RELIANCE, INC. — Board/Management Information 2021

Jul 23, 2021

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 20, 2021

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RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	001-13122	95-1142616
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

350 South Grand Avenue , Suite 5100

Los Angeles , CA 90071

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

( 213 ) 687-7700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable.

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value	RS	New York Stock Exchange

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 23, 2021, Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (the “Company”) announced that it increased the size of its Board of Directors from ten to eleven directors and appointed David W. Seeger to serve as an independent director, effective July 20, 2021. Mr. Seeger’s term will expire at the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Mr. Seeger, 65, served on the Board of Directors of Zekelman Industries (formerly JMC Steel Group) from 2014 to 2021 and as President from 2010 to 2016. Mr. Seeger has held numerous leadership positions in the metals industry throughout his career, including President of Atlas Tube, a division of JMC Steel Group, from 2005 to 2009. Mr. Seeger received a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Michigan State University and a Masters of Business Administration from Loyola University Chicago.

Mr. Seeger has not been named to serve on any committee of the Board of Directors at this time.

Mr. Seeger will participate in the current director compensation arrangements applicable to non-employee directors, which are described under “Director Compensation” in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2021. The Company will enter into an indemnification agreement with Mr. Seeger in substantially the form of the Company’s standard form of indemnification agreement. Such form of indemnification agreement was included as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 18, 2016 and is incorporated herein by reference.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Seeger and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as a director. Additionally, Mr. Seeger does not have any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

A copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing Mr. Seeger’s appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated July 23, 2021 (included herewith).
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

/s/ William A. Smith II
William A. Smith II
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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