Ryerson Inc. Confirms New Name and Ticker Symbol and Announces Fourth Quarter Conference Call to be Simulcast on February 17, 20

CHICAGO, Jan. 3  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ryerson Inc. (NYSE:RYI) confirmed that its previously announced corporate name is now in effect as is the concurrent adoption of the ticker symbol "RYI" for its common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange.  Previously the company was named Ryerson Tull, Inc. and traded under the ticker symbol "RT" on the New York Stock Exchange.

Ryerson Inc. will be hosting a conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet on Friday, February 17, 2006.

  What:   Ryerson's fourth quarter earnings conference call
  When:   Friday, February 17, 2006 at 9 a.m. eastern time
  Where:  http://www.ryerson.com/ ; click on investor info



Earnings will be released after the close of the market on Thursday, February 16.  The conference call will be simulcast on the company's Web site, and accessible for two weeks following the live event.

Minimum requirements to listen to the broadcast are: RealPlayer software (downloadable free from http://www.real.com/ ); Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher or Netscape 4.0 or higher; a computer with a sound card and speakers; and no firewall.

Ryerson Inc. is North America's leading distributor and processor of metals, with revenues of $4.5 billion through the first nine months of 2005. The company services customers through a network of service centers across the United States and in Canada, Mexico, and India. 

DATASOURCE: Ryerson Inc.



CONTACT:  Terence R. Rogers, VP Finance and Treasurer, of Ryerson Inc.,

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Web site:  http://www.ryerson.com/ 

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