K-Bro Announces Release Date, Conference Call and Webcast for Q1, 2012 Financial Results

(TSX: KBL)

EDMONTON, April 24, 2012 /CNW/ - K-Bro Linen Inc. (the "Corporation") will release its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2012 on Thursday, May 3, 2012 after 6:00pm Mountain Time (8:00pm Eastern).  The Corporation will hold a conference call and webcast to discuss the results on Friday, May 4, 2012 at 7:00am Mountain Time (9:00am Eastern).

The conference call will include prepared remarks from Linda McCurdy, President and CEO, and Christopher Burrows, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.  After the prepared remarks, the Corporation will accept questions from analysts and institutional investors.

Date: Friday, May 4, 2012
Time: 7:00 am MT (9:00am ET)
Call:  1.888.231.8191 (Canada and USA)

Participants are asked to call at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the call.  For those unable to participate on the live call, a replay will be made available until Friday, May 18, 2012 by dialing 1.855.859.2056 (Canada and USA), passcode 73921875.  The public is invited to listen to the live conference call or the replay.

This conference call will be webcast live over the internet and can be accessed by all interested parties at the following URL:  http://www.newswire.ca/en/webcast/detail/957599/1026477.

To listen to the live webcast, visit the Corporation's website at least 10 minutes early to register, download and install any necessary audio software. For those unable to listen during the live webcast, an audio replay will be available shortly after the conclusion of the conference call for a period of 90 days.

CORPORATE PROFILE

K-Bro is the largest owner and operator of laundry and linen processing facilities in Canada. K-Bro provides a comprehensive range of general linen and operating room linen processing, management and distribution services to healthcare institutions, hotels and other commercial accounts.  K-Bro currently operates eight processing facilities under three distinctive brands, including K-Bro Linen Systems Inc., Buanderie HMR and Les Buanderies Dextraze, in seven Canadian cities: Québec City, Montréal, Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver and Victoria.

Additional information regarding the Corporation including required securities filings are available on our website at www.k-brolinen.com and on the Canadian Securities Administrators' website at www.sedar.com; the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval ("SEDAR").

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K-Bro est le plus important propriétaire et exploitant de buanderies au Canada. K-Bro fournit une gamme étendue de services de buanderie aux établissements de soins de santé, hôtels et autres clients commerciaux. K-Bro exploite actuellement huit usines sous trois marques distinctives, incluant K-Bro Linen Systems Inc., Buanderie HMR et Les Buanderies Dextraze, dans sept villes canadiennes: Québec, Montréal, Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver et Victoria.

Vous pouvez obtenir des renseignements supplémentaires sur la Société, y compris les documents déposés auprès des autorités de réglementation, sur notre site Web, au www.k-brolinen.com et sur le site Web des autorités canadiennes en valeurs mobilières au www.sedar.com, le site Web du Système électronique de données, d'analyse et de recherche (« SEDAR »).

For further information:

Christopher Burrows
Vice-President & Chief Financial Officer

K-Bro Linen Inc.  (TSX: KBL)
Phone: [phone] 
Email: [e-mail]
Web: www.k-brolinen.com