UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 24, 2017
Starbucks Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Washington | 0-20322 | 91-1325671 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2401 Utah Avenue South,
Seattle, Washington 98134
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(206) 447-1575
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On January 24, 2017, Starbucks Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the nomination of Rosalind Brewer, Jørgen Vig Knudstorp and Satya Nadella for election to the Company’s Board of Directors at the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Company also announced that James G. Shennan, Jr. will retire from the Company’s Board of Directors immediately prior to the Annual Meeting in accordance with the Company’s Corporate Governance Principles and Practices’ mandatory retirement age requirements. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||
| 99.1 | Press release of Starbucks Corporation dated January 24, 2017 | |||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| STARBUCKS CORPORATION | ||||||
| Dated: January 24, 2017 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Lucy Lee Helm | |||||
| Lucy Lee Helm | ||||||
| executive vice president, general counsel and secretary | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||
| 99.1 | Press release of Starbucks Corporation dated January 24, 2017 | |||