EX-32 4 sbux-3312013xexhibit32.htm SECTION 906 CEO AND CFO CERTIFICATION SBUX - 3.31.2013 - Exhibit 32


Exhibit 32
CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Starbucks Corporation (“Starbucks”) on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2013, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2013 (the “Report”), Howard Schultz, chairman, president and chief executive officer, and Troy Alstead, chief financial officer and chief administrative officer of Starbucks, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to his knowledge:
 
(1)
the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)
the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Starbucks.

April 30, 2013
 
 
/s/ Howard Schultz
 
Howard Schultz
 
chairman, president and chief executive officer

April 30, 2013
 
 
/s/ Troy Alstead
 
Troy Alstead
 
chief financial officer
 
and chief administrative officer