October 8, 2007 at 12:00 AM EDT

FEMSA Schedules Conference Call to Discuss Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results

FEMSA Schedules Conference Call to Discuss Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results

MONTERREY, Mexico, October 8, 2007 / PRNewswire-FirstCall / -- Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. ("FEMSA") (NYSE: FMX; BMV: FEMSA UBD) will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss Third Quarter 2007 results on Monday, October 29, 2007, at 12:00 p.m. EDT (10:00 a.m. Mexico City Time).

FEMSA's financial results will be released on Friday, October 26, 2007 after the markets close.

What: FEMSA Third Quarter 2007 Results Conference Call
When: Monday, October 29, 2007 @ 12:00 p.m. EDT
How: To participate in this call please dial
Domestic U.S. (1 888) 713-4485
International (913) 312-1304

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

If you are unable to participate live, an instant replay of the conference call will be available through November 2, 2007. To listen to the replay please dial Domestic US: (1 888) 203-1112 / International: (719) 457-0820, Passcode: 1468397.

Contact Investor Relations at (52) 818-328-6167 or investor@femsa.com.mx

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 over 5,000 stores.