UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 5, 2005
EARLE M. JORGENSEN COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-7537 | 95-0886610 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 10650 Alameda Street, Lynwood, California | 90262 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (323) 567-1122
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
On May 5, 2005, board of directors of Earle M. Jorgensen Company, a Delaware corporation (“EMJ”), elected Andrew G. Sharkey, III, to serve as a director of EMJ and as a member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the board of directors, to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. Sharkey currently serves as director, president and chief executive officer of the American Iron and Steel Institute (“AISI”), a non-profit association of North American companies engaged in the iron and steel industries, which positions he has held since he joined AISI in August 1993. Prior to that, Mr. Sharkey served for 12 years as the president of the Steel Service Center Institute, the predecessor of Metals Service Center Institute, a trade association.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Sharkey and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as a director of EMJ. Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and incorporated herein by reference, is a copy of EMJ’s press release dated May 5, 2005, announcing Mr. Sharkey’s election to the board of directors.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (c) | Exhibits: |
99.1 Press Release, dated May 5, 2005, of Earle M. Jorgensen Company.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 5, 2005
| EARLE M. JORGENSEN COMPANY | ||
| By: |
/s/ WILLIAM S. JOHNSON | |
| William S. Johnson | ||
| Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated May 5, 2005, of Earle M. Jorgensen Company. |