For Immediate Release November 24, 2011

Contact: Rahel Gebreyes (555)-555-5555 gebreyes@usc.edu

STARBUCKS TO SPREAD HOLIDAY SPIRIT WITH LETS MERRY CAMPAIGN New Line of Seasonal Beverages to be Announced SEATTLE Starbucks Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Howard Shultz, will announce Starbucks new Lets Merry campaign that will give customers the opportunity to fight HIV/AIDS while sipping a warm holiday beverage on Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at 1912 Pike Place, Seattle, WA 98101. The campaign, which will begin on World AIDS Day and will run through the end of December, will feature three new seasonal beverages that customers can enjoy in their signature red holiday cups. As part of the campaign and Starbucks partnership with (RED) , Starbucks will make a five cent donation to The Global Fund to Fight AIDS for each holiday beverage sold. WHO: HOWARD SCHULTZ, CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, STARBUCKS WHAT: ANNOUNCEMENT OF STARBUCKS LETS MERRY CAMPAIGN WHEN: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2011, AT 10:00 A.M. WHERE: STARBUCKS FLAGSHIP STORE AT SEATTLES PIKE PLACE MARKET 1912 PIKE PLACE SEATTLE, WA 98101 ###