Starbucks 2000 Annual Report Download - page 35

starbucks coffee company P. 51
Shareholder Information
market information and dividend policy
The Company’s Common Stock is traded on the National Market tier of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.
(“Nasdaq”), under the symbol “SBUX”. The following table sets forth the quarterly high and low
closing sale prices per share of the Common Stock as reported by Nasdaq for each quarter during the last
two fiscal years. All prices shown reflect the two-for-one stock split effected March 19, 1999.
HIGH LOW
October 1, 2000:
First Quarter $ 30.13 $ 21.56
Second Quarter 44.81 23.88
Third Quarter 43.44 28.31
Fourth Quarter 43.56 35.13
October 3, 1999:
First Quarter $ 26.69 $ 16.56
Second Quarter 30.69 23.28
Third Quarter 39.75 28.06
Fourth Quarter 37.56 20.06
As of December 11, 2000, the Company had 8,814 shareholders of record. The Company has never paid
any dividends on its Common Stock. The Company presently intends to retain earnings for use in its
business and, therefore, does not anticipate paying a cash dividend in the near future.
The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 1, 2000, without
the Exhibits thereto, may be obtained without charge by accessing the company’s filings at
www.sec.gov or sending a request to Investor Relations at the address or phone number below.
Quarterly information is available to all shareholders immediately upon its release, free of charge, via fax,
by calling [phone] or through access on the Internet at www.businesswire.com/cnn/sbux.htm. To
receive a copy by mail, please send your request to:
Investor Relations
Investor Relations — M/S S-FP1
Starbucks Corporation
P.O. Box 34067
Seattle, WA 98124-1067
[phone], ext. 87118