UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report : June 26, 2025

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

The Kroger Co.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Ohio		No. 1-303		31-0345740
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

1014 Vine Street

Cincinnati, OH 45202

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (513) 762-4000

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock $1.00 par value per share		KR		New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On June 26, 2025, The Kroger Co. (the “Company”) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders elected ten directors to serve until the annual meeting in 2026, or until their successors have been elected and qualified; approved the Company’s executive compensation on an advisory basis; ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for fiscal year 2025; rejected a shareholder proposal regarding a report on discarded cigarette pollution; rejected a shareholder proposal regarding a report on adopting a third-party mandated framework on U.S. farmers; and rejected a shareholder proposal reading a report on safeguarding the privacy of consumer health data.

 

The final results are as follows:

 

Director Election Proposal	For		Against		Broker Non-Votes
Nora A. Aufreiter	510,182,068		8,015,249		66,809,063
Kevin M. Brown	510,572,737		7,776,405		66,809,063
Elaine L. Chao	491,861,666		25,982,845		66,809,063
Anne Gates	487,929,744		29,026,344		66,809,063
Karen M. Hoguet	511,588,822		6,428,356		66,809,063
Clyde R. Moore	469,534,947		48,330,540		66,809,063
Ronald L. Sargent	455,468,280		63,106,723		66,809,063
J. Amanda Sourry Knox	512,945,377		4,998,351		66,809,063
Mark S. Sutton	495,099,132		23,225,073		66,809,063
Ashok Vemuri	511,101,255		6,678,991		66,809,063

 

 

Other Proposals	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
Advisory vote approving executive compensation	479,422,891	37,724,712	2,810,153	66,809,063
Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor for fiscal year 2025	538,041,379	46,621,553	2,103,887
Shareholder proposal regarding a Report on discarded cigarette pollution	47,449,866	466,884,167	5,623,723	66,809,063
Shareholder proposal regarding a report on adopting a third-party mandated framework on U.S. farmers	77,187,990	437,610,482	5,159,284	66,809,063
Shareholder proposal regarding report on safeguarding the privacy of consumer health data	72,180,021	441,445,598	6,332,137	66,809,063

 

 

Item 7.01    Regulation FD Disclosure

 

During the Company’s 2025 virtual Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the audio webcast experienced technical difficulties which caused the audio on the webcast to cut out during the final question of the Q&A portion of the meeting. As a result, no one heard the Company’s response to the final question. Attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1, is the final shareholder question submitted during the meeting along with the response from the Company.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)         Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

Description

 

99.1	Question asked during 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

 

104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

	THE KROGER CO.
June 27, 2025	By:	/s/ Christine S. Wheatley
		Christine S. Wheatley
		Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel