February 3, 2006 at 12:00 AM EST

FEMSA Schedules Conference Call to Discuss Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2005 Financial Results

FEMSA Schedules Conference Call to Discuss Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2005 Financial ResultsMONTERREY, Mexico, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A. de C.V. (NYSE: FMX) ("FEMSA") will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss fourth quarter and full year 2005 results on Monday, February 27, 2006, at 4:00 p.m. EST (3:00 p.m. Central Time). The financial results will be released on Monday, February 27, before the markets open.

What: FEMSA 4th Quarter and Full Year 2005 Results Conference Call

When: Monday, February 27, 2006 @ 4:00 p.m. EST

How: To participate in this call, please dial:
Domestic U.S.: 1-800-817-4887
International: 913-981-4913

Alternatively, the conference call will be Webcast live through streaming audio. For details, please visit http://www.femsa.com/investor .

If you are unable to participate live, an instant replay of the conference call will be available through March 5, 2006. To listen to the replay, please dial Domestic U.S.: 888-203-1112, or International: 719-457-0820, Passcode: 2210423.

FEMSA is the leading beverage company in Latin America. It controls an integrated beverage platform that comprises Coca-Cola FEMSA, the largest Coca-Cola bottler in the region; FEMSA Cerveza, one of the leading brewers in Mexico and important beer exporter to the United States; and Oxxo, the largest and fastest growing convenience store chain in Mexico with approximately 4,000 stores.

SOURCE Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A. de C.V. -- FEMSA