Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) CFO to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell

Company to Celebrate Arrival of Starbucks VIA(TM) Ready Brew in Times Square


ADVISORY, Sept. 28, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in New
 York City's Times Square to celebrate the arrival of Starbucks VIA(TM)
 Ready Brew.

 In honor of the occasion, Starbucks CFO Troy Alstead will preside
 over the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 9:15 - 9:30 a.m. ET

 Contacts:
 Sanja Gould
 206-318-7100 
 press@starbucks.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Jolene Libretto
 646.441.5220
 Jolene.Libretto@nasdaqomx.com

Feed Information:

The Opening Bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on Galaxy 19 C/15, downlink frequency 4000 vertical. The feed can also be found on Ascent fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Jolene Libretto at (646) 441-5220.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the Opening Bell is also available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Ascent fiber 1623 as well.

Webcast:

A live webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm.

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market open of your choice.

About Starbucks:

Since 1971, Starbucks Coffee has been committed to ethically sourcing and roasting the highest quality arabica coffee in the world. Today, with stores around the globe, the company is the premier roaster and retailer of specialty coffee in the world. Through our unwavering commitment to excellence and our guiding principles, we bring unique Starbucks experience to life for every customer through every cup.

About NASDAQ OMX:

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents, with over 3,700 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX Group offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market; NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, NASDAQ OMX First North; and the U.S. 144A sector. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and ETFs. NASDAQ OMX Group technology supports the operations of over 70 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more than 50 countries. NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic are not legal entities but describe the common offering from NASDAQ OMX Group exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com. Please follow NASDAQ OMX on Facebook and Twitter.

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