Kroger Company filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
The Kroger Co. (the “Company”) is filing this Current Report on 8-K in order to include as Exhibit 23.1 hereto a Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, dated August 19, 2024, pursuant to which Deloitte & Touche LLP consents to the use of their reports dated April 22, 2024, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Albertsons Companies, Inc. and subsidiaries (“Albertsons”) and the effectiveness of Albertsons internal control over financial reporting appearing in Albertsons Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 52 weeks ended February 24, 2024, incorporated by reference in the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-265130).
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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23.1 | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded in 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. | ||
August 19, 2024 | By: | /s/ Christine S. Wheatley |
Christine S. Wheatley | ||
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |