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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950152-04-000411
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20040122
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial statements and exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20040122

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000108516
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STEEL WORKS, BLAST FURNACES & ROLLING & FINISHING MILLS [3310]
		IRS NUMBER:				311189815
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0531

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-08399
		FILM NUMBER:		04537207

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1205 DEARBORN DR
		CITY:			COLUMBUS
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			43085
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6144383210

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1205 DEARBORN DR
		CITY:			COLUMBUS
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			43085

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	WORTHINGTON STEEL CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19720123
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                                  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): January 22, 2004
                                                        ------------------



                          WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
           ----------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Ohio                     1-8399                      31-1189815
           ------                  ------------                --------------
       (State or other           (Commission File              (IRS Employer
       jurisdiction of                Number)                Identification No.)
       incorporation)

               200 Old Wilson Bridge Road, Columbus Ohio     43085
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              (Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip Code)

                                 (614) 438-3210
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not Applicable
                         -------------------------------
                         (Former name or former address,
                          if changed since last report)




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Item 5.  Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.
- --------------------------------------------------

         On January 22, 2004, Worthington Industries, Inc. (the "Company")
issued a news release announcing that John S. Christie, President, Chief
Operating Officer and acting Chief Financial Officer has been appointed Chief
Financial Officer. A copy of this news release is attached as Exhibit 99 and
incorporated herein by reference.


Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
- ------------------------------------------

         (a) and (b)       Not applicable.

         (c)      Exhibits:
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Exhibit No.         Description
- -----------         -----------
    99              News Release issued by Worthington Industries, Inc. on
                    January 22, 2004



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                          signature on following page.]


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                                    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.


Dated:  January 22, 2004                 By: /s/ Dale T. Brinkman
                                            ----------------------------------
                                            Dale T. Brinkman
                                            Vice President - Administration,
                                            General Counsel and Secretary


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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


                           Current Report on Form 8-K
                             Dated January 22, 2004

                          Worthington Industries, Inc.


Exhibit No.           Description
- -----------           -----------
    99                News Release issued by Worthington Industries, Inc. on
                      January 22, 2004



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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99

NEWS RELEASE

                            [WORTHINGTON LETTER HEAD]



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                   JOHN CHRISTIE NAMED CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
                    Christie will serve as President and CFO

COLUMBUS, OHIO, JANUARY 22, 2004 - Worthington Industries Inc. (NYSE:WOR)
announced today the appointment of company President, John S. Christie, as
Chief Financial Officer.

Christie, 54, has served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Worthington
Industries since June 1999. He will retain the President's title as he moves
from COO to CFO.

"John has demonstrated his strong financial and leadership skills in his
oversight of this function over the past four months," John P. McConnell,
Chairman and CEO said. "In his experience as COO, Mr. Christie gained a deep
understanding of our operations and that will serve us well in his new area of
responsibility. Along with Worthington's excellent finance team, he brings solid
financial discipline to all areas of the company. Mr.
Christie will continue to provide us with great perspective and leadership."

McConnell also announced that the four presidents of the company's business
units will now be reporting directly to him. "I look forward to working closely
with the presidents," McConnell said. "We have a strong team in place and we are
well positioned to grow our business."

Christie brings more than 25 years of financial experience to his new position.
After earning his bachelor's degree in business administration from Miami
University of Ohio and his MBA from Emory University in Atlanta, he began his
career in banking as a financial analyst and as a national commercial loan
officer at The First National Bank of Atlanta, now Wachovia Bank. He helped
establish banks in Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio, for the then Cleveland Trust
Company. Before coming to Worthington, Christie most recently was president of
JMAC, Inc., a multi-million dollar, diversified investment company. He was also
senior vice president, corporate development, for Battelle, a leading global
research institution.

                                     -more-

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WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
JANUARY 22, 2004
2-2-2


Worthington Industries is a leading diversified metal processing company with
annual sales of approximately $2 billion. The Columbus, Ohio, based company is
North America's premier value-added steel processor and a leader in manufactured
metal products such as automotive past model stampings, pressure cylinders,
metal framing, metal ceiling grid systems and laser welded blanks. The company
employs 8,000 people and operates 63 facilities in 10 countries.

FOUNDED IN 1955, THE COMPANY OPERATES UNDER A LONG-STANDING CORPORATE PHILOSOPHY
ROOTED IN THE GOLDEN RULE, WITH EARNING MONEY FOR ITS SHAREHOLDERS AS THE FIRST
CORPORATE GOAL. THIS PHILOSOPHY, AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE CUSTOMER, AND
ONE OF THE STRONGEST EMPLOYEE/EMPLOYER PARTNERSHIPS IN AMERICAN INDUSTRY SERVE
AS THE COMPANY'S FOUNDATION.

                              SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT

The company wishes to take advantage of the Safe Harbor provisions included in
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 ("the Act"). Statements by
the company, which are not historical information constitute "forward looking
statements" within the meaning of the Act. All forward-looking statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ
from those projected. Factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially include risks described from time to time in the company's filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


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