JOR Earle M. Jorgensen Company

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. (code:JORF)