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Item 9B. Other Information
None.
PART III
As used in this Part III, “Starbucks” and the “Company” mean Starbucks Corporation.
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
The information required by this item regarding the Company’s directors is incorporated herein by reference to the
sections entitled “Proposal 1 — Election Of Directors” and “Executive Compensation — Section 16(a) Beneficial
Ownership Reporting Compliance” and “Corporate Governance — Board Committees and Related Matters” in the
Company’s definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on March 24, 2010 (the
“Proxy Statement”). Information regarding the Company’s executive officers is set forth in Item 4 of Part 1 of this
Report under the caption “Executive Officers of the Registrant.”
The Company adopted a code of ethics applicable to its chief executive officer, chief financial officer, controller and
other finance leaders, which is a “code of ethics” as defined by applicable rules of the SEC. This code is publicly
available on the Company’s website at www.starbucks.com/aboutus/corporate_governance.asp. If the Company
makes any amendments to this code other than technical, administrative or other non-substantive amendments, or
grants any waivers, including implicit waivers, from a provision of this code to the Company’s chief executive
officer, chief financial officer or controller, the Company will disclose the nature of the amendment or waiver, its
effective date and to whom it applies on its website or in a report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the sections entitled “Executive Compen-
sation” and “Corporate Governance — Compensation Committee” in the Proxy Statement.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder
Matters
The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the sections entitled “Beneficial Ownership of
Common Stock” and “Executive Compensation — Equity Compensation Plan Information” in the Proxy
Statement.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the section entitled “Executive Compensa-
tion — Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” and “Corporate Governance — Affirmative Determina-
tions Regarding Director Independence and Other Matters” in the Proxy Statement.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to the sections entitled “Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm Fees” and “Policy on Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit
Services of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in the Proxy Statement.
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