Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  LOPEZ GERARDO I
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/14/2006
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
STARBUCKS CORP [SBUX]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2401 UTAH AVE. S., SUITE 800
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
svp; pres Global Consumer Prod
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SEATTLE, WA 98134
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Nonqualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (1) 10/15/2014 Common Stock 100,000 $ 24.74 D  
Nonqualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 11/16/2015 Common Stock 60,000 $ 30.42 D  
Nonqualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (3) 11/20/2016 Common Stock 62,041 $ 36.75 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
LOPEZ GERARDO I
2401 UTAH AVE. S.
SUITE 800
SEATTLE, WA 98134
      svp; pres Global Consumer Prod  

Signatures

Gerardo I. Lopez, by Casey M. Nault, His Attorney-in-Fact 12/19/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Options become exercisable in increments of 25,000 shares on October 15 of 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
(2) Options become exercisable in increments of 20,000 shares on November 16 of 2006, 2007 and 2008.
(3) Options become exercisable in increments of 15,511 shares on November 20 of 2007, and 15,510 shares each on November 20 of 2008, 2009 and 2010.

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