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



FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

September 4, 2009 (September 3, 2009)


WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Ohio

1-8399

31-1189815

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)


200 Old Wilson Bridge Road, Columbus, Ohio

43085

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(614) 438-3210


Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


Item 8.01 Other Events

Worthington Industries, Inc. (“Worthington Industries”) issued a new release announcing that its subsidiary, Worthington Cylinder Corporation, had purchased Structural Composites Industries, LLC (SCI) on September 3, 2009.  SCI is a leading manufacturer of DOT-approved lightweight, aluminum-lined, composite-wrapped high pressure cylinders used in commercial, military, marine and aerospace applications. Product lines include cylinders for alternative fuel vehicles using natural gas or hydrogen, self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), aviation oxygen and escape slides, military applications, home oxygen therapy, and advanced & cryogenic structures.  The September 4, 2009 news release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) – (c) Not applicable.
 
(d) Exhibits:
 
99.1 News Release issued by Worthington Industries, Inc. on September 4, 2009.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.

 

Date:

September 4, 2009

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Dale T. Brinkman

Dale T. Brinkman, Vice President-Administration,

General Counsel and Secretary

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