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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-24-024505
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240215
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240215
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240215

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MEXICAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001061736
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BOTTLED & CANNED SOFT DRINKS CARBONATED WATERS [2086]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	04 Manufacturing
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			O5
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35934
		FILM NUMBER:		24643741

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		GENERAL ANAYA NO 601 PTE
		STREET 2:		COLONIA BELLA VISTA
		CITY:			MONTERREY, N.L.
		STATE:			O5
		ZIP:			64410
		BUSINESS PHONE:		528183286167

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		GENERAL ANAYA NO 601 PTE
		STREET 2:		COLONIA BELLA VISTA
		CITY:			MONTERREY, N.L.
		STATE:			O5
		ZIP:			64410
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DC 20549</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">For the month of February&nbsp;2024</P>

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MEXICANO, S.A.B. DE C.V.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">General Anaya No.&nbsp;601 Pte.<BR>
Colonia Bella Vista<BR>
Monterrey, Nuevo Le&oacute;n 64410<BR>
M&eacute;xico</P>

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the Form&nbsp;6-K in paper as</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Commission pursuant to
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file number assigned to the registrant in</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SIGNATURES</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
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on its behalf of the</P>

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By: <U>/s/ Eugenio Garza y Garza&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Eugenio Garza y Garza</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Director of Finance and Corporate Development</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Date: February, 15, 2024</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>FEMSA <I>Forward</I></B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Focused
Leadership in Retail, Beverages &amp; Digital</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Advancing
FEMSA <I>Forward: </I></B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Revamping
capital allocation strategy to drive long-term intrinsic per-share value</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Monterrey,
Mexico, February 15, 2024 &mdash; </B>Fomento Econ&oacute;mico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (&ldquo;FEMSA&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;)
(NYSE: FMX; BMV: FEMSAUBD, FEMSAUB) is providing additional information regarding its future capital allocation plans. These plans have
been approved by the Board of Directors of FEMSA and are an integral part of, and fully consistent with, the FEMSA <I>Forward</I> strategy
presented in February of 2023.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Our
capital allocation strategy is focused on driving our long-term intrinsic per-share value. We believe we have abundant attractive capital
deployment opportunities. Over the next five years we expect to invest capital in core organic growth initiatives in excess of Ps. 237,000
million, with close to Ps. 170,000 million of that deployed in Mexico, where we are one of the largest employers (over 280,000 employees),
and taxpayers, expecting to pay over Ps. 100,000 million in aggregate income taxes for the period between fiscal 2023 and 2028. Considering
the remarkable speed and success with which the FEMSA <I>Forward</I>-related divestments have been executed, and after accounting for
our expected organic and inorganic capital needs, we believe that returning capital to shareholders should be an important part of the
overall strategy.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Capital
allocation strategy overview and parameters</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">As
we look at the portfolio of investment opportunities available to us, we will privilege organic investments within our proven business
models that can generate returns well in excess our cost of capital, and with a relatively low level of risk. We will also favor investments
in initiatives and capabilities with attractive risk-reward profiles that create and drive, through market expansion and innovation,
future value creation opportunities. In addition, inorganic investments will be focused on meeting the strategic objectives of our core
verticals and scrutinized to meet strict financial criteria: value creation and cash flow generation.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Furthermore,
subject to business performance and capital deployment opportunities and beyond our ordinary dividend, we will endeavor to return to
shareholders an aggregate amount equivalent to approximately six percent of FEMSA&rsquo;s current public market value over the next two
to three years, through a combination of additional dividends and share buybacks. This capital return framework will have the overarching
tenet of not maintaining idle capital on the balance sheet, and maximizing per-share value accretion as we strive to reach and maintain
a 2x Net Debt/EBITDA ex-KOF<SUP>1</SUP> objective.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>1</SUP> Net Debt / EBITDA ex-KOF: (Total Financial Debt ex-KOF
+ Lease Liabilities ex-KOF &ndash; Total Cash ex-KOF) / (FEMSA Retail businesses EBITDA + dividends received from Coca-Cola FEMSA).</P>

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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.25in 0pt 0"><B>Investor Contact</B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(52) 818-328-6000</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">investor@femsa.com.mx</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">femsa.gcs-web.com</P></TD>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Media Contact</B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(52) 555-249-6843</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">comunicacion@femsa.com.mx</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">femsa.com</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 47%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">February 15, 2024</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;&nbsp;Page 1</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Return
of capital initiatives for 2024</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">FEMSA
expects to use a combination of dividends and a multi-year share buyback program to return capital to its shareholders in 2024 and beyond.
To this end, the Board of Directors has approved to submit to the 2024 Annual Shareholders Meeting the following proposals: i) Increase
our ordinary dividends by approximately 20% compared to 2023 on an aggregate basis by paying four quarterly installments of Ps. 0.9161
per FEMSAUB unit and Ps. 1.0993 per FEMSAUBD unit (Ps. 10.9931 per ADS); ii) pay an additional dividend in four quarterly installments
of Ps. 0.6418 per FEMSAUB unit and Ps. 0.7701 per FEMSAUBD unit (Ps. 7.7010 per ADS), over and above the approved ordinary dividends,
to be disbursed on the same dates as the ordinary dividends; and iii) double our maximum share buyback capacity from the currently existing
authorization.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Medium-term
capital allocation considerations</B></FONT></P>

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to the communities in which it operates. Across its business units, FEMSA has more than 350,000 employees in 18 countries. FEMSA is a
member of the Dow Jones Sustainability MILA Pacific Alliance, the FTSE4Good Emerging Index and the Mexican Stock Exchange Sustainability
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