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 May 2009
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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
40-F o
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 o No x
If "Yes"
is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant
in
connection
with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-_____________
Clarification
on FEMSA UB Trading
Regarding
the temporary trading suspension of FEMSA UB units on the Mexican Stock
Exchange, securities that typically have a low trading volume, the company
informs that there is no relevant information to disclose. (This release is an English
translation of a document filed on May 25, 2009, 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 6,500 stores.
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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FOMENTO ECONÓMICO MEXICANO, S.A.
DE C.V.
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By:
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/s/
Javier Astaburuaga
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Javier
Astaburuaga
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Chief
Financial Officer
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Date: May
26, 2009