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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;12, 2002</B></FONT>

<P align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
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Washington, D.C. 20549</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>FORM S-8</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="6"><B>STARBUCKS CORPORATION</B></FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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<B>91-1325671</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>2401 Utah Avenue South<BR>
Seattle, Washington 98134</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>STARBUCKS CORPORATION<BR>
1991 COMPANY-WIDE STOCK OPTION PLAN</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PAULA E. BOGGS<BR>
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
Starbucks Corporation<BR>
2401 Utah Avenue South<BR>
Seattle, Washington 98134<BR>
(206)&nbsp;447-1575</B><BR>
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including<BR>
Area Code, of Agent for Service)</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><FONT size="3"><I>Copy to:</I><BR>
<B>J. Sue Morgan, Esq.<BR>
Perkins Coie LLP<BR>
1201 Third Avenue, Suite&nbsp;4800<BR>
Seattle, Washington 98101-3099</B></FONT></FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT>

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$0.001 par value</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">12,000,000 Shares</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">22,942.00</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Together with an indeterminate number of additional shares of the Registrant&#146;s
Common Stock that may be necessary to adjust the number of shares of the
Registrant&#146;s Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Starbucks
Corporation 1991 Company-Wide Stock Option Plan as the result of any
future stock split, stock dividend or similar adjustment of the
outstanding Common Stock of the Registrant.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Average of the high ($21.07) and
low ($20.50) sale prices of a share of the
Registrant&#146;s Common Stock as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. on
December&nbsp;10, 2002. The Registration Fee is calculated in accordance
with Rule&nbsp;457(h)(i) and Rule&nbsp;457(c) promulgated under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant is filing this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 pursuant
to General Instruction E to Form&nbsp;S-8 to register 12,000,000 additional shares
of Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the exercise of options granted under
the Starbucks Corporation 1991 Company-Wide Stock Option Plan. The contents of
the original Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on September&nbsp;28, 1992 in connection with such plan
(Registration No.&nbsp;33-52528) are incorporated herein by reference.
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Opinion of Perkins Coie LLP regarding legality of securities
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Starbucks Corporation 1991 Company-Wide Stock Option Plan
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.3 to the
Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year
ended October&nbsp;1, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on December&nbsp;22, 2000)</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5)</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Independent Auditors</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (see the signature page of this Registration
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, on this 12th day of December, 2002.
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By:</FONT></TD>
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president and chief executive officer</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Howard
Schultz and Orin C. Smith, or either of them, his or her attorneys-in-fact, for
him or her, in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this
Registration Statement, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their
substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
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Howard Schultz</FONT></TD>
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chairman and chief global<BR>
strategist
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Orin C. Smith</FONT></TD>
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director, president, and chief<BR>
executive officer
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Michael Casey<BR>
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Michael Casey</FONT></TD>
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executive vice president and<BR>
chief financial officer<BR>
(principal accounting officer and<BR>
principal financial officer)
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Barbara Bass<BR>
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Barbara Bass</FONT></TD>
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director
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Howard P. Behar<BR>
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Howard P. Behar</FONT></TD>
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director and president, North<BR>
American Operations
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Craig J. Foley<BR>
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Craig J. Foley</FONT></TD>
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director
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Gregory B. Maffei</FONT></TD>
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director
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Arlen I. Prentice<BR>
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Arlen I. Prentice</FONT></TD>
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director
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ James G. Shennan, Jr.<BR>
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James G. Shennan, Jr.</FONT></TD>
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director
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Craig E. Weatherup<BR>
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Craig E. Weatherup</FONT></TD>
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director
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B></FONT>

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Opinion of Perkins Coie LLP regarding legality of securities
being registered</FONT></TD>
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Starbucks Corporation 1991 Company-Wide Stock Option Plan
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.3 to the
Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year
ended October&nbsp;1, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on December&nbsp;22, 2000)</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5)</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Independent Auditors</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (see the signature page of this Registration
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STARBUCKS CORPORATION
As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on December 12, 2002
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
STARBUCKS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Washington
(State or Other Juris-
diction of Incorporation)
91-1325671
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification
Number)
2401 Utah Avenue South
Seattle, Washington 98134
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
STARBUCKS CORPORATION
1991 COMPANY-WIDE STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
PAULA E. BOGGS
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Starbucks Corporation
2401 Utah Avenue South
Seattle, Washington 98134
(206) 447-1575
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including
Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Copy to:
J. Sue Morgan, Esq.
Perkins Coie LLP
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4800
Seattle, Washington 98101-3099
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities
Amount to
Offering Price Per
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
to be Registered
be Registered*
Share**
Price
Registration Fee
Common Stock,
$0.001 par value
12,000,000 Shares
$
20.78
$
249,360,000
$
22,942.00
*
Together with an indeterminate number of additional shares of the Registrant's
Common Stock that may be necessary to adjust the number of shares of the
Registrant's Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Starbucks
Corporation 1991 Company-Wide Stock Option Plan as the result of any
future stock split, stock dividend or similar adjustment of the
outstanding Common Stock of the Registrant.
**
Average of the high ($21.07) and
low ($20.50) sale prices of a share of the
Registrant's Common Stock as reported by the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. on
December 10, 2002. The Registration Fee is calculated in accordance
with Rule 457(h)(i) and Rule 457(c) promulgated under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended.
REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES
The Registrant is filing this Registration Statement on Form S-8 pursuant
to General Instruction E to Form S-8 to register 12,000,000 additional shares
of Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the exercise of options granted under
the Starbucks Corporation 1991 Company-Wide Stock Option Plan. The contents of
the original Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on September 28, 1992 in connection with such plan
(Registration No. 33-52528) are incorporated herein by reference.
EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
Description
5
Opinion of Perkins Coie LLP regarding legality of securities
being registered
10
Starbucks Corporation 1991 Company-Wide Stock Option Plan
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended October 1, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on December 22, 2000)
23.1
Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5)
23.2
Consent of Independent Auditors
24
Power of Attorney (see the signature page of this Registration
Statement)
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, on this 12th day of December, 2002.
STARBUCKS CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Orin C. Smith
Orin C. Smith
president and chief executive officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Howard
Schultz and Orin C. Smith, or either of them, his or her attorneys-in-fact, for
him or her, in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this
Registration Statement, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or their
substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
Howard Schultz
chairman and chief global
strategist
Orin C. Smith
Orin C. Smith
director, president, and chief
executive officer
December 12, 2002
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Michael Casey
Michael Casey
executive vice president and
chief financial officer
(principal accounting officer and
principal financial officer)
December 12, 2002
/s/ Barbara Bass
Barbara Bass
director
December 12, 2002
/s/ Howard P. Behar
Howard P. Behar
director and president, North
American Operations
December 12, 2002
/s/ Craig J. Foley
Craig J. Foley
director
December 12, 2002
Gregory B. Maffei
director
/s/ Arlen I. Prentice
Arlen I. Prentice
director
December 12, 2002
/s/ James G. Shennan, Jr.
James G. Shennan, Jr.
director
December 12, 2002
/s/ Craig E. Weatherup
Craig E. Weatherup
director
December 12, 2002
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
5
Opinion of Perkins Coie LLP regarding legality of securities
being registered
10
Starbucks Corporation 1991 Company-Wide Stock Option Plan
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended October 1, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on December 22, 2000)
23.1
Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5)
23.2
Consent of Independent Auditors
24
Power of Attorney (see the signature page of this Registration
Statement)