Starbucks Announces Upcoming Events

Annual Meeting of Shareholders -- March 21, 2007




  Presentation at JPMorgan Gaming, Lodging and Restaurants Conference -- 
                         March 22, 2007

SEATTLE, March 14, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- 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.

Separately, Starbucks is scheduled to present at the JPMorgan Gaming, Lodging and Restaurants Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 22, 2007. Jim Donald and Michael Casey, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will address conference attendees at approximately 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time. A live webcast of the presentation may be accessed via JPMorgan's website at the following address: https://events.jpmorgan.com, under the section titled "Conference Webcasts." An archive of the webcast will be available at the same address through May 3, 2007. Additionally, following the presentation an archive of the webcast along with a copy of the presented slides will be available on the Company's web site address of http://investor.starbucks.com through May 3, 2007.

Starbucks Coffee Company provides an uplifting experience that enriches people's lives one moment, one human being, one extraordinary cup of coffee at a time. To share in the experience, visit www.starbucks.com.


            

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