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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
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 5, 2020
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)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | SBUX | NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging Growth Company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Selection 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On March 5, 2020, Starbucks Corporation (“Starbucks” or “the Company”) furnished this report to provide the estimated impact of the temporary business disruption in China related to the current outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on its financial results for the second fiscal quarter of 2020 (Q2 FY20). A copy of this report is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No. |  | Description
99.1 |  | Report of Starbucks Corporation dated March 5, 2020
104 |  | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL)

SIGNATURES
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: | March 5, 2020 |  |  |
|  | By: | /s/ Patrick J. Grismer |
|  |  | Patrick J. Grismer |
|  |  | executive vice president, chief financial officer |