UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): January 8, 2015
Starbucks Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Washington |
0-20322 | 91-1325671 | ||
| (State 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 is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On January 8, 2015, Starbucks Corporation (“Starbucks” or the “Company”) announced that Troy Alstead, Starbucks chief operating officer, is taking an extended unpaid leave from the Company effective March 1, 2015. Further transition plans will be detailed by Mr. Alstead and Howard Schultz, Starbucks chairman, president and chief executive officer, on the Company’s Q1 earnings call, scheduled for January 22, 2015.
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
A copy of the Company’s press release relating to the foregoing announcement, dated January 8, 2015, is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits:
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated January 8, 2015 | |
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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: January 8, 2015
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By: | /s/ Lucy Lee Helm | ||||
| Name: | Lucy Lee Helm | |||||
| Title: | executive vice president, general counsel and secretary | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Index |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated January 8, 2015 | |