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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): March 16, 2005
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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 jurisdiction        (Commission                 (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)             File Number)             Identification No.)

    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.)


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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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     (17 CFR 230.425)

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     (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


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Item 2.02.      Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On March 16, 2005, Worthington Industries, Inc. (the "Registrant") issued a news
release  reporting  results for its third  quarter of fiscal 2005. A copy of the
news  release  (the  "Release")  is  furnished  herewith as Exhibit  99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01.      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         (a)-(b) Not applicable.

         (c) Exhibits:


         Exhibit No.        Description
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         99.1               News Release issued by Worthington Industries, Inc.
                            on March 16, 2005.


The  information  in this  Current  Report on Form 8-K,  including  Exhibit 99.1
furnished  herewith,  is being  furnished  and shall not be deemed  "filed"  for
purposes of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 (the  "Exchange
Act") or otherwise  subject to the  liabilities  of that Section,  except if the
Registrant  specifically states that the information is to be considered "filed"
under the Exchange Act or  incorporates  it by reference into a filing under the
Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.

                                          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:  March 16, 2005                     By:  /s/ Dale T. Brinkman
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                                               Dale T. Brinkman, Vice President-
                                               Administration, General Counsel &
                                               Secretary




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