0001104659-23-023411.txt : 20230221 0001104659-23-023411.hdr.sgml : 20230221 20230217203600 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-23-023411 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20230217 FILED AS OF DATE: 20230221 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20230217 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MEXICAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001061736 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BOTTLED & CANNED SOFT DRINKS CARBONATED WATERS [2086] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: O5 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-35934 FILM NUMBER: 23644951 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: GENERAL ANAYA NO 601 PTE STREET 2: COLONIA BELLA VISTA CITY: MONTERREY, N.L. STATE: O5 ZIP: 64410 BUSINESS PHONE: 528183286167 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: GENERAL ANAYA NO 601 PTE STREET 2: COLONIA BELLA VISTA CITY: MONTERREY, N.L. STATE: O5 ZIP: 64410 6-K 1 tm237323d1_6k.htm FORM 6-K

 

 

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 February 2023

 

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)

 

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CONTENTS

 

Exhibit 99.1. Press release from Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (FEMSA), dated February 17, 2023, announcing in connection with tender offers.

 

 

 

  

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.B. DE C.V.
   
  By: /s/ Eugenio Garza y Garza
  Eugenio Garza y Garza
  Director of Finance and Corporate Development

 

Date: February 17, 2023

 

 

 

EX-99.1 2 tm237323d1_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

FEMSA ANNOUNCES IN CONNECTION WITH tender offers

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

 

 

MONTERREY, MEXICO, February 17, 2023 – FOMENTO ECONÓMICO MEXICANO, S.A.B. DE C.V. (“FEMSA”) (NYSE: FMX; BMV: FEMSAUBD, FEMSAUB) announced that it has amended and restated the offer to purchase dated February 16, 2023 (the “Original Offer to Purchase”) in connection with its previously announced offers to purchase for cash (the “Offers”) FEMSA’s notes of the series set forth in the table below (all such notes, the “Notes” and each such series, a “series” of Notes), for an aggregate purchase price, excluding accrued interest and additional amounts, if any of up to US$2.0 billion, in order to correct a typographical error in the fixed spread and hypothetical total consideration for each of the 0.500% Senior Notes due 2028 and the 1.000% Senior Notes due 2033. The table below reflects the correct fixed spread and hypothetical total consideration for each of the 0.500% Senior Notes due 2028 and the 1.000% Senior Notes due 2033.

 

Notes

 

CUSIP/ISIN

 

Principal
Amount Outstanding

 

Acceptance
Priority
Level

 

Reference
Security/
Interpolated
Mid-Swap Rate

 

Bloomberg
Reference
Page

 

Fixed
Spread
(basis points)

 

Hypothetical
Total
Consideration(1)

3.500% Senior
Notes due 2050
  344419 AC0 / US344419AC03  US$2,500,000,000  1  4.00% U.S. Treasury
Note due 11/15/52
  PX1  +120  US$768.10
4.375% Senior
Notes due 2043
  344419 AB2 / US344419AB20  US$700,000,000  2  4.00% U.S. Treasury
Note due 11/15/42
  PX1  +120  US$893.00
0.500% Senior
Notes due 2028
  -/ XS2337285519  €700,000,000  3  2028 Interpolated
Mid-Swap Rate
  IRSB EU <GO> (Euro Zone) Page, Pricing Source: BGN  +30  €863.71
1.000% Senior
Notes due 2033
  -/ XS2337285865  €500,000,000  4  2033 Interpolated
Mid-Swap Rate
  IRSB EU <GO> (Euro Zone) Page, Pricing Source: BGN  +70  €772.24

 

 

(1)Per US$1,000 or €1,000, as applicable, principal amount of each series of Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase.

 

Except as described in this press release, all other terms of the Offers as described in the Original Offer to Purchase remain unchanged. FEMSA has prepared an amended and restated offer to purchase, dated February 17, 2023 (as may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Offer to Purchase”) that reflects the changes described in this press release.

 

* * *

 

FEMSA has engaged BofA Securities, Inc. as dealer manager in connection with the Offers (the “Dealer Manager”). Global Bondholder Services Corporation is acting as the tender and information agent for the Offers.

 

This press release is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell the Notes. The Offers are not being made to Holders in any jurisdiction in which FEMSA is aware that the making of the Offers would not be in compliance with the laws of such jurisdiction. In any jurisdiction in which the securities laws or blue sky laws require the Offers to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offers will be deemed to be made on FEMSA’s behalf by the Dealer Manager or one or more registered brokers or dealers that are licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction. Any questions or requests for assistance regarding the Offers may be directed to BofA Securities, Inc. at (888) 292-0070 (toll-free) or (646) 855-8988 (collect) or (+44) (207) 996 5420. Requests for additional copies of the amended and restated offer to purchase may be directed to Global Bondholder Services Corporation at (212) 430-3774 or (855) 654-2014 (toll-free).

 

Neither the Original Offer to Purchase, the Offer to Purchase nor any documents related to the Offers have been filed with, nor have they been approved or reviewed by, any federal or state securities commission or regulatory authority of any country. No authority has passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of the Offer to Purchase or any documents related to the Offers, and it is unlawful and may be a criminal offense to make any representation to the contrary.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are information of a non-historical nature or which relate to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties. No assurance can be given that the transactions described herein will be consummated or as to the ultimate terms of any such transactions. FEMSA undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information or future events or for any other reason.