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 June 2008
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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-_____________
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FEMSA
Files 2007 SEC Annual Report
Monterrey,
Mexico, June 30, 2008—
Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (“FEMSA”) (NYSE: FMX) filed its
annual report on Form 20-F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission today for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
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 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 5,600
stores.
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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.
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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:
June 30, 2008