Jean Coutu Completes 65.4M Rite Aid (RAD) Share Sale

In accordance with the provisions of Rule 144 under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc., filed on July 17, 2013 a notice indicating its intent to dispose of its 65,401,162 common shares of Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD). The Jean Coutu Group completed the sale of these shares today, which were sold at an average price of US$ 2.95 per share for a net proceed of US$ 192.2 million. A gain of US$ 94.1 million will be recorded in the Corporation's net profit during the second quarter of the 2014 fiscal year, in addition to a gain of US$ 50.0 million previously announced for the sale of 40,500,000 Rite Aid shares on June 26, 2013.

Following the sale of these shares, the Corporation is no longer a shareholder of Rite Aid.

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