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7
Notice of 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
Fellow Kroger Shareholders:
It is our pleasure to invite you to join our Board of Directors, senior leadership, and other
Kroger associates at The Kroger Co. Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
When: Thursday, June 23, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. eastern time.
Where: School for Creative and Performing Arts
Corbett Theater
108 W. Central Parkway
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Items of Business: 1. To elect eleven director nominees.
2. To approve our executive compensation, on an advisory basis.
3. To ratify the selection of our independent auditor for fiscal year 2016.
4. To vote on four shareholder proposals, if properly presented at the meeting.
5. To transact other business as may properly come before the meeting.
Who can Vote: Holders of Kroger common shares at the close of business on the record
date April 27, 2016 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting.
How to Vote: Your vote is important! Please vote your proxy in one of the following ways:
1. Via the internet, by visiting www.proxyvote.com.
2. By telephone, by calling the number on your proxy card, voting
instruction form or notice.
3. By mail, by marking, signing, dating and mailing your proxy card if you
requested printed materials, or your voting instruction form. No postage
is required if mailed in the United States.
4. In person, by attending the meeting in Cincinnati.
Attending the Meeting: Shareholders holding shares at the close of business on the record date, or
their duly appointed proxies, may attend the meeting. If you plan to attend the
meeting, you must bring either: (1) the notice of meeting that was separately
mailed to you or (2) the top portion of your proxy card, either of which will be
your admission ticket.
Webcast of the Meeting: If you are unable to attend the meeting, you may listen to a live webcast
of the meeting by visiting ir.kroger.com at 11:00 a.m. eastern time on
June 23, 2016.
We appreciate your continued confidence in Kroger, and we look forward to seeing you at the
meeting.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Christine S. Wheatley, Secretary
May 12, 2016
Cincinnati, Ohio