Eric M Smolenski Form 4 WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES / ERIC M SMOLENSKI 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^*

SMOLENSKI ERIC M

(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)
President-Worthington Cylinder

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/03/2022

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	02/03/2022		M		5,444	A	$19.18	88,580	D
Common Shares	02/03/2022		S		5,444	D	$54.74(1)	83,136	D
Common Shares								7,322(2)	I	by 401(k)

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
Non-qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$19.18	02/03/2022		M			5,444	03/30/2013(3)	03/30/2022	Common Shares	5,444	$0.00	4,556	D
Phantom stock acquired under Deferred Compensation Plan	(4)							(5)	(6)	Common Shares	71(7)		4,780(7)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The price reported is a weighted average price. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Worthington Industries, Inc. (the "Issuer"), any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of common shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth.

2. Amount listed is the most up-to-date information available regarding holdings in the Company Stock Fund under the Worthington Industries, Inc. Deferred Profit Sharing Plan and is based on a plan statement dated as of January 31, 2022.

3. This non-qualified stock option was granted pursuant to the Worthington Industries, Inc. 2010 Stock Option Plan. Date listed is the first day any portion of the option vested. Additional portions of 33.33% of the option vested annually on 3/30/2014 and 3/30/2015.

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

5. Prior to October 1, 2014, the account balances related to the theoretical Worthington Industries, Inc. common share deemed investment option could be immediately transferred to other investment options under the terms of the Worthington Industries, Inc. Amended and Restated 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended (the "2005 NQ Plan").

6. 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.

7. The amount shown reflects additional unfunded theoretical Worthington Industries, Inc. common shares (i.e. phantom stock) credited pursuant to the dividend reinvestment feature of the 2005 NQ Plan.

Remarks:

	/s/Patrick J. Kennedy, as attorney-in-fact for Eric M. Smolenski	02/07/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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