occur and are
not waived by the Company, the Company will be under no obligation to redeem the Securities or pay the Holders any redemption proceeds
and its failure to so redeem the Securities will not be considered a default or Event of Default. In the event that any such conditions
fail to occur or are not waived by the Company, the Company will promptly notify the Trustee in writing that the conditions precedent
to such redemption have failed to occur and the Securities will not be redeemed.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Unless the Company defaults
in payment of the redemption price (or, in the case of a conditional redemption, all of the conditions have not been met or waived by
the Company), on and after the redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on the Securities or portions thereof called for redemption.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If a Change of Control Triggering
Event occurs, unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem the Securities, Holders of Securities will have the right to require
the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of their Securities pursuant
to the offer described below (the &ldquo;Change of Control Offer&rdquo;). In the Change of Control Offer, the Company shall offer payment
in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Securities
repurchased, to the date of purchase (the &ldquo;Change of Control Payment&rdquo;). Within 30 days following any Change of Control Triggering
Event, or, at the Company&rsquo;s option, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the Change of Control,
the Company shall mail a notice to Holders of Securities describing the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute
the Change of Control Triggering Event and offering to repurchase the Securities on the date specified in the notice, which date will
be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed (the &ldquo;Change of Control Payment Date&rdquo;),
pursuant to the procedures described herein and in such notice. The notice shall, if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the
Change of Control, state that the offer to purchase is conditioned on the Change of Control Triggering Event occurring on or prior to
the payment date specified in the notice. The Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule&nbsp;14e-1 under the Exchange Act, and
any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase
of the Securities as a result of a Change of Control Triggering Event. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations
conflict with the Change of Control provisions herein, the Company shall be required to comply with the applicable securities laws and
regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of Control provisions herein by virtue of such
conflicts.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">On the Change of Control Payment
Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful, (i)&nbsp;accept for payment all Securities or portions of Securities properly tendered
pursuant to the Change of Control Offer; (ii)&nbsp;deposit with the paying agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in
respect of all Securities or portions of Securities properly tendered; and (iii)&nbsp;deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee
the Securities properly accepted, together with an officers&rsquo; certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Securities or
portions of Securities being purchased.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Indenture contains provisions
for defeasance at any time of (i)&nbsp;the entire indebtedness of this Security or (ii)&nbsp;certain restrictive covenants and Events
of Default with respect to this Security, in each case upon compliance with certain conditions set forth therein.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If an Event of Default shall
occur and be continuing, the principal of all Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect
provided in the Indenture.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Indenture permits, with
certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the
rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee
with the consent of the Holders of not less than 50% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each
series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of
the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series, to waive compliance
by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such
consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not
notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">As set forth in, and subject
to, the provisions of the Indenture, no Holder of any Security will have any right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture
or for any remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default,
the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series shall have made written request, and
offered reasonable indemnity, to the Trustee to institute such proceeding as trustee, and the Trustee shall not have received from the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series a direction inconsistent with such request and
shall have failed to institute such proceeding within 60 days; provided, however, that such limitations do not apply to a suit instituted
by the Holder hereof for the enforcement of payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or any interest on this Security on or
after the respective due dates expressed herein.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">No reference herein to the
Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute
and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin
or currency, herein prescribed.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">As provided in the Indenture
and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registerable in the Security Register, upon surrender
of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium
and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory
to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon
one or more new Securities of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to
the designated transferee or transferees.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Securities are issuable
only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. As provided in the Indenture and
subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of
like tenor, of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Except where otherwise specifically
provided in the Indenture, no service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Prior to due presentment of
this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person
in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither
the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">All terms used in this Security
which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>Exhibit&nbsp;A-3 &ndash; Form&nbsp;of 4.650%
Notes due 2029</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">This Security is a Global Security
within the meaning of the Indenture hereinafter referred to and is registered in the name of a Depositary or a nominee of a Depositary.
This Security is not exchangeable for Securities registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary or its nominee except in
the limited circumstances described in the Indenture, and no transfer of this Security (other than a transfer of this Security as a whole
by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary)
may be registered except in the limited circumstances described in the Indenture.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Unless this certificate is
presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation (&ldquo;DTC&rdquo;), to The Kroger
Co. or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede&nbsp;&amp;
Co. or in such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. or to
such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE
BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co., has an interest herein.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">No.&nbsp;[__]</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">THE KROGER CO.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">4.650% Senior Notes due 2029</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">ISIN No.</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-left: 7in; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">$ [__]</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Kroger Co., a corporation
duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Ohio (herein called the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;, which term includes any successor
Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO., or registered
assigns, the principal sum of [__] on September&nbsp;15, 2029 (the &ldquo;Maturity Date&rdquo;), or from the most recent Interest Payment
Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on March&nbsp;15 and September&nbsp;15 of each year, commencing
March&nbsp;15, 2025 at the rate of interest of 4.650% per annum until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment. Interest
on the Security will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The interest so payable, and punctually paid
or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security
(or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall
be March&nbsp;1 and September&nbsp;1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date.
Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record
Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close
of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given
to Holders of Securities not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not
inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice
as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Payment of the principal of
(and premium, if any) and interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in
Cincinnati, Ohio, which shall be the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee and at any other office or agency maintained by the Company
for such purpose, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public
and private debts; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made by check mailed
to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">In the case where any Interest
Payment Date or the maturity date of this Security does not fall on a Business Day, payment of interest or principal otherwise payable
on such day need not be made on such day, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made
on such Interest Payment Date or the maturity date of this Security.</P>

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

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Reference is hereby made to
the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same
effect as if set forth at this place.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Unless this Security has been
authenticated by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit
under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.</P>

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blank</I>.]</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company
has caused this instrument to be duly executed.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dated: August&nbsp;27, 2024</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">THE KROGER CO.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 4%; padding-right: 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">This is one of the Securities
of the series designated therein referred to in the within mentioned Indenture.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 4%; padding-right: 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Authorized Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>REVERSE OF NOTE</B></P>

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">This Security is one of a duly
authorized issue of Securities of the Company (the &ldquo;Securities&rdquo;) issued and to be issued under an Indenture dated as of June&nbsp;25,
1999, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of June&nbsp;25, 1999, the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as
of June&nbsp;25, 1999, the Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of June&nbsp;25, 1999, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of
September&nbsp;22, 1999, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of September&nbsp;22, 1999, the Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated
as of September&nbsp;22, 1999, the Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of February&nbsp;11, 2000, the Eighth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of February&nbsp;11, 2000, the Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August&nbsp;21, 2000, the Tenth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of May&nbsp;11, 2001, the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of May&nbsp;11, 2001, the Twelfth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of August&nbsp;16, 2001, the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April&nbsp;3, 2002, the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of June&nbsp;17, 2002, the Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;28, 2003, the Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of December&nbsp;20, 2004, the Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August&nbsp;15, 2007, the Eighteenth Supplemental
Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;16, 2008, the Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March&nbsp;27, 2008, the Twentieth Supplemental
Indenture dated as of March&nbsp;27, 2008, the Twenty-First Supplemental Indenture dated as of November&nbsp;25, 2008, the Twenty-Second
Supplemental Indenture dated as of October&nbsp;1, 2009, the Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;13, 2010, the
Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;19, 2012, the Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April&nbsp;16,
2012, the Twenty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April&nbsp;16, 2012, the Twenty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of
July&nbsp;25, 2013, the Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;25, 2013, the Twenty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of December&nbsp;23, 2013, the Thirtieth Supplemental Indenture dated as of December&nbsp;23, 2013, the Thirty-First Supplemental
Indenture dated as of December&nbsp;23, 2013, the Thirty-Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of December&nbsp;23, 2013, the Thirty-Third
Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;30, 2014, the Thirty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October&nbsp;28, 2014,
the Thirty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;15, 2016, the Thirty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;15,
2016, the Thirty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;15, 2016, the Thirty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as
of October&nbsp;3, 2016, the Thirty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October&nbsp;3, 2016, the Fortieth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of October&nbsp;3, 2016, the Forty-First Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;24, 2017, the Forty-Second Supplemental
Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;24, 2017, the Forty-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;24, 2017, the Forty-Fourth Supplemental
Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;24, 2017, the Forty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;14, 2019, the Forty-Sixth Supplemental
Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;14, 2019, the Forty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;13, 2020, the Forty-Eighth
Supplemental Indenture dated as of April&nbsp;28, 2020, the Forty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;12, 2021 and
the Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August&nbsp;27, 2024 (as so supplemented, herein called the &ldquo;Indenture&rdquo;),
each between the Company and Firstar Bank, N.A. (now known as U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association), as Trustee (herein called
the &ldquo;Trustee&rdquo;, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental
thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of
the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated
and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, initially limited in aggregate principal amount to $1,400,000,000.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Company may from time to
time, without notice to or consent of the Holders of the Securities issue further Securities (&ldquo;Additional Securities&rdquo;). The
Additional Securities will rank equal with the Securities in all respects (or in all respects other than the payment of interest accruing
prior to the issue date of the Additional Securities, or except for the first payment of interest following the issue date of the Additional
Securities). The Additional Securities may be consolidated and form a single series with the Securities and may have the same terms as
to status, redemption, or otherwise, as the Securities.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If (i)&nbsp;the Merger has
not been completed on or prior to the SMR Outside Date, (ii)&nbsp;prior to the SMR Outside Date, the Merger Agreement is terminated or
(iii)&nbsp;the Company otherwise notifies the Trustee that it will not pursue the consummation of the Merger prior to the SMR Outside
Date (the earliest of (x)&nbsp;the date of delivery of such notice described in clause (iii), (y)&nbsp;the SMR Outside Date and (z)&nbsp;the
date the Merger Agreement is terminated, the &ldquo;special mandatory redemption trigger date&rdquo;), the Company will redeem all of
the outstanding Securities then outstanding (such redemption, the &ldquo;special mandatory redemption&rdquo;) at a redemption price equal
to 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the special mandatory redemption date (as
defined below) (the &ldquo;special mandatory redemption price&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Promptly upon the occurrence
of the special mandatory redemption date, and in any event not more than five business days after the special mandatory redemption trigger
date, the Company will deliver notice to the Trustee of the special mandatory redemption and the date upon which such Securities will
be redeemed (the &ldquo;special mandatory redemption date,&rdquo; which date shall be no earlier than the third business day and no later
than 30 days following the date of such notice) together with a notice of special mandatory redemption for the Trustee to deliver to
each Holder of the Securities to be redeemed. The Trustee will then promptly mail or deliver electronically if such Securities are held
by any depositary (including, without limitation, DTC) in accordance with such depositary&rsquo;s customary procedures, such notice of
special mandatory redemption to each Holder of the Securities to be redeemed at its registered address. Unless the Company defaults in
payment of the special mandatory redemption price, on and after such special mandatory redemption date, interest will cease to accrue
on the Securities to be redeemed.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Subject to the special mandatory
redemption provisions above, the Securities will be redeemable, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company at any time and from
time to time. If the Securities are redeemed prior to August&nbsp;15, 2029 (the &ldquo;Par Call Date&rdquo;), the redemption price (expressed
as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) will be equal to the greater of (1)&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;the sum of
the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming
the Securities matured on the Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the
Treasury Rate (defined below) plus 15 basis points, less (b)&nbsp;interest accrued to, but not including, the redemption date, and (2)&nbsp;100%
of the principal amount of such Securities to be redeemed, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including,
the redemption date. If the Securities are redeemed on or after the Par Call Date, the redemption price will be equal to 100% of the
principal amount of such Securities to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;Treasury Rate&rdquo;
means, with respect to any redemption date, the yield determined by the Company in accordance with the following two paragraphs.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Treasury Rate shall be
determined by the Company after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such time as yields on U.S. government securities are posted
daily by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third business day preceding the redemption date based upon the
yield or yields for the most recent day that appear after such time on such day in the most recent statistical release published by the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as &ldquo;Selected Interest Rates (Daily)&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;H.15&rdquo;
(or any successor designation or publication) (&ldquo;H.15&rdquo;) under the caption &ldquo;U.S. government securities&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;Treasury
constant maturities&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;Nominal&rdquo; (or any successor caption or heading). In determining the Treasury Rate, the
Company will select, as applicable: (1)&nbsp;the yield for the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the
redemption date to the Par Call Date (the &ldquo;Remaining Life&rdquo;); or (2)&nbsp;if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on
H.15 exactly equal to the Remaining Life, the two yields&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity
on H.15 immediately shorter than and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than the Remaining
Life&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;and shall interpolate to the Par Call Date on a straight-line basis (using the actual number of days) using
such yields and rounding the result to three decimal places; or (3)&nbsp;if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 shorter
than or longer than the Remaining Life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the Remaining Life. For
purposes of this paragraph, the applicable Treasury constant maturity or maturities on H.15 shall be deemed to have a maturity date equal
to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity from the redemption date.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If on the third business day
preceding the redemption date H.15 is no longer published, the Company shall calculate the Treasury Rate based on the rate per annum
equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second business day preceding such redemption
date of the United States Treasury security maturing on, or with a maturity that is closest to, the Par Call Date, as applicable. If
there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the Par Call Date but there are two or more United States Treasury securities
with a maturity date equally distant from the Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date and one with a maturity
date following the Par Call Date, the Company shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding the Par
Call Date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the Par Call Date or two or more United States Treasury
securities meeting the criteria of the preceding sentence, the Company shall select from among these two or more United States Treasury
securities the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for
such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time. In determining the Treasury Rate in accordance with the terms
of this paragraph, the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States Treasury security shall be based upon the average
of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, of such United States
Treasury security, and rounded to three decimal places.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Company&rsquo;s actions
and determinations in determining the redemption price shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Notice of any redemption will
be mailed or electronically delivered (or otherwise transmitted in accordance with the depositary&rsquo;s procedures) at least 10 days
but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each holder of the Securities to be redeemed.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">In the case of a partial redemption,
selection of the notes for redemption will be made pro rata, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee in its sole discretion deems
appropriate and fair. No Securities of a principal amount of $2,000 or less will be redeemed in part. If any Security is to be redeemed
in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to the Security will state the portion of the principal amount of the Security to
be redeemed. A new note in a principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Security will be issued in the name of the Holder
of the Security upon surrender for cancellation of the original note. For so long as the Securities are held by DTC (or another depositary),
the redemption of the Securities shall be done in accordance with the policies and procedures of the depositary.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">In connection with any redemption
of the Securities, a notice of redemption may provide that the optional redemption described in such notice is conditioned upon the occurrence
of certain events before the redemption date. Such notice of conditional redemption will be of no effect unless all such conditions to
the redemption have occurred before the redemption date or have been waived by the Company. If any such events fail to occur and are
not waived by the Company, the Company will be under no obligation to redeem the Securities or pay the Holders any redemption proceeds
and its failure to so redeem the Securities will not be considered a default or Event of Default. In the event that any such conditions
fail to occur or are not waived by the Company, the Company will promptly notify the Trustee in writing that the conditions precedent
to such redemption have failed to occur and the Securities will not be redeemed.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Unless the Company defaults
in payment of the redemption price (or, in the case of a conditional redemption, all of the conditions have not been met or waived by
the Company), on and after the redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on the Securities or portions thereof called for redemption.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If a Change of Control Triggering
Event occurs, unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem the Securities, Holders of Securities will have the right to require
the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of their Securities pursuant
to the offer described below (the &ldquo;Change of Control Offer&rdquo;). In the Change of Control Offer, the Company shall offer payment
in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Securities
repurchased, to the date of purchase (the &ldquo;Change of Control Payment&rdquo;). Within 30 days following any Change of Control Triggering
Event, or, at the Company&rsquo;s option, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the Change of Control,
the Company shall mail a notice to Holders of Securities describing the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute
the Change of Control Triggering Event and offering to repurchase the Securities on the date specified in the notice, which date will
be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed (the &ldquo;Change of Control Payment Date&rdquo;),
pursuant to the procedures described herein and in such notice. The notice shall, if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the
Change of Control, state that the offer to purchase is conditioned on the Change of Control Triggering Event occurring on or prior to
the payment date specified in the notice. The Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule&nbsp;14e-1 under the Exchange Act, and
any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase
of the Securities as a result of a Change of Control Triggering Event. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations
conflict with the Change of Control provisions herein, the Company shall be required to comply with the applicable securities laws and
regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of Control provisions herein by virtue of such
conflicts.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">On the Change of Control Payment
Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful, (i)&nbsp;accept for payment all Securities or portions of Securities properly tendered
pursuant to the Change of Control Offer; (ii)&nbsp;deposit with the paying agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in
respect of all Securities or portions of Securities properly tendered; and (iii)&nbsp;deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee
the Securities properly accepted, together with an officers&rsquo; certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Securities or
portions of Securities being purchased.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Indenture contains provisions
for defeasance at any time of (i)&nbsp;the entire indebtedness of this Security or (ii)&nbsp;certain restrictive covenants and Events
of Default with respect to this Security, in each case upon compliance with certain conditions set forth therein.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If an Event of Default shall
occur and be continuing, the principal of all Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect
provided in the Indenture.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Indenture permits, with
certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the
rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee
with the consent of the Holders of not less than 50% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each
series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of
the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series, to waive compliance
by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such
consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not
notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">As set forth in, and subject
to, the provisions of the Indenture, no Holder of any Security will have any right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture
or for any remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default,
the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series shall have made written request, and
offered reasonable indemnity, to the Trustee to institute such proceeding as trustee, and the Trustee shall not have received from the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series a direction inconsistent with such request and
shall have failed to institute such proceeding within 60 days; provided, however, that such limitations do not apply to a suit instituted
by the Holder hereof for the enforcement of payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or any interest on this Security on or
after the respective due dates expressed herein.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">No reference herein to the
Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute
and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin
or currency, herein prescribed.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">As provided in the Indenture
and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registerable in the Security Register, upon surrender
of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium
and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory
to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon
one or more new Securities of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to
the designated transferee or transferees.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Securities are issuable
only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. As provided in the Indenture and
subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of
like tenor, of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Except where otherwise specifically
provided in the Indenture, no service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Prior to due presentment of
this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person
in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither
the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">All terms used in this Security
which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.</P>

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

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>Exhibit&nbsp;A-4 &ndash; 4.900% Notes due
2031</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">This Security is a Global Security
within the meaning of the Indenture hereinafter referred to and is registered in the name of a Depositary or a nominee of a Depositary.
This Security is not exchangeable for Securities registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary or its nominee except in
the limited circumstances described in the Indenture, and no transfer of this Security (other than a transfer of this Security as a whole
by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary)
may be registered except in the limited circumstances described in the Indenture.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Unless this certificate is
presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation (&ldquo;DTC&rdquo;), to The Kroger
Co. or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede&nbsp;&amp;
Co. or in such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. or to
such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE
BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co., has an interest herein.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">No.&nbsp;[__]</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">THE KROGER CO.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">4.900% Senior Notes due 2031</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 10%; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CUSIP No.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 90%">501044
                                            DU2</TD>
</TR><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
<TD STYLE="text-align: left">ISIN No.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">US501044DU22</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right; margin: 0pt 0">$ [__]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Kroger Co., a corporation
duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Ohio (herein called the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;, which term includes any successor
Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO., or registered
assigns, the principal sum of [__] on September&nbsp;15, 2031 (the &ldquo;Maturity Date&rdquo;) and to pay interest thereon from August&nbsp;27,
2024, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on March&nbsp;15
and September&nbsp;15 of each year, commencing March&nbsp;15, 2025 at the rate of interest of 4.900% per annum until the principal hereof
is paid or made available for payment. Interest on the Security will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture,
be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the
Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be March&nbsp;1 and September&nbsp;1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case
may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease
to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more
Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to
be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date,
or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities
of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Payment of the principal of
(and premium, if any) and interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in
Cincinnati, Ohio, which shall be the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee and at any other office or agency maintained by the Company
for such purpose, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public
and private debts; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made by check mailed
to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">In the case where any Interest
Payment Date or the maturity date of this Security does not fall on a Business Day, payment of interest or principal otherwise payable
on such day need not be made on such day, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made
on such Interest Payment Date or the maturity date of this Security.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Reference is hereby made to
the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same
effect as if set forth at this place.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Unless this Security has been
authenticated by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit
under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company
has caused this instrument to be duly executed.</P>

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    <TD>Dated: August&nbsp;27, 2024</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">THE KROGER CO.</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; padding-right: 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 47%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.75pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">This is one of the Securities
of the series designated therein referred to in the within mentioned Indenture.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as
    Trustee</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; padding-right: 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Authorized Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>REVERSE OF NOTE</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">This Security is one of a duly
authorized issue of Securities of the Company (the &ldquo;Securities&rdquo;) issued and to be issued under an Indenture dated as of June&nbsp;25,
1999, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of June&nbsp;25, 1999, the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as
of June&nbsp;25, 1999, the Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of June&nbsp;25, 1999, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of
September&nbsp;22, 1999, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of September&nbsp;22, 1999, the Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated
as of September&nbsp;22, 1999, the Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of February&nbsp;11, 2000, the Eighth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of February&nbsp;11, 2000, the Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August&nbsp;21, 2000, the Tenth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of May&nbsp;11, 2001, the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of May&nbsp;11, 2001, the Twelfth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of August&nbsp;16, 2001, the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April&nbsp;3, 2002, the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of June&nbsp;17, 2002, the Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;28, 2003, the Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of December&nbsp;20, 2004, the Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August&nbsp;15, 2007, the Eighteenth Supplemental
Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;16, 2008, the Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March&nbsp;27, 2008, the Twentieth Supplemental
Indenture dated as of March&nbsp;27, 2008, the Twenty-First Supplemental Indenture dated as of November&nbsp;25, 2008, the Twenty-Second
Supplemental Indenture dated as of October&nbsp;1, 2009, the Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;13, 2010, the
Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;19, 2012, the Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April&nbsp;16,
2012, the Twenty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April&nbsp;16, 2012, the Twenty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of
July&nbsp;25, 2013, the Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;25, 2013, the Twenty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of December&nbsp;23, 2013, the Thirtieth Supplemental Indenture dated as of December&nbsp;23, 2013, the Thirty-First Supplemental
Indenture dated as of December&nbsp;23, 2013, the Thirty-Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of December&nbsp;23, 2013, the Thirty-Third
Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;30, 2014, the Thirty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October&nbsp;28, 2014,
the Thirty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;15, 2016, the Thirty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;15,
2016, the Thirty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;15, 2016, the Thirty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as
of October&nbsp;3, 2016, the Thirty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October&nbsp;3, 2016, the Fortieth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of October&nbsp;3, 2016, the Forty-First Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;24, 2017, the Forty-Second Supplemental
Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;24, 2017, the Forty-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;24, 2017, the Forty-Fourth Supplemental
Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;24, 2017, the Forty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;14, 2019, the Forty-Sixth Supplemental
Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;14, 2019, the Forty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;13, 2020, the Forty-Eighth
Supplemental Indenture dated as of April&nbsp;28, 2020, the Forty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;12, 2021 and
the Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August&nbsp;27, 2024 (as so supplemented, herein called the &ldquo;Indenture&rdquo;),
each between the Company and Firstar Bank, N.A. (now known as U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association), as Trustee (herein called
the &ldquo;Trustee&rdquo;, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental
thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of
the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated
and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, initially limited in aggregate principal amount to $1,300,000,000.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Company may from time to
time, without notice to or consent of the Holders of the Securities issue further Securities (&ldquo;Additional Securities&rdquo;). The
Additional Securities will rank equal with the Securities in all respects (or in all respects other than the payment of interest accruing
prior to the issue date of the Additional Securities, or except for the first payment of interest following the issue date of the Additional
Securities). The Additional Securities may be consolidated and form a single series with the Securities and may have the same terms as
to status, redemption, or otherwise, as the Securities.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If (i)&nbsp;the Merger has
not been completed on or prior to the SMR Outside Date, (ii)&nbsp;prior to the SMR Outside Date, the Merger Agreement is terminated or
(iii)&nbsp;the Company otherwise notifies the Trustee that it will not pursue the consummation of the Merger prior to the SMR Outside
Date (the earliest of (x)&nbsp;the date of delivery of such notice described in clause (iii), (y)&nbsp;the SMR Outside Date and (z)&nbsp;the
date the Merger Agreement is terminated, the &ldquo;special mandatory redemption trigger date&rdquo;), the Company will redeem all of
the outstanding Securities then outstanding (such redemption, the &ldquo;special mandatory redemption&rdquo;) at a redemption price equal
to 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the special mandatory redemption date (as
defined below) (the &ldquo;special mandatory redemption price&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Promptly upon the occurrence
of the special mandatory redemption date, and in any event not more than five business days after the special mandatory redemption trigger
date, the Company will deliver notice to the Trustee of the special mandatory redemption and the date upon which such Securities will
be redeemed (the &ldquo;special mandatory redemption date,&rdquo; which date shall be no earlier than the third business day and no later
than 30 days following the date of such notice) together with a notice of special mandatory redemption for the Trustee to deliver to
each Holder of the Securities to be redeemed. The Trustee will then promptly mail or deliver electronically if such Securities are held
by any depositary (including, without limitation, DTC) in accordance with such depositary&rsquo;s customary procedures, such notice of
special mandatory redemption to each Holder of the Securities to be redeemed at its registered address. Unless the Company defaults in
payment of the special mandatory redemption price, on and after such special mandatory redemption date, interest will cease to accrue
on the Securities to be redeemed.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Subject to the special mandatory
redemption provisions above, the Securities will be redeemable, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company at any time and from
time to time. If the Securities are redeemed prior to July&nbsp;15, 2031 (the &ldquo;Par Call Date&rdquo;), the redemption price (expressed
as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) will be equal to the greater of (1)&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;the sum of
the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming
the Securities matured on the Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the
Treasury Rate (defined below) plus 20 basis points, less (b)&nbsp;interest accrued to, but not including, the redemption date, and (2)&nbsp;100%
of the principal amount of such Securities to be redeemed, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including,
the redemption date. If the Securities are redeemed on or after the Par Call Date, the redemption price will be equal to 100% of the
principal amount of such Securities to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;Treasury Rate&rdquo;
means, with respect to any redemption date, the yield determined by the Company in accordance with the following two paragraphs.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Treasury Rate shall be
determined by the Company after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such time as yields on U.S. government securities are posted
daily by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third business day preceding the redemption date based upon the
yield or yields for the most recent day that appear after such time on such day in the most recent statistical release published by the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as &ldquo;Selected Interest Rates (Daily)&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;H.15&rdquo;
(or any successor designation or publication) (&ldquo;H.15&rdquo;) under the caption &ldquo;U.S. government securities&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;Treasury
constant maturities&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;Nominal&rdquo; (or any successor caption or heading). In determining the Treasury Rate, the
Company will select, as applicable: (1)&nbsp;the yield for the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the
redemption date to the Par Call Date (the &ldquo;Remaining Life&rdquo;); or (2)&nbsp;if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on
H.15 exactly equal to the Remaining Life, the two yields&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity
on H.15 immediately shorter than and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than the Remaining
Life&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;and shall interpolate to the Par Call Date on a straight-line basis (using the actual number of days) using
such yields and rounding the result to three decimal places; or (3)&nbsp;if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 shorter
than or longer than the Remaining Life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the Remaining Life. For
purposes of this paragraph, the applicable Treasury constant maturity or maturities on H.15 shall be deemed to have a maturity date equal
to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity from the redemption date.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If on the third business day
preceding the redemption date H.15 is no longer published, the Company shall calculate the Treasury Rate based on the rate per annum
equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second business day preceding such redemption
date of the United States Treasury security maturing on, or with a maturity that is closest to, the Par Call Date, as applicable. If
there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the Par Call Date but there are two or more United States Treasury securities
with a maturity date equally distant from the Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date and one with a maturity
date following the Par Call Date, the Company shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding the Par
Call Date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the Par Call Date or two or more United States Treasury
securities meeting the criteria of the preceding sentence, the Company shall select from among these two or more United States Treasury
securities the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for
such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time. In determining the Treasury Rate in accordance with the terms
of this paragraph, the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States Treasury security shall be based upon the average
of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, of such United States
Treasury security, and rounded to three decimal places.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Company&rsquo;s actions
and determinations in determining the redemption price shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Notice of any redemption will
be mailed or electronically delivered (or otherwise transmitted in accordance with the depositary&rsquo;s procedures) at least 10 days
but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each holder of the Securities to be redeemed.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">In the case of a partial redemption,
selection of the notes for redemption will be made pro rata, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee in its sole discretion deems
appropriate and fair. No Securities of a principal amount of $2,000 or less will be redeemed in part. If any Security is to be redeemed
in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to the Security will state the portion of the principal amount of the Security to
be redeemed. A new note in a principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Security will be issued in the name of the Holder
of the Security upon surrender for cancellation of the original note. For so long as the Securities are held by DTC (or another depositary),
the redemption of the Securities shall be done in accordance with the policies and procedures of the depositary.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">In connection with any redemption
of the Securities, a notice of redemption may provide that the optional redemption described in such notice is conditioned upon the occurrence
of certain events before the redemption date. Such notice of conditional redemption will be of no effect unless all such conditions to
the redemption have occurred before the redemption date or have been waived by the Company. If any such events fail to occur and are
not waived by the Company, the Company will be under no obligation to redeem the Securities or pay the Holders any redemption proceeds
and its failure to so redeem the Securities will not be considered a default or Event of Default. In the event that any such conditions
fail to occur or are not waived by the Company, the Company will promptly notify the Trustee in writing that the conditions precedent
to such redemption have failed to occur and the Securities will not be redeemed.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Unless the Company defaults
in payment of the redemption price (or, in the case of a conditional redemption, all of the conditions have not been met or waived by
the Company), on and after the redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on the Securities or portions thereof called for redemption.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If a Change of Control Triggering
Event occurs, unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem the Securities, Holders of Securities will have the right to require
the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of their Securities pursuant
to the offer described below (the &ldquo;Change of Control Offer&rdquo;). In the Change of Control Offer, the Company shall offer payment
in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Securities
repurchased, to the date of purchase (the &ldquo;Change of Control Payment&rdquo;). Within 30 days following any Change of Control Triggering
Event, or, at the Company&rsquo;s option, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the Change of Control,
the Company shall mail a notice to Holders of Securities describing the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute
the Change of Control Triggering Event and offering to repurchase the Securities on the date specified in the notice, which date will
be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed (the &ldquo;Change of Control Payment Date&rdquo;),
pursuant to the procedures described herein and in such notice. The notice shall, if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the
Change of Control, state that the offer to purchase is conditioned on the Change of Control Triggering Event occurring on or prior to
the payment date specified in the notice. The Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule&nbsp;14e-1 under the Exchange Act, and
any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase
of the Securities as a result of a Change of Control Triggering Event. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations
conflict with the Change of Control provisions herein, the Company shall be required to comply with the applicable securities laws and
regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of Control provisions herein by virtue of such
conflicts.</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">On the Change of Control Payment
Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful, (i)&nbsp;accept for payment all Securities or portions of Securities properly tendered
pursuant to the Change of Control Offer; (ii)&nbsp;deposit with the paying agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in
respect of all Securities or portions of Securities properly tendered; and (iii)&nbsp;deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee
the Securities properly accepted, together with an officers&rsquo; certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Securities or
portions of Securities being purchased.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Indenture contains provisions
for defeasance at any time of (i)&nbsp;the entire indebtedness of this Security or (ii)&nbsp;certain restrictive covenants and Events
of Default with respect to this Security, in each case upon compliance with certain conditions set forth therein.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If an Event of Default shall
occur and be continuing, the principal of all Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect
provided in the Indenture.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Indenture permits, with
certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the
rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee
with the consent of the Holders of not less than 50% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each
series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of
the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series, to waive compliance
by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such
consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not
notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">As set forth in, and subject
to, the provisions of the Indenture, no Holder of any Security will have any right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture
or for any remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default,
the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series shall have made written request, and
offered reasonable indemnity, to the Trustee to institute such proceeding as trustee, and the Trustee shall not have received from the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series a direction inconsistent with such request and
shall have failed to institute such proceeding within 60 days; provided, however, that such limitations do not apply to a suit instituted
by the Holder hereof for the enforcement of payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or any interest on this Security on or
after the respective due dates expressed herein.</P>

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

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">No reference herein to the
Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute
and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin
or currency, herein prescribed.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">As provided in the Indenture
and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registerable in the Security Register, upon surrender
of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium
and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory
to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon
one or more new Securities of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to
the designated transferee or transferees.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Securities are issuable
only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. As provided in the Indenture and
subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of
like tenor, of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Except where otherwise specifically
provided in the Indenture, no service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Prior to due presentment of
this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person
in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither
the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">All terms used in this Security
which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.</P>

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

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>Exhibit&nbsp;A-5 &ndash; 5.000% Notes due
2034</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">This Security is a Global Security
within the meaning of the Indenture hereinafter referred to and is registered in the name of a Depositary or a nominee of a Depositary.
This Security is not exchangeable for Securities registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary or its nominee except in
the limited circumstances described in the Indenture, and no transfer of this Security (other than a transfer of this Security as a whole
by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary)
may be registered except in the limited circumstances described in the Indenture.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Unless this certificate is
presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation (&ldquo;DTC&rdquo;), to The Kroger
Co. or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede&nbsp;&amp;
Co. or in such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. or to
such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE
BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co., has an interest herein.</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">No.&nbsp;[__]</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">THE KROGER CO.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">5.000% Senior Notes due 2034</P>

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

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    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; text-align: left">CUSIP No.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 90%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">501044 DV0</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">ISIN No.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">US501044DV05</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="text-align: right; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">$ [__]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Kroger Co., a corporation
duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Ohio (herein called the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;, which term includes any successor
Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO., or registered
assigns, the principal sum of [__] on September&nbsp;15, 2034 (the &ldquo;Maturity Date&rdquo;) and to pay interest thereon from August&nbsp;27,
2024, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on March&nbsp;15
and September&nbsp;15 of each year, commencing March&nbsp;15, 2025 at the rate of interest of 5.000% per annum until the principal hereof
is paid or made available for payment. Interest on the Security will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture,
be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the
Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be March&nbsp;1 and September&nbsp;1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case
may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease
to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more
Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to
be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date,
or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities
of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Payment of the principal of
(and premium, if any) and interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in
Cincinnati, Ohio, which shall be the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee and at any other office or agency maintained by the Company
for such purpose, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public
and private debts; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made by check mailed
to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">In the case where any Interest
Payment Date or the maturity date of this Security does not fall on a Business Day, payment of interest or principal otherwise payable
on such day need not be made on such day, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made
on such Interest Payment Date or the maturity date of this Security.</P>

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

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Reference is hereby made to
the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same
effect as if set forth at this place.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Unless this Security has been
authenticated by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit
under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[<I>Remainder of page&nbsp;intentionally left
blank</I>.]</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company
has caused this instrument to be duly executed.</P>

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

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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Dated: August&nbsp;27, 2024</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">THE KROGER CO.</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; padding-right: 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 47%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.75pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title:&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">This is one of the Securities
of the series designated therein referred to in the within mentioned Indenture.</P>

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

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-collapse: collapse">
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; padding-right: 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 47%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.75pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>REVERSE OF NOTE</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">This Security is one of a duly
authorized issue of Securities of the Company (the &ldquo;Securities&rdquo;) issued and to be issued under an Indenture dated as of June&nbsp;25,
1999, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of June&nbsp;25, 1999, the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as
of June&nbsp;25, 1999, the Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of June&nbsp;25, 1999, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of
September&nbsp;22, 1999, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of September&nbsp;22, 1999, the Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated
as of September&nbsp;22, 1999, the Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of February&nbsp;11, 2000, the Eighth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of February&nbsp;11, 2000, the Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August&nbsp;21, 2000, the Tenth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of May&nbsp;11, 2001, the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of May&nbsp;11, 2001, the Twelfth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of August&nbsp;16, 2001, the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April&nbsp;3, 2002, the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of June&nbsp;17, 2002, the Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;28, 2003, the Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of December&nbsp;20, 2004, the Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August&nbsp;15, 2007, the Eighteenth Supplemental
Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;16, 2008, the Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March&nbsp;27, 2008, the Twentieth Supplemental
Indenture dated as of March&nbsp;27, 2008, the Twenty-First Supplemental Indenture dated as of November&nbsp;25, 2008, the Twenty-Second
Supplemental Indenture dated as of October&nbsp;1, 2009, the Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;13, 2010, the
Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;19, 2012, the Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April&nbsp;16,
2012, the Twenty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April&nbsp;16, 2012, the Twenty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of
July&nbsp;25, 2013, the Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;25, 2013, the Twenty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of December&nbsp;23, 2013, the Thirtieth Supplemental Indenture dated as of December&nbsp;23, 2013, the Thirty-First Supplemental
Indenture dated as of December&nbsp;23, 2013, the Thirty-Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of December&nbsp;23, 2013, the Thirty-Third
Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;30, 2014, the Thirty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October&nbsp;28, 2014,
the Thirty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;15, 2016, the Thirty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;15,
2016, the Thirty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;15, 2016, the Thirty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as
of October&nbsp;3, 2016, the Thirty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October&nbsp;3, 2016, the Fortieth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of October&nbsp;3, 2016, the Forty-First Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;24, 2017, the Forty-Second Supplemental
Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;24, 2017, the Forty-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;24, 2017, the Forty-Fourth Supplemental
Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;24, 2017, the Forty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;14, 2019, the Forty-Sixth Supplemental
Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;14, 2019, the Forty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;13, 2020, the Forty-Eighth
Supplemental Indenture dated as of April&nbsp;28, 2020, the Forty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;12, 2021 and
the Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August&nbsp;27, 2024 (as so supplemented, herein called the &ldquo;Indenture&rdquo;),
each between the Company and Firstar Bank, N.A. (now known as U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association), as Trustee (herein called
the &ldquo;Trustee&rdquo;, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental
thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of
the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated
and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, initially limited in aggregate principal amount to $2,200,000,000.</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Company may from time to
time, without notice to or consent of the Holders of the Securities issue further Securities (&ldquo;Additional Securities&rdquo;). The
Additional Securities will rank equal with the Securities in all respects (or in all respects other than the payment of interest accruing
prior to the issue date of the Additional Securities, or except for the first payment of interest following the issue date of the Additional
Securities). The Additional Securities may be consolidated and form a single series with the Securities and may have the same terms as
to status, redemption, or otherwise, as the Securities.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Securities will be redeemable,
in whole or in part, at the option of the Company at any time and from time to time. If the Securities are redeemed prior to June&nbsp;15,
2034 (the &ldquo;Par Call Date&rdquo;), the redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal
places) will be equal to the greater of (1)&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal
and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming the Securities matured on the Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis
(assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate (defined below) plus 20 basis points, less (b)&nbsp;interest
accrued to, but not including, the redemption date, and (2)&nbsp;100% of the principal amount of such Securities to be redeemed, plus,
in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date. If the Securities are redeemed on or
after the Par Call Date, the redemption price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Securities to be redeemed, plus accrued
and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;Treasury Rate&rdquo;
means, with respect to any redemption date, the yield determined by the Company in accordance with the following two paragraphs.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Treasury Rate shall be
determined by the Company after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such time as yields on U.S. government securities are posted
daily by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third business day preceding the redemption date based upon the
yield or yields for the most recent day that appear after such time on such day in the most recent statistical release published by the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as &ldquo;Selected Interest Rates (Daily)&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;H.15&rdquo;
(or any successor designation or publication) (&ldquo;H.15&rdquo;) under the caption &ldquo;U.S. government securities&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;Treasury
constant maturities&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;Nominal&rdquo; (or any successor caption or heading). In determining the Treasury Rate, the
Company shall select, as applicable: (1)&nbsp;the yield for the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the
redemption date to the Par Call Date (the &ldquo;Remaining Life&rdquo;); or (2)&nbsp;if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on
H.15 exactly equal to the Remaining Life, the two yields&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity
on H.15 immediately shorter than and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than the Remaining
Life&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;and shall interpolate to the Par Call Date on a straight-line basis (using the actual number of days) using
such yields and rounding the result to three decimal places; or (3)&nbsp;if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 shorter
than or longer than the Remaining Life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the Remaining Life. For
purposes of this paragraph, the applicable Treasury constant maturity or maturities on H.15 shall be deemed to have a maturity date equal
to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity from the redemption date.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If on the third business day
preceding the redemption date H.15 is no longer published, the Company shall calculate the Treasury Rate based on the rate per annum
equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second business day preceding such redemption
date of the United States Treasury security maturing on, or with a maturity that is closest to, the Par Call Date, as applicable. If
there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the Par Call Date but there are two or more United States Treasury securities
with a maturity date equally distant from the Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date and one with a maturity
date following the Par Call Date, the Company shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding the Par
Call Date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the Par Call Date or two or more United States Treasury
securities meeting the criteria of the preceding sentence, the Company shall select from among these two or more United States Treasury
securities the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for
such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time. In determining the Treasury Rate in accordance with the terms
of this paragraph, the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States Treasury security shall be based upon the average
of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, of such United States
Treasury security, and rounded to three decimal places.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Company&rsquo;s actions
and determinations in determining the redemption price shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Notice of any redemption will
be mailed or electronically delivered (or otherwise transmitted in accordance with the depositary&rsquo;s procedures) at least 10 days
but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each holder of the Securities to be redeemed.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">In the case of a partial redemption,
selection of the notes for redemption will be made pro rata, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee in its sole discretion deems
appropriate and fair. No Securities of a principal amount of $2,000 or less will be redeemed in part. If any Security is to be redeemed
in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to the Security will state the portion of the principal amount of the Security to
be redeemed. A new note in a principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Security will be issued in the name of the Holder
of the Security upon surrender for cancellation of the original note. For so long as the Securities are held by DTC (or another depositary),
the redemption of the Securities shall be done in accordance with the policies and procedures of the depositary.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">In connection with any redemption
of the Securities, a notice of redemption may provide that the optional redemption described in such notice is conditioned upon the occurrence
of certain events before the redemption date. Such notice of conditional redemption will be of no effect unless all such conditions to
the redemption have occurred before the redemption date or have been waived by the Company. If any such events fail to occur and are
not waived by the Company, the Company will be under no obligation to redeem the Securities or pay the Holders any redemption proceeds
and its failure to so redeem the Securities will not be considered a default or Event of Default. In the event that any such conditions
fail to occur or are not waived by the Company, the Company will promptly notify the Trustee in writing that the conditions precedent
to such redemption have failed to occur and the Securities will not be redeemed.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Unless the Company defaults
in payment of the redemption price (or, in the case of a conditional redemption, all of the conditions have not been met or waived by
the Company), on and after the redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on the Securities or portions thereof called for redemption.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If a Change of Control Triggering
Event occurs, unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem the Securities, Holders of Securities will have the right to require
the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of their Securities pursuant
to the offer described below (the &ldquo;Change of Control Offer&rdquo;). In the Change of Control Offer, the Company shall offer payment
in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Securities
repurchased, to the date of purchase (the &ldquo;Change of Control Payment&rdquo;). Within 30 days following any Change of Control Triggering
Event, or, at the Company&rsquo;s option, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the Change of Control,
the Company shall mail a notice to Holders of Securities describing the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute
the Change of Control Triggering Event and offering to repurchase the Securities on the date specified in the notice, which date will
be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed (the &ldquo;Change of Control Payment Date&rdquo;),
pursuant to the procedures described herein and in such notice. The notice shall, if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the
Change of Control, state that the offer to purchase is conditioned on the Change of Control Triggering Event occurring on or prior to
the payment date specified in the notice. The Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule&nbsp;14e-1 under the Exchange Act, and
any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase
of the Securities as a result of a Change of Control Triggering Event. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations
conflict with the Change of Control provisions herein, the Company shall be required to comply with the applicable securities laws and
regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of Control provisions herein by virtue of such
conflicts.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">On the Change of Control Payment
Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful, (i)&nbsp;accept for payment all Securities or portions of Securities properly tendered
pursuant to the Change of Control Offer; (ii)&nbsp;deposit with the paying agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in
respect of all Securities or portions of Securities properly tendered; and (iii)&nbsp;deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee
the Securities properly accepted, together with an officers&rsquo; certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Securities or
portions of Securities being purchased.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Indenture contains provisions
for defeasance at any time of (i)&nbsp;the entire indebtedness of this Security or (ii)&nbsp;certain restrictive covenants and Events
of Default with respect to this Security, in each case upon compliance with certain conditions set forth therein.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If an Event of Default shall
occur and be continuing, the principal of all Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect
provided in the Indenture.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Indenture permits, with
certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the
rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee
with the consent of the Holders of not less than 50% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each
series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of
the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series, to waive compliance
by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such
consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not
notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">As set forth in, and subject
to, the provisions of the Indenture, no Holder of any Security will have any right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture
or for any remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default,
the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series shall have made written request, and
offered reasonable indemnity, to the Trustee to institute such proceeding as trustee, and the Trustee shall not have received from the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series a direction inconsistent with such request and
shall have failed to institute such proceeding within 60 days; provided, however, that such limitations do not apply to a suit instituted
by the Holder hereof for the enforcement of payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or any interest on this Security on or
after the respective due dates expressed herein.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">No reference herein to the
Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute
and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin
or currency, herein prescribed.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">As provided in the Indenture
and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registerable in the Security Register, upon surrender
of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium
and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory
to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon
one or more new Securities of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to
the designated transferee or transferees.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Securities are issuable
only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. As provided in the Indenture and
subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of
like tenor, of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.</P>

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

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Except where otherwise specifically
provided in the Indenture, no service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Prior to due presentment of
this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person
in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither
the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">All terms used in this Security
which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.</P>

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

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>Exhibit&nbsp;A-6 &ndash; Form&nbsp;of 5.500%
Notes due 2054</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">This Security is a Global Security
within the meaning of the Indenture hereinafter referred to and is registered in the name of a Depositary or a nominee of a Depositary.
This Security is not exchangeable for Securities registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary or its nominee except in
the limited circumstances described in the Indenture, and no transfer of this Security (other than a transfer of this Security as a whole
by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary)
may be registered except in the limited circumstances described in the Indenture.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Unless this certificate is
presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation (&ldquo;DTC&rdquo;), to The Kroger
Co. or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede&nbsp;&amp;
Co. or in such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. or to
such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE
BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co., has an interest herein.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">No.&nbsp;[__]</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">THE KROGER CO.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">5.500% Senior Notes due 2054</P>

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 90%">501044 DW8</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">ISIN No.</TD>
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<P STYLE="text-align: right; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">$ [__]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Kroger Co., a corporation
duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Ohio (herein called the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;, which term includes any successor
Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO., or registered
assigns, the principal sum of [__] on September&nbsp;15, 2054 (the &ldquo;Maturity Date&rdquo;) and to pay interest thereon from August&nbsp;27,
2024, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on March&nbsp;15
and September&nbsp;15 of each year, commencing March&nbsp;15, 2025 at the rate of interest of 5.500% per annum until the principal hereof
is paid or made available for payment. Interest on the Security will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture,
be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the
Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be March&nbsp;1 and September&nbsp;1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case
may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease
to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more
Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to
be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date,
or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities
of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Payment of the principal of
(and premium, if any) and interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in
Cincinnati, Ohio, which shall be the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee and at any other office or agency maintained by the Company
for such purpose, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public
and private debts; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made by check mailed
to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">In the case where any Interest
Payment Date or the maturity date of this Security does not fall on a Business Day, payment of interest or principal otherwise payable
on such day need not be made on such day, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made
on such Interest Payment Date or the maturity date of this Security.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Reference is hereby made to
the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same
effect as if set forth at this place.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Unless this Security has been
authenticated by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit
under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company
has caused this instrument to be duly executed.</P>

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    <TD>Dated: August&nbsp;27, 2024</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">THE KROGER CO.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name:&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title:&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">This is one of the Securities
of the series designated therein referred to in the within mentioned Indenture.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>REVERSE OF NOTE</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">This Security is one of a duly
authorized issue of Securities of the Company (the &ldquo;Securities&rdquo;) issued and to be issued under an Indenture dated as of June&nbsp;25,
1999, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of June&nbsp;25, 1999, the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as
of June&nbsp;25, 1999, the Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of June&nbsp;25, 1999, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of
September&nbsp;22, 1999, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of September&nbsp;22, 1999, the Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated
as of September&nbsp;22, 1999, the Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of February&nbsp;11, 2000, the Eighth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of February&nbsp;11, 2000, the Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August&nbsp;21, 2000, the Tenth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of May&nbsp;11, 2001, the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of May&nbsp;11, 2001, the Twelfth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of August&nbsp;16, 2001, the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April&nbsp;3, 2002, the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of June&nbsp;17, 2002, the Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;28, 2003, the Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of December&nbsp;20, 2004, the Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August&nbsp;15, 2007, the Eighteenth Supplemental
Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;16, 2008, the Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March&nbsp;27, 2008, the Twentieth Supplemental
Indenture dated as of March&nbsp;27, 2008, the Twenty-First Supplemental Indenture dated as of November&nbsp;25, 2008, the Twenty-Second
Supplemental Indenture dated as of October&nbsp;1, 2009, the Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;13, 2010, the
Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;19, 2012, the Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April&nbsp;16,
2012, the Twenty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April&nbsp;16, 2012, the Twenty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of
July&nbsp;25, 2013, the Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;25, 2013, the Twenty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of December&nbsp;23, 2013, the Thirtieth Supplemental Indenture dated as of December&nbsp;23, 2013, the Thirty-First Supplemental
Indenture dated as of December&nbsp;23, 2013, the Thirty-Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of December&nbsp;23, 2013, the Thirty-Third
Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;30, 2014, the Thirty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October&nbsp;28, 2014,
the Thirty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;15, 2016, the Thirty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;15,
2016, the Thirty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;15, 2016, the Thirty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as
of October&nbsp;3, 2016, the Thirty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October&nbsp;3, 2016, the Fortieth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of October&nbsp;3, 2016, the Forty-First Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;24, 2017, the Forty-Second Supplemental
Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;24, 2017, the Forty-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;24, 2017, the Forty-Fourth Supplemental
Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;24, 2017, the Forty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;14, 2019, the Forty-Sixth Supplemental
Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;14, 2019, the Forty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;13, 2020, the Forty-Eighth
Supplemental Indenture dated as of April&nbsp;28, 2020, the Forty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;12, 2021 and
the Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August&nbsp;27, 2024 (as so supplemented, herein called the &ldquo;Indenture&rdquo;),
each between the Company and Firstar Bank, N.A. (now known as U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association), as Trustee (herein called
the &ldquo;Trustee&rdquo;, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental
thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of
the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated
and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, initially limited in aggregate principal amount to $2,100,000,000.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Company may from time to
time, without notice to or consent of the Holders of the Securities issue further Securities (&ldquo;Additional Securities&rdquo;). The
Additional Securities will rank equal with the Securities in all respects (or in all respects other than the payment of interest accruing
prior to the issue date of the Additional Securities, or except for the first payment of interest following the issue date of the Additional
Securities). The Additional Securities may be consolidated and form a single series with the Securities and may have the same terms as
to status, redemption, or otherwise, as the Securities.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Securities will be redeemable,
in whole or in part, at the option of the Company at any time and from time to time. If the Securities are redeemed prior to March&nbsp;15,
2054 (the &ldquo;Par Call Date&rdquo;), the redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal
places) will be equal to the greater of (1)&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal
and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming the Securities matured on the Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis
(assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate (defined below) plus 25 basis points, less (b)&nbsp;interest
accrued to, but not including, the redemption date, and (2)&nbsp;100% of the principal amount of such Securities to be redeemed, plus,
in each case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date. If the Securities are redeemed on or after
the Par Call Date, the redemption price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Securities to be redeemed, plus accrued
and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;Treasury Rate&rdquo;
means, with respect to any redemption date, the yield determined by the Company in accordance with the following two paragraphs.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Treasury Rate shall be
determined by the Company after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such time as yields on U.S. government securities are posted
daily by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third business day preceding the redemption date based upon the
yield or yields for the most recent day that appear after such time on such day in the most recent statistical release published by the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as &ldquo;Selected Interest Rates (Daily)&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;H.15&rdquo;
(or any successor designation or publication) (&ldquo;H.15&rdquo;) under the caption &ldquo;U.S. government securities&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;Treasury
constant maturities&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;Nominal&rdquo; (or any successor caption or heading). In determining the Treasury Rate, the
Company shall select, as applicable: (1)&nbsp;the yield for the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the
redemption date to the Par Call Date (the &ldquo;Remaining Life&rdquo;); or (2)&nbsp;if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on
H.15 exactly equal to the Remaining Life, the two yields&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity
on H.15 immediately shorter than and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than the Remaining
Life&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;and shall interpolate to the Par Call Date on a straight-line basis (using the actual number of days) using
such yields and rounding the result to three decimal places; or (3)&nbsp;if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 shorter
than or longer than the Remaining Life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the Remaining Life. For
purposes of this paragraph, the applicable Treasury constant maturity or maturities on H.15 shall be deemed to have a maturity date equal
to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity from the redemption date.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If on the third business day
preceding the redemption date H.15 is no longer published, the Company shall calculate the Treasury Rate based on the rate per annum
equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second business day preceding such redemption
date of the United States Treasury security maturing on, or with a maturity that is closest to, the Par Call Date, as applicable. If
there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the Par Call Date but there are two or more United States Treasury securities
with a maturity date equally distant from the Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date and one with a maturity
date following the Par Call Date, the Company shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding the Par
Call Date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the Par Call Date or two or more United States Treasury
securities meeting the criteria of the preceding sentence, the Company shall select from among these two or more United States Treasury
securities the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for
such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time. In determining the Treasury Rate in accordance with the terms
of this paragraph, the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States Treasury security shall be based upon the average
of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, of such United States
Treasury security, and rounded to three decimal places.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Company&rsquo;s actions
and determinations in determining the redemption price shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Notice of any redemption will
be mailed or electronically delivered (or otherwise transmitted in accordance with the depositary&rsquo;s procedures) at least 10 days
but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each holder of the Securities to be redeemed.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">In the case of a partial redemption,
selection of the notes for redemption will be made pro rata, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee in its sole discretion deems
appropriate and fair. No Securities of a principal amount of $2,000 or less will be redeemed in part. If any Security is to be redeemed
in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to the Security will state the portion of the principal amount of the Security to
be redeemed. A new note in a principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Security will be issued in the name of the Holder
of the Security upon surrender for cancellation of the original note. For so long as the Securities are held by DTC (or another depositary),
the redemption of the Securities shall be done in accordance with the policies and procedures of the depositary.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">In connection with any redemption
of the Securities, a notice of redemption may provide that the optional redemption described in such notice is conditioned upon the occurrence
of certain events before the redemption date. Such notice of conditional redemption will be of no effect unless all such conditions to
the redemption have occurred before the redemption date or have been waived by the Company. If any such events fail to occur and are
not waived by the Company, the Company will be under no obligation to redeem the Securities or pay the Holders any redemption proceeds
and its failure to so redeem the Securities will not be considered a default or Event of Default. In the event that any such conditions
fail to occur or are not waived by the Company, the Company will promptly notify the Trustee in writing that the conditions precedent
to such redemption have failed to occur and the Securities will not be redeemed.</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Unless the Company defaults
in payment of the redemption price (or, in the case of a conditional redemption, all of the conditions have not been met or waived by
the Company), on and after the redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on the Securities or portions thereof called for redemption.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If a Change of Control Triggering
Event occurs, unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem the Securities, Holders of Securities will have the right to require
the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of their Securities pursuant
to the offer described below (the &ldquo;Change of Control Offer&rdquo;). In the Change of Control Offer, the Company shall offer payment
in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Securities
repurchased, to the date of purchase (the &ldquo;Change of Control Payment&rdquo;). Within 30 days following any Change of Control Triggering
Event, or, at the Company&rsquo;s option, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the Change of Control,
the Company shall mail a notice to Holders of Securities describing the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute
the Change of Control Triggering Event and offering to repurchase the Securities on the date specified in the notice, which date will
be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed (the &ldquo;Change of Control Payment Date&rdquo;),
pursuant to the procedures described herein and in such notice. The notice shall, if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the
Change of Control, state that the offer to purchase is conditioned on the Change of Control Triggering Event occurring on or prior to
the payment date specified in the notice. The Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule&nbsp;14e-1 under the Exchange Act, and
any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase
of the Securities as a result of a Change of Control Triggering Event. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations
conflict with the Change of Control provisions herein, the Company shall be required to comply with the applicable securities laws and
regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of Control provisions herein by virtue of such
conflicts.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">On the Change of Control Payment
Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful, (i)&nbsp;accept for payment all Securities or portions of Securities properly tendered
pursuant to the Change of Control Offer; (ii)&nbsp;deposit with the paying agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in
respect of all Securities or portions of Securities properly tendered; and (iii)&nbsp;deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee
the Securities properly accepted, together with an officers&rsquo; certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Securities or
portions of Securities being purchased.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Indenture contains provisions
for defeasance at any time of (i)&nbsp;the entire indebtedness of this Security or (ii)&nbsp;certain restrictive covenants and Events
of Default with respect to this Security, in each case upon compliance with certain conditions set forth therein.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If an Event of Default shall
occur and be continuing, the principal of all Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect
provided in the Indenture.</P>

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

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Indenture permits, with
certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the
rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee
with the consent of the Holders of not less than 50% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each
series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of
the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series, to waive compliance
by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such
consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not
notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">As set forth in, and subject
to, the provisions of the Indenture, no Holder of any Security will have any right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture
or for any remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default,
the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series shall have made written request, and
offered reasonable indemnity, to the Trustee to institute such proceeding as trustee, and the Trustee shall not have received from the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series a direction inconsistent with such request and
shall have failed to institute such proceeding within 60 days; provided, however, that such limitations do not apply to a suit instituted
by the Holder hereof for the enforcement of payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or any interest on this Security on or
after the respective due dates expressed herein.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">No reference herein to the
Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute
and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin
or currency, herein prescribed.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">As provided in the Indenture
and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registerable in the Security Register, upon surrender
of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium
and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory
to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon
one or more new Securities of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to
the designated transferee or transferees.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Securities are issuable
only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. As provided in the Indenture and
subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of
like tenor, of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.</P>

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

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Except where otherwise specifically
provided in the Indenture, no service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Prior to due presentment of
this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person
in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither
the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">All terms used in this Security
which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>Exhibit&nbsp;A-7 &ndash; Form&nbsp;of 5.650%
Notes due 2064</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">This Security is a Global Security
within the meaning of the Indenture hereinafter referred to and is registered in the name of a Depositary or a nominee of a Depositary.
This Security is not exchangeable for Securities registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary or its nominee except in
the limited circumstances described in the Indenture, and no transfer of this Security (other than a transfer of this Security as a whole
by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary)
may be registered except in the limited circumstances described in the Indenture.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Unless this certificate is
presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation (&ldquo;DTC&rdquo;), to The Kroger
Co. or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede&nbsp;&amp;
Co. or in such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. or to
such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE
BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co., has an interest herein.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">No.&nbsp;[__]</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">THE KROGER CO.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">5.650% Senior Notes due 2064</P>

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

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 90%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">501044 DX6</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">ISIN No.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">US501044DX60</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="text-align: right; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$ [__]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Kroger Co., a corporation
duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Ohio (herein called the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;, which term includes any successor
Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO., or registered
assigns, the principal sum of [__] on September&nbsp;15, 2064 (the &ldquo;Maturity Date&rdquo;) and to pay interest thereon from August&nbsp;27,
2024, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on March&nbsp;15
and September&nbsp;15 of each year, commencing March&nbsp;15, 2025 at the rate of interest of 5.650% per annum until the principal hereof
is paid or made available for payment. Interest on the Security will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.
The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture,
be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the
Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be March&nbsp;1 and September&nbsp;1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case
may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease
to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more
Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to
be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date,
or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities
of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Payment of the principal of
(and premium, if any) and interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in
Cincinnati, Ohio, which shall be the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee and at any other office or agency maintained by the Company
for such purpose, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public
and private debts; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made by check mailed
to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">In the case where any Interest
Payment Date or the maturity date of this Security does not fall on a Business Day, payment of interest or principal otherwise payable
on such day need not be made on such day, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made
on such Interest Payment Date or the maturity date of this Security.</P>

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

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Reference is hereby made to
the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same
effect as if set forth at this place.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Unless this Security has been
authenticated by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit
under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">[<I>Remainder of page&nbsp;intentionally left
blank</I>.]</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company
has caused this instrument to be duly executed.</P>

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

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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Dated: August&nbsp;27, 2024</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">THE KROGER CO.</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; padding-right: 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 47%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.75pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name:&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title:&#9;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">This is one of the Securities
of the series designated therein referred to in the within mentioned Indenture.</P>

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

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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as
    Trustee</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>REVERSE OF NOTE</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">This Security is one of a duly
authorized issue of Securities of the Company (the &ldquo;Securities&rdquo;) issued and to be issued under an Indenture dated as of June&nbsp;25,
1999, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of June&nbsp;25, 1999, the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as
of June&nbsp;25, 1999, the Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of June&nbsp;25, 1999, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of
September&nbsp;22, 1999, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of September&nbsp;22, 1999, the Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated
as of September&nbsp;22, 1999, the Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of February&nbsp;11, 2000, the Eighth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of February&nbsp;11, 2000, the Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August&nbsp;21, 2000, the Tenth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of May&nbsp;11, 2001, the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of May&nbsp;11, 2001, the Twelfth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of August&nbsp;16, 2001, the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April&nbsp;3, 2002, the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of June&nbsp;17, 2002, the Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;28, 2003, the Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of December&nbsp;20, 2004, the Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August&nbsp;15, 2007, the Eighteenth Supplemental
Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;16, 2008, the Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March&nbsp;27, 2008, the Twentieth Supplemental
Indenture dated as of March&nbsp;27, 2008, the Twenty-First Supplemental Indenture dated as of November&nbsp;25, 2008, the Twenty-Second
Supplemental Indenture dated as of October&nbsp;1, 2009, the Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;13, 2010, the
Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;19, 2012, the Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April&nbsp;16,
2012, the Twenty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April&nbsp;16, 2012, the Twenty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of
July&nbsp;25, 2013, the Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;25, 2013, the Twenty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of December&nbsp;23, 2013, the Thirtieth Supplemental Indenture dated as of December&nbsp;23, 2013, the Thirty-First Supplemental
Indenture dated as of December&nbsp;23, 2013, the Thirty-Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of December&nbsp;23, 2013, the Thirty-Third
Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;30, 2014, the Thirty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October&nbsp;28, 2014,
the Thirty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;15, 2016, the Thirty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;15,
2016, the Thirty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;15, 2016, the Thirty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as
of October&nbsp;3, 2016, the Thirty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October&nbsp;3, 2016, the Fortieth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of October&nbsp;3, 2016, the Forty-First Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;24, 2017, the Forty-Second Supplemental
Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;24, 2017, the Forty-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;24, 2017, the Forty-Fourth Supplemental
Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;24, 2017, the Forty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;14, 2019, the Forty-Sixth Supplemental
Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;14, 2019, the Forty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;13, 2020, the Forty-Eighth
Supplemental Indenture dated as of April&nbsp;28, 2020, the Forty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;12, 2021 and
the Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August&nbsp;27, 2024 (as so supplemented, herein called the &ldquo;Indenture&rdquo;),
each between the Company and Firstar Bank, N.A. (now known as U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association), as Trustee (herein called
the &ldquo;Trustee&rdquo;, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental
thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of
the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated
and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, initially limited in aggregate principal amount to $1,500,000,000.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Company may from time to
time, without notice to or consent of the Holders of the Securities issue further Securities (&ldquo;Additional Securities&rdquo;). The
Additional Securities will rank equal with the Securities in all respects (or in all respects other than the payment of interest accruing
prior to the issue date of the Additional Securities, or except for the first payment of interest following the issue date of the Additional
Securities). The Additional Securities may be consolidated and form a single series with the Securities and may have the same terms as
to status, redemption, or otherwise, as the Securities.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Securities will be redeemable,
in whole or in part, at the option of the Company at any time and from time to time. If the Securities are redeemed prior to March&nbsp;15,
2064 (the &ldquo;Par Call Date&rdquo;), the redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal
places) will be equal to the greater of (1)&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal
and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming the Securities matured on the Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis
(assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate (defined below) plus 25 basis points, less (b)&nbsp;interest
accrued to, but not including, the redemption date, and (2)&nbsp;100% of the principal amount of such Securities to be redeemed, plus,
in each case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date. If the Securities are redeemed on or after
the Par Call Date, the redemption price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Securities to be redeemed, plus accrued
and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">&ldquo;Treasury Rate&rdquo;
means, with respect to any redemption date, the yield determined by the Company in accordance with the following two paragraphs.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Treasury Rate shall be
determined by the Company after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such time as yields on U.S. government securities are posted
daily by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third business day preceding the redemption date based upon the
yield or yields for the most recent day that appear after such time on such day in the most recent statistical release published by the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as &ldquo;Selected Interest Rates (Daily)&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;H.15&rdquo;
(or any successor designation or publication) (&ldquo;H.15&rdquo;) under the caption &ldquo;U.S. government securities&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;Treasury
constant maturities&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;Nominal&rdquo; (or any successor caption or heading). In determining the Treasury Rate, the
Company will select, as applicable: (1)&nbsp;the yield for the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the
redemption date to the Par Call Date (the &ldquo;Remaining Life&rdquo;); or (2)&nbsp;if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on
H.15 exactly equal to the Remaining Life, the two yields&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity
on H.15 immediately shorter than and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than the Remaining
Life&thinsp;&mdash;&thinsp;and shall interpolate to the Par Call Date on a straight-line basis (using the actual number of days) using
such yields and rounding the result to three decimal places; or (3)&nbsp;if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 shorter
than or longer than the Remaining Life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the Remaining Life. For
purposes of this paragraph, the applicable Treasury constant maturity or maturities on H.15 shall be deemed to have a maturity date equal
to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity from the redemption date.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If on the third business day
preceding the redemption date H.15 is no longer published, the Company will calculate the Treasury Rate based on the rate per annum equal
to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second business day preceding such redemption
date of the United States Treasury security maturing on, or with a maturity that is closest to, the Par Call Date, as applicable. If
there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the Par Call Date but there are two or more United States Treasury securities
with a maturity date equally distant from the Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date and one with a maturity
date following the Par Call Date, the Company shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding the Par
Call Date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the Par Call Date or two or more United States Treasury
securities meeting the criteria of the preceding sentence, the Company shall select from among these two or more United States Treasury
securities the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for
such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time. In determining the Treasury Rate in accordance with the terms
of this paragraph, the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States Treasury security shall be based upon the average
of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, of such United States
Treasury security, and rounded to three decimal places.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Notice of any redemption will
be mailed or electronically delivered (or otherwise transmitted in accordance with the depositary&rsquo;s procedures) at least 10 days
but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each holder of the Securities to be redeemed.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">In the case of a partial redemption,
selection of the notes for redemption will be made pro rata, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee in its sole discretion deems
appropriate and fair. No Securities of a principal amount of $2,000 or less will be redeemed in part. If any Security is to be redeemed
in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to the Security will state the portion of the principal amount of the Security to
be redeemed. A new note in a principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Security will be issued in the name of the Holder
of the Security upon surrender for cancellation of the original note. For so long as the Securities are held by DTC (or another depositary),
the redemption of the Securities shall be done in accordance with the policies and procedures of the depositary.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">In connection with any redemption
of the Securities, a notice of redemption may provide that the optional redemption described in such notice is conditioned upon the occurrence
of certain events before the redemption date. Such notice of conditional redemption will be of no effect unless all such conditions to
the redemption have occurred before the redemption date or have been waived by the Company. If any such events fail to occur and are
not waived by the Company, the Company will be under no obligation to redeem the Securities or pay the Holders any redemption proceeds
and its failure to so redeem the Securities will not be considered a default or Event of Default. In the event that any such conditions
fail to occur or are not waived by the Company, the Company will promptly notify the Trustee in writing that the conditions precedent
to such redemption have failed to occur and the Securities will not be redeemed.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Unless the Company defaults
in payment of the redemption price (or, in the case of a conditional redemption, all of the conditions have not been met or waived by
the Company), on and after the redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on the Securities or portions thereof called for redemption.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If a Change of Control Triggering
Event occurs, unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem the Securities, Holders of Securities will have the right to require
the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of their Securities pursuant
to the offer described below (the &ldquo;Change of Control Offer&rdquo;). In the Change of Control Offer, the Company shall offer payment
in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Securities
repurchased, to the date of purchase (the &ldquo;Change of Control Payment&rdquo;). Within 30 days following any Change of Control Triggering
Event, or, at the Company&rsquo;s option, prior to any Change of Control, but after the public announcement of the Change of Control,
the Company shall mail a notice to Holders of Securities describing the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute
the Change of Control Triggering Event and offering to repurchase the Securities on the date specified in the notice, which date will
be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed (the &ldquo;Change of Control Payment Date&rdquo;),
pursuant to the procedures described herein and in such notice. The notice shall, if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the
Change of Control, state that the offer to purchase is conditioned on the Change of Control Triggering Event occurring on or prior to
the payment date specified in the notice. The Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule&nbsp;14e-1 under the Exchange Act, and
any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase
of the Securities as a result of a Change of Control Triggering Event. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations
conflict with the Change of Control provisions herein, the Company shall be required to comply with the applicable securities laws and
regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of Control provisions herein by virtue of such
conflicts.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">On the Change of Control Payment
Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful, (i)&nbsp;accept for payment all Securities or portions of Securities properly tendered
pursuant to the Change of Control Offer; (ii)&nbsp;deposit with the paying agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in
respect of all Securities or portions of Securities properly tendered; and (iii)&nbsp;deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee
the Securities properly accepted, together with an officers&rsquo; certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Securities or
portions of Securities being purchased.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Indenture contains provisions
for defeasance at any time of (i)&nbsp;the entire indebtedness of this Security or (ii)&nbsp;certain restrictive covenants and Events
of Default with respect to this Security, in each case upon compliance with certain conditions set forth therein.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">If an Event of Default shall
occur and be continuing, the principal of all Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect
provided in the Indenture.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Indenture permits, with
certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the
rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee
with the consent of the Holders of not less than 50% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each
series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of
the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series, to waive compliance
by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such
consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not
notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">As set forth in, and subject
to, the provisions of the Indenture, no Holder of any Security will have any right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture
or for any remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default,
the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series shall have made written request, and
offered reasonable indemnity, to the Trustee to institute such proceeding as trustee, and the Trustee shall not have received from the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of this series a direction inconsistent with such request and
shall have failed to institute such proceeding within 60 days; provided, however, that such limitations do not apply to a suit instituted
by the Holder hereof for the enforcement of payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or any interest on this Security on or
after the respective due dates expressed herein.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">No reference herein to the
Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute
and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin
or currency, herein prescribed.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">As provided in the Indenture
and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registerable in the Security Register, upon surrender
of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium
and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory
to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon
one or more new Securities of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to
the designated transferee or transferees.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">The Securities are issuable
only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. As provided in the Indenture and
subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of
like tenor, of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Except where otherwise specifically
provided in the Indenture, no service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">Prior to due presentment of
this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person
in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither
the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">All terms used in this Security
which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit&nbsp;5.1</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Kroger Co.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">1014 Vine Street</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Cincinnati, OH 45202-1100</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">August&nbsp;27, 2024</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Board of Directors</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Kroger Co.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">1014 Vine Street</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Cincinnati, OH 45202</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Ladies and Gentlemen:</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">I am familiar with the proceedings taken by The Kroger Co., an Ohio
corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), in connection with the issuance of $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.700% Senior
Notes due 2026 (the &ldquo;2026 Notes&rdquo;), $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.600% Senior Notes due 2027 (the &ldquo;2027
Notes&rdquo;), $1,400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.650% Senior Notes due 2029 (the &ldquo;2029 Notes&rdquo;), $1,300,000,000
aggregate principal amount of 4.900% Senior Notes due 2031 (the &ldquo;2031 Notes&rdquo;), $2,200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of
5.000% Senior Notes due 2034 (the &ldquo;2034 Notes&rdquo;), $2,100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.500% Senior Notes due 2054
(the &ldquo;2054 Notes&rdquo;) and $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.650% Senior Notes due 2064 (the &ldquo;2064 Notes&rdquo;
and, together with the 2026 Notes, the 2027 Notes, the 2029 Notes, the 2031 Notes, the 2034 Notes and the 2054 Notes, the &ldquo;Securities&rdquo;)
under an Indenture, dated as of June&nbsp;25, 1999, by and between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association (formerly known as Firstar
Bank, N.A.), as trustee (as amended by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of June&nbsp;25, 1999; the Second Supplemental Indenture
dated as of June&nbsp;25, 1999; the Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of June&nbsp;25, 1999; the Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated
as of September&nbsp;22, 1999; the Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of September&nbsp;22, 1999; the Sixth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of September&nbsp;22, 1999; the Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of February&nbsp;11, 2000; the Eighth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of February&nbsp;11, 2000; the Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August&nbsp;21, 2000; the Tenth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of May&nbsp;11, 2001; the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of May&nbsp;11, 2001; the Twelfth Supplemental Indenture dated
as of August&nbsp;16, 2001; the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April&nbsp;3, 2002; the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of June&nbsp;17, 2002; the Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;28, 2003; the Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture
dated as of December&nbsp;20, 2004; the Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August&nbsp;15, 2007; the Eighteenth Supplemental
Indenture, dated as of January&nbsp;16, 2008; the Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March&nbsp;27, 2008; the Twentieth Supplemental
Indenture dated as of March&nbsp;27, 2008; the Twenty-First Supplemental Indenture dated as of November&nbsp;25, 2008; the Twenty-Second
Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October&nbsp;1, 2009; the Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;13, 2010; the
Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January&nbsp;19, 2012; the Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April&nbsp;16,
2012; the Twenty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April&nbsp;16, 2012; the Twenty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;25,
2013; the Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;25, 2013, the Twenty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture, the Thirtieth
Supplemental Indenture, the Thirty-First Supplemental Indenture, and the Thirty-Second Supplemental Indenture, all dated as of December&nbsp;23,
2013, the Thirty-Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January&nbsp;30, 2014, the Thirty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of
October&nbsp;28, 2014, the Thirty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture, the Thirty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture, and the Thirty-Seventh Supplemental
Indenture, all dated as of January&nbsp;15, 2016, the Thirty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture, the Thirty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture and
the Fortieth Supplemental Indenture, all dated as of October&nbsp;3, 2016, the Forty-First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January&nbsp;24,
2017, the Forty-Second Supplemental Indenture, the Forty-Third Supplemental Indenture, and the Forty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture, all
dated as of July&nbsp;24, 2017, the Forty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture, and the Forty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture, both dated as of January&nbsp;14,
2019, the Forty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January&nbsp;13, 2020, the Forty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of
April&nbsp;28, 2020, the Forty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January&nbsp;12, 2021, and the Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture,
dated as of August&nbsp;27, 2024 (the &ldquo;Indenture&rdquo;) incorporated by reference as Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Registration Statement.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">I have acted as counsel to the Company in connection with its preparation
of a Registration Statement relating to such issuance of the Securities and the public sale thereof on Form&nbsp;S-3 filed by the Company
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;Registration Statement&rdquo;) for the registration of the Securities under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &ldquo;Act&rdquo;). I have examined the Registration Statement and the exhibits thereto; the Amended
Articles of Incorporation and Regulations of the Company; the corporate minutes of the proceedings of the directors and shareholders of
the Company; and such other records and documents as I have deemed necessary in order to express the opinions hereinafter set forth.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The opinion expressed herein is limited to the laws of the State of
Ohio, and, to the extent set forth in the following sentence, the laws of the State of New York, each as currently in effect, and no opinion
is expressed with respect to any other laws or any effect that such other laws may have on the opinion expressed herein. Insofar as the
opinions set forth herein are governed by the laws of the State of New York,&nbsp;I have relied as to all matters governed by such law
upon the opinion dated the date hereof of Weil, Gotshal&nbsp;&amp; Manges LLP, addressed to the Company and filed as an exhibit to a Current
Report on Form&nbsp;8-K of the Company to be filed with the Commission, which will be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
To the extent the opinion of Weil, Gotshal&nbsp;&amp; Manges contains conditions and limitations,&nbsp;I incorporate such conditions and
limitations herein.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Based upon the foregoing,&nbsp;I am of the opinion that, assuming receipt
by the Company of payment of the issue price of the Securities, the Securities will constitute the valid and binding obligations of the
Company.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The foregoing opinion is subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
or other laws affecting creditors&rsquo; rights generally, as from time to time in effect, and to general equity principles.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">I consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to a Current
Report on Form&nbsp;8-K of the Company to be filed with the Commission, which will be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement,
and to the reference to me in the Registration Statement under the caption &ldquo;Legal Matters&rdquo; therein. In giving such consents,&nbsp;I
do not admit that I am in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section&nbsp;7 of the Act.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Very truly yours,</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Christine S. Wheatley</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Senior Vice President,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">General Counsel and Secretary</P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: right; margin: 0"><B>Exhibit&nbsp;5.2</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: right; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">767 Fifth
    Avenue<BR>
    New York, NY 10153-0119<BR>
    +1 212 310 8000 tel<BR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">August&nbsp;27, 2024</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Kroger Co.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">1014 Vine Street</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Cincinnati, Ohio 45202</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Ladies and Gentlemen:</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">We have acted as counsel to The Kroger Co., an Ohio corporation (the
 &ldquo;<B>Company</B>&rdquo;), in connection with the offer and sale by the Company of $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the
Company&rsquo;s 4.700% Senior Notes due 2026 (the &ldquo;<B>2026 Notes</B>&rdquo;), $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company&rsquo;s
4.600% Senior Notes due 2027 (the &ldquo;<B>2027 Notes</B>&rdquo;), $1,400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company&rsquo;s 4.650%
Senior Notes due 2029 (the &ldquo;<B>2029 Notes</B>&rdquo;), $1,300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company&rsquo;s 4.900% Senior
Notes due 2031 (the &ldquo;<B>2031 Notes</B>&rdquo;), $2,200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company&rsquo;s 5.000% Senior Notes
due 2034 (the &ldquo;<B>2034 Notes</B>&rdquo;), $2,100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company&rsquo;s 5.500% Senior Notes due
2054 (the &ldquo;<B>2054 Notes</B>&rdquo;) and $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company&rsquo;s 5.650% Senior Notes due
2064 (the &ldquo;<B>2064 Notes</B>&rdquo; and, together with the 2026 Notes, the 2027 Notes, the 2029 Notes, the 2031 Notes, the 2034
Notes and the 2054 Notes, the &ldquo;<B>Notes</B>&rdquo;), issued pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, dated August&nbsp;20, 2024 (the
 &ldquo;<B>Underwriting Agreement</B>&rdquo;), which is incorporated by reference in its entirety in the Pricing Agreement dated August&nbsp;20,
2024 (the &ldquo;<B>Pricing Agreement</B>&rdquo;), by and among the Company and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities,
LLC, as representatives of the several Underwriters named in Schedule I of the Pricing Agreement. The Notes are being issued pursuant
that certain fiftieth supplemental indenture, dated as of August&nbsp;27, 2024, to the base indenture, dated as of June&nbsp;25, 1999,
between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (f/k/a Firstar Bank, N.A.), as trustee (the &ldquo;<B>Trustee</B>&rdquo;)
(as amended and supplemented through the date hereof, the &ldquo;<B>Indenture</B>&rdquo;).</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">In so acting, we have examined originals or copies (certified or otherwise
identified to our satisfaction) of: (i)&nbsp;the Registration Statement of the Company on Form&nbsp;S-3 (File No.&nbsp;333-265130), including
the documents incorporated by reference therein, filed by the Company on May&nbsp;20, 2022 (the &ldquo;<B>Registration Statement</B>&rdquo;);
(ii)&nbsp;the prospectus dated as of May&nbsp;20, 2022 (the &ldquo;<B>Base Prospectus</B>&rdquo;), which forms a part of the Registration
Statement; (iii)&nbsp;the prospectus supplement, dated August&nbsp;20, 2024 (together with the Base Prospectus, the &ldquo;<B>Prospectus</B>&rdquo;);
(iv)&nbsp;the Indenture; (v)&nbsp;the forms of the officers&rsquo; certificates of the Company setting forth the terms of the Notes to
be issued; (vi)&nbsp;specimens of the Notes; (vii)&nbsp;the Underwriting Agreement and Pricing Agreement; and (viii)&nbsp;such corporate
records, agreements, documents and other instruments, and such certificates or comparable documents of public officials and of officers
and representatives of the Company, and have made such inquiries of such officers and representatives, as we have deemed relevant and
necessary as a basis for the opinions hereinafter set forth.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">In such examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures,
the legal capacity of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original
documents of all documents submitted to us as certified, conformed or photostatic copies and the authenticity of the originals of such
latter documents. As to all questions of fact material to this opinion that have not been independently established, we have relied upon
certificates or comparable documents of officers and representatives of the Company and upon the representations and warranties of the
Company contained in the Underwriting Agreement and Pricing Agreement. We have also assumed (i)&nbsp;the valid existence of the Company,
(ii)&nbsp;that the Company has the requisite corporate company power and authority to enter into and perform the Notes, the Indenture,
the Underwriting Agreement and the Pricing Agreement, (iii)&nbsp;the due authorization, execution and delivery of the Notes, the Indenture,
the Underwriting Agreement and the Pricing Agreement by the Company, and (iv)&nbsp;the due authorization, execution and delivery of the
Indenture and the Notes by the Trustee and its predecessor trustees, as applicable.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Based on the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications stated therein,
we are of the opinion that the Notes (when delivered against payment therefor in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement and the Pricing
Agreement and authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Indenture) will constitute valid and binding obligations
of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent
conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors&rsquo; rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability,
to general principles of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether
enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The opinion expressed herein is limited to the laws of the State of
New York, and we express no opinion as to the effect on the matters covered by this letter of the laws of any other jurisdiction.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">We hereby consent to the use of this letter as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement and to any and all references to our firm in the prospectus which is a part of the Registration Statement. In giving such consent
we do not hereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section&nbsp;7 of the Securities Act or
the rules&nbsp;and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Very truly yours,</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">/s/ <I>Weil, Gotshal&nbsp;&amp; Manges LLP</I></P>

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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 13e<br> -Subsection 4c<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 14d<br> -Subsection 2b<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Section 14a<br> -Number 240<br> -Subsection 12<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Securities Act<br> -Number 230<br> -Section 425<br></p></div>
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