EX-13.1 8 dex131.htm OFFICER CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Exhibit 13.1

Certification

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

(Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)

Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), each of the undersigned officers of Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B d e C.V. (the “Company”), does hereby certify, to such officer’s knowledge, that:

The Annual Report on form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2009 (the “Form 20-F”) of the Company fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained in the Form 20-F fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: June 25, 2010 |  |  |  | /s/ José Antonio Fernández Carbajal
|  |  |  | José Antonio Fernández Carbajal Chief Executive Officer
Date: June 25, 2010 |  |  |  | /s/ Javier Astaburuaga Sanjines
|  |  |  | Javier Astaburuaga Sanjines Chief Financial Officer