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Item 9B. Other Information
On November 13, 2012 the Starbucks Board of Directors approved an amendment to Article X of the Company's
amended and restated bylaws (as amended, the “Amended Bylaws”) to read as follows:
ARTICLE X. AMENDMENTS
These bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed, and new bylaws may be adopted, by the Board of
Directors or shareholders by action taken in the manner provided by the WBCA, the Articles of
Incorporation and these bylaws.
Prior to the amendment, Article X of the Company's amended and restated bylaws read as follows: “These bylaws
may be altered, amended or repealed, and new bylaws may be adopted, by the Board of Directors only upon a vote
of two-thirds of the Board of Directors.”
The Amended Bylaws became effective on November 13, 2012. The Amended Bylaws are attached hereto as
Exhibit 3.2.