SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2015-11-12

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 10.1 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Execution Version </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>TENDER AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TENDER AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT, dated as of November&nbsp;10, 2015 (this &#147;<B>Agreement</B>&#148;), among The Kroger Co., an Ohio
corporation (&#147;<B>Parent</B>&#148;), KS Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (&#147;<B>Acquisition Sub</B>&#148;), and each of the Persons listed as a &#147;Stockholder&#148; on the signature pages
hereto (collectively, the &#147;<B>Stockholders</B>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to Parent&#146;s and Acquisition
Sub&#146;s willingness to enter into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof (the &#147;<B>Merger Agreement</B>&#148;), with Acquisition Sub and Roundy&#146;s Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;<B>Company</B>&#148;),
simultaneously therewith, Parent has requested the Stockholders, and the Stockholders have agreed, to enter into this Agreement with respect to all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company that the
Stockholders Beneficially Own (as defined in Section&nbsp;6.10 below) at any time during the Support Period (as defined in Section&nbsp;6.10 below). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE 1</B> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B></B>A<SMALL>GREEMENT</SMALL> <SMALL>TO</SMALL> T<SMALL>ENDER</SMALL> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1.01<I> Tender of Shares</I>. The Stockholders agree: (i)&nbsp;to promptly (and, in any event, not later than seven
(7)&nbsp;Business Days after commencement of the Offer) validly tender or cause to be validly tendered into the Offer, pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Offer and Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act, all of the outstanding Company
Shares Beneficially Owned by the Stockholders (free and clear of any Liens or restrictions, except for any applicable restrictions on transfer under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder that would not in any event
prevent the Stockholders from tendering their Company Shares in accordance with this Agreement or otherwise complying with the Stockholders&#146; obligations under this Agreement); and (ii)&nbsp;if the Stockholders acquire Beneficial Ownership of
any additional outstanding Company Shares during the Support Period, to promptly (and, in any event, not later than three (3)&nbsp;Business Days after the acquisition of Beneficial Ownership of such additional outstanding Company Shares) validly
tender or cause to be validly tendered into the Offer, pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Offer, all of such additional Company Shares (free and clear of any Liens or restrictions, except for any applicable restrictions on transfer
under the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder that would not in any event prevent the Stockholders from tendering their Company Shares in accordance with this Agreement or otherwise complying with the
Stockholders&#146; obligations under this Agreement). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1.02<I> No Withdrawal</I>. The Stockholders agree not to withdraw, and
not to cause or permit to be withdrawn, any Company Shares from the Offer unless and until (i)&nbsp;the Offer expires without Acquisition Sub having accepted for payment any Company Shares tendered in the Offer or (ii)&nbsp;termination of this
Agreement in accordance with Section&nbsp;6.03 hereof. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1.03<I> Conditional Obligation</I>. The Stockholders acknowledge and agree that
Acquisition Sub&#146;s obligation to accept for payment Company Shares tendered into the Offer, including any Company Shares tendered by the Stockholders, is subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement and the Offer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE 2</B> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B></B>V<SMALL>OTING</SMALL> A<SMALL>GREEMENT</SMALL>; G<SMALL>RANT</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> P<SMALL>ROXY</SMALL> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2.01<I>. Voting Agreement</I>. The Stockholders hereby agree that, during the Support Period, the Stockholders will not vote any
outstanding Company Shares Beneficially Owned by them in favor of, or consent to, and will vote against and not consent to, the approval of any (i)&nbsp;Acquisition Proposal, (ii)&n