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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): October 31, 2022     WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)     Ohio 001-08399 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)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Shares, Without Par Value   WOR   The New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐     Item 8.01 Other Events. On October 31, 2022, Worthington Specialty Processing ("WSP"), a consolidated joint venture of which a subsidiary of Worthington Industries, Inc. (the "Registrant") owns a controlling interest, sold its remaining steel processing facility, located in Jackson, Michigan, and certain associated assets to an affiliate of Marubeni-Itochu Steel America Inc. for net cash proceeds of approximately $21.3 million. The divestiture will result in a pre-tax gain of approximately $4.0 million within "restructuring and other income, net" during the Registrant's second fiscal quarter ending November 30, 2022, of which approximately $2.0 million will be attributed to the non-controlling interest in WSP. WSP no longer operates any steel processing facilities.   SIGNATURES 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: November 1, 2022 By: /s/Patrick J. Kennedy       Patrick J. Kennedy, Vice President - General Counsel and Secretary