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Exhibit 10.1




July 16, 2007




Martin Coles

[Address]

[Address]




Dear Martin:



Thank you for your contributions to the Company’s success and congratulations on your promotion to
chief operating officer reporting to me at Starbucks Coffee Company. I value your passion for the
organization and look forward to you beginning your new role on September 4, 2007.




Here are the specifics of your offer:



You will be paid bi-weekly at a base salary that annualizes to $725,000. You will next be eligible
for a merit increase in December 2008.




Executive Management Bonus Plan



You will continue to be eligible to participate in the Executive Management Bonus Plan. For fiscal
year 2007, your bonus target will continue to be 65% of your eligible base salary and your bonus
will be based on achievement of company, business unit and individual performance goals set at the
beginning of fiscal 2007. For fiscal year 2008, your bonus target will be 100% of your eligible
base salary. This bonus is based on achievement of company, collective business unit (i.e., the
sum of all business units) and individual performance goals to be set at the beginning of fiscal
2008. We will provide you with more information about the bonus plan and a copy of the plan
documents. Starbucks reserves the right to review, change, amend, or cancel incentive plans at any
time.




Stock Option Grant



You will be granted stock options to purchase additional shares of Starbucks common stock with an
economic value of $1,085,000 under the Key Employee Sub-Plan to the 2005 Long-Term Equity Incentive
Plan, subject to formal approval by the Compensation and Management Development Committee of the
Board of Directors. The exercise price of the options will be the regular trading session closing
price of a share of Starbucks stock on the date of the grant. The grant date of your options will
be after you assume your new role and otherwise effective in accordance with the Company’s option
grant policy. The options will be non-qualified and will vest in

 









 









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July 16, 2007

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equal installments over a period
of four (4) years, beginning on the first anniversary date of the grant, subject to your continued
employment.




Management Deferred Compensation Plan



You will continue to be eligible to participate in the Management Deferred Compensation Plan (MDCP)
because you are on our U.S. payroll and meet the eligibility criteria. The MDCP provides eligible
partners with the opportunity to save on a tax-deferred basis. If you have questions about the
MDCP, please contact the Starbucks Savings Team at savings@starbucks.com. You may obtain
more information about the MDCP on the Savings link at http://LifeAt.sbux.com.




Executive Life Insurance



As an executive, you and your family have a greater exposure to financial loss resulting from your
death. You will continue to receive partner life coverage equal to three times your annualized
base pay, paid for by Starbucks, up to a maximum life insurance benefit of $2,000,000.




Executive Physical Exam



You will continue to be eligible to participate in Starbucks executive physical program. If you
have questions about this physical, please contact Kelley Hardin at (206) 318-7756.




Benefits



To understand how your new role may affect your benefits, please contact the Starbucks Partner
Contact Center at 1-866-504-7368 or your Partner Resources generalist. Please note that although
it is Starbucks intent to continue these plans, they may be amended or terminated at any time
without notice




Insider Trading



As an executive, with access to sensitive business and financial information about the Company, you
will continue to be prohibited from trading Starbucks securities (or, in some circumstances, the
securities of companies doing business with Starbucks) from time to time in accordance with the
Company’s Insider Trading Policy and Blackout Procedures.




 









 








Martin Coles

July 16, 2007

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Coffee Hedging



As an officer of the Company, a member of the Coffee Management Group, or a partner involved in
coffee procurement and trading on behalf of the Company, you are prohibited from trading in coffee
commodity futures for your own account. If you have further questions, please contact your Partner
Resources generalist.



As a condition of being promoted and in consideration for the increase in your base compensation,
you are asked sign a Non-Competition Agreement. Enclosed are two copies. Please review and sign
both copies of the Non-Competition Agreement and this letter, and return one copy of each document
to Brenda Robinson.



In your position, you will remain employed ‘at will,’ meaning that either you or your employer can
end the employment relationship at any time, for any reason not prohibited by law.



On behalf of the entire team, I wish you the best in your new role and look forward to your
continued success. If you have any questions, please call me at 206-318-8575.




	 	 	 	 	 
	Warm regards,

 	 
	/s/ Jim Donald
 	 
	Jim Donald	 
	president & chief executive officer


Enc. Non-Competition Agreement 	 
	 


I accept employment with Starbucks Corporation, and its wholly owned subsidiaries, according to the
terms set forth above.




	 	 	 
	/s/ Martin Coles

	 	July 16, 2007
	 

	 	 
	Martin Coles

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