Free Writing Prospectus
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement Number 333-148216

 

The Kroger Co.

 

 

Pricing Term Sheet

Dated September 24, 2009

 

3.90% Notes due 2015

 

Issuer:

The Kroger Co.

Principal Amount:

$ 500,000,000

Security Type:

Senior Note

Maturity:

October 1, 2015

Coupon:

3.90%

Price to Public:

99.889%

Yield to Maturity:

3.921%

Spread to Benchmark Treasury:

+158 bps

Benchmark Treasury:

2.375% due August , 2014

Benchmark Treasury Spot and Yield:

100-5 and 2.341%

Interest Payment Dates:

April 1st and October 1st, commencing on April 1st, 2010

Make-Whole Call:

Treasury Rate plus 25 basis points

Trade Date:

September 24, 2009

Settlement Date:

October 1, 2009 (T+5)

Denominations:

$2,000 x $1,000

Ratings:

Baa2 (stable outlook, Moody’s) / BBB- (credit watch positive, S&P) / BBB (stable outlook, Fitch)

CUSIP/ISIN

49835E AA5 / US49835EAA55

Joint Bookrunners:

Banc of America Securities LLC
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

Co-Managers:

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Fortis Securities LLC
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.
The Williams Capital Group, L.P.
U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

 

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We expect that delivery of the notes will be made against payment therefor on or about the settlement date specified above, which will be the fifth business day following the date of this term sheet. Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in three business days, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the notes on the date of this term sheet or the following business day will be required, by virtue of the fact that the notes initially will settle in T+5, to specify an alternate settlement cycle at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement. Purchasers of the notes who wish to trade the notes on the date hereof or the following business day should consult their own advisor.

 

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