REMINDER: Release of RONA's 2013 Second Quarter Financial Results

BOUCHERVILLE, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Aug 14, 2013) - On Wednesday August 14, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. (EDT), RONA (RON.TO)(RON-PA.TO) will announce its second 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/726/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/corporate/investors.

CONFERENCE CALL

Date:

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Time:

11:00 a.m. (EDT)

Dial-in-numbers:

514-392-1478 or 1 877 922-4773

Live audio webcast:

http://webcasts.pqm.net/client/rona/event/726/en/

CONFERENCE RECORDING PLAYBACK

Availability dates:

At 7:00 p.m. (EDT) from August 14 to August 21, 2013

Access telephone numbers:

905-694-9451 or 1 800 408-3053

Access code:

9942682

The following is the quarterly conference call calendar for 2013:

Third quarter:

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Fourth quarter:

Thursday, February 20, 2014