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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Helm Lucy Lee   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) evp, gen. counsel & secretary (Last) (First) (Middle) 2401 UTAH AVE SOUTH, SUITE 800 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/29/2013 (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 05/29/2013   M   4,029 A $ 8.64 70,875 (1) D   Common Stock 05/29/2013   M   500 A $ 22.06 71,375 D   Common Stock 05/29/2013   S   4,529 D $ 63.2634 (2) 66,846 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)

$ 8.64

05/29/2013

M

4,029

(3)

11/17/2018

Common Stock

4,029

$ 0

0

D

Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 22.06

05/29/2013

M

500

(4)

11/16/2019

Common Stock

500

$ 0

11,029

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Helm Lucy Lee 2401 UTAH AVE SOUTH, SUITE 800 SEATTLE, WA 98134			evp, gen. counsel & secretary

Signatures

/s/ Robert L. Villase?or, attorney-in-fact for Lucy Lee Helm		05/31/2013
**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)	Includes 114 shares purchased on March 28, 2013, pursuant to the Starbucks Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(2)	This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $63.2601 to $63.2901. 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.
(3)	The option, representing the right to buy a total of 38,029 shares, became exercisable in one increment of 9,508 shares on November 17, 2009, and three increments of 9,507 shares each on November 17, 2010, November 17, 2011 and November 17, 2012.
(4)	The option, representing the right to buy a total of 14,529 shares, became exercisable in one increment of 3,633 shares on November 16, 2010 and two increments of 3,632 shares each on November 16, 2011 and November 16, 2012 and becomes exercisable in one increment of 3,632 shares on November 16, 2013.

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