UNITED STATES
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 2012
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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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. | ||
| By: | /s/ Javier Astaburuaga | |
| Javier Astaburuaga Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: April 27, 2012
FEMSA Files 2011 SEC Annual Report
Monterrey, Mexico, April 27, 2012— Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (“FEMSA”) (NYSE: FMX; BMV: FEMSAUBD) filed today its annual report on Form 20-F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.
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 company that participates in the non-alcoholic beverage industry through Coca-Cola FEMSA, the largest independent bottler of Coca-Cola products in the world in terms of sales volume; in the retail industry through FEMSA Comercio, operating the largest and fastest-growing chain of convenience stores in Latin America; and in the beer industry, through its ownership of the second largest equity stake in Heineken, one of the world’s leading brewers, with operations in over 70 countries.
