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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* GARCIA EDUARDO (Last) (First) (Middle) 2401 UTAH AVENUE SOUTH (Street) SEATTLE WA 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) evp, Supply Chain & Coffee Ops
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/18/2004
	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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	10/18/2004		M		43,333	A	$14.8	50,977	D
Common Stock	10/18/2004		S		43,333	D	$49.61	7,644	D
Common Stock	10/18/2004		M		36,667	A	$20.64	44,311	D
Common Stock	10/18/2004		S		36,667	D	$49.61	7,644(1)	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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee (Non-Qualified) Stock Option (right to buy)	$14.8	10/18/2004		M			43,333	10/01/2002(2)	10/01/2011	Common Stock	43,333	$0.00	0	D
Employee (Non-Qualified) Stock Option (right to buy)	$20.64	10/18/2004		M			36,667	09/30/2003(3)	09/30/2012	Common Stock	36,667	$0.00	36,666	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 182 shares acquired on December 31, 2003, 197 shares acquired on March 31, 2004, 146 shares acquired on June 31, 2004 and 145 shares acquired on September 30, 2004 under the Starbucks Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Program.

2. Options become exercisable in an increment of 43,334 shares on October 1, 2002 and increments of 43,333 shares on October 1, 2003 and 2004.

3. Options become exercisable in increments of 36,667 shares on September 30, 2003 and 2004 and an increment of 36,666 shares on September 30, 2005.

Remarks:

	Eduardo R. Garcia by Andrew M. Paalborg, his Attorney-In-Fact	10/19/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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