Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
ENDRES MICHAEL J
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES INC [WOR] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC., 200 OLD WILSON BRIDGE ROAD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/26/2007
(Street)

COLUMBUS, OH 43085		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Shares 09/26/2007   A   1,300 (1) A $ 0 54,700 D  
Common Shares               10,000 I By Spouse

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 22.95 09/26/2007   A   5,000   09/26/2008(2) 09/25/2017 common shares 5,000 $ 0 5,000 D  
Phantom Stock (3) 09/25/2007   A   141     (4)   (5) common shares 141 $ 21.33 26,053 D  
Phantom Stock (3) 09/26/2007   A   2,026     (4)   (5) common shares 2,026 $ 22.95 28,079 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ENDRES MICHAEL J
WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
200 OLD WILSON BRIDGE ROAD
COLUMBUS, OH 43085		   X      

Signatures

 /s/Dale T. Brinkman, as attorney-in-fact for Michael J. Endres   09/26/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) An award of restricted stock was granted pursuant to the Worthington Industries, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan for Non-Employee Directors. The restricted stock will vest on the earlier to occur of (1) the first anniversary of the grant date (September 26, 2007); or (2) the date on which the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Worthington Industries, Inc. is held, unless a previous deferral election has been made.
(2) This non-qualified stock option was granted pursuant to the Worthington Industries, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan for Non-Employee Directors and will become vested and fully exercisable on the first to occur: (i) the first anniversary of the grant date (September 26, 2007) or (ii) the date of the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Worthington Industries, Inc. following the grant date.
(3) The accounts track common shares on a one-for-one basis
(4) The account balances related to the theoretical common shares may be immediately transferred to other investment options under the terms of the deferred compensation plans.
(5) The amounts reported represent unfunded theoretical common shares (i.e., phantom stock) credited to the accounts of the reporting person under Worthington Industries, Inc.'s Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors. Distributions are made only in cash, and generally commence upon leaving the Company's Board of Directors.

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