FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * HOFFMAN JAMES DONALD   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO [RS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Sr. VP, Operations (Last) (First) (Middle) 350 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, SUITE 5100 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/16/2012 (Street) LOS ANGELES, CA 90071 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock               11,772 D   Common Stock               210 (1) I Held by Trustee of Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units

(2)

03/16/2012

A

10,000

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

10,000

$ 0

10,000 (4)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HOFFMAN JAMES DONALD 350 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE SUITE 5100 LOS ANGELES, CA 90071			Sr. VP, Operations

Signatures

James D. Hoffman by Kay Rustand as his Attorney-in-Fact		03/22/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The Reporting Person acquired 210 Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP") shares for the 2009 and 2010 plan years. The acquistions of these ESOP shares were inadvertently omitted from the Reporting Person's prior Form 4 filings due to administrative errors.
(2)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of RS common stock and certain dividend equivalents.
(3)	The restricted stock units are subject to performance and service criteria and all or a portion shall vest on or before March 15, 2015 if performance and service goals are achieved by December 31, 2014. Vested shares shall be delivered to the Reporting Person on or before March 15, 2015.
(4)	In addition, the Reporting Person beneficially owns 110,176 options to acquire common stock (with various exercise prices and expiration dates) as of the date of this report.

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