Earle M. Jorgensen Company Hosts Conference Call to Report Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended December 30, 2005 Financial Resul

Earle M. Jorgensen Company (NYSE:JOR) ("EMJ") announced
today it will host a conference call on Wednesday, February 8, 2006,
at 11 a.m. Eastern time to discuss results for its third quarter and
nine months ended December 30, 2005. The earnings release will be made
available prior to the market opening on Wednesday, February 8, 2006.
   All interested parties are invited to dial into the conference
call at 877-284-5014 reference code #5176745 ten minutes before the
designated start time. For those parties unable to participate in the
live conference call, a replay will be available as soon as
practicable after the call's completion and through February 12, 2006,
by calling 800-642-1687 or 706-645-9291 reference code #5176745.
   The conference call will be available via webcast on EMJ's Web
Site and can be accessed by visiting www.emjmetals.com. Once there,
select "Investors" from the menu at the top of the page, and proceed
to "Conference Calls and Webcasts." The replay of the webcast will be
available at EMJ's Web Site as soon as practicable after the call's
completion through March 8, 2006. A printed transcript will be posted
on EMJ's Web Site as soon as practicable after completion of the
conference call.
   Earle M. Jorgensen Company's press releases and additional
information are available on its Web Site at www.emjmetals.com.

   EMJ

   EMJ, headquartered in Lynwood, California, is one of the largest
distributors of metal products in North America with 39 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.

   FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

   This release may contain forward-looking statements, as defined
that are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, such as
the actions of third parties that are not within our control,
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, and
competition in the metals service center industry. 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 EMJ's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. In particular, we refer you to EMJ'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.

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