Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. to Broadcast Fiscal 2005 Guidance Conference Call via Live Webcast

ROCHESTER, N.Y.--April 13, 2004--Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.

    FROM: Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.
SUBJECT: Fiscal 2005 Guidance Conference Call and Live Webcast 

    WHO: Management of Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. 

    WHEN: Tuesday, April 20, 2003 at 11:00 am Eastern Time

    URL: http://www.vcall.com. An archive of the webcast will
         be available at this website an hour after the live call 
         through midnight Tuesday, May 4, 2004.

Monro Muffler Brake operates a chain of stores providing automotive undercar repair and tire services in the United States, operating under the brand names of Monro Muffler Brake and Service, Speedy Auto Service by Monro, Kimmel Tires - Auto Service, Tread Quarters Discount Tires and Mr. Tire, Inc. The Company currently operates 595 stores, 10 Kiosks and has 18 dealer locations in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Connecticut, Massachusetts, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Vermont, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Indiana, Rhode Island, Delaware, Michigan and Maine. Monro's stores provide a full range of services for exhaust systems, brake systems, tires, steering and suspension systems and many vehicle maintenance services.

Certain statements made above may be forward-looking and are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve uncertainties which may cause the Company's actual results in future periods to differ materially from those expressed. These uncertainties include, but are not necessarily limited to, uncertainties affecting retail generally (such as consumer confidence and demand for auto repair); risks relating to leverage and debt service (including sensitivity to fluctuations in interest rates); dependence on, and competition within, the primary markets in which the Company's stores are located; the need for, and costs associated with, store renovations and other capital expenditures; and the risks described from time to time in the Company's SEC reports which include the report on Form 10K for the fiscal year ended March 29, 2003.