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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 13, 2024
Starbucks Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Washington | 000-20322 | 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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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).
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On March 13, 2024, Starbucks Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The matters submitted to a vote at the Annual Meeting and the voting results of such matters are as follows:
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors
The Company’s shareholders elected each of the 11 directors nominated by the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:

Name of Nominee | For | Withheld
Ritch Allison | 700,524,854 | 50,317,811
Andy Campion | 718,801,392 | 32,040,996
Beth Ford | 735,515,344 | 15,293,855
Mellody Hobson | 676,820,145 | 73,985,983
Jørgen Vig Knudstorp | 678,042,601 | 72,800,604
Neal Mohan | 738,328,719 | 12,475,048
Satya Nadella | 710,895,595 | 39,915,491
Laxman Narasimhan | 730,920,978 | 19,873,684
Daniel Servitje | 736,747,821 | 14,055,307
Mike Sievert | 736,898,547 | 13,902,238
Wei Zhang | 738,338,632 | 12,460,073

Proposal 2 - Advisory Resolution on Executive Compensation
At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders approved, on a nonbinding, advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:

For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes
682,871,160 | 61,368,588 | 7,358,808 | 67,984,371

Proposal 3 - Ratification of the Selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2024
At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders approved the ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 29, 2024. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:

For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes
767,995,804 | 47,622,033 | 3,965,090 | ——

Proposal 4 - Shareholder Proposal Requesting a Report on Plant-Based Milk Pricing
At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal requesting a report on plant-based milk pricing. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:

For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes
38,764,067 | 693,934,601 | 19,041,470 | 67,842,789

Proposal 5 - Shareholder Proposal Requesting a Report on Direct and Systemic Discrimination
At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal requesting a report on direct and systemic discrimination. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:

For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes
9,134,188 | 734,409,103 | 8,205,542 | 67,834,093

Proposal 6 - Shareholder Proposal Requesting a Report on Human Rights Policies
At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal requesting a report on human rights policies. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:

For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes
11,946,607 | 722,968,147 | 16,800,909 | 67,867,264

The above proposals are further described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 25, 2024.

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 15, 2024 |  |  |
|  | By: | /s/ Bradley E. Lerman
|  |  | Bradley E. Lerman
|  |  | executive vice president, general counsel