Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (FMX)
Filed: 29 Mar 10, 12:00am
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 March 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)
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FOMENTO ECONÓMICO MEXICANO, S.A. DE C.V. | ||
| By: | /s/ Javier Astaburuaga | |
| Javier Astaburuaga | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: March 29, 2010
 | Latin America´s Beverage Leader  |
Mexican Antitrust Commission approves FEMSA's strategic transaction with Heineken Monterrey, México, March 29, 2010 — Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (“FEMSA”) (NYSE: FMX; BMV: FEMSAUBD) announces that the Comisión Federal de Competencia, Mexico's anti-trust regulator, has approved without reservation the strategic exchange of 100% of the shares of the beer operations owned by FEMSA for an interest in Heineken (HEIA.NA; HEIN.AS; HEIO.NA; HEIO.AS), under the terms described in FEMSA's disclosure of January 11, 2010. Hart-Scott-Rodino approval has also been granted by the relevant trade authorities in the United States. The transaction, which is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2010, is subject to customary regulatory approvals in other relevant jurisdictions, as well as approval by the FEMSA and Heineken shareholders. ### 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 7,300 stores. |