Starbucks Announces Upcoming Events

The same event is attracting other stakeholders' attention. Several people are expected to flock outside the meeting hall - uninvited, according to organizers of this call.
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Starbucks Announces Upcoming Events
SEATTLE; March 14, 2007
Annual Meeting of Shareholders - March 21, 2007

Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ: SBUX) will host its 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on the morning of Wednesday, March 21, 2007 in Seattle, Washington at the Marion Oliver McCaw Hall at the Seattle Center.

The meeting is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time and will include presentations by Howard Schultz, chairman; Jim Donald, president and ceo; and Martin Coles, president, Starbucks Coffee International, as well as voting on corporate matters. Attendees must present an admission ticket for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

A live webcast of the meeting may be accessed via the following address: http://investor.starbucks.com. An archive of the webcast will be available at the same address through April 25, 2007.
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CONTACT: Starbucks Coffee Company

Starbucks Contact, Investor Relations:
JoAnn DeGrande
(206) 318-7118
investorrelations@starbucks.com

Starbucks Contact, Media:
Valerie O'Neil
(206) 318-7100