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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 Form 10-K ☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Fiscal Year Ended September 29, 2019 or ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to . Commission File Number: 0-20322 Starbucks Corporation (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Washington 91-1325671 (State of Incorporation) (IRS Employer ID) 2401 Utah Avenue South, Seattle, Washington 98134 (206) 447-1575 (Address of principal executive office, zip code, telephone number) Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of Each Class Trading Symbol Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share SBUX Nasdaq Global Select Market Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes x No ¨ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ¨ No x Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x No ¨ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer x Accelerated filer ¨ Non-accelerated filer ¨ Smaller reporting company ☐ Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by checkmark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No x The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quRunning Head: GENERAL MILLS, INC. - 1930 1 | P a g e This paper was prepared for MG73, Business Organization, taught by Professor Anne Eckhardt. General Mills, Inc. 1930 Plaza College Fall 2018 Note (Facts, Opinions, Assumptions, and Quotes MUST be in your paper): Facts that can be used in Appendix A are highlighted in Blue throughout this document Opinions that can be used in Appendix A are highlighted in Green throughout this document Assumptions that can be used in Appendix B are highlighted in Yellow throughout this document GENERAL MILLS, INC. – 1930 2 | P a g e Part I: The Purpose of the Report and the Research Experience I have chosen to perform an in-depth review of General Mills, Inc. (also referred to as General Mills or the Company throughout this document) to determine if this Company would be a good addition to my stock portfolio. General Mills peaked my interest as a possible investment opportunity because over the years my family has enjoyed many of their products, such as Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Häagen-Dazs ice cream, and Progresso soups. I found several sources that were very useful in completing this research project. The source that was most useful was the General Mills 2017 10K. Information found in this document allowed me to complete Part VI of this project. All of the financial data necessary to create the charts and tables were available in the 10K. I also used the Kellogg’ 2017 10K to perform the profitability ratio comparison to General Mills in Part VI. The Annual Report was a good source for completing Part III where I had to come up with two strategies the Company implemented to be successful. The Company’s website was an excellent source to obtain all of the information required in Parts II and IV of this project, which were about the history of the Company and social responsibility. The Business In Action course textbook explained the difference between ethics and corporate social responsibility, which was a requirement in Part IV. The oneteam website was a great resource for finding out the Company’s industry code. The Alberta Agriculture and Forestry website provided me with information regarding crops grown in North America, which helped me compose my global warming industry issue. Yahoo! Finance was used to find some interesting facts about the stock of the company, which was used in Part II of this report. The Company’s Annual Report that contains the Letter to the Shareholders from the chief financial officer was a good source for Part VII where I had to state whether or not I agreed with the CEO’s future plans and expectations for the Company. Commented [AE1]: Beginning of Part I Section 1 Commented [AE2]: This is an example of theSheet1 BUSINESS ORGANIZATION - 73 PORTFOLIO CHECK LIST SECTION ITEM DESCRIPTION/EXAMPLE DONE WHERE TO LOOK FOR THIS INFORMATION General Notes: All Sections are to be in ESSAY format. You should develop paragraphs that include the required information. You MUST have a worked-cited page using APA format. See info re MLA format on ARC web page or go to the ARC for handouts You must have 2 direct quotes somewhere in your paper. A good place to find quotes is in the Chairmans/CEOs letter to the shareholders in the Annual Report. He will talk about the future of the company. Use this in Part VIII - Conclusion. He will also talk about the strategies the company used to grow/increase profits, etc. You can use this in Part III - Corporate strategies. First order of business is to get on to the companys website and find the 10K!!! Go to Yahoo Finance - Look up the company using their ticker symbol - click on the Profile title on the right hand of the screen, which will bring you to the companys website. Look for following web pages: About Us, Investors, Investor Relations, SEC Filing. TITLE PAGE Your title page should be in the format on the template. It should also include the companys logo or mascot. PART I - THE PURPOSE OF THE REPORT AND THE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE - This section should be at least 2 pages! 1 Thesis statement - Purpose of the Report In two to three well-constructed sentences state the purpose of your research. For example: Would you use this research to determine if the company is a viable employer or investment, etc. Then talk in general about how you are going to accomplish this. 2 How did you perform your search. This section should be a least 1 page. You need to be very detailed. Keep track of your research process so that you will be able to fully respond to the question. What library did you use? This section is all about your personal experience. Please answer all of the questions in essay format. Who helped you? What search engines did you use? Which were helpful? Why were they helpful? Which werent helpful? Why werent they helpful? How did you use the information you gathered? Explain what sources you used and how/where they were used in your project. PART II - RESEARCH ABOUT THE CORPORATION Include the following information Where is the company headquartered? Yahoo Finance under Company Profile Describe history of company; Company web site: Look for topics such as Company History, About Us, Our Company. When was it founded? Who were the founders? What are some interesting facts about the firm? What are the companies main products/product groups? Companys web site. Look for topics such as Our Brands/Our Products Does it have just one product line or are there various related or unrelated businesses? Companys web site. Look for topics such as Our Brands/Our Products Where do they conduct business? Compa