For the 2008 fiscal year, which ended September 30, 2008, ALJ Regional Holdings, Inc. (Pink Sheets: ALJJ) posted record revenue of $185.6 million as compared to revenue of $150.9 million for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007. For the quarter ended September 30, 2008, ALJ also posted record revenue of $52.2 million as compared to revenue of $39.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2007. Complete detailed results will be issued following completion of the annual audit near year-end. ALJ is the parent company of KES Acquisition Company dba Kentucky Electric Steel, the owner and operator of a steel mini-mill near Ashland, Kentucky.

ALJ Regional Holdings, Inc.
Jess Ravich, 310-312-5605