FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Adcock Mary Ellen 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

KROGER CO [ KR ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
Group Vice President
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

THE KROGER CO., 1014 VINE STREET 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

7/13/2016
(Street)

CINCINNATI, OH 45202
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

7/14/2016 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock   7/13/2016     A    13154   (1) (2) A $0.00   36824   D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option   $37.48   7/13/2016     A      36500   (3)        (4) 7/13/2026   Common Stock   36500   $0.00   36500   D    

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Restricted stock awarded pursuant to a long-term incentive plan of The Kroger Co. The restrictions on these shares lapse in equal annual installments in whole amounts over a five-year period, at the rate of 20% per year commencing one year from the date of the award.
( 2)  Due to an administrative error, the number of restricted shares awarded to the Reporting Person on 07/13/2016 was incorrectly reported as 11,020 shares. The correct number of restricted shares awarded was 13,154 shares.
( 3)  Due to an administrative error, the number of non-qualified stock options granted to the Reporting Person on 07/13/2016 was incorrectly reported as 41,110. The correct number of options granted was 36,500.
( 4)  These options were granted under a long-term incentive plan of The Kroger Co. and vest in equal annual installments in whole amounts over a five-year period, at the rate of 20% per year commencing one year from the date of the grant.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Adcock Mary Ellen
THE KROGER CO.
1014 VINE STREET
CINCINNATI, OH 45202

Group Vice President

Signatures
/s/ Mary Ellen Adcock, by Stacey M. Heiser, Attorney-in-Fac 8/8/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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