Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 *
Alstead Troy
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
STARBUCKS CORP [SBUX] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
chief operating officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2401 UTAH AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE 800		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/26/2015
(Street)

SEATTLE, WA 98134		 4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 01/26/2015   M   25,079 A $ 30.785 126,829 D  
Common Stock 01/26/2015   M   26,853 A $ 43.64 153,682 D  
Common Stock 01/26/2015   M   15,707 A $ 49.74 169,389 D  
Common Stock 01/26/2015   S   100,402 D $ 87.7805 (1) 68,987 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 30.785 01/26/2015   M     25,079 11/15/2011(2) 11/15/2020 Common Stock 25,079 $ 0 0 D  
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 43.64 01/26/2015   M     26,853 11/14/2012(3) 11/14/2021 Common Stock 26,853 $ 0 26,853 D  
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 49.74 01/26/2015   M     15,707 11/19/2013(4) 11/19/2022 Common Stock 15,707 $ 0 31,413 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Alstead Troy
2401 UTAH AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE 800
SEATTLE, WA 98134		       chief operating officer  

Signatures

 /s/ Robert L. Villase?or, attorney-in-fact for Troy Alstead   01/28/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $87.54 to $88.00. 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.
(2) The option, representing the right to buy a total of 100,316 shares, became exercisable in four increments of 25,079 shares each on November 15, 2011, November 15, 2012, November 15, 2013 and November 15, 2014.
(3) The option, representing the right to buy a total of 107,413 shares, became exercisable in one increment of 26,854 shares on November 14, 2012 and two increments of 26,853 shares each on November 14, 2013 and November 14, 2014, and will become exercisable in one increment of 26,853 shares on November 14, 2015.
(4) The option, representing the right to buy a total of 62,827 shares, became exercisable in two increments of 15,707 shares each on November 19, 2013 and November 19, 2014, and will become exercisable in one increment of 15,707 shares on November 19, 2015 and one increment of 15,706 shares on November 19, 2016.

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