October 26, 2005 at 12:00 AM EDT

FEMSA Schedules Conference Call to Discuss Third Quarter 2005 Financial Results

MONTERREY, Mexico, Oct 26, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A. de C.V. ("FEMSA") (NYSE: FMX) will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss third quarter 2005 results on Friday, October 28, 2005, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time (1:00 p.m. Central Time). The financial results will be released on Friday, October 28th, before the markets open.



What: FEMSA 3rd Quarter 2005 Results Conference Call
When: Friday, October 28, 2005 @ 2:00 p.m. ET
How: To participate in this call please dial
Domestic U.S. (1 800) 819-9193
International (913) 981-4911

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 November 3, 2005. To listen to the replay please dial Domestic US: (888) 203-1112 / International: (719) 457-0820, Passcode: 7655455.

Contact:
Alan Alanis, Investor Relations
52-818-328-6211, (alan.alanis@femsa.com.mx)
or Emily Klingbeil, Investor Relations
52-818-328-6189, (emily.klingbeil@femsa.com.mx).

FEMSA is the leading beverage company in Latin America. It controls an integrated beverage platform that comprises the largest Coca-Cola bottler in the region, Coca-Cola FEMSA; the second largest brewer in Mexico and important beer exporter to the United States, FEMSA Cerveza; and Oxxo, the largest and fastest growing convenience store chain in Mexico with over 3,500 stores.

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