Earle M. Jorgensen Company Hosts Conference Call to Report Its Second Quarter and Six Months Ended September 28, 2005, Financial

Earle M. Jorgensen Company (NYSE:JOR) ("EMJ") announced
today it will host a conference call on Thursday, October 27, 2005, at
11 a.m. Eastern time to discuss results for its second quarter and six
months ended September 28, 2005. The earnings release will be made
available prior to the market opening on Thursday, October 27, 2005.
   All interested parties are invited to dial into the conference
call at 877-284-5014 reference code #1795151 ten minutes before the
designated start time. For those parties unable to participate in the
live conference call, a replay will be available beginning two hours
after the call's completion and through October 31, 2005, by calling
800-642-1687 or 706-645-9291 reference code #1795151.
   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 through November 28, 2005. A printed
transcript will be posted on EMJ's Web Site after completion of the
conference call.
   EMJ is one of the largest distributors of metal products in North
America with 38 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.
   Earle M. Jorgensen Company's press releases and additional
information are available on its Web Site at www.emjmetals.com.
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