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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of October 2024
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FOMENTO ECONÓMICO MEXICANO, S.A.B. DE C.V.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Mexican Economic Development, Inc.
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
United Mexican States
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
General Anaya No. 601 Pte.
Colonia Bella Vista
Monterrey, Nuevo León 64410
México
Colonia Bella Vista
Monterrey, Nuevo León 64410
México
(Address of principal executive offices)
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FOMENTO ECONÓMICO MEXICANO, S.A. DE C.V.
By: /s/ Martin Felipe Arias Yaniz
Martin Felipe Arias Yaniz
Director of Finance and Corporate Development
Date: October, 10, 2024
FEMSA announces agreement with TRAXIÓN to divest certain of FEMSA’s logistics operations
Monterrey, Mexico, October 10, 2024 — Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (“FEMSA” or the “Company”) (NYSE: FMX; BMV: FEMSAUBD, FEMSAUB) announced it has reached a definitive agreement with Grupo Traxión, S.A.B. de C.V (BMV: TRAXIONA), a leading transportation and logistics company based in Mexico, to divest certain of FEMSA’s logistics operations doing business as Solistica. The transaction includes FEMSA’s transportation management operations in Mexico, as well as its contract logistics operations in Mexico, Colombia and Brazil. The transaction does not include FEMSA’s LTL (less-than-truckload) operations in Brazil.
Total consideration for this transaction will be of approximately $4,060 million Mexican pesos, on a cash-free, debt-free basis.
This transaction represents an additional step in the continued execution of the FEMSA Forward plan that was communicated in February of 2023. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and is expected to close in the following months.
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About FEMSA
FEMSA is a company that creates economic and social value through companies and institutions and strives to be the best employer and neighbor to the communities in which it operates. It participates in the retail industry through a Proximity Americas Division operating OXXO, a small-format store chain, and other related retail formats, and Proximity Europe which includes Valora, our European retail unit which operates convenience and foodvenience formats. In the retail industry it also participates though a Health Division, which includes drugstores and related activities and Digital@FEMSA, which includes Spin by OXXO and Spin Premia, among other digital financial services initiatives. In the beverage industry, it participates through Coca-Cola FEMSA, the largest franchise bottler of Coca-Cola products in the world by volume. Across its business units, FEMSA has more than 392,000 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 Index: S&P/BMV Total México ESG, among other indexes that evaluate its sustainability performance.
About TRAXIÓN
TRAXIÓN is the leading transportation and logistics company in Mexico. It offers a one-stop solution through the broadest and most diverse service portfolio in the country. TRAXIÓN’s platform operates three main business segments: Mobility of Cargo, Logistics and Technology, and Mobility of Personnel. The Company has 10 highly recognized brands for their leadership in different sector niches. TRAXIÓN was founded in 2011 and ended the 2Q24 with an average fleet of 11,043 power units, 709,998 square meters of 3PL logistic warehousing space, national reach, more than 1,300 clients, and over 22,000 employees. TRAXIÓN’s most important competitive advantages include: an experienced and committed management team, the use of the latest technology, being the only consolidator in a highly fragmented industry and the only institutional company in a sector dominated by family-owned companies, a diverse portfolio comprised of premium services, long-term partnerships with clients and suppliers, and an anticipated market outlook
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