Worthington Industries (WOR) Form 4 WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES / JOSEPH B HAYEK ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

HAYEK JOSEPH B

(Last) (First) (Middle)

200 OLD WILSON BRIDGE ROAD

(Street)

COLUMBUS OH 43085

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES INC [ WOR ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
VP and CFO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/17/2021

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Shares	12/17/2021		G	V	100(1)	D	$0.00	131,905	D
Common Shares								2,000	I	By IRA (M-L)
Common Shares								1,547(2)	I	By IRA (Vanguard)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Stock Acquired Under Deferred Compensation Plan	(3)	12/17/2021		A		3		(4)	(5)	Common Shares	3	$51.61	1,490(6)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. This is a voluntary filing to disclose a transaction involving a gift of securities by the Reporting Person to a charity.

2. The amount reported includes additional common shares acquired pursuant to the dividend reinvestment feature of the IRA as reported in the plan statement dated September 30, 2021.

3. The account under the 2005 NQ Plan (defined in the footnote directly below) tracks common shares on a one-for-one basis.

4. Prior to October 1, 2014, the account balances related to theoretical common shares could be immediately transferred to other investment options under the terms of the deferred compensation plan in which the reporting person participates.

5. The 2005 NQ Plan provides that effective October 1, 2014 and thereafter, any amount credited in a participant's account to the phantom stock fund (i.e. theoretical Worthington Industries, Inc. common shares deemed investment option) may not be transferred to an alternative deemed investment option under the 2005 NQ Plan until distribution from the 2005 NQ Plan. Distributions are made only in common shares of Worthington Industries, Inc. and generally commence upon a person's leaving employment with Worthington Industries, Inc.

6. The amount reported includes the additional unfunded theoretical common shares (i.e., phantom stock) credited to the theoretical Worthington Industries, Inc. common share deemed investment option pursuant to the dividend reinvestment feature of the 2005 NQ Plan on November 30, 2021.

Remarks:

	/s/Patrick J. Kennedy, as attorney-in-fact for Joseph B. Hayek	12/20/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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