Ownership Submission
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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Varma Vivek C
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/13/2018
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
STARBUCKS CORP [SBUX]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2401 UTAH AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE 800
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
evp, Public Affairs
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SEATTLE, WA 98134
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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 93,171.183
I
by family LLC
Common Stock 47,509 (1)
D
 

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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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (2) 11/11/2023 Common Stock 100,470 $ 40.495 D  
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (3) 11/17/2024 Common Stock 73,242 $ 38.915 D  
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (4) 11/16/2025 Common Stock 84,512 $ 60.68 D  
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (5) 11/21/2026 Common Stock 140,726 $ 56.1 D  
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (6) 11/15/2027 Common Stock 144,761 $ 56.7 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Varma Vivek C
2401 UTAH AVENUE SOUTH
SUITE 800
SEATTLE, WA 98134
      evp, Public Affairs  

Signatures

/s/ Joshua M. Westerman, attorney-in-fact for Vivek C. Varma 11/16/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") which were granted and vest as follows: (a) 25,840 RSUs and accrued dividends granted November 15, 2017 and vest on November 15, 2018 and November 15, 2019; (b) 6,427 RSUs granted on November 16, 2015 and vest on November 16, 2018; and (c) 15,242 RSUs granted on July 16, 2014 and vest on July 16, 2019.
(2) The option, representing the right to buy a total of 100,470 shares, became exercisable in three increments of 25,118 shares each on November 11, 2014, November 11, 2015 and November 11, 2016, and one increment of 25,116 shares on November 11, 2017.
(3) The option, representing the right to buy at total of 97,656 shares, became exercisable in three increments of 24,414 shares each on November 17, 2015, November 17, 2016 and November 17, 2017 and becomes exercisable in one increment of 24,414 shares on November 17, 2018.
(4) The option, representing the right to buy a total of 84,512 shares, became exercisable in three increments of 21,128 shares each on November 16, 2016, November 16, 2017 and November 16, 2018 and becomes exercisable in one increment of 21,128 shares on November 16, 2019.
(5) The option, representing the right to buy a total of 140,726 shares, became exercisable in one increment of 35,182 shares on November 21, 2017 and becomes exercisable in one increment of 35,182 shares on November 21, 2018 and two increments of 35,181 shares each on November 21, 2019 and November 21, 2020.
(6) The option, representing a right to buy a total of 144,761 shares, vests in one increment of 36,191 on November 15, 2018 and three increments of 36,190 shares each on November 15, 2019, November 15, 2020 and November 15, 2021.
 
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