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ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080430

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			OLYMPIC STEEL INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000917470
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WHOLESALE-METALS SERVICE CENTERS & OFFICES [5051]
		IRS NUMBER:				341245650
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-23320
		FILM NUMBER:		08787880

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5080 RICHMOND RD
		CITY:			BEDFORD HEIGHTS
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44146
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2162923800

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		STREET 1:		5096 RICHMOND RD
		CITY:			BEDFORD HEIGHTS
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44146
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 14pt">UNITED
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      D.C. 20549</font><br><br><br><b><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16pt">FORM
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      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font><br><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">D</font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">ate
      of Report (Date of earliest event reported): </font><u><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">April
      30, 2008</font></u><br><br><br><font style="font-size: 12pt">Commission
      File Number&#160;&#160;</font><u><font style="font-size: 12pt">0-23320</font></u>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Check the
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      ( &#160;) <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Written
      communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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      <b><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Item
      2.02&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Results of Operations and Financial Condition</font></b><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><br style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"></font>
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      On April 30, 2008 Olympic Steel, Inc. reported its operating results for
      the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2008. The Press Release is attached
      hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
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      The information, including <b>EXHIBIT 99.1</b> is furnished pursuant to
      Item 2.02, is not to be considered &#8220;filed&#8221; under the Securities Exchange
      Act of 1934, as amended (&#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), and shall not be incorporated
      by reference into any of Olympic Steel, Inc.&#8217;s previous or future
      filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange
      Act except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.
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          Press release of the Company dated April 30, 2008.
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      <b><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">SIGNATURES</font></b>
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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
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            <b>OLYMPIC STEEL, INC.</b>
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            April 30, 2008
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            Press Release dated&#160;&#160;April 30, 2008.
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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      <b><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">Olympic
      Steel Reports Record Earnings Results for First Quarter 2008</font></b>
    </p>
    <p>
      CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Olympic Steel, Inc., (Nasdaq: ZEUS), a
      national steel service center, today announced its financial results for
      the first quarter of 2008.
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    <p>
      Net sales for the first quarter of 2008 totaled $274.9 million, a 6%
      increase from the $259.4 million for the first quarter a year ago. First
      quarter 2008 net income totaled $13.2 million, or $1.21 per diluted
      share, compared to net income of $5.3 million, or $0.49 per diluted
      share for last year&#8217;s first quarter. Tons sold increased 1.2% to 315
      thousand from 312 thousand in the first quarter of 2007, better than the
      Metals Service Center Institute statistics of a 4.8% decline in
      year-over-year steel shipments for the first quarter of 2008.
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    <p>
      Commenting on the results, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael
      D. Siegal, stated, &#8220;We are pleased to report record first quarter
      earnings results, while maintaining a strong balance sheet and capital
      structure, positioning us well for the current market. As carbon steel
      prices and working capital needs are rising to unprecedented levels, we
      actually reduced outstanding debt by maintaining our strict disciplines
      over working capital and credit risk management. We enter the second
      quarter with significant borrowing capacity available under our credit
      facility, allowing us to fully participate in the high stakes steel
      market as liquidity requirements increase dramatically in the second
      quarter.&#8221;
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    <p>
      &#8220;We are simultaneously investing in near-term elevated working capital
      needs and future growth initiatives for Olympic Steel. This year, we
      have capital investment plans of approximately $40 million, which
      include new satellite processing facilities, like the recently announced
      expansion in South Carolina, and a new Red Bud stretcher leveler
      cut-to-length line, expected to become operational in Minneapolis during
      the second quarter.&#8221;
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      &#8220;Our outlook remains favorable, supported by strong global steel demand,
      a weak U.S. currency, service center inventory at historically low
      levels, and rapidly rising energy, transportation and steel-making raw
      material costs. As steel prices continue to escalate and availability of
      short-term credit tightens through the second quarter, our approach to
      the market will continue to be guided by our core values of integrity,
      respect and financial stability. We believe we are appropriately
      positioned in terms of inventory, value-add processing capabilities, and
      liquidity to continue performing well through the higher-priced and
      seasonally stronger second quarter,&#8221; concluded Mr. Siegal.
    </p>
    <p>
      Olympic Steel&#8217;s Board of Directors approved a regular quarterly cash
      dividend of $.04 per share to be paid to shareholders of record as of
      June 2, 2008, and distributed on June 16, 2008.
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    <p>
      A simulcast of Olympic Steel&#8217;s 2008 first quarter earnings conference
      call may be accessed via the Investor Relations section of the Company&#8217;s
      website at <u>www.olysteel.com</u>. The simulcast will begin at 10:00
      a.m. Eastern Time today and a replay of the call will be available for
      14 days thereafter.
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    <p>
      Founded in 1954, Olympic Steel is a leading U.S. steel service center
      focused on the direct sale and distribution of large volumes of
      processed carbon, coated and stainless flat-rolled sheet, coil and plate
      steel products. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, the Company operates
      15 facilities. For further information, visit the Company&#8217;s web site at <u>http://www.olysteel.com</u>.
    </p>
    <p>
      It is the Company&#8217;s policy not to endorse any analyst&#8217;s sales or
      earnings estimates. Forward-looking statements in this release are made
      pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
      Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are typically
      identified by words or phrases such as &#8220;may,&#8221; &#8220;will,&#8221; &#8220;should,&#8221;
      &#8220;expect,&#8221; &#8220;anticipate,&#8221; &#8220;intend,&#8221; &#8220;plan,&#8221; &#8220;believe,&#8221; &#8220;estimate,&#8221;
      &#8220;potential,&#8221; or &#8220;continue,&#8221; as well as the negative of these terms or
      other similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements are subject
      to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
      differ materially from those projected. Readers are cautioned not to
      place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
    </p>
    <p>
      Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: general
      and global business, economic and political conditions; competitive
      factors such as the availability and pricing of steel, industry
      inventory levels, and rapid fluctuations in customer demand and steel
      pricing; the cyclicality and volatility within the steel industry; the
      ability of customers (especially those that may be highly leveraged,
      those in the domestic automotive industry and those with inadequate
      liquidity) to maintain their credit availability; customer, supplier,
      and competitor consolidation, bankruptcy or insolvency; layoffs or work
      stoppages by the Company&#8217;s, suppliers&#8217; or customers&#8217; personnel; the
      availability and cost of transportation and logistical services;
      equipment installation delays or malfunctions; the amounts, timing and
      successes of the Company&#8217;s capital investments, including the
      construction of a new facility in South Carolina; the successes of our
      strategic efforts and initiatives to increase sales volumes, maintain
      cash turnover, maintain or improve inventory turnover, reduce costs and
      improve customer service; the timing and outcome of OLP&#8217;s efforts and
      ability to liquidate its remaining assets; the adequacy of our existing
      information technology and business system software and the success of
      implementing our new enterprise-wide information system; and the
      Company&#8217;s ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends. Further
      information on these and other risks and uncertainties is provided under
      Item 1A &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; of the Company&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K and
      Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which disclosure is incorporated herein
      by reference, and elsewhere in reports that the Company files or
      furnishes with the SEC. This release speaks only as of its date and the
      Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update forward-looking
      statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or
      otherwise, except to the extent required by law. You are advised,
      however, to consult any further disclosures the Company makes on related
      subjects in its reports filed with or furnished to the SEC.
    </p>
    <div style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 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="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

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

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-family: Times New Roman; width: 100%; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="10" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>OLYMPICSTEEL</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="10" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="10" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (in thousands, except per share data and ratios)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="5" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          <b>Three Months Ended</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="5" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <b>March 31,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          <b>2008</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          <b>2007</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u><b>SUMMARY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS:</b></u>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="5" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (unaudited)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Net sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          274,875
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          259,405
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Operating income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          21,227
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          9,410
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Income before income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          21,200
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          8,383
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Net income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          13,161
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          5,252
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Earnings per share:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px">
          Net income per share - basic
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          1.22
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          0.50
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px">
          Net income per share - diluted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          1.21
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          0.49
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="5" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <b>March 31,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          <b>December 31,</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          <b>2008</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          <b>2007</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          <b>2007</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u><b>SUMMARY BALANCE SHEET DATA:</b></u>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="5" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (unaudited)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Accounts receivable, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          120,433
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          109,135
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          88,414
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Inventories
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          195,024
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          189,988
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          178,530
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Net property and equipment
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          95,483
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          87,270
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          89,651
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          433,129
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          408,829
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          386,083
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          128,788
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          111,567
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          92,290
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Total debt
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          12,731
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          50,247
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          16,707
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Shareholders' equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          279,147
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          239,439
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          263,520
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Shareholders' equity per share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          25.74
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          22.92
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          24.56
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Debt-to-equity ratio
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="top" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          .05 to 1
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="top" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          .21 to 1
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="top" style="text-align: right">
          .06 to 1
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="5" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>Three Months Ended</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="5" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <b>March,</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          <b>2008</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          <b>2007</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u><b>OTHER DATA:</b></u>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="5" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (unaudited)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Capital expenditures
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          8,116
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          2,093
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Cash dividends per share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          0.04
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          0.03
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-family: Times New Roman; width: 100%; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px">
      <tr>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>It is the Company's policy not to make quarterly or annual
            sales or earnings projections for external use and not to endorse
            any analyst's sales or earnings estimates.</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    <div style="text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-right: 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="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

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

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-family: Times New Roman; width: 100%; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px">
      <tr>
        <td colspan="11" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>OLYMPICSTEEL</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="11" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <b>RESULTS OF OPERATIONS</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="11" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (in thousands, except per share and tonnage data)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="9" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          <b>Three Months Ended March 31,</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="4" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          <b>2008</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="4" valign="bottom" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          <b>2007</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="9" valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          (unaudited)
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Tons sold
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px">
          Direct
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          280,003
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          273,326
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 15.0px">
          Toll
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          35,421
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          38,263
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          315,424
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          311,589
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          (7.9%)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Net sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          274,875
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          259,405
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          6.0%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          8.6%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px">
          Cost of materials sold (exclusive of depreciation shown below)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          208,607
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          75.9%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          212,031
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          81.7%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px">
          Warehouse and processing
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          15,764
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          5.7%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          13,675
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          5.3%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px">
          Administrative and general
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          13,109
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          10,264
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          4.0%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px">
          Distribution
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          7,042
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          2.6%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          6,309
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          2.4%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px">
          Selling
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          4,890
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          1.8%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          3,781
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          1.5%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px">
          Occupancy
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          1,952
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          1,753
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          0.7%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 15.0px">
          Depreciation
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          2,284
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          0.8%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          2,182
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          0.8%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 30.0px">
          Total costs and expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          253,648
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          92.3%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          249,995
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          96.4%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px">
          Operating income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          21,227
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          9,410
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          3.6%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Interest and other expense on debt
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          27
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          0.0%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          1,027
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          0.4%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px">
          Income before income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          21,200
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          8,383
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          3.2%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Income tax provision
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          8,039
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          37.9%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap">
          3,131
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap">
          37.3%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px">
          Net income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          13,161
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          5,252
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 15.0px">
          Net income per share - basic
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          1.22
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          0.50
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 15.0px">
          Weighted average shares outstanding - basic
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          10,771
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          10,435
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 15.0px">
          Net income per share - diluted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          1.21
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          0.49
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 15.0px">
          Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          10,851
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px; padding-right: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap">
          10,664
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
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      <tr>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <b>It is the Company's policy not to make quarterly or annual
            sales or earnings projections for external use and not to endorse
            any analyst's sales or earnings estimates.</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    <p>

    </p>
    <p>
      CONTACT:<br>Olympic Steel, Inc.<br>Richard T. Marabito, Chief Financial
      Officer,<br>216-292-3800<br>Fax: 216-292-3974
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