JOR Earle M. Jorgensen Company

Earle M. Jorgensen Company (NYSE:JOR) is scheduled to present at the Goldman Sachs First Annual Global Steel CEO forum in New York, NY on November 3rd, 2005 at 2:30 p.m. EDT. The Company's presentation will be given by Maurice S. Nelson Jr., President & Chief Executive Officer, and William S. Johnson, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. The slides for the presentation will be made available on the Company's website at www.emjmetals.com at the time of the presentation. Click on the "Investors" tab on the home page then click on "Conference Calls and Webcasts." About Earle M. Jorgensen Company Earle M. Jorgensen Company is one of the largest distributors of metal products in North America with 38 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