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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-15-063785
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8 POS
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150904
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150904
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20150904

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:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8 POS
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-147226
		FILM NUMBER:		151094417

	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="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(213)&nbsp;687-7700</font></b></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;">DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Post-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;2 (this &#147;Post-Effective Amendment&#148;) relates to the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-147226) filed by Reliance Steel&nbsp;&amp; Aluminum Co. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November&nbsp;8, 2007 (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) to register (i)&nbsp;300,000 shares of the Registrant&#146;s common stock for issuance under the Earle M. Jorgensen Retirement Savings Plan (the &#147;Subject Plan&#148;), (ii)&nbsp;2,500,000 shares of the Registrant&#146;s common stock for issuance under the Reliance Steel&nbsp;&amp; Aluminum Co. Master 401(k)&nbsp;Plan (the &#147;401(k)&nbsp;Plan&#148;) and (iii)&nbsp;300,000 shares of the Registrant&#146;s common stock for issuance under the Precision Strip Retirement and Savings Plan (together with the 401(k)&nbsp;Plan, the &#147;Continuing Plans&#148;).</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As of the date of this Post-Effective Amendment, no additional shares of common stock registered will be issued under the Subject Plan. In accordance with the Registrant&#146;s undertaking in Part&nbsp;II,&nbsp;Item 9(1)(c)&nbsp;of the Registration Statement, the Registrant hereby amends the Registration Statement to remove from registration all securities registered but remaining unsold, if any, related to the Subject Plan under the Registration Statement.&#160; The Registration Statement remains in effect for the Continuing Plans and securities registered therein.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:12.75pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on September&nbsp;4, 2015.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ William A. Smith II</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Note: No other person is required to sign this Post-Effective Amendment in reliance on Rule&nbsp;478 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.</font></p>
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