Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)
24 September 2019 - 6:49AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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 September 2019
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-_____________
Unusual
trading volumes in FEMSA securities
Monterrey, Mexico, September 23, 2019
— Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (“FEMSA”) (BMV: FEMSAUBD, FEMSAUB; NYSE: FMX) has informed
the Mexican Stock Exchange (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores) that with relation to the unusual movements presented during September
20, 2019 in the trading volumes of the securities identified with ticker symbol “FEMSAUBD”, FEMSA is not aware of
the causes that may have resulted in such unusual trading volumes, and that these correspond to market conditions.
As provided by Article 53 of the General
Provisions Applicable to Securities Issuers and Other Market Participants (Disposiciones de Carácter General Aplicables
a las Emisoras de Valores y a Otros Participantes del Mercado de Valores), FEMSA also informed the Mexican Stock Exchange and its
regulators that it has no knowledge of any activity by members of its board of directors, senior management or share repurchase
program, that may have been related to the unusual trading volumes.
Any additional material information that
may come up will be disclosed in a timely manner through this same channel, in compliance with applicable regulations.
This clarification is being made upon request
by the Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores, as per Article 106 of the Securities Market Law (Ley del Mercado de Valores)
and Article 50, next to last paragraph, of the General Provisions Applicable to Securities Issuers and Other Market Participants
(Disposiciones de Carácter General Aplicables a las Emisoras de Valores y a Otros Participantes del Mercado de Valores).
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About FEMSA
FEMSA creates economic and social value
through companies and institutions and strives to be the best employer and neighbor to the communities in which it operates. It
participates in the retail industry through FEMSA Comercio, comprising a Proximity Division operating OXXO, a small-format store
chain, a Health Division, which includes drugstores and related activities, and a Fuel Division, which operates the OXXO GAS chain
of retail service stations. In the beverage industry, it participates through Coca-Cola FEMSA, a public bottler of Coca-Cola products;
and in the beer industry, as a shareholder of HEINEKEN, a brewer with operations in over 70 countries. Additionally, through its
Strategic Businesses unit, it provides logistics, point-of-sale refrigeration solutions and plastics solutions to FEMSA's business
units and third-party clients. Through its business units, FEMSA has more than 295,000 employees in 13 countries. FEMSA is a member
of the Dow Jones Sustainability MILA Pacific Alliance, the FTSE4Good Emerging Index and the Mexican Stock Exchange Sustainability
Index, among other indexes that evaluate is sustainability performance.
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/ Gerardo Estrada Attolini
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Gerardo Estrada Attolini
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Director of Corporate Finance
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Date: September 23, 2019
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