SBUX Starbucks Corporation

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 3, 2022

Registration No. 333-            

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

2401 Utah Avenue South

Seattle, Washington 98134

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Starbucks Corporation

2005 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan

(Full title of the plan)

Zabrina Jenkins

interim executive vice president, general counsel

Starbucks Corporation

2401 Utah Avenue South

Seattle, Washington 98134

(206) 447-1575

(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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 Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐

Section 23B.08.560 of the WBCA authorizes a corporation by provision in a bylaw approved by its shareholders to indemnify or agree to indemnify a director made a party to a proceeding, or obligate itself to advance or reimburse expenses incurred in a proceeding, without regard to the limitations imposed by Sections 23B.08.510 through 23B.08.550 of the WBCA; provided that no such indemnity shall indemnify any director from or on account of (a) acts or omissions of the director finally adjudged to be intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (b) conduct of the director finally adjudged to be in violation of Section 23B.08.310 of the WBCA or (c) any transaction with respect to which it was finally adjudged that such director personally received a benefit in money, property or services to which the director was not legally entitled.

Article 9 of the Registrant’s Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, provides that, to the fullest extent that the WBCA permits the limitation or elimination of directors’ liability, a director shall not be liable to the Registrant or its shareholders for monetary damages as a result of acts or omissions as a director. Article VII of the Registrant’s Amended and Restated Bylaws requires the Registrant to indemnify every present or former director or officer to the fullest extent authorized by the WBCA or other applicable law against liabilities and losses incurred in connection with serving as a director or officer, as applicable, and to advance expenses of such director or officer in connection with defending any proceeding covered by the indemnity.

The Registrant maintains directors’ and officers’ liability insurance under which the Registrant’s directors and officers are insured against loss (as defined in the policy) as a result of claims brought against them for their wrongful acts in such capacities.

provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.

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