Unassociated Document
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 October 2008
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 ¨
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper
as
permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): _______
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper
as
permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): _______
Indicate
by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in
this
Form,
the
registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission
pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
Yes
¨
No
x
If
"Yes"
is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant
in
connection
with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-_____________
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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By:
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/s/
Javier Astaburuaga
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Chief
Financial Officer
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Date:
October 14, 2008
Regarding
on FEMSAUBD’s momentary trading suspension on Monday, October 13, 2008 and
following a request by the Mexican Stock Exchange, FEMSA informs that the
increase in the price of the stock may be attributable to natural movements
in
the capital markets, and that there is no material information pending
disclosure by FEMSA. (This release is an English translation of a document
filed
at the request of the Mexican Stock Exchange.)
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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 5,800 stores.