FEMSA Announces Successful Issuance in the Swiss Bond Market

The bonds are to be listed on SIX Swiss Exchange, with proceeds intended for general corporate purposes.

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FEMSA (FMX) issued CHF 300 million of five-year senior unsecured bonds in the Swiss bond market. The bonds carry a 1.73% yield and bear interest at an annual rate of 107 basis points over the relevant benchmark rate. They are to be listed on SIX Swiss Exchange. S&P Global Ratings rated the issuance BBB+, and Fitch Ratings rated it A. The proceeds are intended for general corporate purposes; FEMSA says the issuance will improve its cost of debt and increase its financial flexibility.

Key Figures

Bond issuance: CHF $300 million Bond term: 5 years Spread over benchmark: 107 basis points +1 more

Bond issuance

CHF $300 million

Swiss bond market

Bond term

5 years

Senior unsecured bonds

Spread over benchmark

107 basis points

Annual rate

Yield

1.73%

Bond issuance

Key Terms

senior unsecured bonds, basis points

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senior unsecured bonds financial

"issued CHF $300 million in a 5-year senior unsecured bonds"

Senior unsecured bonds are loans a company issues to investors that have priority for repayment over other unsecured debts but are not backed by specific assets as collateral. Think of them as a high‑priority IOU: if the company runs into trouble, holders are paid before holders of junior debt but after any creditors who have claims on particular assets, so they offer a mix of relative safety and higher yield than secured or higher‑priority loans.

basis points financial

"at an annual rate of 107 basis points over the relevant benchmark rate"

Basis points are a way to measure small changes in interest rates or percentages, where one basis point equals 0.01%. For example, if a loan's interest rate increases by 50 basis points, it's gone up by 0.50%. They help people understand tiny differences in rates that can add up over time, making financial comparisons clearer.

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MONTERREY, Mexico, Sept. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (“FEMSA” or the “Company”) (NYSE: FMX; BMV: FEMSAUBD, FEMSAUB) announced the placement of a Swiss Franc denominated offering of Senior Unsecured Bonds in the Swiss bond market, to be listed on SIX Swiss Exchange.

FEMSA successfully issued CHF $300 million in a 5-year senior unsecured bonds. The bonds will bear interest at an annual rate of 107 basis points over the relevant benchmark rate, for a yield of 1.73%.

The issuance received credit ratings of BBB+ from S&P Global Ratings and A from Fitch Ratings.

The proceeds from this issuance will be used for general corporate purposes, improving FEMSA’s cost of debt and increasing its financial flexibility under extremely favorable conditions.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities, nor shall there be any sales of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any jurisdiction.

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 two core sectors, retail and beverages. In retail, FEMSA is present through four divisions: i) OXXO Mexico, operating the largest small-format store chain in Mexico; ii) Americas & Mobility, which includes its OXXO convenience store operations across Latin America and the United States, as well as its gas station business in Mexico and the United States; iii) Europe, operating convenience and foodvenience formats in five European countries; and iv) FEMSA Health, which includes drugstores and related activities in four Latin American countries. In Mexico, OXXO’s operations are enhanced by, and comprise a customer-focused ecosystem with Spin, a digital platform that leverages the OXXO store network to provide Mexican consumers with access to digital financial services, including Spin by OXXO and Spin Premia, among other initiatives. In the beverage sector, FEMSA 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 369,000 employees in 18 countries. FEMSA is a member of the Dow Jones Best-in-Class World Index & Dow Jones Best-in-Class MILA Pacific Alliance Index, both from S&P Global; FTSE4Good Emerging Index; MSCI EM Latin America ESG Leaders Index; S&P/BMV Total México ESG, among other indexes.

Investor Contact
(52) 818-328-6000
investor@femsa.com.mx
femsa.gcs-web.com

Media Contact
(52) 555-249-6843
comunicacion@femsa.com.mx
femsa.com

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What are the interest terms of FEMSA's (FMX) Swiss bonds?

The five-year bonds bear interest at an annual rate of 107 basis points over the relevant benchmark rate, for a yield of 1.73%.