SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
6-K
REPORT OF
FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT
TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the
month of June 2010
FOMENTO
ECONÓMICO MEXICANO, S.A.B. DE
C.V.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Mexican
Economic Development, Inc.
(Translation
of Registrant’s name into English)
United
Mexican States
(Jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
General
Anaya No. 601 Pte.
Colonia
Bella Vista
Monterrey,
Nuevo León 64410
México
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports
under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form
20-F x Form
40-F ¨
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as
permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ____
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to
the requirements of
the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the
registrant has
duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf of the
undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
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FOMENTO ECONÓMICO MEXICANO, S.A.
DE C.V.
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By:
/s/ Javier Astaburuaga
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Javier
Astaburuaga
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Chief
Financial Officer
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Date: June
25, 2010
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 FEMSA Files 2009 SEC Annual Report
Monterrey,
Mexico, June 25, 2010 — Fomento Económico Mexicano,
S.A.B. de C.V. (“FEMSA”) (NYSE: FMX) filed its annual report on Form 20-F
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2009.
The report is available on FEMSA’s
investor relations website at http://ir.femsa.com/sec.cfm. Shareholders may receive a hard
copy of the report, which includes FEMSA’s audited financial statements,
free of charge through the contact below.
Contact:
investor@femsa.com.mx
(52)
818-328-6167
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FEMSA is a leading consumer
company in Latin America. It controls Coca-Cola FEMSA, the largest
Coca-Cola bottler in the region, and Oxxo, the largest and fastest growing
convenience store chain in Mexico with over 7,400 stores. FEMSA is also a
significant investor in Heineken, a leading global
brewer.
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