8-K

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 21, 2004

RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California	001-13122	95-1142616
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

350 South Grand Avenue, Suite 5100
Los Angeles, California 90071

(Address of principal executive offices)

(213) 687-7700

(Telephone number)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 5.02(d) Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

     On October 20, 2004, the Board of Directors of Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. elected Mark V. Kaminski to be a director of Reliance effective November 1, 2004, subject to receipt of his written consent to serve as a director, and Mr. Kaminski subsequently consented. Mr. Kaminski was the President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Commonwealth Industries Inc., one of Reliance’s suppliers of aluminum products, until he retired on June 11, 2004, prior to the announcement of a merger of Commonwealth Industries, Inc. and IMCO. Mr. Kaminski joined Commonwealth Industries, Inc. in 1987 as Marketing Manager, and then was promoted in 1989 to Vice President, Operations, and in 1991 to President and Chief Executive Officer. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Kaminski and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as a director. The Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors of Reliance began to search for candidates to be directors of Reliance when William I. Rumer, a previous director of Reliance, informed the Board of Directors that he was retiring and would not stand for re-election at the May 2004 Annual Shareholders Meeting. After reviewing résumés and interviewing candidates, the Nominating and Governance Committee recommended Mr. Kaminski, and the Board of Directors elected him to serve as a director for a term beginning November 1, 2004 and continuing until the Reliance Annual Meeting of Shareholders in May 2006. Mr. Kaminski has not been appointed to any committee of the Board of Directors, and the Board of Directors does not expect to do so in the immediate future. Reliance has not engaged in any transaction with Mr. Kaminski or with any company that he controls, other than in connection with purchases of aluminum products by Reliance or its subsidiaries from Commonwealth Industries, Inc. in the ordinary course of business while Mr. Kaminski was an officer and director thereof.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)	Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.
	N/A
(b)	Pro Forma Financial Information.
	N/A
(c)	Exhibits.
	20.1 Press release dated October 27, 2004

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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO.
Dated: October 27, 2004	By:	/s/ David H. Hannah
		David H. Hannah
		Chief Executive Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

20.1 Press release dated October 27, 2004

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EX-20.1

Exhibit 20.1

350 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, SUITE 5100 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90071
PHONE: 213 687-7700   WWW.RSAC.COM   FAX: 213 687-8792

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	CONTACT:	Kim P. Feazle
		Investor Relations
		(713) 610-9937
		(213) 576-2428 kfeazle@rsac.com
		investor@rsac.com

RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO. ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD MEMBER

     Los Angeles, CA — October 27, 2004 — Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (NYSE:RS) announced today that Mark V. Kaminski, 49, will join its Board of Directors effective November 1, 2004. Mr. Kaminski served as Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Commonwealth Industries, Inc. from November 1990 to 2004. Prior to joining Commonwealth Industries in 1987, he served in various positions at Atlantic Richfield Corporation (ARCO). Mr. Kaminski received a B.S. degree in Business from Indiana University and an Advanced Management degree from Harvard Business School.

     Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., headquartered in Los Angeles, California, is one of the largest metals service center companies in the United States. Through a network of 105 processing and distribution centers in 30 states and Belgium, France and South Korea, the Company provides value-added metals processing services and distributes a full line of over 90,000 metal products. These products include galvanized, hot-rolled and cold-finished steel; stainless steel; aluminum; brass; copper; titanium and alloy steel sold to more than 95,000 customers in various industries.

     Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.’s press releases and additional information are available on the Company’s web site at www.rsac.com. The Company was named as one of “America’s Most Admired Companies” listed in the diversified wholesaler’s category in the March 8, 2004 issue of Fortune.

     This release may contain forward-looking statements relating to future financial results. Actual results may differ materially as a result of factors over which Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. has no control. These risk factors and additional information are included in the Company’s reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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