SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Alstead Troy

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

2401 UTAH AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE 800

(Street)

SEATTLE

98134

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
STARBUCKS CORP [ SBUX ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	cfo and cao

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/12/2012

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	12/12/2012		M		16,534	A	$8.64	210,649	D
Common Stock	12/12/2012		M		61,023	A	$22.06	271,672	D
Common Stock	12/12/2012		S		118,570	D	$53.5491⁽¹⁾	153,102	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$8.64	12/12/2012		M			16,534	⁽²⁾	11/17/2018	Common Stock	16,534	$0	0	D
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$22.06	12/12/2012		M			61,023	⁽³⁾	11/16/2019	Common Stock	61,023	$0	20,340	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $53.47 to $53.612. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the Commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

2. The option, representing a right to purchase a total of 66,138 shares, became exercisable in two increments of 16,535 shares each on November 17, 2009 and November 17, 2010, and two increments of 16,534 shares each on each of November 17, 2011 and November 17, 2012.

3. The option, representing a right to purchase a total of 81,363 shares, became exercisable in three increments of 20,341 shares each on November 16, 2010, November 16, 2011 and November 16, 2012 and becomes exercisable in one increment 20,340 on November 16, 2013.

	/s/ Alejandro C. Torres, attorney-in-fact for Troy Alstead	12/14/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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