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Subsequent Events (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Schedule of Outstanding Shares Prior to Stock Split | Outstanding shares prior to the Stock Split:
Series of shares |  | Shareholders |  | Outstanding shares |  |  | % of the capital stock |  |  | % of ordinary shares with full voting rights |
A |  | Wholly-owned subsidiary of Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. |  |  | 992,078,519 |  |  |  | 47.223 | % |  |  | 62.964 | %
D |  | Wholly-owned subsidiaries of The Coca-Cola Company |  |  | 583,545,678 |  |  |  | 27.777 | % |  |  | 37.036 | %
L |  | Public float |  |  | 525,208,065 |  |  |  | 25.0 | % |  |  | 0 | %
Total |  |  |  |  | 2,100,832,262 |  |  |  | 100 | % |  |  | 100 | %
Schedule of Outstanding Shares Immediately after Stock Split | Outstanding shares immediately after the Stock Split:
Series of shares |  | Shareholders |  | Outstanding shares |  |  | % of the capital stock |  |  | % of ordinary shares with full voting rights |
A |  | Wholly-owned subsidiary of Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. |  |  | 7,936,628,152 |  |  |  | 47.223 | % |  |  | 55.968 | %
D |  | Wholly-owned subsidiaries of The Coca-Cola Company |  |  | 4,668,365,424 |  |  |  | 27.777 | % |  |  | 32.921 | %
B |  | Public float |  |  | 1,575,624,195 |  |  |  | 9.375 | % |  |  | 11.111 | %
L |  | Public float |  |  | 2,626,040,325 |  |  |  | 15.625 | % |  |  | 0 | %
Total |  |  |  |  | 16,806,658,096 |  |  |  | 100 | % |  |  | 100 | %

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