Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  Skinner Launi
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/04/2007
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
STARBUCKS CORP [SBUX]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2401 UTAH AVE. S., SUITE 800
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
president, Starbucks Coffee US
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SEATTLE, WA 98134
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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 7,728
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (1) 02/23/2009 Common Stock 15,232 $ 6.55 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 02/23/2009 Common Stock 4,868 $ 6.55 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (3) 10/04/2009 Common Stock 4,000 $ 5.81 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (4) 10/02/2010 Common Stock 8,000 $ 10.09 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (5) 10/01/2011 Common Stock 10,000 $ 7.4 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (6) 09/30/2012 Common Stock 12,000 $ 10.32 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (7) 01/14/2013 Common Stock 18,332 $ 10.14 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (8) 11/20/2013 Common Stock 17,500 $ 15.23 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (9) 11/16/2014 Common Stock 48,000 $ 27.32 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (10) 11/16/2015 Common Stock 60,000 $ 30.42 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (11) 11/20/2016 Common Stock 33,120 $ 36.75 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Skinner Launi
2401 UTAH AVE. S.
SUITE 800
SEATTLE, WA 98134
      president, Starbucks Coffee US  

Signatures

Launi Skinner, by Casey M. Nault, her Attorney-in-Fact 09/14/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) The options became exercisable in two increments of 9,224 shares on February 23 of 2000 and 2001, one increment of 10,736 shares on February 23, 2002, one increment of 13,960 shares on February 23, 2003, and one increment of 15,272 shares on February 23, 2004.
(2) The options became exercisable in two increments of 18,776 shares on February 23 of 2000 and 2001, one increment of 17,264 shares on February 23, 2002, one increment of 14,040 shares on February 23, 2003, and one increment of 12,728 shares on February 23, 2004.
(3) The options became exercisable in four increments of 6,000 shares each on October 4 of 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003.
(4) The options became exercisable in four increments of 8,000 shares each on October 2 of 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004.
(5) The options became exercisable in four increments of 4,000 shares each on October 1 of 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005.
(6) The options became exercisable in four increments of 6,000 shares each on September 30 of 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
(7) The options became exercisable in two increments of 11,667 shares each on January 14 of 2004 and 2005, and one increment of 11,666 shares on January 14, 2006.
(8) The options became exercisable in three increments of 12,750 shares each on October 1 of 2004, 2005 and 2006.
(9) The options became exercisable in two increments of 24,000 shares each on October 1 of 2005 and 2006, and become exercisable as to the remaining 24,000 shares on October 1, 2007.
(10) The options became exercisable as to 20,000 shares on November 16, 2006, and become exercisable as to the remaining 40,000 shares in two increments of 20,000 shares each on November 16, 2007 and 2008.
(11) The options become exercisable in four increments of 8,280 shares each on November 20 of 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.

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