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                                  UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    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 9, 2009
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                          WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

       Ohio                         1-8399                      31-1189815
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 (State or Other                  (Commission                  (IRS Employer
   Jurisdiction                   File Number)               Identification No.)
 of Incorporation)

       200 Old Wilson Bridge Road, Columbus, Ohio                          43085
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         (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                     (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:       (614) 438-3210
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02         Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Worthington Industries, Inc. (the "Company") today is filing its Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q reporting results for its fiscal quarter ended November 30,
2008 (the second quarter of fiscal 2009). The Company's net loss for the second
quarter as reported in the Form 10-Q is $164.7 million ($2.09 per share), which
is $5.2 million ($0.07 per share) more than the net loss for the second quarter
as announced in the news release issued by the Company on December 18, 2008. The
net loss for the six-month period ended November 30, 2008, is also $5.2 million
($0.07 per share) more than that announced in the news release. The reason for
the differences is a change in the timing of the tax benefits associated with
the $96.9 million goodwill write-off in the Metal Framing segment in the
Company's second quarter.

                                    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:  January 9, 2009                   By:    /s/Dale T. Brinkman
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                                               Dale T. Brinkman, Vice President-
                                               Administration, General Counsel
                                               and Secretary