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 *
  Gillett Stephen
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/10/2010
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, chief information officer
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 55,352 (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) 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  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Gillett Stephen
2401 UTAH AVENUE SOUTH
SUITE 800
SEATTLE, WA 98134
      evp, chief information officer  

Signatures

/s/ Devin Stockfish, attorney-in-fact for Stephen Gillett 05/19/2010
**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) 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.

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