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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-15-015823
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150302
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:		20150302
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150302

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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:		15665256

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		350 S GRAND AVE STE 5100
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90071
		BUSINESS PHONE:		213-687-7700

	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;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On March&nbsp;2, 2015, Reliance Steel&nbsp;&amp; Aluminum Co. (the &#147;<u>Company</u>&#148;) announced its executive leadership succession plan pursuant to which David H. Hannah, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Company, will transition from his position as Chief Executive Officer effective May&nbsp;20, 2015, following the Company&#146;s Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the &#147;<u>Effective Date</u>&#148;).&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Hannah will remain on the Company&#146;s Board of Directors as Executive Chairman until July&nbsp;2016 and will remain involved in the Company&#146;s daily operations until his departure, at which time an independent, non-executive Chairman of the Board will be appointed.</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;">In conjunction with Mr.&nbsp;Hannah&#146;s transition, the Company&#146;s Board of Directors appointed Gregg J. Mollins as the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company effective on the Effective Date.&#160; Since 2002, Mr.&nbsp;Mollins, age 60, has been the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and, since 1997, has served on the Company&#146;s Board of Directors.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Mollins joined the Company as a Division Manager in 1986.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Mollins was appointed Vice President in 1992 and named Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in 1994. In 1995, Mr.&nbsp;Mollins was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Mollins&#146; compensation as Chief Executive Officer and President has not yet been determined.</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;">The Company also announced several other promotions in connection with the executive leadership succession plan, each to take effect concurrently with Mr.&nbsp;Mollins&#146; promotion on the Effective Date, unless otherwise specified:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Karla R. Lewis, age 49, the Company&#146;s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2002, will be promoted to Senior Executive Vice President and CFO and will continue to lead the Company&#146;s overall financial operations.&#160; Ms.&nbsp;Lewis, who has been with the Company since 1992, oversees the Company&#146;s accounting, financial planning, capital allocation and investor relations activities.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">William K. Sales,&nbsp;Jr., age 57, will be promoted to the office of Executive Vice President, Operations.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Sales has served as Senior Vice President of Operations since 2002 and oversees the Company&#146;s non-ferrous operations, including the aerospace, semi-conductor and electronics industries.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">James D. Hoffman, age 56, will be promoted to the office of Executive Vice President, Operations. Mr.&nbsp;Hoffman has served as the Company&#146;s Senior Vice President of Operations since 2008 and oversees the Company&#146;s carbon steel and alloy operations, including the energy, auto and non-residential construction industries.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Michael P. Shanley, age 57, currently President of Liebovich Brothers,&nbsp;Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, will assume the title of Senior Vice President, Operations, effective April&nbsp;1, 2015.</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;">Attached hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 is a copy of the Company&#146;s press release dated March&nbsp;2, 2015 announcing the foregoing changes in connection with the executive leadership succession plan.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Reliance   Steel&nbsp;&amp; Aluminum Co. press release dated March&nbsp;2, 2015.</font></p>    </td>
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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 hereunto 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 EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP SUCCESSION PLAN</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><i><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Gregg J. Mollins to succeed David H. Hannah as President&nbsp;&amp; Chief Executive Officer</font></i></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">LOS ANGELES&#151;March&nbsp;2, 2015&#151;Reliance Steel&nbsp;&amp; Aluminum Co. (NYSE: RS) announced today that the Company&#146;s Board of Directors has approved an executive leadership succession plan consistent with the Company&#146;s growth strategy and focus on operational execution.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">David H. Hannah, who has served as Reliance&#146;s Chief Executive Officer since 1999 and Chairman of the Board and CEO since 2007, has announced his intention to transition from his role as CEO effective May&nbsp;20, 2015 following Reliance&#146;s Annual Meeting of Shareholders.&#160; Gregg J. Mollins, who currently serves as President and Chief Operating Officer of Reliance, will succeed Mr.&nbsp;Hannah as President and CEO at that time.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Hannah will remain on the Company&#146;s Board of Directors as Executive Chairman until July&nbsp;2016 and will remain involved in the Company&#146;s daily operations until his departure, at which time an independent, non-executive Chairman of the Board will be appointed.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">With more than 37 years of experience in the metals industry, Mr.&nbsp;Mollins, age 60, joined Reliance as a Division Manager in 1986.&#160; He was appointed Vice President in 1992 and named Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in 1994.&#160; The following year, he was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.&#160; In 2002, Mr.&nbsp;Mollins&#146; responsibilities were expanded even further and he was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Mollins has also served on the Company&#146;s Board of Directors since 1997.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">350 South Grand Avenue, Suite&nbsp;5100&#160; |&#160; Los Angeles CA 90071&#160; |&#160; Phone: 213-687-7700&#160; |&#160; Fax: 213-687-8792&#160; |&#160; <b>www.rsac.com</b></font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;I congratulate Gregg on his well-deserved appointment as Reliance&#146;s Chief Executive Officer,&#148; said Mr.&nbsp;Hannah.&#160; &#147;Since joining Reliance in 1986, Gregg has held various positions of increasing responsibility and demonstrated business savvy and excellent judgment and leadership in each role.&#160; His unique abilities and talents have earned him the respect of our customers, suppliers, shareholders and employees alike.&#160; Today&#146;s announcement is the culmination of a deliberate succession planning process developed in conjunction with our Board and I am extremely confident that Gregg is the right person to lead Reliance going forward.&#160; I am pleased to pass the CEO title to him and look forward to maintaining an active role as Executive Chairman of the Board.&#148;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Mollins commented, &#147;I am honored by the opportunity to serve as Reliance&#146;s next CEO and to continue our track record of success as the premier metals service center company in North America.&#160; I look forward to continuing to work with our incredibly talented team at Reliance to build upon our accomplishments and help the Company execute our strategy and deliver more industry leading results.&#148;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Reliance also announced several other promotions in connection with its management succession plan, each to take effect concurrently with Mr.&nbsp;Mollins&#146; promotion on May&nbsp;20, 2015:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Karla R. Lewis, Reliance&#146;s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2002, will be promoted to Senior Executive Vice President and CFO and will continue to lead the Company&#146;s overall financial operations.&#160; Ms.&nbsp;Lewis, who has been with Reliance since 1992, oversees Reliance&#146;s accounting, financial planning, capital allocation and investor relations activities.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">William K. Sales,&nbsp;Jr. will be promoted to the office of Executive Vice President, Operations.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Sales has served as Senior Vice President of Operations since 2002 and oversees the Company&#146;s non-ferrous operations, including the aerospace, semi-conductor and electronics industries.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">James D. Hoffman will also be promoted to the office of Executive Vice President, Operations. Mr.&nbsp;Hoffman has served as the Company&#146;s Senior Vice President of Operations since 2008 and oversees the Company&#146;s carbon steel and alloy operations, including the energy, auto and non-residential construction industries.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In light of Mr.&nbsp;Mollins&#146; promotion and to ensure appropriate reassignment of some of Mr.&nbsp;Mollins&#146; current operations management duties, effective April&nbsp;1, 2015 Michael P. Shanley, currently President of Liebovich Brothers,&nbsp;Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance, will assume the title of Senior Vice President, Operations.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each of Mr.&nbsp;Sales, Mr.&nbsp;Hoffman, and Stephen P. Koch, Senior Vice President, Operations since 2010, will continue to report to Mr.&nbsp;Mollins.&#160; Mrs.&nbsp;Lewis and Mr.&nbsp;Shanley will also report to Mr.&nbsp;Mollins.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In closing, Mr.&nbsp;Hannah said &#147;As we recently celebrated our 75</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;corporate anniversary at Reliance and our 20</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;year as an NYSE-listed company, we are very pleased to announce these promotions which we believe will ensure that Reliance will continue into the future as the great company it has become in its first 75 years.&#148;</font></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;">About Reliance Steel&nbsp;&amp; Aluminum Co.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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. Through a network of more than 300 locations in 39 states and twelve countries outside of the United States, 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. Reliance Steel&nbsp;&amp; Aluminum Co.&#146;s press releases and additional information are available on the Company&#146;s web site at www.rsac.com.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CONTACT:</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Brenda Miyamoto</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Investor Relations</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(213) 576-2428</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">investor@rsac.com</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">or Addo Communications</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(310) 829-5400</font></p>
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