Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. Acquires GH Metal Solutions, Inc.

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (NYSE:RS) announced today that, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Feralloy Corporation, effective October 1, 2012 it completed the acquisition of all the outstanding capital stock of GH Metal Solutions, Inc. (formerly known as Gas House, Inc.), a value added processor and fabricator of carbon steel products located in Fort Payne, Alabama. GH was founded in 1958 and has grown its processing equipment to include flat-bed lasers, tube lasers, torches, shears, automatic band saws, CNC press brakes, coil-fed and hand-fed stampers, robotic and manual welders, and a painting line. For the year 2011, GH’s sales were approximately $44 million. GH will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Feralloy Corporation. Current management will remain in place. Terms were not disclosed.

“GH is a high value add processor of metal products that will allow Feralloy to better serve the increasing demands of its diverse customer base. GH has a great reputation in their market for its engineering, customer service and laser operating expertise,” said David H. Hannah, Chairman and CEO of Reliance.

About Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

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 220 locations in 38 states and Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, the U.A.E. 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 2012 “ Fortune 500” List and the 2012 Fortune List of “ The World’s Most Admired 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, 2011 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2012 and June 30, 2012.

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