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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   CULVER JOHN 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/20/2009 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) evp; pres Global Consumer Prod 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 3,038 D   Common Stock 24,227 (1) D Â

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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)	  (2)	11/20/2013	Common Stock	4,500	$ 15.23	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (3)	11/16/2014	Common Stock	14,000	$ 27.32	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (4)	11/16/2015	Common Stock	8,250	$ 30.42	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (5)	11/20/2016	Common Stock	13,217	$ 36.75	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (6)	03/15/2017	Common Stock	20,947	$ 29.59	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (7)	11/19/2017	Common Stock	23,945	$ 22.87	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	  (8)	11/17/2018	Common Stock	66,138	$ 8.64	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CULVER JOHN 2401 UTAH AVE. S. SUITE 800 SEATTLE, WA 98134	Â	Â	  evp; pres Global Consumer Prod	Â

Signatures

John Culver, by Sarah Mock, His Attorney-in-Fact		02/25/2009
**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)	Represents 24,227 Restricted Stock Units which were granted on May 8, 2008, with 12,114 RSUs vesting on the second anniversary of the date of grant and 12,113 RSUs vesting on the fourth anniversary of the date of grant.
(2)	The option, representing a right to purchase a total of 18,000 shares, became exercisable in four equal annual installments of 4,500 shares each on October 1 of 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
(3)	The option, representing a right to purchase a total of 28,000 shares, became exercisable in four equal annual installments of 7,000 shares each on October 1 of 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
(4)	The option, representing a right to purchase a total of 11,000 shares, became exercisable in three equal annual installments of 2,750 shares each on November 16 of 2006, 2007, and 2008, and becomes exercisable as to 2,750 shares on November 16, 2009.
(5)	The option became exercisable in one increment of 3,305 shares on November 20 of 2007, and one increment of 3,304 shares on November 20, 2008, and becomes exercisable as to two increments of 3,304 shares each on November 20 of 2009 and 2010.
(6)	The option became exercisable in one increment of 5,237 shares on March 15, 2008, and becomes exercisable as to two increments of 5,237 shares each on March 15 of 2009 and 2010, and to one increment of 5,236 shares on March 15, 2011.
(7)	The option became exercisable in one increment of 5,987 shares on November 19, 2008, and becomes exercisable as to three increments of 5,986 shares each on November 19 of 2009, 2010, and 2011.
(8)	The option becomes exercisable as to two increments of 16,535 shares each on November 17, 2009 and 2010, and two increments of 16,534 shares each on November 17, 2011 and 2012.

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