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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 29, 2002:
Fourth Quarter $ 24.36 $ 18.63
Third Quarter 25.63 22.02
Second Quarter 24.07 19.51
First Quarter 19.91 14.56
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
As of December 16, 2002, the Company had 11,004
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 29, 2002, 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 through access on the Internet at
www.businesswire.com/cnn/sbux.htm. To receive a copy by
mail, please send your request to:
Investor Relations
Investor Relations—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 demonstrates its commitment to corporate social
responsibility (“CSR”) by conducting its business in ways
that produce social, environmental and economic benefits to
the communities where Starbucks operates. The Company
aligns its principles for social responsibility with its overall
strategy and business operations. As a result, Starbucks
believes it delivers benefits to the Company and its
stakeholders – partners, customers, suppliers, shareholders,
community members and others – while distinguishing
Starbucks as a leader within the coffee industry.
Providing open communication and transparency helps the
Company be accountable to its stakeholders. To support
this goal, Starbucks publishes a CSR Annual Report. Starbucks
fiscal 2002 CSR Annual Report is available online at
www.starbucks.com/aboutus/csr.asp.
To r equest a printed copy of the report, call
1-800-STARBUC (1-800-782-7282), and dial “0” to
be connected with a service representative, or fax your
request to 1-800-782-7286.