worthington8k.htm
 


 
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):                     September 24, 2015                   

          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:
 
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Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
Management of Worthington Industries, Inc. (the “Registrant”) conducted a conference call on September 24, 2015, beginning at approximately 10:30 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, to discuss the Registrant’s unaudited financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2016 (the fiscal quarter ended August 31, 2015).  Additionally, the Registrant’s management addressed certain issues related to the outlook for the Registrant and its subsidiaries and their respective markets for the coming months.  A copy of the transcript of the conference call is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
The information contained in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K, is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, unless the Registrant specifically states that the information is to be considered “filed” under the Exchange Act or incorporates the information by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act.
 
In the conference call, management referred to quarterly earnings per share adjusted for restructuring. This represents a non-GAAP financial measure and is used by management as a measure of operating performance.  Earnings per share adjusted for restructuring is calculated by adding impairment of long-lived assets and restructuring and other expense (in each case, after-tax) to net earnings attributable to controlling interest, and dividing the result by the average diluted common shares for the period.  The difference between the GAAP-based financial measure of diluted earnings per share attributable to controlling interest of $0.48 and the non-GAAP financial measure of diluted earnings per share adjusted for restructuring of $0.54 for the fiscal quarter ended August 31, 2015, as mentioned in the conference call, is outlined below.
 
Diluted earnings per share attributable to controlling interest
  $ 0.48  
Impairment of long-lived assets
    0.03  
Restructuring and other expense
    0.03  
Adjusted diluted EPS attributable to controlling interest
  $ 0.54  
         
 
In the conference call, management referred to operating income excluding restructuring for the Company’s Pressure Cylinders operating segment.  This represents a non-GAAP financial measure and is used by management as a measure of operating performance. Pressure Cylinders operating income excluding restructuring is calculated by adding restructuring and other expense to operating income.  The difference between the GAAP-based measure of $16.8 million and the non-GAAP financial measure of $17.6 million for the fiscal quarter ended August 31, 2015, as mentioned in the conference call, is outlined below (in thousands).
 
Operating income
  $ 16,819  
Restructuring and other expense
    731  
Operating income excluding restructuring
  $ 17,550  

 
 
 

 
 
 
In the conference call, management referred to operating income excluding restructuring for the Company’s Steel Processing operating segment.  This represents a non-GAAP financial measure and is used by management as a measure of operating performance. Steel Processing operating income excluding restructuring is calculated by subtracting restructuring and other income from operating income.  The difference between the GAAP-based measure of $23.6 million and the non-GAAP financial measure of $24.0 million for the fiscal quarter ended August 31, 2015, as mentioned in the conference call, is outlined below (in thousands).
 
Operating income
  $ 23,638  
Restructuring and other expense
    462  
Operating income excluding restructuring
  $ 24,100  
 
In the conference call, management referred to operating loss excluding restructuring for the Company’s Engineered Cabs operating segment.  This represents a non-GAAP financial measure and is used by management as a measure of operating performance. Engineered Cabs operating loss excluding restructuring is calculated by adding impairment of long-lived assets and restructuring and other expense to operating loss.  The difference between the GAAP-based measure of $9.3 million and the non-GAAP financial measure of $4.4 million for the fiscal quarter ended August 31, 2015, as mentioned in the conference call, is outlined below (in thousands).
 
Operating loss
  $ (9,291 )
Impairment of long-lived assets
    3,000  
Restructuring and other expense
    1,878  
Operating loss excluding restructuring
  $ (4,413 )
 
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
On September 24, 2015, the Registrant held the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2015 Annual Meeting) as a virtual meeting and shareholders were able to participate in the 2015 Annual Meeting, vote and submit questions via live webcast.  At the close of business on July 31, 2015, the record date for the 2015 Annual Meeting, there were a total of 65,346,811 common shares of the Registrant outstanding and entitled to vote.  At the 2015 Annual Meeting, the holders of 57,300,310 (87.68%) of the Company’s common shares were represented by proxy constituting a quorum.
 
The vote on proposals presented for shareholder vote at the 2015 Annual Meeting was as follows:
 
Proposal 1 — Election of Directors  
 
   
Votes For
   
Votes Withheld
   
Broker Non-Votes
 
John B. Blystone
    48,510,890       1,935,480       6,853,940  
Mark C. Davis
    36,144,185       14,302,185       6,853,940  
Sidney A. Ribeau
    50,065,280       381,090       6,853,940  
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
At the 2015 Annual Meeting, each of John B. Blystone, Mark C. Davis and Sidney A. Ribeau was elected as a director of the Registrant for a three-year term, expiring at the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
 
The directors of the Registrant whose terms of office continue until the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are: Kerrii B. Anderson, John P. McConnell and Mary Schiavo.
 
The directors of the Registrant whose terms of office continue until the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are: Michael J. Endres, Ozey K. Horton, Jr., Peter Karmanos, Jr. and Carl A. Nelson, Jr.
 
Proposal 2 — Approval of the Advisory Resolution on Executive Compensation.
 
   
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
 
Abstain
 
Broker
Non-Votes
   
48,386,967
 
1,696,955
 
362,448
 
6,853,940

At the 2015 Annual Meeting, the Registrant’s shareholders approved the advisory resolution on executive compensation.
 
Proposal 3 — Ratification of Selection of KPMG LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm of the Registrant for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2016.
 
   
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
 
Abstain
 
Broker
Non-Votes
   
56,906,063
 
305,234
 
89,013
 
0

At the 2015 Annual Meeting, the shareholders of the Registrant ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2016.
 
Item 9.01.                   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(a) through (c):  Not applicable.
 
(d) Exhibits:
 
The following exhibit is included with this Current Report on Form 8-K:
 
Exhibit No.
Description

Transcript of Worthington Industries, Inc. Earnings Conference Call for First Quarter of Fiscal 2016 (Fiscal Quarter ended August 31, 2015), held on September 24, 2015.
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
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: September 29, 2015  By: /s/ Dale T. Brinkman                                                                   
   Dale T. Brinkman, Vice President –
   Administration, General Counsel and Secretary