8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

October 1, 2010

RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California	001-13122	95-1142616
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

350 S. Grand Ave., Suite 5100

Los Angeles, CA 90071

(Address of principal executive offices)

(213) 687-7700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable.

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

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Effective as of October 1, 2010, John G. Figueroa, 47, was elected to the Board of Directors of Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (“Reliance”). Mr. Figueroa has served as President of the U.S. Pharmaceutical Group of McKesson Corporation since 2006, and prior to that served in other senior management positions with McKesson Corporation since 1997. Mr. Figueroa will serve on the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Figueroa and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as a director. Mr. Figueroa’s term on the Board of Directors will continue until the Reliance Annual Meeting of Shareholders in May 2011. Reliance is not engaged in any transaction with Mr. Figueroa or with any company that he controls. After reviewing Mr. Figueroa’s background and the information provided to the Nominating and Governance Committee, the Board concluded that Mr. Figueroa is independent under applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange.

A copy of the press release announcing the election of Mr. Figueroa to the Board of Directors is attached as an exhibit hereto.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.

N/A

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

N/A

(c) Shell company transactions.

Not applicable.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated October 1, 2010.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO.
Dated: October 1, 2010	By:	/S/    KAY RUSTAND
		Kay Rustand
		Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO.

FORM 8-K

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated October 1, 2010.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

	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 1, 2010 — Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (NYSE:RS) announced today that John G. Figueroa, 47, has joined its Board of Directors effective October 1, 2010. Mr. Figueroa has served as President of the U.S. Pharmaceutical Group of McKesson Corporation since 2006, and prior to that served in other senior management positions with McKesson Corporation since 1997. Mr. Figueroa will serve on the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors. Mr. Figueroa received an M.B.A. degree from Pepperdine University and B.A. degrees in Political Science and English Literature from the University of California at Los Angeles.

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., headquartered in Los Angeles, California, is the largest metals service center company in North America. Through a network of more than 200 locations in 38 states and Belgium, Canada, China, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, and the United Kingdom, the Company provides value-added metals processing services and distributes a full line of over 100,000 metal products to more than 125,000 customers in a broad range of industries.

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 to the 2010 “Fortune 500” List, the 2009 Forbes “America’s Best Managed Companies” List, the 2010 Fortune List of “The World’s Most Admired Companies,” and the 2009 Forbes “Platinum 400 List of America’s Best Big Companies.”

This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results and events may differ materially as a result of a variety of factors, many of which are outside of Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.’s control. Risk factors and additional information are included in Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.’s reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2010 and June 30, 2010.

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