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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;13, 2014 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM S-8
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Ohio</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>31-1189815</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>200 Old Wilson Bridge Road, Columbus, Ohio 43085 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>TWB Company, LLC Deferred Profit Sharing Plan, as Amended and Restated </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Dale T. Brinkman, Esq.</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Elizabeth Turrell Farrar, Esq.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Columbus, Ohio 43085</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>52 East Gay Street</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt"><B>(Name and address of agent for service)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Columbus, Ohio 43215</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller
reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be registered (1)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>registered
(2)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>maximum</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>offering&nbsp;price</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>per
share (3)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>maximum</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>aggregate</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>offering&nbsp;price (3)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Amount of<BR>registration&nbsp;fee</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Shares, without par value</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">100,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$41.67</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$4,167,000<BR></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$537.00</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">In addition, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act, this Registration Statement on Form S-8 also covers an indeterminate amount of
additional common shares that may become deliverable under the terms of the TWB Company, LLC Deferred Profit Sharing Plan, as Amended and Restated, to prevent dilution resulting from any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or other similar
transaction or adjustment affecting the common shares of the Registrant. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the aggregate offering price and the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of the
General Rules and Regulations promulgated under the Securities Act and computed on the basis of $41.67 per share, which is the average of the high and low sales prices of the common shares as reported on the New York Stock Exchange, on June&nbsp;10,
2014. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) is being filed by Worthington Industries,
Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) with respect to the TWB Company, LLC Deferred Profit Sharing Plan, as Amended and Restated (the &#147;Plan&#148;). The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to
participants in the Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). Such documents are not being
filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The following documents and information, filed by the Registrant and the Plan with the Commission pursuant to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May&nbsp;31, 2013; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended August&nbsp;31, 2013,&nbsp;November&nbsp;30, 2013 and
February&nbsp;28, 2014; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on June&nbsp;24, 2013;&nbsp;June&nbsp;27, 2013 (excluding Item&nbsp;2.02 and
Item&nbsp;7.01),&nbsp;July&nbsp;2, 2013 (excluding Item&nbsp;2.02),&nbsp;July&nbsp;31, 2013,&nbsp;September&nbsp;26, 2013 (excluding Item&nbsp;2.02 and Item&nbsp;7.01),&nbsp;October&nbsp;1, 2013 (two reports) (excluding
Item&nbsp;2.02),&nbsp;October&nbsp;18, 2013,&nbsp;November&nbsp;13, 2013,&nbsp;December&nbsp;11, 2013,&nbsp;December&nbsp;19, 2013 (excluding Item&nbsp;2.02),&nbsp;December&nbsp;20, 2013 (excluding Item&nbsp;2.02),&nbsp;January&nbsp;7,
2014,&nbsp;January&nbsp;24, 2014,&nbsp;March&nbsp;27, 2014 (excluding Item&nbsp;2.02 and Item&nbsp;7.01),&nbsp;March&nbsp;28, 2014,&nbsp;April&nbsp;1, 2014 (excluding Item&nbsp;2.02) [as amended by the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K/A
filed on April&nbsp;7, 2014 (excluding Item&nbsp;2.02)],&nbsp;April&nbsp;7, 2014 and April&nbsp;15, 2014 [as amended by the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on April&nbsp;16, 2014]; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the Registrant&#146;s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A with respect to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on
September&nbsp;26, 2013; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the Annual Report on Form 11-K of the Plan for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2013 which is being filed concurrently with this
Registration Statement; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the description of the Registrant&#146;s common shares contained in the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File
No.&nbsp;001-08399) filed on March&nbsp;27, 2000, together with any subsequent registration statement or report filed for the purpose of updating such description. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">All documents which may be filed with the Commission by the Registrant or the Plan pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a),
Section&nbsp;13(c), Section&nbsp;14 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered under the Plan pursuant to this
Registration Statement have been sold or delivered or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold or not delivered, shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be made a part hereof from the
date of filing of such documents. To the extent that any information contained in any Current Report on Form 8-K, or any exhibit thereto, was or is furnished to, rather than filed with, the Commission, such information or exhibit is specifically not
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Any statement contained in this Registration Statement or in
a document, all or a portion of which is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement, shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
contained in this Registration Statement or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or
superseded shall not be deemed, except so as modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Item&nbsp;4. Description of
Securities</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Not Applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Not Applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Item&nbsp;6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Under Section&nbsp;1701.13(E) of the Ohio Revised Code (the
&#147;OGCL&#148;), directors, officers, employees and agents of Ohio corporations have an absolute right to indemnification for expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by them in connection with any action, suit or
proceeding to the extent they are successful in defense of any action, suit or proceeding, including derivative actions, brought against them, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter asserted in any such action, suit or proceeding. A director,
officer, employee or agent is entitled to such indemnification if such person&#146;s success is &#147;on the merits or otherwise&#148;. Directors are entitled to mandatory payment of expenses by the corporation as they are incurred,
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in advance of the final disposition of the action, suit or proceeding, provided the director agrees to reasonably cooperate with the corporation concerning the action, suit or proceeding and to
repay the amount advanced if it is proved by clear and convincing evidence in a court of competent jurisdiction that the director&#146;s action or failure to act was undertaken with deliberate intent to cause injury to the corporation or with
reckless disregard for the corporation&#146;s best interests. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Section&nbsp;1701.13(E) of the OGCL permits a corporation
to indemnify directors, officers, employees or agents of the corporation or individuals who are or were serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager or agent of another corporation or entity in
circumstances where indemnification is not mandated by the statute if certain statutory standards are satisfied. A corporation may grant indemnification in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
investigative or administrative, other than derivative actions, if the indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner the indemnitee reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, and with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the indemnitee&#146;s conduct was unlawful. Such indemnification is permitted against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) as well as judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the indemnitee in connection with the action, suit or proceeding. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">An Ohio
corporation may also provide indemnification in derivative actions for attorneys&#146; fees and expenses actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of an action or suit if the officer, director, employee or agent
acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation. Ohio law does not expressly authorize indemnification against judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement of
derivative actions. A corporation may not indemnify a director, officer, employee or agent in derivative actions for attorneys&#146; fees and expenses if such person is adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of such
person&#146;s duties to the corporation unless, and only to the extent that, a court determines that, despite the adjudication of liability, but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity, as the court deems proper. In addition, a corporation may not indemnify a director in any action or suit in which the only liability asserted against the director is for approving unlawful loans, dividends or distributions of assets under
Section&nbsp;1701.95 of the OGCL. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Section&nbsp;1701.13E of the OGCL permits a corporation to pay expenses (including
attorney&#146;s fees) incurred by a director, officer, employee or agent as they are incurred, in advance of the final disposition of the action, suit or proceeding, as authorized by the corporation&#146;s directors and upon receipt of an
undertaking by such person to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Section&nbsp;1701.13(E) of the OGCL states that the indemnification provided thereby is not exclusive of, and is in addition
to, any other rights granted to persons seeking indemnification under the corporation&#146;s articles or regulations, any agreement, a vote of the corporation&#146;s shareholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise. </P>

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purchase and maintain insurance or furnish similar protection, including, but not limited to, trust funds, letters of credit and self-insurance, for director, officer, employee or agent liability, regardless of whether that individual is otherwise
eligible for indemnification by the corporation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The Code of Regulations of the Registrant (the &#147;Regulations&#148;)
provides for broader indemnification than specifically afforded under Section&nbsp;1701.13(E) of the OGCL. The Regulations provide that the Registrant must indemnify officers and directors against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees, filing
fees, court reporters&#146; fees and transcript costs), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any pending, threatened or completed action, suit or proceeding (whether criminal, civil,
administrative or investigative and whether a derivative suit or not) by reason of the fact that any such individual is or was a director, officer, employee, agent or volunteer of the Registrant or is or was serving at the request of the Registrant
as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, agent or volunteer of another corporation or other entity so long as such individual&#146;s act or omission giving rise to the claim for indemnification was not occasioned by such
individual&#146;s intent to cause injury to, or by such individual&#146;s reckless disregard for the best interests of, the Registrant and, with respect to any criminal matter, such individual had no reasonable cause to believe such
individual&#146;s conduct was unlawful. The Regulations forbid the Registrant from indemnifying an officer or director in a derivation action if such person is adjudged to be liable for an act or omission occasioned by such person&#146;s deliberate
intent to cause injury to, or by such person&#146;s reckless disregard for the best interests of, the Registrant unless and only to the extent the Court of Common Pleas in Franklin County, Ohio, or the court in which the action was brought, despite
such adjudication of liability and, in view of all the circumstances, concludes that such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to such indemnity as the court deems proper. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The Regulations recite a presumption (which may only be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence) that no act or omission by
a person claiming indemnification was occasioned by an intent to cause injury to, or by a reckless disregard for the best interests of, the Registrant, and with respect to any criminal matter, that such person had no reasonable cause to believe his
or her conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendre or its equivalent, does not, by itself, rebut this presumption. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The Regulations state that, to the extent an officer or director is successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any
action, suit or proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such officer or director must be promptly indemnified by the Registrant against expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys&#146; fees, filing fees, court
reporters&#146; fees and transcript costs) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The
Regulations state that an indemnitee&#146;s expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys&#146; fees, filing fees, court reporters&#146; fees and transcript costs) must be paid by the Registrant in advance of the final disposition of the
action, suit or proceeding to and on behalf of the officer or director promptly as such expenses are incurred, but only if such officer or director first agrees, in writing, to repay all amounts so paid in respect of any claim, issue or other matter
asserted in such action, suit or proceeding in defense of which such person shall have not been successful on the merits or otherwise, if it is proved by clear and convincing evidence in a court </P>

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of competent jurisdiction that, in respect of any such claim, issue or other matter, such person&#146;s relevant action or failure to act was occasioned by such person&#146;s deliberate intent to
cause injury to the Registrant or such person&#146;s reckless disregard for the best interests of the Registrant, unless, and only to the extent that, the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County, Ohio, or the court in which such action or suit was
brought determines that, despite such determination and in view of all of the circumstances, such officer or director is fairly and reasonably entitled to all or part of such indemnification. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The Regulations state that the indemnification provided thereby is not exclusive of, and is in addition to, any other rights
to which any person seeking indemnification may be entitled under the Registrant&#146;s articles or regulations, any agreement, a vote of the Registrant&#146;s disinterested directors or otherwise. Additionally, the Regulations provide that the
Registrant may purchase and maintain insurance or furnish similar protection on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, agent or volunteer of the Registrant, or who is or was serving another entity as a director, trustee,
officer, employee, member, manager, agent or volunteer at the request of the Registrant, against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in such capacity, or arising out of such person&#146;s status as such, whether or
not the Registrant would have the obligation or power to indemnify such person under the Regulations. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The Registrant has
entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers. The indemnification agreements generally obligate the Registrant to hold harmless and indemnify such directors and executive officers against specified
expenses and liabilities they may incur in the performance of their duties to the greatest extent permitted by Ohio law, provided that (1)&nbsp;such directors and executive officers acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be
in or not opposed to the best interests of the Registrant and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful and (2)&nbsp;with respect to proceedings by or in the right of the Registrant
(a)&nbsp;such executive officers were not adjudged to be liable to the Registrant for negligence or misconduct in the performance of their duties to the Registrant or (b)&nbsp;such directors were not adjudged to be liable to the Registrant for
(i)&nbsp;an act or omission undertaken with deliberate intent to cause injury to the Registrant or with reckless disregard for the best interests of the Registration or (ii)&nbsp;approving unlawful loans, dividends or distributions of assets under
Section&nbsp;1701.95 of the OCGL. The indemnification agreements also require the Registrant to advance expenses to a director or executive officer prior to the final disposition of a proceeding if specified conditions are satisfied. The
indemnification agreements provide procedures for determining a director&#146;s or an executive officer&#146;s entitlement to indemnification and specify certain remedies relating to indemnification and advancement of expenses. The indemnification
agreements do not exclude any other rights to indemnification or advancement of expenses to which a director or an executive officer may be entitled under the Registrant&#146;s Amended Articles of Incorporation or Regulations, applicable law
(including the OCGL), any insurance policy, any contract or otherwise. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The Board of Directors of the Registrant
maintains, and in the future may continue to maintain, insurance policies to insure the Registrant&#146;s present or former directors, officers and employees, with the limits and subject to the limitations of such policies, against liabilities and
expenses arising out of any claim or breach of duty, error, misstatement, misleading statement, omission or other acts done by reasons of their being such directors, officers or employees of the Registrant. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Not Applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Item&nbsp;8.
Exhibits</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">(a) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed herewith and made a part hereof: </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:37.25pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Description</P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Amended Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State on October&nbsp;13, 1998 (Incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 3(a) to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended August&nbsp;31, 1998 (SEC File No. 0-4016))</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Code of Regulations of the Registrant (reflecting all amendments) [for SEC reporting compliance purposes only] (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(b)
to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended August&nbsp;31, 2000 (SEC File No. 1-8399))</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">10.1</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">TWB Company, LLC Deferred Profit Sharing Plan, as Amended and Restated (Effective as of January&nbsp;1, 2009, except where separately stated, and executed on
December&nbsp;30, 2009) (Filed herewith)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Amendment to the TWB Company, LLC Deferred Profit Sharing Plan, as Amended and Restated (executed December&nbsp;30, 2013 and effective on and after
January&nbsp;1, 2014) (Filed herewith)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">23.1</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Consent of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm (Filed herewith)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Consent of KPMG LLP, independent auditor, with respect to consolidated financial statements of Worthington Armstrong Venture (Filed herewith)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Consent of Meaden &amp; Moore, Ltd., independent registered public accounting firm, in respect of the TWB Company, LLC Deferred Profit Sharing Plan, as Amended
and Restated (Filed herewith)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">24.1</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Powers of Attorney of Directors and certain Executive Officers of Worthington Industries, Inc. (Filed herewith)</P></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">(b) In accordance with Item&nbsp;8 of Form S-8, this Registration Statements does
not include Exhibit 5 &#150; Opinion regarding legality for plans subject to the requirements of ERISA as the Registrant undertakes that, as applicable, the Plan and any amendments thereto have been or will be submitted to the Internal Revenue
Service (the &#147;IRS&#148;) in a timely manner and all changes required by the IRS in order to qualify the Plan under Section&nbsp;401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#147;Code&#148;), have been or will be made. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material
change to such information in the Registration Statement; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">provided, however, that the undertakings set
forth in paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. </P>

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Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes
that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and each filing of the annual report of the TWB
Company, LLC Deferred Profit Sharing Plan, as Amended and Restated, pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the provisions described in Item&nbsp;6 of this Part&nbsp;II, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><B>The Registrant.</B> Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable
grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Columbus, State of Ohio, on
June&nbsp;13, 2014. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ John P. McConnell</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">John P. McConnell, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on June&nbsp;13, 2014. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Title</P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/&nbsp;John P. McConnell</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">John P. McConnell</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Director, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Officer (Principal Executive Officer)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/&nbsp;B. Andrew Rose</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">B. Andrew Rose</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Principal Financial Officer)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Richard G. Welch</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Lead Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">John B. Blystone</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/&nbsp;Kerrii B. Anderson&nbsp;*</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Kerri B. Anderson</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Mark C. Davis</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Michael J. Endres</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Peter Karmanos, Jr.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/&nbsp;Carl A. Nelson, Jr. *</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Carl A. Nelson, Jr.</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/&nbsp;Sidney A. Ribeau *</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Sidney A. Ribeau</P></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The undersigned, by signing his name hereto, does hereby sign and execute this Registration Statement on behalf of each of the directors of the
Registrant identified above pursuant to powers of attorney executed by the directors identified above, which powers of attorney are filed with this Registration Statement as Exhibit 24.1. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">/s/ John P. McConnell</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Date: June 13, 2014</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">John P. McConnell, Attorney-in-Fact</P></TD>
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other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Monroe, State of Michigan, on June&nbsp;13, 2014. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Administrative Committee,</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ C. Michael Lowrey</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Amended Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State on October&nbsp;13, 1998 (Incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 3(a) to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended August&nbsp;31, 1998 (SEC File No. 0-4016))</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Code of Regulations of the Registrant (reflecting all amendments) [for SEC reporting compliance purposes only] (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(b)
to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended August&nbsp;31, 2000 (SEC File No. 1-8399))</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">10.1</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">TWB Company, LLC Deferred Profit Sharing Plan, as Amended and Restated (Effective as of January&nbsp;1, 2009, except where separately stated, and executed on
December&nbsp;30, 2009) (Filed herewith)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">10.2</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Amendment to the TWB Company, LLC Deferred Profit Sharing Plan, as Amended and Restated (executed December&nbsp;30, 2013 and effective on or after
January&nbsp;1, 2014) (Filed herewith)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">23.1</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Consent of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm (Filed herewith)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">23.2</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Consent of KPMG LLP, independent auditor, with respect to consolidated financial statements of Worthington Armstrong Venture (Filed herewith)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">23.3</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Consent of Meaden &amp; Moore, Ltd., independent registered public accounting firm, in respect of the TWB Company, LLC Deferred Profit Sharing Plan, as Amended
and Restated (Filed herewith)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">24.1</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Powers of Attorney of Directors and certain Executive Officers of Worthington Industries, Inc. (Filed herewith)</P></TD></TR>
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Form S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 13, 2014
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio
31-1189815
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
200 Old Wilson Bridge Road, Columbus, Ohio 43085
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
TWB Company, LLC Deferred Profit Sharing Plan, as Amended and Restated
(Full title of the plan)
Copy to:
Dale T. Brinkman, Esq.
Elizabeth Turrell Farrar, Esq.
200 Old Wilson Bridge Road
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
Columbus, Ohio 43085
52 East Gay Street
(Name and address of agent for service)
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 438-3001
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller
reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
x
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
¨
Calculation of Registration Fee
Title of securities
to be registered (1)
Amount
to be
registered
(2)
Proposed
maximum
offering price
per
share (3)
Proposed
maximum
aggregate
offering price (3)
Amount of
registration fee
Common Shares, without par value
100,000
$41.67
$4,167,000
$537.00
(1)
In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein.
(2)
In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act, this Registration Statement on Form S-8 also covers an indeterminate amount of
additional common shares that may become deliverable under the terms of the TWB Company, LLC Deferred Profit Sharing Plan, as Amended and Restated, to prevent dilution resulting from any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or other similar
transaction or adjustment affecting the common shares of the Registrant.
(3)
Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the aggregate offering price and the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of the
General Rules and Regulations promulgated under the Securities Act and computed on the basis of $41.67 per share, which is the average of the high and low sales prices of the common shares as reported on the New York Stock Exchange, on June 10,
2014.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this "Registration Statement") is being filed by Worthington Industries,
Inc. (the "Registrant") with respect to the TWB Company, LLC Deferred Profit Sharing Plan, as Amended and Restated (the "Plan"). The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to
participants in the Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Such documents are not being
filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
.
The following documents and information, filed by the Registrant and the Plan with the Commission pursuant to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof:
•
the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2013;
•
the Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended August 31, 2013, November 30, 2013 and
February 28, 2014;
•
the Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on June 24, 2013; June 27, 2013 (excluding Item 2.02 and
Item 7.01), July 2, 2013 (excluding Item 2.02), July 31, 2013, September 26, 2013 (excluding Item 2.02 and Item 7.01), October 1, 2013 (two reports) (excluding
Item 2.02), October 18, 2013, November 13, 2013, December 11, 2013, December 19, 2013 (excluding Item 2.02), December 20, 2013 (excluding Item 2.02), January 7,
2014, January 24, 2014, March 27, 2014 (excluding Item 2.02 and Item 7.01), March 28, 2014, April 1, 2014 (excluding Item 2.02) [as amended by the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K/A
filed on April 7, 2014 (excluding Item 2.02)], April 7, 2014 and April 15, 2014 [as amended by the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on April 16, 2014];
•
the Registrant's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A with respect to the Registrant's Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on
September 26, 2013;
•
the Annual Report on Form 11-K of the Plan for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 which is being filed concurrently with this
Registration Statement; and
•
the description of the Registrant's common shares contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File
No. 001-08399) filed on March 27, 2000, together with any subsequent registration statement or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents which may be filed with the Commission by the Registrant or the Plan pursuant to Section 13(a),
Section 13(c), Section 14 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered under the Plan pursuant to this
Registration Statement have been sold or delivered or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold or not delivered, shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be made a part hereof from the
date of filing of such documents. To the extent that any information contained in any Current Report on Form 8-K, or any exhibit thereto, was or is furnished to, rather than filed with, the Commission, such information or exhibit is specifically not
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.
Any statement contained in this Registration Statement or in
a document, all or a portion of which is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement, shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement
contained in this Registration Statement or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or
superseded shall not be deemed, except so as modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of
Securities
.
Not Applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
.
Not Applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
.
Under Section 1701.13(E) of the Ohio Revised Code (the
"OGCL"), directors, officers, employees and agents of Ohio corporations have an absolute right to indemnification for expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by them in connection with any action, suit or
proceeding to the extent they are successful in defense of any action, suit or proceeding, including derivative actions, brought against them, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter asserted in any such action, suit or proceeding. A director,
officer, employee or agent is entitled to such indemnification if such person's success is "on the merits or otherwise". Directors are entitled to mandatory payment of expenses by the corporation as they are incurred,
in advance of the final disposition of the action, suit or proceeding, provided the director agrees to reasonably cooperate with the corporation concerning the action, suit or proceeding and to
repay the amount advanced if it is proved by clear and convincing evidence in a court of competent jurisdiction that the director's action or failure to act was undertaken with deliberate intent to cause injury to the corporation or with
reckless disregard for the corporation's best interests.
Section 1701.13(E) of the OGCL permits a corporation
to indemnify directors, officers, employees or agents of the corporation or individuals who are or were serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager or agent of another corporation or entity in
circumstances where indemnification is not mandated by the statute if certain statutory standards are satisfied. A corporation may grant indemnification in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
investigative or administrative, other than derivative actions, if the indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner the indemnitee reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, and with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the indemnitee's conduct was unlawful. Such indemnification is permitted against expenses (including attorneys' fees) as well as judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the indemnitee in connection with the action, suit or proceeding.
An Ohio
corporation may also provide indemnification in derivative actions for attorneys' fees and expenses actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of an action or suit if the officer, director, employee or agent
acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation. Ohio law does not expressly authorize indemnification against judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement of
derivative actions. A corporation may not indemnify a director, officer, employee or agent in derivative actions for attorneys' fees and expenses if such person is adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of such
person's duties to the corporation unless, and only to the extent that, a court determines that, despite the adjudication of liability, but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity, as the court deems proper. In addition, a corporation may not indemnify a director in any action or suit in which the only liability asserted against the director is for approving unlawful loans, dividends or distributions of assets under
Section 1701.95 of the OGCL.
Section 1701.13E of the OGCL permits a corporation to pay expenses (including
attorney's fees) incurred by a director, officer, employee or agent as they are incurred, in advance of the final disposition of the action, suit or proceeding, as authorized by the corporation's directors and upon receipt of an
undertaking by such person to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification.
Section 1701.13(E) of the OGCL states that the indemnification provided thereby is not exclusive of, and is in addition
to, any other rights granted to persons seeking indemnification under the corporation's articles or regulations, any agreement, a vote of the corporation's shareholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
Section 1701.13(E) of the OGCL grants express power to a corporation to
purchase and maintain insurance or furnish similar protection, including, but not limited to, trust funds, letters of credit and self-insurance, for director, officer, employee or agent liability, regardless of whether that individual is otherwise
eligible for indemnification by the corporation.
The Code of Regulations of the Registrant (the "Regulations")
provides for broader indemnification than specifically afforded under Section 1701.13(E) of the OGCL. The Regulations provide that the Registrant must indemnify officers and directors against expenses (including attorneys' fees, filing
fees, court reporters' fees and transcript costs), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any pending, threatened or completed action, suit or proceeding (whether criminal, civil,
administrative or investigative and whether a derivative suit or not) by reason of the fact that any such individual is or was a director, officer, employee, agent or volunteer of the Registrant or is or was serving at the request of the Registrant
as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, agent or volunteer of another corporation or other entity so long as such individual's act or omission giving rise to the claim for indemnification was not occasioned by such
individual's intent to cause injury to, or by such individual's reckless disregard for the best interests of, the Registrant and, with respect to any criminal matter, such individual had no reasonable cause to believe such
individual's conduct was unlawful. The Regulations forbid the Registrant from indemnifying an officer or director in a derivation action if such person is adjudged to be liable for an act or omission occasioned by such person's deliberate
intent to cause injury to, or by such person's reckless disregard for the best interests of, the Registrant unless and only to the extent the Court of Common Pleas in Franklin County, Ohio, or the court in which the action was brought, despite
such adjudication of liability and, in view of all the circumstances, concludes that such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to such indemnity as the court deems proper.
The Regulations recite a presumption (which may only be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence) that no act or omission by
a person claiming indemnification was occasioned by an intent to cause injury to, or by a reckless disregard for the best interests of, the Registrant, and with respect to any criminal matter, that such person had no reasonable cause to believe his
or her conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendre or its equivalent, does not, by itself, rebut this presumption.
The Regulations state that, to the extent an officer or director is successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any
action, suit or proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such officer or director must be promptly indemnified by the Registrant against expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees, filing fees, court
reporters' fees and transcript costs) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith.
The
Regulations state that an indemnitee's expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees, filing fees, court reporters' fees and transcript costs) must be paid by the Registrant in advance of the final disposition of the
action, suit or proceeding to and on behalf of the officer or director promptly as such expenses are incurred, but only if such officer or director first agrees, in writing, to repay all amounts so paid in respect of any claim, issue or other matter
asserted in such action, suit or proceeding in defense of which such person shall have not been successful on the merits or otherwise, if it is proved by clear and convincing evidence in a court
of competent jurisdiction that, in respect of any such claim, issue or other matter, such person's relevant action or failure to act was occasioned by such person's deliberate intent to
cause injury to the Registrant or such person's reckless disregard for the best interests of the Registrant, unless, and only to the extent that, the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County, Ohio, or the court in which such action or suit was
brought determines that, despite such determination and in view of all of the circumstances, such officer or director is fairly and reasonably entitled to all or part of such indemnification.
The Regulations state that the indemnification provided thereby is not exclusive of, and is in addition to, any other rights
to which any person seeking indemnification may be entitled under the Registrant's articles or regulations, any agreement, a vote of the Registrant's disinterested directors or otherwise. Additionally, the Regulations provide that the
Registrant may purchase and maintain insurance or furnish similar protection on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, agent or volunteer of the Registrant, or who is or was serving another entity as a director, trustee,
officer, employee, member, manager, agent or volunteer at the request of the Registrant, against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in such capacity, or arising out of such person's status as such, whether or
not the Registrant would have the obligation or power to indemnify such person under the Regulations.
The Registrant has
entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers. The indemnification agreements generally obligate the Registrant to hold harmless and indemnify such directors and executive officers against specified
expenses and liabilities they may incur in the performance of their duties to the greatest extent permitted by Ohio law, provided that (1) such directors and executive officers acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be
in or not opposed to the best interests of the Registrant and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful and (2) with respect to proceedings by or in the right of the Registrant
(a) such executive officers were not adjudged to be liable to the Registrant for negligence or misconduct in the performance of their duties to the Registrant or (b) such directors were not adjudged to be liable to the Registrant for
(i) an act or omission undertaken with deliberate intent to cause injury to the Registrant or with reckless disregard for the best interests of the Registration or (ii) approving unlawful loans, dividends or distributions of assets under
Section 1701.95 of the OCGL. The indemnification agreements also require the Registrant to advance expenses to a director or executive officer prior to the final disposition of a proceeding if specified conditions are satisfied. The
indemnification agreements provide procedures for determining a director's or an executive officer's entitlement to indemnification and specify certain remedies relating to indemnification and advancement of expenses. The indemnification
agreements do not exclude any other rights to indemnification or advancement of expenses to which a director or an executive officer may be entitled under the Registrant's Amended Articles of Incorporation or Regulations, applicable law
(including the OCGL), any insurance policy, any contract or otherwise.
The Board of Directors of the Registrant
maintains, and in the future may continue to maintain, insurance policies to insure the Registrant's present or former directors, officers and employees, with the limits and subject to the limitations of such policies, against liabilities and
expenses arising out of any claim or breach of duty, error, misstatement, misleading statement, omission or other acts done by reasons of their being such directors, officers or employees of the Registrant.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
.
Not Applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits
.
(a) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed herewith and made a part hereof:
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Amended Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State on October 13, 1998 (Incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 3(a) to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended August 31, 1998 (SEC File No. 0-4016))
4.2
Code of Regulations of the Registrant (reflecting all amendments) [for SEC reporting compliance purposes only] (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(b)
to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended August 31, 2000 (SEC File No. 1-8399))
10.1
TWB Company, LLC Deferred Profit Sharing Plan, as Amended and Restated (Effective as of January 1, 2009, except where separately stated, and executed on
December 30, 2009) (Filed herewith)
10.2
Amendment to the TWB Company, LLC Deferred Profit Sharing Plan, as Amended and Restated (executed December 30, 2013 and effective on and after
January 1, 2014) (Filed herewith)
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm (Filed herewith)
23.2
Consent of KPMG LLP, independent auditor, with respect to consolidated financial statements of Worthington Armstrong Venture (Filed herewith)
23.3
Consent of Meaden & Moore, Ltd., independent registered public accounting firm, in respect of the TWB Company, LLC Deferred Profit Sharing Plan, as Amended
and Restated (Filed herewith)
24.1
Powers of Attorney of Directors and certain Executive Officers of Worthington Industries, Inc. (Filed herewith)
(b) In accordance with Item 8 of Form S-8, this Registration Statements does
not include Exhibit 5 – Opinion regarding legality for plans subject to the requirements of ERISA as the Registrant undertakes that, as applicable, the Plan and any amendments thereto have been or will be submitted to the Internal Revenue
Service (the "IRS") in a timely manner and all changes required by the IRS in order to qualify the Plan under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), have been or will be made.
Item 9. Undertakings
.
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement;
(iii)
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material
change to such information in the Registration Statement;
provided, however, that the undertakings set
forth in paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the
Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes
that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and each filing of the annual report of the TWB
Company, LLC Deferred Profit Sharing Plan, as Amended and Restated, pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the provisions described in Item 6 of this Part II, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the
final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable
grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Columbus, State of Ohio, on
June 13, 2014.
WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
By:
/s/ John P. McConnell
John P. McConnell, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on June 13, 2014.
Signature
Title
/s/ John P. McConnell
John P. McConnell
Director, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ B. Andrew Rose
B. Andrew Rose
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Richard G. Welch
Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
Richard G. Welch
/s/ John B. Blystone *
Lead Director
John B. Blystone
/s/ Kerrii B. Anderson *
Director
Kerri B. Anderson
/s/ Mark C. Davis *
Director
Mark C. Davis
Signature
Title
/s/ Michael J. Endres *
Michael J. Endres
Director
/s/ Ozey K. Horton, Jr. *
Ozey K. Horton, Jr.
Director
/s/ Peter Karmanos, Jr. *
Peter Karmanos, Jr.
Director
/s/ Carl A. Nelson, Jr. *
Carl A. Nelson, Jr.
Director
/s/ Sidney A. Ribeau *
Sidney A. Ribeau
Director
/s/ Mary Schiavo *
Mary Schiavo
Director
*
The undersigned, by signing his name hereto, does hereby sign and execute this Registration Statement on behalf of each of the directors of the
Registrant identified above pursuant to powers of attorney executed by the directors identified above, which powers of attorney are filed with this Registration Statement as Exhibit 24.1.
* By:
/s/ John P. McConnell
Date: June 13, 2014
John P. McConnell, Attorney-in-Fact
The Plan.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the trustees (or
other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Monroe, State of Michigan, on June 13, 2014.
TWB COMPANY, LLC DEFERRED PROFIT SHARING PLAN, AS AMENDED AND RESTATED
By:
Administrative Committee,
Plan Administrator
By
/s/ C. Michael Lowrey
Printed Name: C. Michael Lowrey
Title: Administrative Committee Member
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Amended Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State on October 13, 1998 (Incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 3(a) to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended August 31, 1998 (SEC File No. 0-4016))
4.2
Code of Regulations of the Registrant (reflecting all amendments) [for SEC reporting compliance purposes only] (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(b)
to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended August 31, 2000 (SEC File No. 1-8399))
10.1
TWB Company, LLC Deferred Profit Sharing Plan, as Amended and Restated (Effective as of January 1, 2009, except where separately stated, and executed on
December 30, 2009) (Filed herewith)
10.2
Amendment to the TWB Company, LLC Deferred Profit Sharing Plan, as Amended and Restated (executed December 30, 2013 and effective on or after
January 1, 2014) (Filed herewith)
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm (Filed herewith)
23.2
Consent of KPMG LLP, independent auditor, with respect to consolidated financial statements of Worthington Armstrong Venture (Filed herewith)
23.3
Consent of Meaden & Moore, Ltd., independent registered public accounting firm, in respect of the TWB Company, LLC Deferred Profit Sharing Plan, as Amended
and Restated (Filed herewith)
24.1
Powers of Attorney of Directors and certain Executive Officers of Worthington Industries, Inc. (Filed herewith)