Worthington Steel (WS) Form 4 Worthington Steel / Steven R Witt 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^*

Witt Steven R

(Last) (First) (Middle)

100 OLD WILSON BRIDGE ROAD

(Street)

COLUMBUS OH 43085

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Worthington Steel, Inc. [ WS ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Controller

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/01/2023

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	12/01/2023(1)		A		31,971(2)	A	(2)	35,288(3)	D

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)	$14.37	12/01/2023(1)		A		4,198(4)		(5)	06/24/2032	Common Shares	4,198	(4)	4,198	D
Non-qualified stock option (right to buy)	$21.51	12/01/2023(1)		A		2,260(4)		(6)	06/30/2033	Common Shares	2,260	(4)	2,260	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On December 1, 2023, Worthington Enterprises, Inc. (f/k/a Worthington Industries, Inc.) ("WOR") completed a pro rata spin-off distribution (the "Distribution") of all of its common shares of the Issuer to the holders of record of WOR common shares as of November 21, 2023 (the "Record Date"). In connection with the Distribution, pursuant to the terms of the Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2023, by and between WOR and the Issuer (the "EMA"), all outstanding equity awards with respect to WOR common shares held by the Reporting Person were equitably adjusted and converted into equity awards with respect to the Issuer's common shares, with such equitable adjustments determined based on (i) the closing price of one WOR common share on the close of trading on November 30, 2023 and (ii) the closing price of one Issuer common share on December 1, 2023.

2. Represents the grant of restricted stock of WS ("WS Restricted Shares") upon the conversion of restricted stock of WOR held by the Reporting Person as of December 1, 2023 in connection with the Distribution, in accordance with the terms of the EMA. The WS Restricted Shares were granted pursuant to the Worthington Steel, Inc. 2023 Long-Term Incentive Plan in a manner intended to preserve the aggregate intrinsic value of the awards, on generally the same terms and conditions (including vesting and payment schedules) as applicable to the corresponding restricted stock of WOR. Includes (i) 2,906 WS Restricted Shares that vest June 25, 2024, (ii) 6,459 WS Restricted Shares that vest April 12, 2025, (iii) 3,875 WS Restricted Shares that vest June 24, 2025, and (iv) 18,731 WS Restricted Shares that vest June 30, 2026.

3. Includes 3,371 of the Issuer's common shares received in connection with the Distribution in respect of WOR common shares held as of the Record Date.

4. Represents the grant of stock options to purchase the Issuer's common shares ("WS Options") upon the conversion of stock options to purchase WOR common shares ("WOR Options") in connection with the Distribution, in accordance with the terms of the EMA. The WS Options were granted pursuant to the Worthington Steel, Inc. Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan (the "NQ Plan") in a manner intended to preserve the aggregate intrinsic value of the awards, and are generally subject to the same terms and conditions (including vesting, exercise and expiration schedules) as applicable to the corresponding WOR Options.

5. Corresponds to the remaining portion of WOR Options initially granted on June 24, 2022 that were outstanding on December 1, 2023, which originally vested 33.33% annually on June 24, 2023, June 24, 2024 and June 24, 2025.

6. Corresponds to the remaining portion of WOR Options initially granted on June 30, 2023 that were outstanding on December 1, 2023, which originally vested 33.33% annually on June 30, 2024, June 30, 2025 and June 25, 2026.

	/s/ Joseph Y. Heuer, as attorney-in-fact for Steven R. Witt	12/05/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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