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 January 2011
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
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by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper
as
permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): _______
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as
permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): _______
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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.
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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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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: January
13, 2011
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 January 13, 2011, at the request of
the Mexican Stock
Exchange.)
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FEMSA is
a leading company that participates in the non-alcoholic beverage industry
through Coca-Cola FEMSA, the largest independent bottler of Coca-Cola products
in the world in terms of sales volume; in the retail industry through FEMSA
Comercio, operating the largest and fastest-growing chain of convenience stores
in Latin America, and in the beer industry, through its ownership of the second
largest equity stake in Heineken, one of the world’s leading brewers with
operations in over 70 countries.