Earle M. Jorgensen Co. has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to the initial public offering of its common stock. The offering will consist of shares to be offered by Earle M. Jorgensen Co.

Credit Suisse First Boston LLC and Goldman, Sachs & Co. are acting as joint bookrunning managers for the offering. ABN AMRO Rothschild LLC, CIBC World Markets Corp. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. are acting as co-managers.

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the SEC but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. EMJ cautions that this announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, and that there shall be no sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.

When available, copies of the preliminary prospectus related to the offering may be obtained from Credit Suisse First Boston LLC.

EMJ is one of the largest independent distributors of metal products in North America with 36 service and processing centers. EMJ 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.