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): October 24, 2018
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)
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On October 24, 2018, Starbucks Corporation (the “Company”) amended and restated the Company’s $1.0 billion 364-Day Credit Agreement, dated as of October 25, 2017 (the “Credit Agreement”), to extend the term of the Credit Agreement for an additional 364-day period. Pursuant to the amendment and restatement, the applicable margin for Eurocurrency Rate Loans under the Credit Agreement was increased to 0.92%, and the facility fee increased to 0.08%. All other material terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement were unchanged. The Company’s existing $2,000,000,000 unsecured, revolving credit facility remains unchanged with a scheduled maturity date of October 25, 2022.
The foregoing description is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Credit Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
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: October 26, 2018 |
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By: | /s/ Sophie Hager Hume | ||
| Sophie Hager Hume | ||||
| vice president, assistant general counsel and assistant secretary | ||||