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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 18, 2011.

RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO.

Meeting Information

Meeting Type: Annual Meeting

For holders as of: April 1, 2011

Date: May 18, 2011 Time: 10:00 a.m. PDT

Location: The Omni Hotel

251 South Olive Street

Los Angeles, CA 90012

RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO.

350 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE

51ST FLOOR

LOS ANGELES, CA 90071

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Voting Items

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” ALL

THE NOMINEES LISTED AND “FOR” PROPOSALS 2, 3, 4 AND

FOR “ONE YEAR” FOR PROPOSAL 5.

1. Election of Directors

Nominees:

01) John G. Figueroa

02) Thomas W. Gimbel

03) Douglas M. Hayes

04) Franklin R. Johnson

05) Leslie A. Waite

2. To amend the Company’s Amended and Restated By Laws.

3. To approve the Directors Equity Plan.

4. To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the Company’s compensation plan for named executive officers.

5. To recommend, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the frequency of the non-binding vote on the compensation of the named executive officers.

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposals:

6. To ratify KPMG LLP as the Independent registered public accounting firm to perform the annual audit of our 2011 financial statements.

7. In the proxyholders’ discretion on such other matters as may properly come before the meeting.

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