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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-12-002124
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120426
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120426
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120426

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000861884
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WHOLESALE-METALS SERVICE CENTERS & OFFICES [5051]
		IRS NUMBER:				951142616
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13122
		FILM NUMBER:		12781520

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		350 S GRAND AVE STE 5100
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90071
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2136877700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		350 S GRAND AVE STE 5100
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90071
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      <font style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>UNITED
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      REPORT</b></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman"><br style="font-family: Times New Roman"></font><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Pursuant
      to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman"><br style="font-family: Times New Roman"></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman"><b>______________</b></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman"><br style="font-family: Times New Roman"></font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Date
      of Report (Date of earliest event reported):</font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman"><br style="font-family: Times New Roman"></font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>April
      26, 2012</b></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman"><br style="font-family: Times New Roman"></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman"><b>______________</b></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman"><br style="font-family: Times New Roman"></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman"><br style="font-family: Times New Roman"></font><font style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>RELIANCE
      STEEL &amp; ALUMINUM CO.</b></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman"><br style="font-family: Times New Roman"></font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">(Exact
      name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font><br><br>
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            <b>California</b>
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            <b>001-13122</b>
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            <b>95-1142616</b>
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            incorporation)
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            (Commission File Number)
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            &#160;
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            (I.R.S. Employer
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            Identification Number)
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            <b>350 S. Grand Ave., Suite 5100</b>
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            <b>Los Angeles, CA 90071</b>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><br style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">
      </font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>(213)
      687-7700</b></font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><br style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"></font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">(Registrant&#8217;s
      telephone number, including area code)</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><br style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"></font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><br style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"></font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Not
      applicable.</b></font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><br style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"></font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">(Former
      name or former address, if changed since last report)</font>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><br style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">
      </font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Check
      the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
      simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any
      of the following provisions:</font>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial Unicode MS">&#8414;</font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">
      Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
      CFR 230.425)</font>
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      Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17
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      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
      Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font>
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      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
      Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) </font>
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      <b>Item 2.02.&#160; Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</b>
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      On April 26, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing
      financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2012.&#160; Attached hereto
      as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the Company&#8217;s press release dated April 26,
      2012 announcing the Company&#8217;s financial results for this period.
    </p>
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      The information contained in this report and the exhibit hereto shall
      not be deemed &#8220;filed&#8221; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
      Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), or incorporated
      by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
      or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
      reference in such a filing.
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      <b>Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</b>
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      (a)&#160;&#160; <u>Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired</u>.
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      &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Not Applicable.
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      (b)&#160;&#160; <u>Pro Forma Financial Information</u>.
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      &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Not Applicable.
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      (c)&#160;&#160; <u>Shell Company Transactions</u>.
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      &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Not Applicable.
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      (d)&#160;&#160; <u>Exhibits</u>.
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          99.1
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          Press Release dated April 26, 2012 (included herewith).
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>SIGNATURES</b></font>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Pursuant to
      the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
      has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
      undersigned thereunto duly authorized.</font>
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            <b>RELIANCE STEEL &amp; ALUMINUM CO.</b>
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            Dated:
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          April 26, 2012
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          By:
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            /s/ Karla Lewis
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            Karla Lewis
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            Executive Vice President and
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            Chief Financial Officer
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      <b>RELIANCE STEEL &amp; ALUMINUM CO.</b>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <b>FORM 8-K</b>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <u><b>INDEX TO EXHIBITS</b></u>
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          &#160;
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          99.1
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            Press Release dated April 26, 2012 (included herewith).
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Reliance
      Steel &amp; Aluminum Co. Reports First Quarter Results</b></font>
    </p>
    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Sales Up
      20%, EPS Up 25%</b></font>
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    <p>
      LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 2012--Reliance Steel &amp; Aluminum
      Co. (NYSE:RS) reported today its financial results for the first quarter
      ended March 31, 2012. For the 2012 first quarter, Reliance reported net
      income of $116.2 million, up 26% from 2011 first quarter net income of
      $92.3 million, and up 71% from $67.9 million in the 2011 fourth quarter.
      Earnings per diluted share were $1.54 in the 2012 first quarter, up 25%
      from 2011 first quarter earnings per diluted share of $1.23 and up 69%
      from $.91 for the 2011 fourth quarter. Sales for the 2012 first quarter
      were $2.29 billion, up 20% from 2011 first quarter sales of $1.91
      billion, and up 13% from 2011 fourth quarter sales of $2.03 billion. The
      2012 first quarter financial results include in cost of sales a pre-tax
      LIFO charge, or expense, of $7.5 million, compared with a pre-tax LIFO
      charge of $20.0 million for the 2011 first quarter and $17.8 million for
      the 2011 fourth quarter. The LIFO adjustments, in effect, reflect cost
      of sales at current replacement costs.
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    <p>
      Reliance&#8217;s tons sold for the 2012 first quarter were up 13.8% from the
      2011 first quarter and up 11.2% from the 2011 fourth quarter. Average
      prices per ton sold in the 2012 first quarter were up 5.3% compared to
      the 2011 first quarter and up 1.3% compared to the 2011 fourth quarter.
      For the 2012 first quarter, carbon steel sales were 52% of net sales;
      aluminum sales were 15%; stainless steel sales were 15%; alloy sales
      were 12%; toll processing sales were 2%; and other sales were 4%.
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          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

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      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      David H. Hannah, Chairman and CEO of Reliance said, &#8220;As we indicated in
      our earnings guidance update last week, the quarter, overall was better
      than we originally anticipated. Demand was stronger, especially in
      January and February, aided in part by a more favorable pricing
      environment for most of our products. Sales dollars per day in March
      were down slightly from February due to a drop in tons sold per day, as
      the direction of carbon steel pricing became a little uncertain and
      stainless steel surcharges decreased.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      &#8220;Once again, the markets that continued to provide the most growth
      during the quarter were energy (oil and gas), aerospace, farm and heavy
      equipment, and auto through our toll processing businesses.
      Semiconductor and general manufacturing also remained strong. We have
      seen improvements in our non-residential construction related
      businesses, but it still lags the growth seen in other areas. We are
      very fortunate that Reliance has such a broad range of products and
      substantial customer diversification. Those attributes have helped our
      operating results to be less volatile than if we had a more narrow range
      of products sold into fewer industries,&#8221; Hannah continued.
    </p>
    <p>
      &#8220;Our balance sheet is in excellent shape, with net debt-to-total capital
      at 29% and only $745 million borrowed on our $1.5 billion credit
      facility at March 31, 2012. The liquidity available on our credit
      facility provides ample room for continued growth both organically and
      through acquisitions, where we have seen increased activity recently,&#8221;
      Hannah further commented.
    </p>
    <p>
      &#8220;We expect real demand to continue its steady improvement from existing
      levels for most of our products with larger improvements in the
      aerospace and energy-related industries during the second quarter. There
      is still some uncertainty regarding the direction of prices for some of
      the metals we sell, with prices currently moving in different directions
      for different of our products, but all within manageable ranges. Given
      these expectations, we currently estimate earnings per diluted share in
      a range of $1.40 to $1.50 for the 2012 second quarter,&#8221; concluded Hannah.
    </p>
    <p>
      Effective April 3, 2012, Reliance acquired all the outstanding limited
      liability company interests of National Specialty Alloys, LLC (&#8220;NSA&#8221;), a
      global specialty alloy processor and distributor of premium stainless
      steel and nickel alloy bars and shapes, headquartered in Houston, Texas.
      NSA was founded in 1985 and has additional locations in Anaheim,
      California; Buford, Georgia; and Tulsa, Oklahoma. NSA had net sales of
      approximately $96 million for the twelve months ended October 31, 2011.
      NSA&#8217;s primary end market is the energy market, with aerospace, power
      generation, petrochemical and other major end markets.
    </p>
    <div style="margin-right: 0pt; width: 100%; text-indent: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      Reliance recently announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire
      substantially all the assets of the Worthington Steel Vonore, Tennessee
      plant, a processing facility owned by Worthington Industries, Inc.
      (NYSE:WOR). The transaction has not yet closed however, upon completion,
      the Vonore plant is expected to operate as a Precision Strip, Inc. (a
      wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance) location that will process and
      deliver carbon steel, aluminum and stainless steel products on a &#8220;toll&#8221;
      basis, processing the metal for a fee without taking ownership of the
      metal.
    </p>
    <p>
      On April 24, 2012, the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly
      cash dividend of $.15 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable
      on June 22, 2012 to shareholders of record June 1, 2012. The Company has
      increased its dividend 17 times since the IPO in 1994 and has paid
      regular quarterly dividends for 53 consecutive years.
    </p>
    <p>
      Reliance will host a conference call that will be broadcast live over
      the Internet (listen only mode) regarding the first quarter financial
      results for the period ended March 31, 2012. All interested parties are
      invited to listen to the web cast on <b>April 26, 2012 at 11:00 a.m.
      Eastern Time</b> at: <u><b>http://www.rsac.com</b></u> <b>on the
      Investor Information section</b> or <u><b>http://www.streetevents.com</b></u>.
      Player format: Windows Media and RealPlayer. The web cast will remain on
      the Reliance web site at: <u><b>www.rsac.com</b></u> <b>on the Investor
      Information section</b> <b>through May 25, 2012 </b>and a printed
      transcript will be posted on the Reliance web site after the completion
      of the conference call.
    </p>
    <p>
      Reliance Steel &amp; Aluminum Co., headquartered in Los Angeles, California,
      is the largest metals service center company in North America. Through a
      network of more than 220 locations in 38 states and Belgium, Canada,
      China, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, the U.A.E. and the
      United Kingdom, the Company provides value-added metals processing
      services and distributes a full line of over 100,000 metal products to
      more than 125,000 customers in a broad range of industries.
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>Reliance Steel &amp; Aluminum Co.&#8217;s press releases and additional
      information are available on the Company&#8217;s web site at <u>www.rsac.com</u>.
      The Company was named to the 2011 &#8220;<i>Fortune</i> <i>500</i>&#8221; List
      and the 2012 <i>Fortune</i> List of &#8220;<i>The World</i>&#8217;s<i>
      Most Admired Companies.&#8221;</i></b>
    </p>
    <p>
      This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results and
      events may differ materially as a result of a variety of factors, many
      of which are outside of Reliance Steel &amp; Aluminum Co.&#8217;s control. Risk
      factors and additional information are included in Reliance Steel &amp;
      Aluminum Co.&#8217;s reports on file with the Securities and Exchange
      Commission, including Reliance Steel &amp; Aluminum Co.&#8217;s Annual Report on
      Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.
    </p>
    <div style="margin-right: 0pt; width: 100%; text-indent: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-family: Times New Roman; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-size: 8pt">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>RELIANCE STEEL &amp; ALUMINUM CO.</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>(in millions, except share and per share amounts)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="7">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="7" valign="top">
          <b>Three Months Ended</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center" colspan="7" valign="top">
          <b>March 31,</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2012</b>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2011</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Income Statement Data:</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="7" valign="top">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Net sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,288.3
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,912.7
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Gross profit<sup>1</sup>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          577.8
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          506.3
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Operating income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          184.6
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          154.8
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Pre-tax income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          176.6
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          140.4
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Net income attributable to Reliance
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          116.2
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          92.3
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Diluted earnings per share attributable to Reliance shareholders
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            $
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            1.54
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            $
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            1.23
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Weighted average shares outstanding &#8211; diluted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          75,426,552
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          75,023,866
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Gross profit margin<sup>1</sup>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          25.3
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          26.5
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Operating income margin
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          8.1
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          8.1
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Pre-tax income margin
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          7.7
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          7.3
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Net income margin &#8211; Reliance
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5.1
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4.8
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Cash dividends per share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.15
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.12
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="3" valign="top">
          <b>March 31,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="3" valign="top">
          <b>December 31,</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2012</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center" colspan="3" valign="top">
          <b>2011</b><sup>*</sup>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Balance Sheet and Other Data:</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="3" valign="top">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,585.9
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,274.7
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Working capital
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,910.2
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,698.3
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Property, plant and equipment, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,120.6
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,105.5
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Total assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5,931.8
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5,605.9
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          675.7
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          576.4
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Long-term debt
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,419.0
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,319.0
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Total Reliance shareholders&#8217; equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,265.4
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,143.9
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Capital expenditures (year-to-date)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          34.6
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          156.4
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Cash (used in) provided by operations (year-to-date)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (63.2
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          234.8
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Net debt-to-total capital<sup>2</sup>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          29.4
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          28.4
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Return on Reliance shareholders&#8217; equity<sup>3</sup>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          11.7
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          12.2
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Current ratio
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3.8
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3.9
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Book value per share<sup>4</sup>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          43.48
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          41.92
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <p>
      <sup>*</sup> Amounts were derived from audited financial statements.
    </p>
    <p>
      <sup>1</sup> Gross profit, calculated as net sales less cost of sales,
      and gross profit margin, calculated as gross profit divided by net
      sales, are non-GAAP financial measures as they exclude depreciation and
      amortization expense associated with the corresponding sales. The
      majority of our orders are basic distribution with no processing
      services performed. For the remainder of our sales orders, we perform
      &#8220;first-stage&#8221; processing which is generally not labor intensive as we
      are simply cutting the metal to size. Because of this, the amount of
      related labor and overhead, including depreciation and amortization, are
      not significant and are excluded from our cost of sales. Therefore, our
      cost of sales is primarily comprised of the cost of the material we
      sell. We use gross profit and gross profit margin as shown above as
      measures of operating performance. Gross profit and gross profit margin
      are important operating and financial measures, as fluctuations in our
      gross profit margin can have a significant impact on our earnings. Gross
      profit and gross profit margin, as presented, are not necessarily
      comparable with similarly titled measures for other companies.
    </p>
    <p>
      <sup>2</sup> Net debt-to-total capital is calculated as total debt (net
      of cash) divided by total Reliance shareholders&#8217; equity plus total debt
      (net of cash).
    </p>
    <p>
      <sup>3</sup> Calculations are based on the latest twelve months net
      income attributable to Reliance and beginning total Reliance
      shareholders&#8217; equity.
    </p>
    <p>
      <sup>4</sup> Book value per share is calculated as total Reliance
      shareholders&#8217; equity divided by outstanding common shares.
    </p>
    <div style="margin-right: 0pt; width: 100%; text-indent: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-family: Times New Roman; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-size: 8pt">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>RELIANCE STEEL &amp; ALUMINUM CO.</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>(in millions, except share amounts)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>ASSETS</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>March 31,</b>

          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>2012</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>December 31,</b>

          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>2011</b><sup>*</sup>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="3" valign="top">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Current assets:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Cash and cash equivalents
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          70.0
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          84.6
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $23.3
          at March 31, 2012 and $22.2 at December 31, 2011
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            1,044.2
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            896.2
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Inventories
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,399.4
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,212.8
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Prepaid expenses and other current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          38.9
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          47.8
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Deferred income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          33.4
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          33.3
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Total current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,585.9
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,274.7
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Property, plant and equipment:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Land
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          147.5
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          145.8
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Buildings
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          660.9
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          656.8
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Machinery and equipment
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,013.9
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          982.9
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Accumulated depreciation
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (701.7
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (680.0
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,120.6
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,105.5
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Goodwill
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,249.6
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,244.3
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Intangible assets, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          890.9
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          895.9
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Cash surrender value of life insurance policies, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          40.3
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          41.9
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Investments in unconsolidated entities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          16.4
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          16.2
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Other assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          28.1
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          27.4
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Total assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5,931.8
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5,605.9
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>LIABILITIES AND EQUITY</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Current liabilities:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Accounts payable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          433.7
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          335.2
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Accrued expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          62.6
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          54.0
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Accrued compensation and retirement costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          73.6
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          111.0
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Accrued insurance costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          44.1
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          42.1
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Current maturities of long-term debt and short-term borrowings
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          12.1
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          12.2
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Income taxes payable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          49.6
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          21.9
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Total current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          675.7
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          576.4
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Long-term debt
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,419.0
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,319.0
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Long-term retirement costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          91.5
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          88.6
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Other long-term liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          29.0
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          30.1
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Deferred income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          442.1
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          439.8
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Commitments and contingencies
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Equity:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Preferred stock, no par value:
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 35.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Authorized shares &#8212; 5,000,000
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 50.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          None issued or outstanding
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          --
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          --
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Common stock, no par value:
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 35.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Authorized shares &#8212; 100,000,000
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 35.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Issued and outstanding shares &#8211; 75,122,110 at March 31, 2012 and
            75,007,694 at December 31, 2011, stated capital
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            666.6
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            657.1
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Retained earnings
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,599.8
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,495.6
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Accumulated other comprehensive loss
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (1.0
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (8.8
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Total Reliance shareholders&#8217; equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,265.4
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,143.9
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Noncontrolling interests
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          9.1
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          8.1
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Total equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,274.5
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,152.0
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 35.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Total liabilities and equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5,931.8
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5,605.9
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <p>
      <sup>*</sup> Amounts were derived from audited financial statements.
    </p>
    <div style="margin-right: 0pt; width: 100%; text-indent: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-family: Times New Roman; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-size: 8pt">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>RELIANCE STEEL &amp; ALUMINUM CO.</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>(in millions, except per share amounts)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="7">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="7" valign="top">
          <b>Three Months Ended</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center" colspan="7" valign="top">
          <b>March 31,</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2012</b>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2011</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="7" valign="top">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px" valign="top">
          Net sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,288.3
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,912.7
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Costs and expenses:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 20.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          and amortization shown below)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,710.5
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,406.4
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Warehouse, delivery, selling, general and administrative
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          357.7
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          318.5
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Depreciation and amortization
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          35.5
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          33.0
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,103.7
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,757.9
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Operating income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          184.6
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          154.8
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Other income (expense):
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Interest
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (14.5
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (14.6
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Other income, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6.5
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.2
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Income before income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          176.6
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          140.4
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Income tax provision
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          58.7
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          46.8
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Net income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          117.9
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          93.6
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.7
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.3
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Net income attributable to Reliance
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          116.2
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          92.3
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Earnings per share:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Reliance
            shareholders
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            $
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            1.54
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            $
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            1.23
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Basic earnings per common share attributable to Reliance
            shareholders
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            $
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            1.55
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            $
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            1.24
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Cash dividends per share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.15
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.12
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
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    <div style="margin-right: 0pt; width: 100%; text-indent: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt">
      <div>
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        </div>
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      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

        </div>
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        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
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<div style="text-align:left">
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      <tr>
        <td colspan="9">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>RELIANCE STEEL &amp; ALUMINUM CO.</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <b>(in millions)</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="7">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center" colspan="7" valign="bottom">
          <b>Three Months Ended</b>

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            <b>March 31,</b>
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2012</b>
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        <td>
          &#160;
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        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>2011</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="7" valign="bottom">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          <b>Operating activities:</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Net income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          117.9
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          93.6
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating
            activities:
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Depreciation and amortization expense
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          35.5
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          33.0
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Deferred income tax benefit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (1.2
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (1.2
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Gain on sales of property, plant and equipment
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (0.1
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          --
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (0.5
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (0.7
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Dividends received from unconsolidated entities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.3
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.3
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Share-based compensation expense
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4.9
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4.8
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Tax deficit from share-based compensation
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.1
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          --
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Net (gain) loss from life insurance policies
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (1.2
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.6
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Changes in operating assets and liabilities (excluding effect of
          business acquired):
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 30.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Accounts receivable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (143.6
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (215.1
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 30.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Inventories
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (182.2
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (228.2
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 30.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Prepaid expenses and other assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          9.0
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          34.6
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 30.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Accounts payable and other liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          97.9
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          175.9
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Net cash used in operating activities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (63.2
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (101.4
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          <b>Investing activities:</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Purchases of property, plant and equipment
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (34.6
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (35.8
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Acquisition of a metals service center, net of cash acquired
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (10.0
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          --
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.2
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.9
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Net proceeds from redemption of life insurance policies
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.8
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.1
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Net cash used in investing activities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (41.6
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (34.8
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          <b>Financing activities:</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Net short-term debt repayments
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (0.4
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          --
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Proceeds from long-term debt borrowings
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          221.0
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          197.0
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Principal payments on long-term debt
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (122.2
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (52.0
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Payments to noncontrolling interest holders
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (0.7
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (0.8
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Dividends paid
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (11.2
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (9.0
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Tax deficit from share-based compensation
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (0.1
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          --
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 5.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Exercise of stock options
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4.6
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3.9
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Net cash provided by financing activities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          91.0
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          139.1
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (0.8
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.0
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          (Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (14.6
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3.9
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          84.6
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          72.9
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          70.0
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          76.8
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <b>Supplemental cash flow information:</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Interest paid during the period
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5.2
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.9
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Income taxes paid during the period
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          32.6
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4.2
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
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      CONTACT:<br>Reliance Steel &amp; Aluminum Co.<br>Kim P. Feazle<br>Investor
      Relations<br>713-610-9937<br>213-576-2428<br><u>kfeazle@rsac.com</u><br><u>investor@rsac.com</u>
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