secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KROGER CO (KR)
CIK:        0000056873
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-09T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-012061
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kroger appoints Greg Foran as CEO; former Walmart U.S. chief joins Board
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- Greg Foran, 64, becomes CEO effective Feb. 10; previously CEO of Air New Zealand and Walmart U.S.
- Base salary $1.5M/year; target annual cash incentive 200% of base; target LTI of $12M starting 2026.
- Special grant of performance units for two ongoing LTI cycles, based on $1M each.
- Expatriate benefits include up to $250K/year for two years for housing and tax planning.
- Ron Sargent continues as Chairman; company reaffirms FY2025 guidance.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56873/000110465926012061/0001104659-26-012061-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56873/000110465926012061/tm265602d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-012061

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