/R E P E A T -- Richelieu's management invites the members of the financial community and the media to attend the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders/

to be held on
Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 11:00 a.m.
at the Omni Mont-Royal Hotel
(Pierre de Coubertin)
1050 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec

MONTREAL, March 20, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - (TSX: RCH) Management will comment on the Company's performance in 2011 and the first quarter of 2012, and will present its outlook for the current year.

Richelieu Hardware Ltd. is a leading North American importer, distributor and manufacturer of specialty hardware and complementary products. The Company serves a customer base of more than 70,000 companies (manufacturers, retailers and renovation superstore chains) and has a network of 60 centres in North America.

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