JOR Earle M. Jorgensen Company

Earle M. Jorgensen Company (NYSE:JOR) announced today that its recently-opened Spokane, WA facility has reached full operating status. The facility was first opened on July 1, 2005. The 15,000 square foot facility has an extensive inventory of bar and tube stock and features the latest in metal cutting equipment. Five new jobs have been created at the site. The facility will enhance and expand service levels in the areas of Eastern Washington, Northern Idaho, and Western Montana. "Following the significant increase in sales to the region, we wanted to increase service levels and delivery options to our customers beyond those available from our Seattle facility," said Robert Cloos, District Manager for Earle M. Jorgensen Company. "Our customers, many of who are local screw machine companies, machine shops and local OEMs, will have the benefit of a wide range of metals, and value added machining options. They will also have continued product availability enhanced by the location of the Spokane facility directly on the route to Seattle from our main Chicago operation, which provides seven to ten delivery runs a week," added Mr. Cloos. The opening of this facility continues the Earle M. Jorgensen Company's strategy of continually increasing service and delivery levels to its client base through the development of local operations. This allows the Company to serve its very demanding client base as locally as possible. The Company's clients are increasingly looking to outsourcing solutions as they seek to run their businesses more cost effectively and benefit from the Company's fast response rates, its unique on-time or free delivery guarantee and its on the ground knowledge of local needs and practices. The addition of a facility in Spokane further progresses the Earle M. Jorgensen Company's strategy of continually increasing service and delivery levels to its client base by developing added-value capabilities close to its customers. Spokane is the third new facility opening or expansion announced in recent weeks following those in Texas and Connecticut. About Earle M. Jorgensen Company Earle M. Jorgensen Company is one of the largest distributors of metal products in North America with 37 service and processing centers. The Company inventories more than 25,000 different bar, tubing, plate, and various other metal products, specializing in cold finished carbon and alloy bars, mechanical tubing, stainless bars and shapes, aluminum bars, shapes and tubes, and hot-rolled carbon and alloy bars. Forward-Looking Statements Any forward-looking statements, as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, contained in this press release are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, such as the cyclicality of the metals industry and the industries that purchase our products, fluctuations in metals prices, risks associated with the implementation of new technology, general economic conditions, competition in the metals service center industry and our ability to satisfy our "on-time or free" delivery guarantee. Actual events or results may differ materially from expectations due to these risks, uncertainties and other factors. These factors and additional information are included in Earle M. Jorgensen Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In particular, we refer you to Earle M. Jorgensen Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 29, 2005. You should be aware that we do not plan to update these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise unless required by law. JORG