Release of RONA's 2012 First Quarter Financial Results


BOUCHERVILLE, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - April 30, 2012) - On Wednesday May 9, 2012 at 3:30 p.m. (ET), RONA (TSX:RON)(TSX:RON.PR.A) will announce its 2012 first quarter financial results during a conference call for the financial community. The conference call will be broadcast live (audio and slides) at the address http://webcasts.pqm.net/client/rona/event/416/en/ and will be archived for playback. The financial results will be made public in a press release that will be issued on the newswire prior to the conference call. The Press Release and the Management Discussion & Analysis will be posted on the RONA website at the address www.rona.ca.

CONFERENCE CALL
Date: Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Time: 3:30 p.m. (ET)
Dial-in-numbers: 416-340-2216 or 1 866 226-1792
Live audio webcast: http://webcasts.pqm.net/client/rona/event/416/en/
CONFERENCE RECORDING PLAYBACK
Availability dates: At 7:00 p.m. (ET) from May 9 to May 16, 2012
Access telephone numbers: 514-861-2272 or 1 800 408-3053
Access code: 8825954
The following is the quarterly conference call calendar for 2012:
Second quarter: Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Third quarter: Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Fourth quarter: Thursday, February 21, 2013

Contact Information:

Stephane Milot
Senior Director, Investor Relations
RONA inc.
Telephone: 514-599-5951
Email: stephane.milot@rona.ca