UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 22, 2017
Starbucks Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Washington | 0-20322 | 91-1325671 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2401 Utah Avenue South, Seattle, Washington 98134 |
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) |
(206) 447-1575 |
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
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Explanatory Note
This Amendment No. 1 on Form 8-K/A amends the Current Report on Form 8-K of Starbucks Corporation (the “Company”) filed on March 27, 2017 (the “Original Form 8-K”). The Original Form 8-K reported the final voting results of the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on March 22, 2017 (the “2017 Annual Meeting”). The purpose of this Amendment is to disclose the Company’s decision regarding how frequently it will conduct future stockholder advisory votes to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (“Say-on-Pay”). No other changes have been made to the Original Form 8-K.
Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
As previously reported in the Original Form 8-K, in a non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of future Say-on-Pay votes held at the 2017 Annual Meeting, a majority of stockholders that voted on the matter indicated a preference to hold future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation every year.
In light of the results of the advisory vote on the frequency of Say-on-Pay votes, the Company’s Board of Directors determined that the Company will continue to hold an advisory Say-on-Pay vote annually. The Company’s Board of Directors will re-evaluate this determination no later than after the next stockholder advisory vote on the frequency of Say-on-Pay votes.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
STARBUCKS CORPORATION | |||
Dated: June 30, 2017 | |||
By: | /s/ Lucy Lee Helm | ||
Lucy Lee Helm | |||
executive vice president, general counsel and secretary | |||