SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

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

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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^*

Gillett Stephen

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

2401 UTAH AVENUE SOUTH

SUITE 800

(Street)

SEATTLE

98134

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/10/2010

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

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	evp, chief information officer

5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	55,352⁽¹⁾	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽²⁾	06/16/2018	Common Stock	61,993	$18.35	D
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽³⁾	11/17/2018	Common Stock	35,652	$8.64	D
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽⁴⁾	04/15/2019	Common Stock	53,252	$11.66	D
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	⁽⁵⁾	11/16/2019	Common Stock	31,267	$22.06	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") which were granted as follows: (a) 21,463 RSUs granted on November 17, 2008 of which 10,732 RSUs vest on November 17, 2010 and 10,731 RSUs vest on November 17, 2011; and (b) 33,889 RSUs granted on December 18, 2008 of which 16,945 RSUs vest on December 18, 2010 and 16,944 RSUs vest on December 18, 2012.

2. The original grant consisted of 82,658 options. The options became exercisable in one increment of 20,665 shares on June 16, 2009, and become exercisable in one increment of 20,665 shares on June 16, 2010, and two increments of 20,664 shares each on June 16, 2011 and June 16, 2012.

3. The original grant consisted of 47,536 options. The options became exercisable in one increment of 11,884 shares on November 17, 2009, and become exercisable in three increments of 11,884 shares each on November 17, 2010, November 17, 2011 and November 17, 2012.

4. The original grant consisted of 71,003 options. The options became exercisable in one increment of 17,751 shares on April 15, 2010, and become exercisable in two increments of 17,751 shares each on April 15, 2011 and April 15, 2012 and one increment of 17,750 shares on April 15, 2013.

5. Options become exercisable in three increments of 7,817 shares each on November 16, 2010, November 16, 2011 and November 16, 2012, and one increment of 7,816 shares on November 16, 2013.

	/s/ Devin Stockfish, attorney-in-fact for Stephen Gillett	05/19/2010
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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