Lowe's Receives Investment Canada Approval And Competition Bureau Clearance For Its Pending Acquisition Of RONA

RONA President and CEO Robert Sawyer added, "Today we have completed a major step toward the closing of the transaction, which will be very positive for the future of RONA, its employees and all of its stakeholders." 

Given that the transaction has previously been approved by RONA common shareholders, this announcement represents the last major milestone in the process and clears the way for final closing of the transaction. The Company expects to close on May 20. 

Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving more than 16 million customers a week in the United States, Canada and Mexico through its stores and online at Lowes.com and Lowes.ca. With fiscal year 2015 sales of $59.1 billion, Lowe's has more than 1,855 home improvement and hardware stores and 270,000 employees. Founded in 1946 and based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's supports the communities it serves through programs that focus on K-12 public education and community improvement projects. For more information, visit Lowes.com. 

RONA inc. is a major Canadian retailer and distributor of hardware, building materials and home renovation products. The Corporation operates a network of close to 500 corporate and independent affiliate dealer stores in a number of complementary formats. With its nine distribution centres, RONA serves its network of stores and several independent dealers operating under other banners, including Ace, for which RONA owns the licensing rights and is the exclusive distributor in Canada. With more than 17,000 employees in corporate stores and more than 5,000 employees in the stores of its independent affiliate dealers, the Corporation generates annual consolidated sales of $4.2 billion. For more information, visit rona.ca.