| Worthington Industries (NYSE: WOR) is a global company that processes
steel for use in the automotive, construction, hardware, aerospace and
many other industries. Our family of 6,300 employees in 63 facilities
throughout 11 countries has helped us earn the respect of our customers,
our communities and our industry. With systems developed to conform to
international standards for quality, environmental management and
occupational health and safety, we consistently rank at the top of the
Jacobson & Associates Survey, which ranks customer satisfaction among
major steel suppliers. With sales of approximately $2.6 billion
annually, our company is North America's premier value-added steel
processor and a leader in manufactured metal products such as metal
framing, pressure cylinders, automotive past model service stampings,
metal ceiling grid systems and laser welded blanks.
Since 1955, Worthington Industries and its employees have lived a
customer-centered philosophy, based on the Golden Rule. We often
describe our company as "stability in motion," meaning our customers can
trust us for old-fashioned quality, reliability and superior service,
but also can look to us for dynamic innovation.
This attitude toward our customers, our employees and our
shareholders has earned us the honor of being named one of the Most
Admired Companies in our industry by Fortune magazine. In 2003,
we were honored as one of the 30 best performing stocks of the past 30
years by Money magazine. Fortune magazine has listed
us as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work for in America four times
and Forbes magazine named us one of America's Best Big
Companies in 2001 and 2004 and one of America's Best Managed Companies
in 2005. | 
