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^*

Gass Michelle

(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)
	pres, Starbucks Coffee EMEA

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/30/2013

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	01/30/2013		M		21,701	A	$36.75	148,745	D
Common Stock	01/30/2013		M		28,734	A	$22.87	177,479	D
Common Stock	01/30/2013		M		19,014	A	$8.64	196,493	D
Common Stock	01/30/2013		S		104,449	D	$55.6198⁽¹⁾	92,044	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)	$36.75	01/30/2013		M			21,701	⁽²⁾	11/20/2016	Common Stock	21,701	$0	0	D
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$22.87	01/30/2013		M			28,734	⁽³⁾	11/19/2017	Common Stock	28,734	$0	0	D
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$8.64	01/30/2013		M			19,014	⁽⁴⁾	11/17/2018	Common Stock	19,014	$0	19,015	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $55.39 to $56.1650. 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 buy 51,701 shares, became exercisable in one increment of 12,926 shares on November 20, 2007 and three increments of 12,925 shares each on November 20, 2008, November 20, 2009 and November 20, 2010.

3. The option representing a right to buy 28,734 shares became exercisable in two increments of 7,184 shares each on November 19, 2008 and November 19, 2009, and two increments of 7,183 shares each on November 19, 2010 and November 19, 2011.

4. The option representing a right to buy 38,029 shares became exercisable in one increment of 9,508 shares on November 17, 2009 and three increments of 9,507 shares each on November 17, 2010, November 17, 2011 and November 17, 2012.

	/s/ Robert L. Villase?or, attorney-in-fact for Michelle Gass	02/01/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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