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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SCHULTZ HOWARD D   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol STARBUCKS CORP [SBUX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) chairman and ceo (Last) (First) (Middle) 2401 UTAH AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE 800 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/10/2015 (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 09/11/2015   G V 645,000 (1) D $ 0 1,355,000 I by spouse Common Stock 09/11/2015   G V 645,000 (1) A $ 0 33,206,814 (2) D   Common Stock 11/10/2015   A   208,668 (3) A $ 0 34,060,482 D   Common Stock               1,355,000 I by GRAT Common Stock               500,000 I by GRAT Common Stock               500,000 I by spouse Common Stock               550,181 I Family Owned LLC

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SCHULTZ HOWARD D 2401 UTAH AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE 800 SEATTLE, WA 98134	X		chairman and ceo

Signatures

/s/ Robert L. Villasenor, attorney-in-fact for Howard Schultz		11/12/2015
**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 gift transaction represents an annuity payment from a grantor retained annuity trust (GRAT) previously established by the reporting person's spouse for which the reporting person serves as trustee, to a joint account of the reporting person and his spouse.
(2)	Includes 645,000 shares that were previously shown as indirectly owned through a grantor retained annuity trust (GRAT) for which the reporting person serves as the sole trustee. The shares were transferred to the reporting person on September 11, 2015 as an annuity payment that was exempt from Section 16 pursuant to Rule 16a-13.
(3)	Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") earned on the achievement of performance goals under performance-based RSUs granted on November 11, 2013. The RSUs are scheduled to vest, subject to continued employment, as follows, 104,334 shares on November 11, 2015 and 104,334 shares on November 11, 2016.

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