BOUCHERVILLE, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - July 9, 2012) - On Wednesday August 8, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. (EDT), RONA (TSX:RON)(TSX:RON.PR.A) will announce its 2012 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/422/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 http://www.rona.ca/corporate/investors. CONFERENCE CALL /T/ Date: Wednesday, August 8, 2012 Time: 11:00 a.m. (EDT) Dial-in-numbers: 416-340-2216 or 1 866 226-1792 Live audio webcast: http://webcasts.pqm.net/client/rona/event/422/en/ /T/ CONFERENCE RECORDING PLAYBACK /T/ Availability dates: At 7:00 p.m. (EDT) from August 8 to August 15, 2012 Access telephone numbers: 514-861-2272 or 1 800 408-3053 Access code: 3614304 /T/ The following is the quarterly conference call calendar for 2012: /T/ Third quarter: Wednesday, November 7, 2012 Fourth quarter: Thursday, February 21, 2013 /T/