FORM 4UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SHENNAN JAMES G JR

(Last)(First)(Middle)
75 KILROY WAY

(Street)
ATHERTONCA94027

(City)(State)(Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
STARBUCKS CORP [SBUX]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
XDirector10% Owner
Officer (give title below)Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/09/2008
4. 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 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)
CodeVAmount(A) or (D)Price
Common Stock 09/09/2008 G  2,081 D$ 0 42,019 I By JGS GRAT II
Common Stock 09/17/2008 G  42,019 D$ 0 0 I By JGS GRAT II
Common Stock 09/09/2008 G  2,081 A$ 0 2,081 I By JGS Trust
Common Stock 09/17/2008 G  42,019 A$ 0 44,100 I By JGS Trust
Common Stock 09/09/2008 G  44,100 D$ 0 45,900 I By Wife
Common Stock 09/09/2008 G  44,100 A$ 0 88,200 I By JGS Trust
Common Stock         45,900 I By JGS GRAT III
Common Stock         62,440 I By Family Partnership
Common Stock         26,044 D  

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 Security3. 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)
CodeV(A)(D)Date ExercisableExpiration DateTitleAmount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
James G. Shennan, Jr. by Sarah Mock, His Attorney-in-Fact09/26/2008
** 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.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;

2.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

3.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 15th day of March, 2008



/s/ James G. Shennan, Jr.
 



 
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