Starbucks 2001 Annual Report Download - page 35

Fiscal 2001 Annual Report 51
Shareholder Information
MARKET INFORMATION AND DIVIDEND POLICY
The Company’s common stock is traded on the National Market tier of The Nasdaq Stock Market,
Inc. (“Nasdaq”),under the symbol “SBUX.”The following table sets forth the quarterly high and low
closing sale prices per share of the common stock as reported by Nasdaq for each quarter during the
last two fiscal years.All prices shown reflect the two-for-one stock split effected April 27, 2001.
HIGH LOW
September 30, 2001:
Fourth Quarter $ 22.77 $ 14.00
Third Quarter 23.00 18.58
Second Quarter 25.00 20.03
First Quarter 24.94 19.16
October 1, 2000:
Fourth Quarter $ 21.50 $ 17.56
Third Quarter 21.72 14.16
Second Quarter 22.41 11.94
First Quarter 15.06 10.78
As of December 11, 2001, the Company had 9,650 shareholders of record.The Company has never
paid any dividends on its common stock.The Company presently intends to retain earnings for use
in its business and, therefore, does not anticipate paying a cash dividend in the near future.
The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2001, without
the exhibits thereto, may be obtained without charge by accessing the Company’s filings at
www.sec.gov or by sending a request to Investor Relations at the address, phone number, or email
address below.
Quarterly information is available to all shareholders immediately upon its release, free of charge, via
fax, by calling 1-800-239-0317 or via the Internet at www.businesswire.com/ cnn/ sbux.htm.
To receive a copy by mail, please send your request to:
Invest or Relat ions
Investor R elations – M/ S S-FP1
Starbucks Corporation
P. O. Box 34067
Seattle,WA 98124-1067
[phone], ext. 87118
www.starbucks.com/ aboutus/ investor.asp
Corporate Social Responsibility
Starbucks is committed to social responsibility.Today, with the strength of the Starbucks brand in the
marketplace, the Company has an opportunity to lead by example. The Company’s responsibility
begins with being accountable to its stakeholders—its partners, customers, suppliers, investors,
community members and others—and communicating openly about its business practices and
performance. This led the Company to publish its first annual corporate social responsibility report
for the 2001 fiscal year.
The Report can be viewed by visiting the Investor Relations’ internet address listed above.
To receive a copy by mail, please call 1-800-STARBUC (1-800-782-7282), or fax your request to
1-800-782-7286.