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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-12-052355
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120724
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120731
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120730

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	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:		12994960

	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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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">RELIANCE STEEL&nbsp;&amp; ALUMINUM CO.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Departure   of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of </font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">C<b>ertain</b>  <b>Officers; Compensatory   Arrangements of Certain Officers.</b></font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Effective as of July&nbsp;24, 2012, Sarah J. (&#147;Sally&#148;) Anderson, 62, was elected to the Board of Directors of Reliance Steel&nbsp;&amp; Aluminum Co. (&#147;Reliance&#148;).&#160; Ms.&nbsp;Anderson has over 35 years of experience in accounting and financial advisory services. She retired from Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP in June&nbsp;2008 after more than 24 years with the firm.&#160; Ms.&nbsp;Anderson is a graduate of Northeastern University with a BS in Business Administration with a concentration in accounting. She is a Certified Public Accountant and is a member of the AICPA and the California Society of CPA&#146;s.&#160; Ms.&nbsp;Anderson was appointed by the Governor to the California Board of Accountancy for two four year terms ending in 2014 and has served as the president of the board. Ms.&nbsp;Anderson is also a member of the Accountancy Licensee Database committee and the Uniform Accountancy Act committee, for the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA).&#160; Ms.&nbsp;Anderson also serves on the boards of American States Water Company, a water utility that provides clean and waste water to military bases, and Kaiser Ventures LLC, which owns real estate assets of Kaiser Aluminum. Ms.&nbsp;Anderson is a financial expert and will serve on the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors. There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms.&nbsp;Anderson and any other persons pursuant to which she was selected as a director.&#160; Ms.&nbsp;Anderson&#146;s term on the Board of Directors will continue until the Reliance Annual Meeting of Shareholders in May&nbsp;2013.&#160; Ms.&nbsp;Anderson will participate in Reliance&#146;s standard director compensation programs.&#160; Reliance is not engaged in any transaction with Ms.&nbsp;Anderson or with any company that she controls.&#160; After reviewing Ms.&nbsp;Anderson&#146;s background and the information provided to the Nominating and Governance Committee, the Board concluded that Ms.&nbsp;Anderson is independent under the applicable rules&nbsp;of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A copy of the press release announcing the election of Ms.&nbsp;Anderson to the Board of Directors is attached as an exhibit hereto.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">RELIANCE STEEL&nbsp;&amp; ALUMINUM CO. ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD MEMBER</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Los Angeles, CA &#151; July&nbsp;31, 2012 &#151; Reliance Steel&nbsp;&amp; Aluminum Co. (NYSE:RS) announced today that Sarah J. (&#147;Sally&#148;) Anderson, 62, has joined its Board of Directors effective July&nbsp;24, 2012. Ms.&nbsp;Anderson retired from Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP in June&nbsp;2008 after more than 24 years with the firm as an assurance and advisory services partner. Ms.&nbsp;Anderson is a graduate of Northeastern University with a BS in Business Administration with a concentration in accounting. She is a Certified Public Accountant and is a member of the AICPA and the California Society of CPA&#146;s. Ms.&nbsp;Anderson was appointed by the Governor to the California Board of Accountancy for two four year terms ending in 2014 and has served as the president of the board. Ms.&nbsp;Anderson is also a member of the Accountancy Licensee Database committee and the Uniform Accountancy Act committee, for the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA).&#160; Ms.&nbsp;Anderson also serves on the boards of American States Water Company, a water utility that provides clean and waste water to military bases, and Kaiser Ventures LLC, which owns real estate assets of Kaiser Aluminum. She is a financial expert and will serve on Reliance&#146;s Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Reliance Steel&nbsp;&amp; Aluminum Co., headquartered in Los Angeles, California, is the largest metals service center company in North America.&#160; Through a network of more than 220 locations in 38 states and Australia, 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.</font></p>
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