STARBUCKS CORP — Director's Dealing 2015

Aug 20, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: STARBUCKS CORP (SBUX)
CIK: 0000829224
Period of Report: 2015-08-17

Reporting Person: Maw Scott Harlan (evp, chief financial officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-08-17	Common Stock	F	2982	$57.74	Disposed	36002	Direct
2015-08-17	Common Stock	M	23440	$19.21	Acquired	59442	Direct
2015-08-17	Common Stock	S	23440	$56.91	Disposed	36002	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2015-08-17	Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$19.21	M	23440	Disposed	2021-08-15	Common Stock (23440)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Shares withheld by the issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations upon vesting of restricted stock units; not an open market transaction.

F2: On April 9, 2015, Starbucks Corporation effected a 2-for-1 stock split. The number of shares reported throughout this Form 4 have been adjusted to reflect the stock split.

F3: The sales reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.

F4: This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $56.85 to $57.01. 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.

F5: The option, representing the right to buy a total of 46,884 shares, became exercisable in two increments of 11,722 shares each on August 15, 2012 and August 15, 2013 and two increments of 11,720 shares each on August 15, 2014 and August 15, 2015. In accordance with the terms of the stock option plan, the exercise price of the option and number of shares subject to the option have been adjusted to reflect the stock split referenced above.