Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): April 8, 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 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 8, 2020, Starbucks Corporation (“Starbucks” or “the Company”) furnished this report to provide an update on how its business is recovering in China, explain how COVID-19 has impacted its U.S. business and disclose preliminary earnings per share estimates for its second fiscal quarter of 2020 (Q2), ahead of its Q2 earnings report and conference call scheduled for April 28, 2020. A copy of this report is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

The description of the March 5 letter to all Starbucks stakeholders (the “Prior Report”) contained in Exhibit 99.1 and the hyperlink thereto are for convenience only and the Prior Report is not incorporated by reference or included in this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.						Description
99.1						Report of Starbucks Corporation dated April 8 , 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.