FORM 3UNITED 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Gibbons Peter D

(Last)(First)(Middle)
2401 UTAH AVE. S., SUITE 800

(Street)
SEATTLEWA98134

(City)(State)(Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/29/2008
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
STARBUCKS CORP [SBUX]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director10% Owner
XOfficer (give title below)Other (specify below)
evp, Global Supply Chain Ops
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
XForm 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 Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock 19,493 (1)
D
 
Common Stock 11
I
By minor child
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 Excercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date ExercisableExpiration DateTitleAmount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)  (2)03/15/2017 Common Stock 31,420 $ 29.59 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)  (3)11/19/2017 Common Stock 16,761 $ 22.87 D  
Explanation of Responses:
1. Includes 19,180 Restricted Stock Units which vest over a four-year period, with 50% vesting on May 8, 2010 and 50% vesting on May 8, 2012.
2. The options became exercisable in one increment of 7,855 shares on March 15, 2008 and become exercisable as to three increments of 7,855 shares each on March 15, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
3. The options become exercisable in one increment of 4,191 shares on November 19, 2008 and as to three increments of 4,190 shares each on November 19, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
Peter D. Gibbons, by Sarah Mock, his Attorney-in-Fact08/01/2008
** Signature of Reporting PersonDate
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
FOR EXECUTING FORMS 3, 4, AND 5


The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Paula E. Boggs, David Landau,
Andrew M. Paalborg, Sarah Mock, Devin Stockfish or any of them, as his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact to:


1.prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's behalf,
and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Form ID,
including amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or appropriate
to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make electronic
filings with the SEC of reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC;

2.execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Initial Statements of Beneficial
Ownership of Securities on Form 3, Statements of Change of Beneficial Ownership
of Securities on Form 4 and Annual Statements of Beneficial Ownership of
Securities on Form 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;

3.do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned that may
be necessary or desirable to complete the execution of any such Form 3, 4 or 5
and the timely filing of such form with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission and any required stock exchange, stock market or similar
authority; and

4.take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing
which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the
best interest of or legally required by the undersigned, it being understood
that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in his or
her discretion.

        The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and power
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and
powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned,
is not assuming nor is Starbucks Corporation assuming any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

This Power of Attorney shall supersede and revoke any Power of Attorney
previously executed with respect to executing Forms 3, 4 and 5 and shall remain
in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file
Forms 3, 4, and 5, unless earlier revoked in writing delivered to the general
counsel of Starbucks Corporation.

Dated this 28th day of July, 2008.



/s/ Peter D. Gibbons

 



 
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