Q4 2021 LIFE Newsletter - Issue 26

Quarterly Newsletter

life@reliance

At the Top Again! The annual Top 50 Service Centers list compiled by Metal Center News (MCN) Magazine is out. And – cue drumroll – Reliance is once again at the top! That makes it 14th consecutive years. Great job, everyone. This is a record we should all be proud of.

MCN's caption to the cover picture to the right (of our friends at Bralco Metals) reads: Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. is

not just the largest service center company in sales, but also employs more people than any other company in the industry. We believe, furthermore, that Reliance folks are the best in the industry. That's because you bring yourselves to the job: you care about each other and about our customers. You being you makes our company stand out. We're much prouder of that than any awards or accolades. We're on the home stretch of 2021, can you believe it? Let's keep up the great work and finish the year strong, while continuing to stay safe and healthy for ourselves, our colleagues, and our communities.

It's still good to be us. Let's continue to be safe, be well, and be Reliance.

Inside Issue 26 • October 2021

STAY SAFE!

Follow these and your local COVID-19 orders

Let's Keep it Personal : Accountability • Thanking our drivers • 4

Get ready: Annual Enrollment is right around the corner! • 2

Keep your distance

Wear a mask

COVID-19 Vaccinations are easy! • Master 401(k) Plan Revisions • 2, 3

Cyber Security/ Compliance • MS Teams Tip • 5

Wash hands often

wellness@reliance

A NEW Wellness Program Year Begins January 2022! We believe that when you’re at your best, you can be your best for others, too, and make fun and positive contributions to our company and our communities. One way to invest in becoming your best self is through healthy living. And we believe that wellness@reliance can help you get there. The wellness@reliance program is open to all U.S. employees of Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. and its subsidiaries, and their spouse/domestic partner who is enrolled in a Reliance Rewards medical plan. Participation is completely voluntary. Reliance is partnering with WebMD (formerly StayWell), an independent wellbeing company, who will provide administration and program support for wellness@reliance. Wellness Bonus Reliance will pay a $150 quarterly Wellness Bonus to employees and their spouse/domestic partner enrolled in a Reliance Rewards medical plan who participate in and achieve certain wellness@reliance targets. Bonuses will be processed via company payroll shortly after the end of each quarter. Only those who are enrolled in a Reliance Rewards medical plan on the last day of each calendar quarter and are employed by Reliance when bonuses are paid are eligible to receive the Wellness Bonus. When an incentive-eligible Reliance employee and their incentive-eligible spouse/domestic partner both participate, the employee can receive up to $1,200 in Wellness Bonuses annually. If you and your spouse/domestic partner participate in wellness@reliance, the Wellness Bonus can be considered a way of reducing the effective cost of your medical coverage. Don’t leave money on the table by not participating in this program and taking advantage of this valuable benefit!

Sign Up for Your New Wellness Account Reliance’s partnership with WebMD will give you access to tools to help you reach your personal health and wellbeing goals. This includes an all-new website and mobile app! Sign up for your new account on or after January 4, 2022 by going to wellnessatreliance.com or downloading the WebMD Wellness At Your Side™ (WAYS) app to your tablet or mobile device.

How the Plan Works The plan promotes year-round engagement on a calendar year basis continuing with the "Gateway + 10 + 10 + 10" design. Complete your Gateway Activities (Wellness Questionnaire and Biometric Screening) by the end of the first calendar quarter to earn your first Wellness Bonus. Then earn 10 Wellness Activity Points in each of the second, third, and fourth quarters (10 + 10 + 10) to earn subsequent Wellness Bonuses. If you miss one quarter’s target, you can easily jump back into the program and earn the next Wellness Bonus during the next quarter. Just remember to always complete your Gateway Activities first.

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Gateway Activities

+10 Points

+10 Points

+10 Points

$150 / $300 Wellness Bonus

$150 / $300 Wellness Bonus

$150 / $300 Wellness Bonus

$150 / $300 Wellness Bonus

This table shows a traditional, full-year participation schedule.

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RelianceRewards

ANNUAL ENROLLMENT OCTOBER 25 - NOVEMBER 5, 2021

WHAT’S NEW IN 2022

• No increase to dental and vision plan contributions

• Earn a wellness@reliance quarterly cash Wellness Bonus of $150 each for you and your eligible spouse/domestic partner. All participants must register for a new WebMD account. Check your mailbox in January for 2022 wellness@reliance program details. • Saver Plan enrollees: HSA contribution limits increases to $3,650 (employee-only) and $7,300 (family) per year. Over 55 catch-up limit (applies to both coverage tiers) remains at $1,000 per year.

• Only a 3% increase to medical contributions – about $2 to $10 per month, depending on the plan and coverage tier (after consideration of Wellness Bonus) – far below the average of 8% increase • New medical coverage (refer to Anthem Benefits Booklet for full details): • bariatric surgery at Anthem Centers of Excellence • autism ABA therapy for dependents under age 7 • designated hearing loss procedures

PARTICIPATE IN ANNUAL ENROLLMENT TO:

ˆ Make changes to your current benefits ˆ Add or remove dependents or beneficiaries ˆ Enroll in the 2022 Healthcare FSA ˆ Enroll in the 2022 Dependent Day Care FSA ˆ Contribute to your 2022 HSA ˆ Contribute to Reliance Cares in 2022 If you are satisfied with your current elections and are not making any FSA, HSA, or Reliance Cares contributions for 2022, you do not need to take any action during Annual Enrollment.

Sign up to donate regularly via payroll deductions!

Reliance Cares elections also do not carry over from year to year.

You canmake changes (stop, update amount, etc) at any time during the year.

Newor continuing donations via payroll deductions will receive this thank-you gift!

The Pfizer COVID vaccine is fully approved by the FDA. All of the other COVID vaccines are all FDA authorized and readily available for you and your eligible family members at your local pharmacy or your doctor’s office. If you or your dependent is immune compromised, consider speaking with your physician about getting the 3rd booster vaccination.

For all of the latest information on the COVID vaccines, go to the CDC website (cdc.gov)

*Flushotsmaynotbeavailable inallpharmaciesatall times.Call foravailability.Otherrestrictionsmayapply.

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safety@reliance

We Are All Accountable

go above and beyond? Can you feel good about how you handle your responsibilities or could you be doing more? Are you prepared to stand- up, feel proud, and account for your performance? True safety leaders volunteer to be the "go-to" person of those things for which they are responsible. They adopt an “I’ve got this” attitude. They tend to have little fear of punishment because they act with integrity, and in so doing their conscience is clear.

accountability is what you voluntarily do with that obligation. Responsibility can be shared. Accountability cannot. The phrase "safety is a shared responsibility" is true, but incomplete. We are collectively responsible for safety. But, we are individually asked to account for our actions. So, a truer statement is: Safety is a shared responsibility with each individual being accountable for their actions.

Accountability is defined as "the state of being accountable, liable, or answerable." Many will get hung up on "liable" and make it all about legal implications. But take all three parts of the definition together and you will see accountability as a measure of one’s integrity. Once you have accepted the responsibilities of your position, accountability measures your performance in fulfilling those responsibilities. Will you barely meet the minimum standard or will you surpass it? Will you do just enough to not get fired or will you choose to

2021 Q3

To put it simply: responsibility is an obligation thrust upon you;

National Truck Driver Appreciation Week September 12-18

JULY: 5,6,7,13,16,23,30 AUGUST: 17,20,25,30 SEPTEMBER: 6,7,24,30

What a fun week across the Family! Thanks to President Karla Lewis and all of our SVPs in Operations for your video messages. Thanks especially to our entire Reliance Family fleet for your dependability, dedication, and your drive to deliver! Jill Jerman at AMI Metals in Fontana, California shared that, "Being able to work with our drivers has led me to understand and respect a driver's space on the road. They successfully operate within the strictest of safety guidelines, for ALL our benefit. This is something to truly appreciate."

Phoenix Metals gets silly

The team at Fry Steel

GH Metals says "thanks" with cake

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InformationSecurity

A Helpful MS Teams Trick

Do you miss Skype? Unfortunately, it’s not coming back but its replacement, Microsoft Teams, has similar features. For example, did you know you can pop out your conversations into separate windows? That can help you focus on an individual conversation especially when moving between business applications. And if you’re sharing your screen, you can keep other conversations private when chatting while presenting. There are two simple ways to pop out a conversation from your desktop Teams Chat window:

Keeping a company’s information and systems safe requires many different disciplines to approach the problem from all sides. Security and compliance are two of these. They’re separate but closely intertwined in support of the same goal: reducing risk to the company’s information and systems. Compliance Compliance requirements come from outside sources: government, industry groups, partners, and customers. They’re a set of commitments the company is obliged to follow due to law or contractual agreements. Security Information security is the practice of “due care” with the use of technology. That is, doing what’s appropriate to limit risk in the specific circumstances, for its own sake. Finding Balance Neither compliance or security alone is sufficient to ensure a business’ stability and long-term success. Focusing too much on compliance at the expense of security can leave technical gaps. For example, if a company follows every rule perfectly by the book, but also has sloppy practices, it’s headed for disaster. Similarly, a singular focus on securing information doesn’t always satisfy compliance requirements. When combined appropriately, businesses can be sure they’re operating legally and as agreed to their stakeholders, while at the same time limiting the risk to the information they’re entrusted with.

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Double-click on the user profile picture of the chat you would like to make

separate; you’ll find it at the top left corner of the chat message window or to the left of the chat/channel section

Or

2 Right-click on the chat that you would like to make separate; select “Pop out Chat” when the additional options appear If you have questions or want more tips/tricks, please contact Christie Hale at christie.hale@rsac.com. Happy chatting!

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Goings on

Welcome to the Family! Headquartered in Ipswich, Massachusetts, Merfish United serves 47 U.S. states through its 12 strategically located distribution centers and proprietary fleet of about 65 trucks. Merfish United’s product offering includes full lines of steel pipe, copper tubing, plastic pipe, electrical conduit and related

products. The company supports commercial, residential, municipal and industrial building markets in areas such as plumbing and heating; pipe, valve and fittings (PVF); heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC); waterworks; fire protection; pool supply; lumber yard; fence; electrical supply, and more. With Merfish as a part of the Reliance Family, our exposure to copper and plastic products increases, as does our position in the industrial distribution space. We're excited to have a platform for further growth in this area and look forward to a brighter future together!

Remembering and Serving on 9/11 Day For the third year, Reliance partnered with the 9/11 Day organization to send a family of volunteers to Meal Pack events in five U.S. cities: Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and St. Louis. It's one way we can come together as individuals, as companies, and as a Family in solidarity. In the midst of the somber remembrance offered to all those lost in 2001, we were able to show strength and solidarity in service to our communities. Across 10 Meal Pack events, over two million meals were packed by more than 6,500 volunteers! This being the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy, the opportunity to show up and "do some Good," as Hale Nelson of EMJ – who volunteered in Atlanta – put it simply, was especially meaningful.

Reliance's largest group accounted for about 10% of the total volunteers in Los Angeles, where President Karla Lewis opened the event with a bang.

Participating FOCs included AMI Metals, SSA, Bralco Metals, MetalCenter, CCC Steel, Reliance Steel Company, EMJ, and Reliance Corporate. Across the other cities, we had representation from Phoenix Metals, Tubular Steel, NI Steel, Feralloy, Sugar Steel, and Smith Pipe. Thanks to everyone for making the time on a Saturday to work and serve for a powerful cause. As our CEO Jim Hoffman – who volunteered in Phoenix along with his wife, Andrea – said, "Anyone can write a check... Giving up your personal time is yet another thing altogether!"

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InOur Communities Texas FOCs Deliver Ida Relief Reliance companies across Texas – EMJ, Fox Metals, Precision Flamecutting & Steel, and Team REX – made an extraordinary and coordinated effort to collect and deliver critical supplies to our Louisiana locations impacted by Hurricane Ida. All groups mobilized quickly – in about three days, they sent two truckloads of supplies!

"It really was quite a haul!" said Adam Morse, GM at EMJ Houston/Lafayette. "I was so happy to see our company pitching in to help those in need!"

Brett Rutledge, VP & COO, shared with his Fox Metals Family, "I couldn’t be more proud about the outpouring of kindness and generosity you displayed in this relief drive following Hurricane Ida. We are going to send a LOT of much needed supplies and materials to people that very much need them right now. I hope this puts a huge smile on your face. You totally stepped up and delivered!"

Reliance Cares also issued over 80 Immediate Response Program grants. This is what Family is all about. We're here for each other.

Jorge Saldivar, Polo Medina, Carlos Rodriguez, Operations

Beating the Texas Heat While the weather is finally starting to show signs of fall, it's hard to forget what an especially hot summer it was. Our colleagues at Reliance Metalcenter in Arlington, Texas (DIV06) decided to show the team their appreciation by organizing a snow cone mobile to come onsite.

When Office Manager Martha Hernandez shared the news, a few folks had big smiles on their faces. "Really? You're going to do that for us?"

"Yes," she replied. "Y'all deserve it working in this Texas heat!

What a simple and FUN way to stay cool and take a break, and bring out a smile in everyone. Snow cones FTW!

Al Gaston, Lead Machine Operator and longest tenured colleague

Rebecca Virrey, Accounts Payable

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Service Anniversaries

Kudos to all employees who celebrated milestone anniversaries in the third quarter of 2021! Reliance would not be where we are today if it wasn’t for you. It never gets old to say that we’re the best in the business because we have the best people working for us. Thank you very much for your dedication! 20Years of Service

Leah Frost............................ Phoenix Metals Antonio Gonzales Jr......... Tube Service Co. Raymond Graham..................Precision Strip Roosevelt Grayson................................. EMJ Ephraim Grey......................................... EMJ James Hardik..........................Diamond Mfg Joseph Harting......................Precision Strip Frank Heitkamp.....................Precision Strip Erin Houck.............. RMC Colorado Springs Michael Hughes..........................Siskin Steel Phillip Ison Jr.............................. Metals USA Martin Kaminski......................... Metals USA Ricky Lanier.................................Siskin Steel Conrado Ledesma................................. EMJ Troy Livingston.......................... Metals USA Rafael Medina.......................... Yarde Metals Florentino Mendoza.Precision Flamecutting Gloria Moncada.........................Infra-Metals Johnny Nichols.................... Phoenix Metals Brenden Olsen............................. PDM Steel Luis Ortiz.............................. Phoenix Metals Geoffrey Ownbey.......................Siskin Steel Michael Pearce. ......................... Metals USA Greg Poitras............................. Yarde Metals Richard Riley.......................................... EMJ Otilio Roman.......................................... EMJ Adriano Saavedra.................................. EMJ Christine Scheid. ................................... AMI Peter Schelling....................................... EMJ Thomas Schwierking.................. Metals USA Dennis Scott......................... Chatham Steel Charles Steward......................................SSA Joseph Stone.........................Precision Strip Keith Stricker..........................Precision Strip Ryan Strobel...........................Diamond Mfg Alfredo Vargas....................................... EMJ Michael Vincent.....................Precision Strip Thoa Kim Thi Vu........................ Metals USA Rebecca Watts.........................Tubular Steel Douglas Webb....................................... EMJ Debbie Wilmoth..........................Smith Pipe Scott Witney....................................... RMCL 30Years of Service Thomas Book.........................................EMJ Michael Coleman...................................EMJ Kerry Crowe...........................................EMJ Julie Dixon................................. Metals USA John Finegan.........................................EMJ Thomas Hudgins.................. Phoenix Metals Mark Kuether.........................................EMJ Josee Landry...................................... RMCL Harold McCoy Jr........................ Metals USA Wanda Moos. ..................... Viking Materials Mark Pachamovitch............... Diamond Mfg

Scott Rasmussen. ...............RMC Union City Donald Rogers.......................Trident Metals Steven Rynard........................................EMJ Kevin Shepherd.....................Precision Strip Bruce Thompson............RMC National City Stanley Timinski..................... Diamond Mfg Todd Weaver............................. Metals USA Ray White.................................... Smith Pipe Tony Wimberley.....................................EMJ Carvel Woolum......................................EMJ 35Years of Service William Adams.......................................EMJ Diane Aguilar......................... Reliance (RTS) Anthony Cillo.........................................EMJ James Furtek.........................................EMJ Jeffrey Gray...........................................EMJ Samuel Hartke.......................Precision Strip William Hawkins................... Liebovich Steel Gary Kaprowski. .................... Diamond Mfg Stephen Kenney.................... Reliance (RTS) John Lindsay........................ American Steel Galen Littleton.............................PDM Steel Gisela Magani................... RSC Los Angeles Allen Clayton Morris.................. Metals USA Philip Mosher............................. Metals USA Paul Pruce.............................. Diamond Mfg Ernest Timmons.................... Chatham Steel Richard Woodson...................... Metals USA Tim Wyatt.................................. Metals USA 40Years of Service Ruth Barber-Rich.............................. Dubose Randall Bell........................... Chatham Steel Shari Eurich..................................PDM Steel James Forsythe. ......................Tubular Steel Richard Grevenkamp.............Precision Strip Jay Gull........................................PDM Steel Stephen Hale.............................. Crest Steel Gary Larson.................................PDM Steel Glenn Larson.........................................EMJ Veronica Pistone........................ Metals USA John Trabue...................... Tube Service Co. Charles Turner.........................Tubular Steel 45Years of Service Kenneth Guess........................... Siskin Steel Douglas McKee..................................... EMJ Steven Navarro....................... Bralco Metals Chester Rachal....................................... EMJ Lourdes Rice.............................Pacific Metal

Craig Armstrong. ................. Precision Strip Richard Cansler........................ Infra-Metals Edward Cazares..................................... AMI Thomas Cosgrove.................................EMJ Jan Dille................................... Pacific Metal Daniel Emery.............................Metals USA Jason Gilsrud.........................................EMJ Stephen Gollatz..................................... AMI Eric Harges................................Metals USA Henry Hernandez.......................Delta Steel Karl Kovach.........................RMC Union City Charles Lancaster..................................NSA Sherman Leblanc.................Phoenix Metals Jeremy Lewis............................. Siskin Steel Maria Loeza................... RMC National City Michelle Martinez..................Reliance (RTS) Larry McAvoy.......................... Chapel Steel Steven Messana...................... Yarde Metals Eduardo Moreno............................Fry Steel Amy Mullins........................... Hagerty Steel Alfonso Nino. ........................................NSA Jose Olvera....................RMC Salt Lake City Diane Peterson...................Viking Materials Jean Pierre............................Chatham Steel John Plummer. ...................... Bralco Metals Nicholas Ranger..................Phoenix Metals Alberto Reyes.................................. Feralloy James Shelley....................... Lampros Steel Ranie Stratton............ Gregor Technologies Mathies Thomas.........................Delta Steel Timothy Thurnau.......................Metals USA Robert White........................ Precision Strip Carlton Williams....................... Infra-Metals 25Years of Service Karsten Abernathy......................Siskin Steel Kevin Allender....................................... EMJ Toby Bartelson..................... Liebovich Steel Dennis Bellman...................................... EMJ James Bissell............................ Yarde Metals Michael Blake.........................Precision Strip Louis Bonanotte. ................................... EMJ Brennan Briscoe. ................................... EMJ Christopher Burnett. ........... Phoenix Metals Eric Carter............................. Chatham Steel Jeannie Dable.........................Diamond Mfg Jose Deloya............. Precision Flamecutting Tracy Drees............................Precision Strip Kent Edman....................... Affiliated Metals Reden Engaling........................... PDM Steel James Farley......................... Chatham Steel Eric Fleckenstein....................Precision Strip Venard Frater.........................Precision Strip

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