Kroger EVP Emilee DeMartino Receives Restricted Stock Award

What Happened
Emilee F. DeMartino, Executive Vice President of The Kroger Co. (KR), was granted 12,769 restricted shares on 2026-09-25. The Form 4 reports the award as an acquisition (code A) of 12,769 shares at $0.00 per share (aggregate reported value $0). This was a compensation award, not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-09-25; Form 4 filed 2026-09-28.
• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A).
• Shares granted: 12,769; grant price reported $0.00 (no cash paid).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the provided filing details.
• Footnote: These are restricted shares that vest in equal annual installments over three years (33% per year), beginning one year from the award date (see F1).
• Filing timeliness: Filing date shown; no late-filing designation provided in the supplied data.

Context
Restricted stock awards are compensation and typically subject to forfeiture until they vest; they are not the same as an insider purchasing shares on the open market. Vesting over three years means the recipient will receive access to portions of these shares gradually, which aligns the executive’s interests with longer-term company performance. For retail investors, awards indicate management compensation/retention activity but are not a direct buy/sell signal.