Ms. Valerie Lamarre reports

HIGHLIGHTS OF RONA'S 2013 ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING

Rona Inc. held its 2013 annual meeting of shareholders today. The following is a brief summary of the highlights of the meeting held at Rona's head office in Boucherville, Que.

The meeting was chaired by Robert Chevrier, executive chairman of the board of directors. Mr. Chevrier opened the meeting by saying that fiscal 2012 was a key year for Rona, as it marked the beginning a major transformation: "Shareholders made it clear to us that they wanted to see quick and significant changes. We understood what we had to do. We had to return to our strengths and focus on our profitable operations in order to realize Rona's full potential, and that is exactly what we are working on."

He also noted the recent appointment of Robert Sawyer as president and chief executive officer. With this appointment, the board of directors chose an expert in retail and distribution operations to lead Rona during this pivotal period.

Mr. Sawyer outlined the progress made on implementing Rona's three strategic priorities, "The initial results are encouraging, but a great deal more remains to be done and will involve an in-depth review of Rona's commercialization, marketing and supply chain." He also noted that Alain Brisebois would be taking up the duties of executive vice-president and chief commercial officer effective May 27, 2013. Mr. Brisebois is a veteran of retail sales, who has held a number of strategic positions over the past 30 years.

Election of members of the board of directors

The 13 nominees proposed by management at the meeting were elected as directors by a majority of the ballots cast. Together, they form a diversified and experienced team that will continue to provide counsel in the interests of the corporation and all its stakeholders.

                      VOTING RESULTS

Nominee         Votes for      % for Abstentions % Abstaining 

Suzanne
Blanchet       91,500,970      97.77   2,087,448         2.23
Real Brunet
               92,310,449      98.63   1,277,969         1.37
Mr.
Chevrier       89,360,249      95.48   4,233,169         4.52
Eric Claus
               91,587,016      97.86   2,001,402         2.14
Bernard Dorval
               92,289,544      98.61   1,298,674         1.39
Guy G.
Dufresne       91,048,777      97.28   2,544,641         2.72
Barry
Gilbertson     91,516,560      97.79   2,070,858         2.21
Jean-Guy
Hebert         92,312,038      98.63   1,281,380         1.37
James
Pantelidis     91,441,895      97.71   2,142,523         2.29
Robert Pare
               91,958,090      98.26   1,630,328         1.74
Steven P.
Richardson     91,602,144      97.87   1,991,274         2.13
Mr. Sawyer
               92,393,177      98.73   1,192,241         1.27
Wesley
Voorheis       91,580,581      97.85   2,012,377         2.15

Final results on all matters voted on at the annual meeting of shareholders held earlier today will be filed with Canadian securities regulators. Biographies of the Rona board members are available at the company website.

Dominique Boies, executive vice-president and chief financial officer, summarized the financial results for fiscal 2012 and the first quarter of 2013: "We expect fiscal 2013 to be a demanding year because it will require repositioning that will temporarily disrupt our operations. But we still have a strong balance sheet and, in this period of profound transformation of the corporation, we will continue to maintain our highly disciplined approach to managing Rona's capital and ensuring efficiency."

Mr. Sawyer concluded his remarks by outlining his vision of Rona as the top-performing hardware and building materials retailer in Canada, capable of satisfying its customers every day, "To carry out this vision, we must focus on four pillars in our daily operations: making our customers central to every decision, providing the best in-store execution, assembling the best team and, lastly, generating returns and growth for our shareholders."

Since taking up his duties, Mr. Sawyer has visited a number of stores to meet with employees and dealer owners in the network. In just five weeks, he quickly grasped Rona's potential and reiterated his commitment to ramping up the transformation of Rona.

Mr. Boies's and Mr. Sawyer's remarks can be viewed in the recent documents section on the company website.

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