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 April 2010
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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
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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.
| FOMENTO ECONÓMICO MEXICANO, S.A. DE C.V. | |||
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Date: April
26, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Javier Astaburuaga | |
| Javier Astaburuaga | |||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||
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Latin
America´s Beverage Leader
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FEMSA
Shareholders hold Annual Meeting and
Approve
Transaction with Heineken
Monterrey, Mexico, April 26,
2010 — Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: FMX; BMV:
FEMSAUBD, FEMSAUB) (“FEMSA” or the “Company”) held its Annual Ordinary
General Shareholders Meeting today, during which shareholders approved the
transaction with Heineken, the annual report for 2009 presented by the
Board of Directors, the Company’s consolidated financial statements for
the year ended December 31, 2009, the declaration of dividends
corresponding to fiscal year 2009 and the composition of the Board of
Directors for 2010.
Shareholders
approved the exchange of 100% of FEMSA’s beer operations in Mexico and
Brazil for a 20% economic interest in the Heineken Group, and the
assumption by Heineken of debt in the amount of US$2,100 million
dollars.
Shareholders
approved the payment of a cash dividend in the amount of Ps. 2,600
million, consisting of Ps. 0.162076 per each Series “D” share and Ps.
0.1296608 per each Series “B” share, which amounts to Ps. 0.777965 per
“BD” Unit (BMV: FEMSAUBD) or Ps. 7.77965 per ADS (NYSE: FMX), and Ps.
0.648304 per “B” Unit (BMV: FEMSAUB). The dividend payment will be split
in two equal payments, payable on May 4, 2010 and November 3,
2010.
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FEMSA
is the leading beverage company in Latin America. It controls an
integrated beverage platform that comprises Coca-Cola FEMSA, the largest
Coca-Cola bottler in the region; FEMSA Cerveza, one of the leading brewers
in Mexico, with presence in Brazil, and an important beer exporter to the
United States and other countries; and Oxxo, the largest and fastest
growing convenience store chain in Mexico with over 7,400
stores.
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