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) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) chairman emeritus (Last) (First) (Middle) 2401 UTAH AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE 800 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/26/2018 (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 11/30/2017   G V 830,000 D $ 0 1,170,000 I by spouse Common Stock 11/30/2017   G V 830,000 A $ 0 31,458,282 (1) D   Common Stock 11/30/2017   G V 575,000 D $ 0 30,883,282 D   Common Stock 12/08/2017   G V 1,060,000 D $ 0 0 I by spouse Common Stock 12/08/2017   G V 1,060,000 A $ 0 33,003,282 (2) D   Common Stock 06/26/2018   A   20,735 (3) A $ 0 33,024,017 D   Common Stock 06/26/2018   F   21,749 (4) D $ 50.38 33,002,268 D   Common Stock               1,170,000 I by GRAT Common Stock               525,181 I by 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				chairman emeritus

Signatures

/s/ Alejandro C. Torres, attorney-in-fact for Howard Schultz		06/28/2018
**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 830,000 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 November 30, 2017 as an annuity payment that was exempt from Section 16 pursuant to Rule 16a-13.
(2)	Includes 1,060,000 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 December 7, 2017 as an annuity payment in termination of the GRAT that was exempt from Section 16 pursuant to Rule 16a-13.
(3)	Pursuant to the terms of a Retirement Agreement between the issuer and the reporting person, dated June 1, 2018, effective on June 26, 2018, (1) 31,566 shares subject to the performance-based Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") granted on November 15, 2017 were deemed earned and vested and (2) 30,945 shares previously reported as part of the 83,553 shares earned pursuant to the performance-based RSU granted on November 16, 2015 (the "November 2015 Grant"), of which 41,777 shares vested on November 16, 2017 and 41,776 were scheduled to vest on November 16, 2018, became vested. The number shown includes the forfeiture of the remaining 10,831 shares subject to the November 2015 Grant.
(4)	Shares withheld by the issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations upon vesting of RSUs; not an open market transaction.

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