Ownership Submission
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Gass Michelle
   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
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
pres, Seattle's Best Coffee
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2401 UTAH AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE 800		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/14/2010
(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 12/14/2010   M   4,375 A $ 15.23 108,946 D  
Common Stock 12/14/2010   M   11,666 A $ 18.79 120,612 D  
Common Stock 12/14/2010   M   29,260 A $ 27.32 149,872 D  
Common Stock 12/14/2010   S   45,301 D $ 32.0172 (1) 104,571 D  

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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
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 15.23 12/14/2010   M     4,375   (2) 11/20/2013 Common Stock 4,375 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 18.79 12/14/2010   M     11,666   (3) 05/17/2014 Common Stock 11,666 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 27.32 12/14/2010   M     29,260   (4) 11/16/2014 Common Stock 29,260 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Gass Michelle
2401 UTAH AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE 800
SEATTLE, WA 98134		       pres, Seattle's Best Coffee  

Signatures

 /s/ Alejandro C. Torres, attorney-in-fact for Michelle Gass   12/16/2010
**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 transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $32.00 to $32.075. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the Commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
(2) The option, representing a right to purchase a total of 17,500 shares, became exercisable in four increments of 4,375 shares each on October 1 of 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
(3) The option, representing a right to purchase a total of 35,000 shares, became exercisable in one increment of 11,668 shares on May 17, 2005 and two increments of 11,666 shares each on May 17 of 2006 and 2007.
(4) The option became exercisable in one increment of 9,754 shares on October 1, 2005 and two increments of 9,753 shares each on October 1 of 2006 and 2007.

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